Martin Babilas

ALTANA Chemie AG manufactures specialty chemicals. It has four divisions: Additives & Instruments, Effect Pigments, Electrical Insulation and Coatings & Sealants. It manufactures products for coating manufacturers, paint and plastic processors, the printing and cosmetic industries and the electrical and electronic industry. The product range includes additives, special coatings and adhesives, effect pigments, sealants and compounds, impregnating resins & varnishes, and testing and measuring instruments. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Wesel, Germany.

ALTANA AG engages in the sale and distribution of chemical solutions for the coating; paint and plastic processor; printing and packaging; cosmetics; as well as electrical and electronics industries. Its products include additives; specialty coatings and adhesives; effect pigments; sealants and compounds; impregnating resins and varnishes; including testing and measuring instruments. The company was founded by Heinrich Byk in 1873 and is headquartered in Wesel, 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.

Eckart GmbH engages in the production and sale of metal powders, metal pastes, metal pigments, pearlescent pigments, as well as metal-pigmented and pearlescent-pigmented printing inks. It also offers paste and pellet forms, metallic concentrates, and dispersions. The company was founded by Carl Eckart on August 6, 1876 and is headquartered in Hartenstein, Germany.