PRESS RELEASES 2018 


 
November 15, 2018

BYK Team Wins ALTANA Innovation Award 2018 for New Additive Product Line
The winning team prevailed against 14 competitors from all ALTANA divisions, The strong innovative strength of the additive flagship product BYK®-3560 extends BYK’s leading market position 

November 06, 2018

ALTANA Invests in Velox, an Industrial Digital Printing Company
Specialty chemicals group expanding its digital printing technology portfolio
Emphasis on new technology for high-speed digital “Direct-to-Shape” printing
Technology already deployed and multiple high-value strategic accounts secured 

September 26, 2018

Thorsten Kröller to Become President of ALTANA’s ACTEGA Division as of March 1, 2019
Thorsten Kröller, currently Head of the Business Line Plastics Additives at the BYK Division, will assume the leadership of the ACTEGA Division as of March 1, 2019. He will succeed Dr. Roland Peter, who is going to retire

September 17, 2018

Erleben, wie Chemie funktioniert - Tag der offenen Tür am 22. September
Mehrere Hundert Unternehmen der chemischen Industrie und viele Hochschulen öffnen am deutschlandweiten Tag der offenen Tür der Chemie am 22. September 2018 ihre Tore – und auch der Spezialchemiekonzern ALTANA und die Geschäftsbereiche BYK, ACTEGA und ELANTAS sind mit dabei und bieten Aktivitäten für die ganze Familie.

August 08, 2018

2018 Half-Year Results: ALTANA Remains on Growth Path in First Half of 2018
Operating sales increase by 6 percent , EBITDA slightly below first six months of previous year due to higher raw material costs, Forecast for 2018 as a whole confirmed

August 03, 2018

ACTEGA North America to feature In-mold coatings, UV ink systems, narrow web digital primers and special effects coatings at Labelexpo Americas
ACTEGA North America to feature In-mold coatings, UV ink systems, narrow web digital primers and special effects coatings at Labelexpo Americas. 

June 27, 2018

Landa digital printing opens next chapter in company history
Successful completion of $300 million financing round provided by SKion, the private investment company of German entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, and ALTANA

March 16, 2018

2017 Results: ALTANA Accelerates Growth
Sales increase by 8 percent to €2,247 million, EBITDA improves to €470 million, Outlook for 2018: continued profitable growth 
 

January 19, 2018

ACTEGA North America Announces Price Increases on all Product Groups within North America
ACTEGA North America will increase prices on Inks, Coatings, Adhesives and Pressroom Chemicals effective February 19, 2018 in response to the continuing and sustained rise in raw material and supply chain costs. This increase will apply to products sold into all printing markets. 

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