Ciba is a leading global company dedicated to producing high-value effects for its customers’ products. We create effects that improve the quality of life – adding performance, protection, color and strength to plastics, paper, automobiles, buildings, home and personal care products and much more. Ciba brings new and creative thought to the processes and products of our customers in more than 120 countries.

Ciba Specialty Chemicals, South Africa is mainly a sales and marketing organization serving South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. In addition, our Coating Effects and Plastic Additives segments also serve customers in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ghana, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo).

Our Head Office is in Johannesburg, which houses the financial, human resources and supply chain activities as well as the Plastic Additives and Coating Effects segments.