"Good infrastructure, competent workforce and rapid access to the global supply chain." Gerd Judith Managing Director Marketing & Sales at Byk-Chemie Why did you choose Shanghai as a location? Shanghai is our second production site in China, following Tongling. Byk has had laboratories and administration in Shanghai for a long time. As a rule, our locations are orientated to customer proximity. In Shanghai, in addition to customer proximity, we find a very good infrastructure, an outstandingly competent workforce, and a rapid access to the global supply chain. ...