BYK Chemie is a specialty chemicals company that manufactures additives and instruments for the coatings, inks, adhesives, and plastics industries, among others. Some of the key products and categories produced by BYK Chemie include:
1. Additives for Coatings and Inks: BYK offers a wide range of additives to improve the performance and properties of coatings and inks. These additives include rheology modifiers, defoamers, wetting agents, dispersants, and surface additives.
2. Surface Additives: BYK produces additives designed to modify the surface properties of coatings, inks, and adhesives, enhancing characteristics such as surface tension, substrate wetting, and surface appearance.
3. Rheology Modifiers: BYK manufactures additives that control the flow behavior and viscosity of coatings, inks, and other formulations. These additives can improve application properties, sag resistance, and leveling.
4. Defoamers: BYK offers a range of defoamers and anti-foaming agents to control foam formation in various formulations, including coatings, adhesives, and industrial processes.
5. Wetting and Dispersing Agents: BYK produces additives to improve the wetting and dispersing of pigments, fillers, and other solids in liquid formulations, ensuring uniform distribution and optimal performance.
6. Instrumentation: In addition to additives, BYK manufactures a variety of instruments for quality control and testing in the coatings, inks, and plastics industries. These instruments include rheometers, gloss meters, colorimeters, and particle size analyzers.
Overall, BYK Chemie focuses on providing innovative solutions to enhance the performance, efficiency, and quality of coatings, inks, adhesives, and related products. Their products play a critical role in numerous industries by improving formulation properties and end-product characteristics.
