BYK Kometra Opens New Production Building in Schkopau

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Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber, Chairman of the Management Board of Altana, and Frank Bannert, district administrator of the Saalekreis region, visited BYK Kometra in Schkopau today for the opening ceremony of the new production building.

Based in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, BYK Kometra produces special surface-active copolymers, which are used in many applications as adhesion promoters and impact modifiers. These plastic modifiers create the conditions for processing normally incompatible materials and are used in a large number of technical applications, such as in the automotive industry.

The new production building, which cost in the region of €7 million, was only completed several days ago and expands production capacity by 50%.

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