| | Business Summary | | Ciba
Specialty
Chemicals
is
a
developer
and
producer
of
specialty
chemicals
that
are
high-value-added
chemical
products
used
as
key
components,
and
in
a
wide
variety
of
consumer
and
industrial
products.
The
Company
operates
on
a
global
basis
with
manufacturing
facilities
in
26
countries
and
sales
organizations
in
more
than
120
countries.
It
is
currently
organized
around
a
global
customer
and
industry
focus
into
three
divisions:
Additives,
Colors
and
Consumer
Care.
Additives
is
a
global
supplier
of
additives
to
the
polymers,
coatings,
imaging
and
photographic
industries.
Colors
develops,
manufactures
and
markets
organic
and
inorganic
synthetic
pigments
for
the
printing
ink,
paints,
plastics
and
fiber
industries,
and
dyes
for
natural
and
synthetic
fibers.
Consumer
Care
is
a
global
manufacturer
of
whiteners
and
a
supplier
of
antimicrobials
to
the
personal
care
market. | | More
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Business Description |
| | Financial Summary | | Ciba
Specialty
Chemicals
Holdings
Inc.
develops,
manufactures
and
markets
chemical
products
which
provide
color,
performance
and
care
for
plastics,
coatings,
fibers,
fabrics
and
other
materials.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
12/31/00,
sales
rose
9%
to
SF7.9
billion.
Net
income
from
continuing
operations
increased
76%
to
SF418M.
Revenues
benefitted
from
volume
increases
and
favorable
currency
impacts.
Net
income
also
reflects
higher
margins
due
to
tight
cost
control. Recent Earnings Announcement
For
the
6
months
ended
06/30/2001,
revenues
were
3,856;
after
tax
earnings
were
220. (Preliminary; reported in millions of Swiss Francs.) | | More
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Developments |
| | Officers | |
| Position | | Rolf Meyer, Ph.D., 56 | Chairman,
CEO | | Armin Meyer, 51 | Vice
Chairman | | Michael Jacobi | CFO | | Reinhard Neubeck | Global
Pres Additives | | Martin Riediker | Global
Pres Consumer Care |
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