The company is named for Dr. Heinrich Byk, a German chemist who opened an industrial chemical factory in 1873 in Berlin. BYK is a subsidiary of The Altana Group, a private German company.

Today, the Byk-Chemie logo is used by Altana Chemie's additives and instruments business, whose sales in the first nine months of 2004 accounted for just over 40% of the chemical company's total.

German specialty chemicals group Altana said it has completed the state-backed expansion of its BYK USA Inc. facility in Wallingford. The 55,000-square-foot expansion cost approximately $50 ...

The ALTANA Group, with headquarters in Wesel/Germa. Company Profile for ALTANA AG ... The ALTANA Group has four divisions: BYK Additives & Instruments, ECKART Effect Pigments, ...

Addcomp will be integrated into the Plastic Additives business line of ALTANA’s largest division BYK Additives & Instruments. “In acquiring Addcomp, we are continuing to systematically pursue the ...

Specialty chemicals supplier Altana has acquired the high-performance additives business of textile die supplier DyStar (Frankfurt, Germany), effective March 30, 2009. The acquired business with ...

The ALTANA Group has four divisions: BYK Additives & Instruments, ECKART Effect Pigments, ELANTAS Electrical Insulation, and ACTEGA Coatings & Sealants.

ROMEOVILLE, Ill., Aug. 25, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nanophase Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:NANX), a technology leader in nanomaterials and advanced nanoengineered products, announced today ...

Altana's annual sales exceeded 1.7 billion euros in 2012. It runs 42 production facilities and 50 service and research laboratories around the world. The clay-based business accounted for about 5 ...

WESEL, Germany, July 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has signed a definite agreement to acquire the global rheology business of Rockwood Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ROC).

European specialty chemicals producer Altana AG has expanded its plastics additives business with the acquisition of Netherlands-based company Addcomp Holland BV.