19-Jul-2007

Ciba has entered an exclusive collaboration with biotechnology company BRAIN AG to develop novel functional surface effects from renewable raw materials. The goal is to identify, characterize and synthesize biomolecules that lend new functionality to surfaces such as plastics, paper, coatings and ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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24-Oct-2006

Ciba Specialty Chemicals has opened its new production plant for Ciba MELAPUR 200 (melamine polyphosphate) to meet increased global demand for this halogenfree flame retardant. Giordano Righini, Head Segment Plastic Additives, inaugurated the plant which is located at the company's Lampertheim ...

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31-Aug-2006

Ciba Specialty Chemicals' range of silverglassbased antimicrobials, Ciba® IRGAGUARD® B 7000, has gained approval by the OekoTex Association in spinmelt applications for fibers and nonwovens used in items such as clothing, home textiles and bedding materials. According to the company, IRGAGUARD B ...

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29-Aug-2006

Ciba Specialty Chemicals together with its marketing partner BioGate has provided a comprehensive master file to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for its new antimicrobial test method called NUMETRIKA, a scientific methodology for the evaluation of antimicrobial performance of surfaces ...

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