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Altana acquires additives

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By: KERRY PIANOFORTE

Editor, Coatings World

Altana acquires additives
business of DyStar group
The specialty chemicals Group Altana has acquired the high-performance additives business of the Frankfurt-based DyStar group effective as of March 30, 2009. The acquired business with annual of sales of approximately €7.5 million will be integrated into the BYK Additives & Instruments division. It mainly comprises the technologies for the production of additives, for the processing of plastics compounds and the existing customer contacts. The production of the additives will be integrated into BYK´s main factory in Wesel.

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