WESEL, Germany – A BYK team has won the 2012 ALTANA Innovation Award for its high-performance CRP wetting and dispersing additives for coatings applications. The prize, which recognizes technically outstanding innovations that are already successful in the market, was presented at the 5^th international ALTANA Innovation Conference held in Wesel, Germany, on November 7 and 8.

BYK's winning team is made up of Dr. Bernd Göbelt, Mark Heekeren, Marcus Meichsner, Dr. Stefan Mößmer, Markus Rößner, Sabine Stelz and Akihiro Wakahara.