BYK and Nordmann UK: new partnership for Plastics Additives in the UK and Ireland

BYK products for fibre-reinforced composites and PVC plastisols are highly regarded within the sector. Besides their mechanical and aesthetic advantages, they are known for their excellent processing qualities and ease of application. BYK also provide easy-to-process multi-component additive systems based on innovative skin-core extrusion and compacting technologies, tailored to the individual specifications of customers. They optimize material properties (such as flame retardancy and UV or light stability), and address a multitude of applications, particularly in the fast-growing thermoplastics business. 

BYK's Market and Product Portfolio includes nine brands, each distinguished by its outstanding performance properties: 

Thermosets Market: Serving all technologies employed within the plastics sector, including SMC and BMC moulding compounds, pultrusion, infusion, and hand lay-up, for applications ranging from advanced composites to unsaturated polyesters, vinyl esters, epoxy resins, polyurethanes, and acrylates. 

PVC Market: Offering products for PVC plastisols used in various applications, including floorings, wall coverings, coated fabrics, tarps, and textile applications, with major product groups including wetting and dispersing additives, defoamers, air release agents, process additives, and viscosity depressants. 

Thermoplastic Market: Providing products suitable for a wide range of plastic materials, including polyolefins and engineering plastics, such as processing aids, coupling agents, modifiers, and products designed to improve the quality of recyclates. 

This partnership marks an exciting opportunity for Nordmann to further enhance its portfolio and provide customers in the UK and Ireland with access to BYK's cutting-edge Plastics Additives.