Ciba Specialty Chemicals AG

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Company
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:BASF
2009
Merger
gptkbp:areaServed Worldwide
gptkbp:certifications gptkb:ISO_14001
gptkb:ISO_9001
gptkb:OHSAS_18001
gptkbp:dissolved 2009
gptkbp:employees approximately 15,000
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Focus on sustainability
gptkbp:founded 1806
gptkbp:founder Georg_Wilhelm_Ciba
gptkbp:hasCompetitors gptkb:DuPont
gptkb:Huntsman_Corporation
gptkb:BASF_SE
gptkb:Clariant_AG
AkzoNobel
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Basel
gptkb:Basel,_Switzerland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ciba Specialty Chemicals AG
gptkbp:industry Chemicals
gptkbp:keyPeople Rudolf_W._H._Ciba
gptkbp:location gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:notableEvent Ciba® Geigy dyes
Ciba®_Additives
Ciba®_Coatings
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:BASF_SE
gptkbp:patentCitation Numerous patents in specialty chemicals
gptkbp:products Dyes
Coatings
Additives
gptkbp:researchAndDevelopment Yes
gptkbp:revenue $4.5 billion (2008)
gptkbp:services Water treatment
Construction chemicals
Plastic additives
Paper treatment
Textile treatment
gptkbp:stockSymbol CIBN
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Ciba_Specialty_Chemicals_Ltd.
gptkb:Ciba_Specialty_Chemicals_(China)_Ltd.
Ciba_Specialty_Chemicals_Corp.
gptkbp:successor gptkb:BASF_SE
gptkbp:tradedOn SWX_Swiss_Exchange
gptkbp:type Public
gptkbp:website www.cibasc.com