Driving innovation together: BYK and Bjørn Thorsen are scaling up their partnership in Finland and the Baltic region.

characterized by strong digital infrastructure, innovation-driven industries, and a clear trajectory of economic growth. BYK and Bjørn Thorsen will provide…

Lubricants and Mold Release

BYK offers a variety of additives for aqueous and oil-based lubricants. For example, these include defoamers, substrate wetting agents, wetting and dispersing…

Boosting performance: acrylic thickeners!

weight, they get entangled to varying degrees. Depending on the dosage, a thickening effect up to a colorless, transparent gel is achieved. The rheological…

BYK - mineral oil defoamers

gloss reduction). Furthermore, they should not be used in solvent-borne systems as a result of their inadequate leveling properties. Mineral oil defoamers…

Thorsten Kröller to Become President of ALTANA’s ACTEGA Division as of March 1, 2019

time, Thorsten Kröller will join ALTANA’s Executive Management Team. ALTANA is a global leader in true specialty chemicals. The Group offers innovative,…

BYK-3560 and BYK-3565: Primed for Success!

year’s “BYK Advance” prize has been awarded to the team behind the development of a new family of hydrophilic additives, with its flagship BYK-3560 . BYK is one…

DISPERBYK-108

wetting and dispersing additives. DISPERBYK wetting and dispersing additives provide a fine and homogeneous distribution of solid particles in liquid media and…

DISPERBYK-190

wetting and dispersing additives. DISPERBYK wetting and dispersing additives provide a fine and homogeneous distribution of solid particles in liquid media and…

DISPERBYK-2155 TF

wetting and dispersing additives. DISPERBYK wetting and dispersing additives provide a fine and homogeneous distribution of solid particles in liquid media and…

Paper Coatings

coating and converting impart special qualities to the paper surface to deliver a performance not exhibited by the uncoated base paper. In all cases additives…

Marine and Protective Coatings

besides many other demands. Whether it be the primer, filler, or top coat, BYK offers a wide range of special selected additives to assist formulators in…

I use small quantities of BYK-378 in may primer, but have wiping marks issues when the basecoat is applied on top. The…

surface energy of the dried primer surfacer which cause the wiping marks. For such a application you better use BYK-3550 which lowers the surface tension quite…