• Board of Directors of Ciba recommends shareholders accept offer
• Industrial logic: Integration into BASF will strengthen Ciba’s businesses through access to BASF’s global research, production and marketing platform, raw materials and intermediates
• Commitment to strategically important production sites in Switzerland and R&D site in Basel
• Fair price for shareholders

News release [PDF, 39 KB]
Shareholder letter [PDF, 33 KB]
BASF Transaction Site

• Good sales growth in Asia in first half year, some slowdown in Europe
• Operational profitability in Q2 heavily impacted by raw material and energy costs
• Significant sales price increases taking effect from mid June
• Goodwill impairment of CHF 595 million in Water & Paper Treatment
• Strategic options under evaluation for paper and publication inks businesses
• Acquisitions and JV planned for Q3 to strengthen Plastic Additives and Coating Effects
• New industry focused operating model to be effective early 2009

News release Ciba Financial Half Year Results 2008 (including tables) [PDF, 97 KB]
Ciba Half Year 2008 financial report [PDF, 338 KB]
IR Presentation [PDF, 432 KB]
 

• Adverse raw material and currency impact
• Temporary production issues in Plastic Additives
• Profitability restored to high levels in Coating Effects
• Turnaround in Water & Paper Treatment making good progress
• Slowdown impacting NAFTA and Europe – Asia showing resilience

News release Ciba Financial Results First Quarter 2008 (including tables) [PDF, 73 KB]
Supplemental Financial Information [PDF, 22 KB]
IR Presentation [PDF, 731 KB]

• General meeting approved dividend of 2.50 CHF per share
• Gertrud Höhler and Armin Meyer reelected as members of Board
• Strategy: Invest in strengths, grow profitably, extract value and improve operational efficiency
• Focus 2008: Margin management and new innovation approach

Annual General Meeting 2008 »

• Sales increased 3% in Swiss francs
• Operating income up 4%
• Continued improvement in Water & Paper Treatment
• Operational Agenda generated substantial cost savings
• In 2008, strong focus on margin management and new innovation approach
• Outlook 2008: Sales growth in line with GDP; operating income to increase by around 10% and free cash flow by around 20%

News release Ciba Financial Results Full Year 2007 (including tables) [PDF, 104 KB]
Annual Report 2007 [PDF, 2.1 MB]
IR presentation [PDF, 750 KB]

• Sales up 3 percent in Swiss francs
• Operating income up 2 percent, despite substantially increased raw material costs
• Water & Paper Treatment with steady profitability improvement
• Operational Agenda reducing cost base
• Net income impacted by exceptional non‑cash tax charge

News release Ciba Financial Results First Nine Months 2007 (including tables) [PDF, 108 KB]

Supplemental Financial Information [PDF, 93 KB]

Curriculum vitae: Thomas Engelhardt [PDF, 31 KB]

• Acquisition provides platform to expand Pira’s services into the US market
• Combination establishes a leading global consulting and testing services business in the important packaging market
• Expanded group is ideal for exporters and multinationals who need service support and supplier consistency around the globe

	Horizontal impact testing, critical when validating performance of a variety of shipping containers, is one of the key tests performed by Pira International and its newest affiliate in the US Printable Version [JPG, 307 KB]
	Laboratory distribution testing allows simulation of physical hazards of the supply chain, including automated handling, vibration, shock, climatics and compression Printable Version [JPG, 659 KB]