Altana acquires the business of Imaginant. The US-based company develops and produces ultrasound-based measuring and testing equipment. The specialty chemicals group thus...
11.12.2017
- US additives and instruments supplier BYK, which is part of German specialty chemicals group Altana, will invest $50 million to expand its facility in Gonzales, Texas. BYK is to...
26.05.2015
- Dr Stephan Glander (46) has been appointed new managing director of BYK-Chemie and worldwide president of BYK Additives & Instruments, one of the divisions of Altana. He will take...
10.12.2012
- The specialty chemicals group Altana has signed a contract to acquire the business of Chemical Corporation of America (ChemCor), a U.S. manufacturer of specialty wax additives. The...
30.10.2012
- The work to construct a new three-storey production building has begun on the newly acquired company grounds of BYK USA in Wallingford, Connecticut. "This investment in Wallingford...
28.07.2011
- Initial Steps- Even if early indications for the existence of carbon nanotubes (CNT) date back to a Russian publication from the 1950s, detailed research on carbon nanotubes is not...
19.04.2011
- With effect from April 1, Albert von Hebel succeeds Gerd Büscher as Managing Director at Byk-Chemistry, a subsidiary of Altana. In his new role, he is responsible for the areas of...
08.03.2010
- Stabilization Differences - Acrylic AB block copolymers with different pigment adsorbing groups exhibit, depending on the particular pigments and coating systems, differences in...
