Press Archive

Here you will find the press releases for ALTANA and our subsidiary companies for the years from 2002 until today.

Press releases from the ALTANA Holding until 2006 you will find here.

December 13, 2005: Price increase

As of January 1, 2006 ECKART will increase prices for bronze powder, pastes and pellets by 8.5 % worldwide. The increase for bronze based offset...
December 12, 2005: Innovation close to the customer

BYK-Chemie opens laboratory in India – Anniversary in Japan
December 06, 2005: Orange Peel measurement on high to semi gloss surfaces

Orange Peel measurement on high to semi gloss surfaces

BYK-Gardner - worldwide partner of the automotive, paint and plastic industries for quality control of color, appearance and physical properties - is introducing a new instrument to objectively measure the surface quality after each paint process step: the wave-scan dual.
November 23, 2005: Martin Babilas newly appointed CFO of ALTANA Chemie AG

The Supervisory Board of ALTANA Chemie AG, the Chemicals division of ALTANA AG (NYSE: AAA, FSE: ALT), has appointed Martin Babilas as a Member of the Management Board of ALTANA Chemie AG effective January 1, 2006, today.
November 02, 2005: ALTANA: Double-digit increase in earnings as per the third quarter of 2005

Very positive development at the Pharmaceuticals division. Earnings forecast for 2005 increased. Re-organization of the Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals division.
October 05, 2005: NANOBYK-3650: All-in-One Additive

As in many other areas, nanotechnology opens up new horizons in the coatings industry. So far, many users have been very interested in taking advantage of this state-of-the-art technology but have refrained from doing so because the handling of nano-additives required highly specialized know-how.
October 04, 2005: ALTANA Chemie: Change in Division Management

Wolfgang Schütt succeeds Christoph Schlünken as President ALTANA Electrical Insulation
October 04, 2005: Dr. Christoph Schlünken is new President of the Effect Pigments Division and Chairman of the Management Board of the ECKART Group

After the acquisition of the ECKART Group and its integration as the fourth division of ALTANA Chemie AG, Wesel, we hereby announce that Dr. Christoph Schlünken will lead the new Division Effect Pigments as President, he is also Chairman of the Management Board of the ECKART Group.
October 04, 2005: ALTANA Chemie closed the acquisition of the ECKART group

ALTANA AG (NYSE: AAA; FSE: ALT) announced today that the ALTANA Chemie AG completed the acquisition of the ECKART group as of October 1, 2005.
October 04, 2005: ALTANA Chemie sells coil coating business of Rhenania Coatings

ALTANA Coatings & Sealants completes the planned divestments in the industrial coatings segment
September 29, 2005: ALTANA Chemie acquires Kelstar International

Strategic Expansion of ALTANA Coatings & Sealants in the Area of Packaging Coatings in the US
September 16, 2005: BYK-®016: Many Advantages Combined in One Additive

BYK-Chemie developed a new defoamer that complies with FDA requirements for usage in printing applications with food contact: BYK-®016.
August 03, 2005: Fourth business unit for ALTANA Chemie

ALTANA Chemie AG, the Specialty Chemicals division of ALTANA AG (NYSE: AAA, FSE: ALT), has signed an agreement to acquire the ECKART GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Fürth/Germany.
August 03, 2005: ALTANA continues growth course over the first half-year of 2005

ALTANA AG (NYSE: AAA, FSE: ALT) increased first-half consolidated sales in 2005 by 5% to €1.55 billion. Adjusted for divestment effects in the Chemicals division, the operating growth was 7%.
July 04, 2005: Color and Gloss Control of Automotive Interior Parts – combined in one instrument

BYK-Gardner - worldwide partner of the automotive, paint and plastic industries for quality control of color, appearance and physical properties - is introducing the new spectro-guide gloss S family with tighter specifications needed for automotive interior applications.
June 06, 2005: DISPERBYK®-194: Member of a Good Family

DISPERBYK®-194 is a new high molecular wetting and dispersing additive to avoid flooding and floating. It reduces viscosity and increases gloss as well as transparency in aqueous coatings, printing inks and pigment concentrates
June 06, 2005: BYK®-425: To Counteract Settling and Sagging in Aqueous Systems

BYK®-425 completes the range of liquid rheology additives of BYK-Chemie
June 06, 2005: BYK®-1790: Radiation Curing Without Foam

Silicone-free ‘FDA’ defoamer for solvent-free radiation curable systems
June 06, 2005: DISPERBYK®-145: Improved Pigment Stabilization in Nonpolar Coatings

DISPERBYK®-145 is a new high molecular weight wetting and dispersing additive for nonpolar solvent-based systems
May 19, 2005: BYK-Chemie Awarded for Best Marketing Campaign in Southeast Asia

For the second time in three months, BYK-Chemie has received an award for its new marketing campaign
May 04, 2005: Annual General Meeting 2005: ninth consecutive successful business year

Dividend increases by 14% to EUR0.95
April 28, 2005: ALTANA with good start in the first quarter of 2005

Sales +4%, Net income + 4% Strong pharmaceutical business
March 31, 2005: Innovation offensive at BYK-Chemie

More innovative than ever – that’s BYK-Chemie at the Nuremberg European Coatings Show (Hall 4, Booth 311) to be held from April 26 to 28, 2005
March 17, 2005: ALTANA continues its sustained success

Sales +8%; Earnings before taxes (EBT) +8%; net income +13% Dividend up by 14% – the ninth increase in succession
March 01, 2005: Repeatable Quality Control of Plastic Resin Pellets

BYK-Gardner is introducing a new rotating sampling device to repeatably measure the yellowness index of plastic resin pellets.
February 08, 2005: Stabilizers for Polyurethane Foams

Stabilizers for Polyurethane Foams
February 02, 2005: New Catalogue 2005 - 2006

New Catalogue 2005 - 2006
February 01, 2005: ALTANA Chemie divests Rembrandtin Lack

Concentration on growth market of packaging coatings almost complete
January 27, 2005: ALTANA 2004: Significant dividend increase, the ninth in succession

ALTANA 2004: Significant dividend increase, the ninth in succession
January 12, 2005: New Problem Solvers from BYK-Chemie

The latest additives from BYK-Chemie come from three different areas.