Around 70 neighbors, as well as personalities from local politics, came to Kempen to hear us explain our investment plans for the site and take a look behind the scenes. BYK is planning to build a new raw material tank farm and a tank truck unloading station in Kempen to the latest standards and is investing around 20 million euros in the project.

The new buildings will ensure the safe supply of raw materials to the mixing containers. The investment will also improve occupational safety in the area of tank truck processing and increase throughput times with a modern unloading platform.

The new tank farm is to be built in accordance with the current standards of the Building Energy Act and equipped with heat pumps for environmentally friendly heating. The project is being intensively examined and monitored by the authorities. This includes not only documents and expert opinions on the construction, but also on fire protection, plant safety, noise protection and environmental protection. The preparatory construction work is scheduled to begin this year; commissioning is planned for the end of 2026.

The feedback from our guests was positive. Both neighbors and politicians are pleased with BYK's commitment to the Kempen site.

BYK Netherlands realised a brand-new set of solar panels on the roof of its site in Denekamp. This will be the second location – besides Deventer - that creates energy through a sustainable source in the Netherlands. The warehouse roof is stacked with 444 solar panels which generate approximately 145.000 kWh of green electricity annually. And that is by no means all: further sustainability projects are being planned at all three Dutch BYK locations.

• New innovation building – modern and sustainable
• Heating and cooling with 100 percent renewable energies (heat pumps and photovoltaic systems)
• Commitment to Germany as an innovation location
• Even greater customer proximity and exclusive seminar offerings thanks to integrated seminar and function rooms
• Project costs of around 25 million euros

BYK Additives starts 2024 with a significant investment at the Deventer site in the Netherlands. On January 11, 2024, BYK Netherlands B.V. celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new factory in Deventer, the Netherlands. The new production facility will manufacture solvent based wax dispersions and replace the current facility with a state-of-the-art process installation which will meet current as well as future demands from our customers – of course also in line with current and future regulatory demands. BYK is investing a double-digit million euro amount in the plant.