BYK is the global Additives & Instruments division of the ALTANA Group. It encompasses the additives of the BYK Group and the instruments business of BYK-Gardner. BYK supplies, specialty chemicals, innovative additives and differentiated solutions optimize product and material properties as well as production and application processes. Amongst other things, BYK additives improve scratch resistance and surface gloss, the mechanical strength or flow behavior of materials, and properties such as UV- and light stability or flame retardancy. In the field of quality assurance, BYK’s measuring and testing instruments serve to effectively assess the appearance and physical properties.
- Company website: https://www.byk.com/en
- Headquarters: Wesel, Nord Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees (~2,300 employees)