Ciba, part of BASF since April 2009, 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 is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Switzerland also hosts key research, development and production centers. About 2,450 out of our more than 13 000 employees worldwide work in one of the four Swiss sites; Basel, Kaisten, Monthey and Schweizerhalle. The sites play an important role in management, research and development, production and marketing and sales for the whole company.