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Press Releases | Aug 28, 2023

"Our thanks go to the fire department and all the emergency personnel involved."

Investigations into the cause of the fire in Kempen are ongoing - securing of the accident site and cleanup work are making good progress

News | Sep 2, 2022

BYK OPEN charity golf tournament: 4000 Euro donation for Weseler Tafel

At the 10th BYK OPEN Charity Golf Tournament with 116 participants and prominent support from TV chef Björn Freitag, 4,000 euros in donations were collected - this time the entire sum will be donated to the Weseler Tafel.

Over the past twelve years, the BYK OPEN tournaments have raised a total of around 40,000 euros in donations and donated them to dedicated clubs and organizations in the Wesel area.

News | Jul 29, 2022

Wesel: Production employee Sascha Hubbert wins the Ironman in Hamburg

BYK congratulates - and of course we're proud, too, and not just a little bit: Our colleague Sascha Hubbert has won the Ironman in Hamburg!

News | Jul 27, 2022

Wesel: New roof for production building

You will be able to see it from afar: Starting in August, a large construction crane with a hook height of 46 meters will stand on our production site in Wesel (Abelstraße) for around three months.

News | Jul 24, 2022

Wesel: On the way to more sustainable production

Last week, the new thin film evaporator (DSV) was moved to its new destination at our site in Wesel. This sounds unspectacular, but it is a further step towards sustainable production.

Press Releases | Aug 9, 2021

Half-year results: ALTANA posts double-digit growth

Sales 24 percent above previous year’s level
EBITDA margin 21 percent in the first half year
Further milestones achieved in innovation and climate protection
Forecast for the full year raised

Press Releases | Apr 20, 2021

BYK: a new dimension in high throughput screening

One of the world’s largest and most versatile Flexshuttle facility inaugurated
Significant time-to-market advantage for customers
BYK doubles capacity in application technology
Ca. 15-million-euro investment

News | Feb 3, 2021

For good togetherness

The new neighborhood page ist online

News | Jan 4, 2021

Digital training in times of Corona - BYK shows that this is possible!

In order to provide our apprentices with the best possible digital support in their mobile work, we have recently started using graphics tablets in our laboratories. This makes remote in-house lessons even better, as it is now possible for all participants to draw chemical formulas and reaction chains graphically via Microsoft TEAMS. In this way, we contribute to the increased protection of our apprentices and our employees from Corona! A win-win for everyone!"

Press Releases | Aug 14, 2020

ALTANA’s half-year results: sales below the previous year due to the coronavirus; EBITDA margin declined slightly at a high level

Sales decrease by nearly 7 percent to 1,078 million euros. EBITDA margin reaches 18.7 percent. Company continues to invest in the future

News | May 20, 2020

Customer information on COVID-19 (May 20, 2020)

Health, supply reliability, closeness to customers

News | Mar 10, 2020

Information on the coronavirus (March 10, 2020)

Top priority for employee health and supply reliability

Press Releases | Mar 9, 2020

ALTANA CO2 Neutral by 2025

By 2025 the specialty chemicals group will reduce its CO2 impact from production and energy