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Altana opens new digital Byk laboratory

Altana's Byk business unit wants to set new standards in specialty chemicals at its Wesel (Germany) site with a new type of digital laboratory. The self-sufficient building on Abelstraße was constructed...

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New video about additives for UV-curing wood coatings

In the monthly webcast European Coatings Live, Selma Öru from Byk Chemie explains how novel wetting and dispersing agents can improve properties such as the ...

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Altana expands additive business through acquisition of Dutch company Addcomp

Specialty chemicals group Altana has acquired the Dutch enterprise Addcomp Holland BV, a developer and manufacturer of unique polymer additive solutions.

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Coatings additive prevents foaming in aqueous systems

A new polymer-based, VOC- and silicone-free defoamer prevents foaming in aqueous systems.

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Wetting and dispersing additive stabilises inorganic and organic pigments

A new high molecular-weight wetting and dispersing additive covers a broad application spectrum.

News Production & Lab

Testing: The view on transmission, haze and clarity

Byk-Gardner is introducing a new haze meter to simultaneously measure total transmission, haze and clarity according to ASTM and ISO test methods.