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BYK Completes Acquisition of PolyAd

Purchase strengthens BYK’s plastics additives segment.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

BYK has completed the acquisition of the plastics additives manufacturer PolyAd Services. The acquisition was announced on Feb. 1, 2017. It represents a strategic strengthening of BYK’s plastics additives segment. The acquisition involves two operating companies in the USA and Germany and a development and manufacturing site in the USA. As a developer and manufacturer of additive solutions for the global plastics market, PolyAd Services offers innovative products for a wide variety of sectors, such as the automotive, construction, packaging and electronics industries.
 
“We look forward to welcoming our new colleagues so that, together, we will be able to provide our customers with a personalized, specialized and comprehensive portfolio of plastics additives,” business line manager Thorsten Kröller said.

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