BYK Additives & Instruments
| Company type | GmbH |
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| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | 1873 |
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| Products | Chemicals |
| Revenue | €1.3 billion (2024) |
Number of employees | around 2,500 employees |
| Parent | Altana |
| Website | byk |
BYK is a globally operating supplier of additives and measuring instruments.
The areas of application of BYK additives include the coatings, inks, plastics and oil/gas industries, the manufacture of care products, the manufacture of adhesives and sealants, and construction chemistry. The instruments section (BYK-Gardner GmbH) develops measuring instruments for evaluating the color, appearance and physical properties of coatings, plastics and paper surfaces. BYK is one of four Divisions within the ALTANA Group.
BYK Additives & Instruments employs around 2,500 people worldwide. In 2024 BYK, saw an 11 percent increase in both nominal and operating sales, reaching 1.337 billion euros.