Ciba Specialty Chemicals

Ciba Specialty Chemicals is a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland. It was formed as the non-pharmaceuticals elements of Novartis were spun out in 1997, following the merger in the previous year of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz that created Novartis.

They make products in the following areas: Agriculture, Automotive, Construction & Pipes, Electronic materials, Extractive & Process Technologies, Home & Fabric Care, Inks & Graphics, Lubricants, Monomers & Water Soluble Polymers, Packaging, Paints and Coatings, Paper, Personal Care, Photo & Digital Imaging, Plastics & Rubber, Textiles & Fibers, Water treatment

The company is listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange (stock symbol: CIBN).

History
Part of the merger agreement between Ciba Geigy and Sandoz was that the former's industrial chemicals business would be spun off as a separate business, leading to the formation of Ciba Specialty Chemicals plc.

In 2004 Ciba bought paper chemical manufacturer Raisio Chemicals from Raisio Group. In 2006, Ciba divested its Textile Dyes and Chemical Auxiliaries business in a sale to Huntsman Corporation

Board of Directors

 * Armin Meyer                    Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
 * Beat W. Hess                   Vice Chairman of the Board
 * Utz-Hellmuth Felcht            Member of the Board
 * Erwin W. Heri                  Member of the Board
 * Gertrud Höhler                 Member of the Board
 * Jean-Marie Pierre Lehn         Member of the Board
 * Peter Littmann                 Member of the Board
 * Uli Sigg                       Member of the Board