BYK provides the world's first certified additive for wind power plants

As one of the world's leading manufacturers of specialty chemicals, BYK is here to introduce a Germanischer Lloyd- certified additive: BYK-C 8001 .
This means that wind turbine manufacturers can use polymer coupling agents without further testing in their glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin systems.
In the booming global wind power market, this is an important factor in improving resource efficiency.

As one of the world's leading manufacturers of specialty chemicals, BYK is here to introduce a Germanischer Lloyd- certified additive: BYK-C 8001 .
This means that wind turbine manufacturers can use polymer coupling agents without further testing in their glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin systems.
In the booming global wind power market, this is an important factor in improving resource efficiency.
As one of the world's leading manufacturers of specialty chemicals, BYK is here to introduce a Germanischer Lloyd- certified additive: BYK-C 8001 .
This means that wind turbine manufacturers can use polymer coupling agents without further testing in their glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin systems.
In the booming global wind power market, this is an important factor in improving resource efficiency.
As one of the world's leading manufacturers of specialty chemicals, BYK is here to introduce aGermanischer Lloyd-certified additive:BYK-C 8001.
This means that wind turbine manufacturers can use polymer coupling agents without further testing in their glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin systems.
In the booming global wind power market, this is an important factor in improving resource efficiency.

Generally, the rotor blades of wind turbines are made of glass fiber reinforced plastic, and BYK has provided products for this material for decades.
Usually a single rotor blade weighs more than four tons, and each wind turbine has three such rotor blades.

Generally, the rotor blades of wind turbines are made of glass fiber reinforced plastic, and BYK has provided products for this material for decades.
Usually a single rotor blade weighs more than four tons, and each wind turbine has three such rotor blades.

Given the limited space available for wind power plants, global trends tend to increase the efficiency of existing plants or completely renovate entire wind power plants.
Driven by these developments, wind turbines have become larger and more efficient.
This is accompanied by longer, especially heavier rotor blades.

Given the limited space available for wind power plants, global trends tend to increase the efficiency of existing plants or completely renovate entire wind power plants.

Driven by these developments, wind turbines have become larger and more efficient.

This is where the new BYK-C 8001 BYK-C 8001 comes into play.

Up to Gundam mechanical performance enhancement and longer service life Mechanical performance enhancement and longer service life

Due to the enhanced bonding between glass fiber and matrix resin, BYK-C 8001 greatly improves the mechanical properties of rotor blades in wind power plants.

BYK additives can improve mechanical properties by up to 60% , because the coupling agent BYK-C 8001 is a copolymer with active/surface active groups that can optimize the mechanical strength and service life of the fiber-reinforced resin in the rotor blade.

Advantages for other application areas Advantages for other application areas

Needless to say, the additive is not only suitable for structural components, such as rotor blades of wind turbines, but also for similar systems such as automotive or aerospace components.

Needless to say, the additive is not only suitable for structural components, such as rotor blades of wind turbines, but also for similar systems such as automotive or aerospace components.
BYK-C 8001 is available all over the world.
The use or addition of this product to the rotor blades of wind turbines does not affect existing certifications.