Ciba was a chemical company based in and near

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, Switzerland. "Ciba" stood for "Chemische Industrie Basel" (Chemical Industries Basel). It was formed as the non-pharmaceuticals elements of Novartis were spun out in 1997, following the merger in the previous year of

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and Sandoz that created Novartis. In 2008, Ciba was acquired by the German chemical company

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and, in April 2009, integrated into the BASF group. Ciba AG initially continued to trade under the old name, but was renamed to ''BASF Schweiz AG'' in March 2010. The BASF subsidiary makes products in the following areas:

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

, Automotive, Construction & Pipes, Electronic materials, Extractive & Process Technologies, Home & Fabric Care, Inks &

Graphics Graphics () are visual perception, visual images or designs on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, screen, paper, or stone, to inform, illustration, illustrate, or entertain. In contemporary usage, it includes a pictorial representation of dat ...

Lubricants A lubricant (sometimes shortened to lube) is a substance that helps to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact, which ultimately reduces the heat generated when the surfaces move. It may also have the function of transmitting forces, t ...

, Monomers & Water Soluble Polymers, Packaging, Paints and

Coating A coating is a covering that is applied to the surface of an object, usually referred to as the substrate. The purpose of applying the coating may be decorative, functional, or both. Coatings may be applied as liquids, gases or solids e.g. Powde ...

s, Paper, Personal Care,

Photo A photograph (also known as a photo, image, or picture) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor, such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are now created ...

& Digital Imaging,

Plastics Plastics are a wide range of synthetic polymers, synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Their Plasticity (physics), plasticity makes it possible for plastics to be Injection moulding, moulded, Extrusion, e ...

& Rubber, Textiles &

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, Water treatmentbr>

History

The company first came to life under the name "Gesellschaft fur Chemische Industrie", and eventually settled on an acronym of Chemische Industrie Basel sometime after 1920. Part of the merger agreement of 1997 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

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manufacturer Raisio Chemicals from Raisio Group. In 2006, Ciba divested its Textile Dyes and Chemical Auxiliaries business in a sale to

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. In 2007, the company announced the intention to adopt the name Ciba Inc. Ciba's

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agreed to a

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3.4 billion takeover offer from

, the world's largest chemicals company, on 15 September 2008. In 2009, the company changed the name to BASF Performance Products Limited - BASF group.

Board of directors

*Michael Heinz Chief Executive Officer *Armin Meyer Chairman of the Board *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

References

External links

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U.S.EPA Superfund Sites, NJ Department of Health

Ciba-Geigy Corp. Proposes Multimillion-Dollar Settlement
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