Intertek Acquires Divisions of Ciba Expert Services from BASF

Expands Services Globally

09-Apr-2010 - Intertek announced the acquisition of Ciba Expert Services' Environmental, Safety, & Testing and Regulatory businesses, including Cantox Health Sciences and Ashuren Health Sciences. The acquisition substantially strengthens Intertek's scope and depth for regulatory consulting to meet customers' ...

BASF publishes offer to Ciba shareholders

Cash offer of CHF 50.00 per Ciba share provides attractive premium / Ciba’s Board of Directors supports offer

02-Oct-2008 - Following examination by the Swiss Takeover Board, BASF published the offer prospectus for the public takeover offer to the shareholders of Ciba Holding AG, Basel, Switzerland. The offer period began on October 1, 2008, and ends on October 28, 2008 (4:00 p.m. Central European Time, CET). The ...

Ciba agrees to buy photoinitiator business from Lamberti Group

New patented photoinitiators for coatings, inks, adhesives and electronics

17-Sep-2008 - Ciba Inc. has entered into an agreement with Lamberti Group to purchase the Italy-based specialty chemical maker’s photoinitiator business. With unique professional skills, technology know-how and patented products, the business will strengthen Ciba’s offer of UV curing solutions for coatings, ...

Public tender offer by BASF for Ciba

Board of Directors of Ciba recommends shareholders accept offer

16-Sep-2008 - BASF has announced a public tender offer for all outstanding shares of Ciba Holding AG at CHF 50.00 per Ciba share. The offer equates to a premium of 64.3% over the volume‑weighted average price of Ciba shares over the last 60 trading days and a premium of 32% over the closing share price on ...

Brendan Cummins as of January 1, 2008 CEO of Ciba Specialty Chemicals

ouble mandate to be dissolved by 2008: Armin Meyer to focus on his role as Chairman of the Board, Brendan Cummins to become CEO

15-Feb-2007 - Armin Meyer, Chairman of the Board and CEO: "The Board of Directors of Ciba Specialty Chemicals has decided to dissolve the double mandate as of January 1, 2008, following the successful implementation of the strategic transformation of the Company. Brendan Cummins, Chief Operating Officer since ...

Ciba Specialty Chemicals and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland collaborate in printed electronics

Focus on development of novel materials and roll-to-roll printing processes for organic electronics

02-Feb-2007 - Ciba Specialty Chemicals and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have agreed to a new research collaboration in the field of organic electronics. The two-year multidisciplinary project focuses on the development of novel materials and processes for printing organic electronics and aims to ...

Ciba Specialty Chemicals to invest in a new plant for high performance pigments in China

20-Dec-2006 - Ciba Specialty Chemicals continues its expansion in China with a major investment in a new production plant in Qingdao. The plant will manufacture high performance pigments and additives and will serve as a regional base for Ciba's coating effects business. Production shall start in early ...

Ciba Specialty Chemicals appoints new Chief Financial Officer

24-Nov-2006 - The Board of Directors of Ciba Specialty Chemicals has appointed Jürg Fedier (Swiss, 51) as new Chief Financial Officer and member of the Chairman's Committee as well as the Operational Executive Committee. He will succeed Michael Jacobi in this position as of March 2007. Jürg Fedier currently ...

Novel synthesis technique wins Ciba Specialty Chemicals R&D Award 2006

Process improves safety, efficiency and environmental impact of photoinitiator production

17-Nov-2006 - An interdisciplinary team received the Ciba Specialty Chemicals R&D Award 2006 for developing a new synthesis technique that makes photoinitiator production safer, more efficient and environmentally more sustainable. The key advance involves reacting a phosphorus-derived starting material with ...

Ciba Specialty Chemicals and Max Planck Institute to develop novel materials for printable organic electronics

26-Oct-2006 - Ciba Specialty Chemicals and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have agreed to collaborate in the research of conductive materials for printable electronic materials. The three-year, multidisciplinary project focuses on the development of novel conductive polymers for printable ...