Stephan Christian Glander

Part of Albemarle Corp., BYK Additives Ltd. is a leading supplier of specialty chemicals. The company is based in Cheshire, UK. BYK's innovative additives optimize product properties and production and application processes.

BYK-Gardner GmbH supplies additives and measuring instruments. The firm. The firm serves in the area of coatings, inks and plastics industries. The company is headquartered in Geretsried, Germany.

Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH is a Haniel family equity firm. The company was founded in 1756 by Jan Willem Noot and is headquartered in Duisburg, Germany.

Biesterfeld AG engages in the distribution and sale of plastics, rubbers, and specialty chemicals. It operates through the following business divisions: Plastic, Spezialchemie, Performance Rubber, International, ChemLogS, and BIT-SERV. The firm also trades industrial and agro chemicals as well as pharmaceutical raw materials and agents. The company was founded by Wilhelm Ernst Hinrich Biesterfeld in 1906 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

BYK-Chemie GmbH manufactures additives for the coating industries. It supplies coatings, inks and plastic additives, which are used in minute quantities to improve the qualities of the finished products. It offers solutions for all segments of automotive coatings (solvent-based and aqueous): CED, primer surfacers, one-coat topcoats and basecoat/clearcoat systems. Its products include printing inks and overprint varnishes. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Wesel, Germany.