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ALTANA Constructs New €15 Million BYK Laboratory

New laboratory in Wesel is especially developed with digital technology.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

ALTANA’s BYK division is setting new standards in specialty chemicals at its Wesel site with a globally unique digital laboratory. The company invested a total of €15 million in the so-called high-throughput screening (HTS) facility. The self-sufficient building on Abelstrasse was erected under an existing parking garage, making the facility also an architectural peculiarity. But it is primarily the digital technology deployed that sets new standards. “Some of the technology used in ...

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