Press Archive 2006

Eckart will increase prices of aluminium pigments throughout the world from January 15, 2007.

Starting signal for the newly acquired RWE site. ALTANA Chemie is to build a new administration building on the former premises of RWE in Abelstraße. In doing so, it will be taking into account the growth and...

Growth and sustainable value creation for more than ten years, Solid balance sheet will enable strategic flexibility and further dynamic growth, Excellent positioning and leading market position in all four divisions

ALTANA Electrical Insulation Announces Price Increase in Europe

The sales organization of DS-Chemie GmbH, Bremen, a member of ALTANA Chemie AG, will be strengthened from November 2006 by the new Director of Sales & Marketing Till Isensee...

Sales with +23% and EBT with +22% clearly above prior year's figures, Very strong earnings in the third quarter: EBT +47%, ALTANA Chemie with sustained high profitability, Special dividend of about €31 for ALTANA shareholders and another dividend increase for 2006.

As part of a consistent strategic and operative alignment, the Division Effect Pigments (ECKART Group) of ALTANA Chemie AG, Wesel, is concentrating on realizing synergy potentials and on improving the structures within the division ...

ECKART: Metal Surcharges

ALTANA AG: Sale of pharmaceuticals business to Nycomed

ALTANA AG sells pharmaceuticals business to Nycomed

Rhenania Coatings, Grevenbroich (Germany) and Rhenacoat, Sedan Cedex (France), both companies of ALTANA Chemie, will increase their prices for solvent based coatings by 5% to 7% as of October 1st. 2006.

BYK-Chemie is about to enter a completely new market: the market for UV absorbers.

- ALTANA Pharma: Sales +13%, operating return 30% - ALTANA Chemie: Sales +56%, operating return 19% - Outlook for 2006 confirmed: On the way to 11th record year in succession

BYK®-420 and BYK®-425 are rheology additives that are used to adjust the flow behavior in aqueous paints and coatings.

Metal Surcharges

Future of the Abelstraße site assured by purchase of neighboring land

Successful 1st PUR Academy held by BAYER MaterialScience and BYK-Chemie in Sanya, Hainan, China from May 15 - 17.

Dividend rises to €1.10; tenth double-digit dividend increase in succession, total dividend payment higher than nominal capital for the first time

Significant double-digit growth: Sales +28%, Net Income +25%, Optimistic outlook for 2006 confirmed.

Due to the dramatic increase of costs for copper and zinc, Eckart will invoice metal surcharges with immediate effect.

BYK-Gardner is introducing the new micro-gloss S family with tighter specifications needed for automotive interior applications

Tenth record year in succession, Tenth dividend increase: +16%

As part of our continuous efforts of strategic and operational alignment, Electrical Insulation, a division of ALTANA Chemie AG, Wesel, is adjusting the infrastructure of the division.

Products and lectures in Dubai

Eckart will increase its prices for aluminium pigments, PVD pigments, aluminium-based printing inks and also zinc pigments throughout the world from 1 March 2006.

Prize winners of the Textile Award 2005 officially recognized

ALTANA AG has announced today that ALTANA Chemie AG signed an agreement on January 31, 2006, to acquire the U.S.-American Rad-Cure Corporation.

From February 21-23, 2006, BYK-Chemie will be presenting its nanotechnology based additive range NANOBYK for the very first time at nano tech 2006 in Tokyo.

Double-digit growth in sales and earnings.
Excellent starting base for the strategic future development of ALTANA's divisions.

Strategic and Geographic Expansion of Division Electrical Insulation in the Mercosur Area.