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BASF to discontinue Ciba JV plans with Astra Polymer

　　2008/9/19 　BASFがCiba買収へ

2007年3月に開催されましたチバ･スペシャルティ･ケミカルズ　グループの株主総会での決定に基づき、2008年3月までに、各国のグループ会社名も「Ciba」に随時変更される予定です。
今回の社名変更により、特殊化学品（スペシャルティ・ケミカルズ) メーカーの枠を超え、その周辺の技術や専門知識、サービスを含めて、お客様に「Value beyond chemistry（化学を超えた価値）」をお届けするという、設立当時からのスローガンに近づくことを、全社で真摯に目指してまいります。

チバ・スペシャルティ・ケミカルズ　2006/2/20

チバ・スペシャルティ・ケミカルズテキスタイル機能材ビジネスの売却でハンツマン社と合意
http://www.cibasc.com/ja/jp-nr-060220_repositioningte-ja.pdf

・ビジネスと社員にとって、可能な限り最善の解決策
・ハンツマン社による化学業界内での買収
・売却額は約3 億3,200 万スイスフラン
・コアビジネスへの集中に向けた戦略

　チバ・スペシャルティ・ケミカルズは、2006 年2 月20 日、ハンツマン社へのテキスタイル機能材ビジネスの売却に関する最終的な合意に至ったと発表しました。売却額は、キャッシュと引受負債を含め、約3 億3,200 万スイスフランです。最終的な事業の引渡しは、包括的な分離プロセスと必要な関係省庁の承認を経て、2006 年第3 四半期を予定しています。

テキスタイル機能材		グループにおける割合
売上高	12億8,300万スイスフラン	17%
調整後EBITDA*	1億1,500 万スイスフラン	12%
EBIT*	6,300万スイスフラン	11%
人員数** (テキスタイル機能材 + グループのサポートスタッフ)	約 4,200 名	22%
研究開発費	2,900万スイスフラン	10%
新規設備投資	2,700万スイスフラン	10%

* リストラクチャリング、減損、その他費用計上前
** 約4,200名のうち約900名は、グループのサポート部門のスタッフで、サポート部門スタッフ全体の25％を占める。

British Plastics & Rubber 2006/12/17

Ciba expands flame retardant production

A new production plant for Melapur 200 melamine polyphosphate halogen-free flame retardant has been opened by Ciba Specialty Chemicals at its Lampertheim production site in Germany. Melapur 200 was originally developed to suit the high processing temperatures associated with compounding glass fibre reinforced polyamides. However, its high thermal stability and low water solubility have shown it to be effective in a variety of other polymer substrates, either on its own or as a synergistic component in flame retardant formulations.

2008/8/28 Ciba

Ciba and Astra Polymers sign Joint Venture agreement on customer specific antioxidant blends in Middle East

New Joint venture company, together with existing presence in Bahrain, will provide Ciba with a strong local base from which to serve plastics customers in fast-growing Middle East region
Ciba and Astra Polymers to consider establishing antioxidant plant in Saudi Arabia

Ciba Inc. has signed a Joint Venture (JV) agreement with Astra Polymers, Saudi Arabia, to produce and sell customer specific antioxidant blends to customers in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the UAE. The joint venture company will be called Ciba-Astra Additives Company Limited and will be based in Saudi Arabia. At the same time, the two companies signed a letter of intent to study the feasibility of building an antioxidant plant in Saudi Arabia.

About Astra Polymers
Astra Polymers is an ISO 9001:2000-certified Saudi Arabian member company of industry conglomerate Astra Industrial Group (AIG) specializing in the production of high-quality Masterbatch (Black, White, and Color), and Dust Free Additive Systems together with custom-made Thermoplastic Compounds plus liquid based or paste colorants and custom compounding for the Polymer Manufacturing, Polymer Converting, Petrochemical and Plastics Processing Industries.

2010/7/12

BASF to discontinue Ciba JV plans with Astra Polymer

BASF and Astra Polymer Compounding Co. Ltd., Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have arrived at a decision to discontinue plans for a joint venture to produce customer specific antioxidant blends (CSB) in the Middle East Region. The JV plans were based on an agreement between Astra Polymer and the Plastic Additives business of former Ciba AG which has been acquired by BASF in 2009. This termination will not impact the existing tolling agreement between the two partners to produce customer specific antioxidant blends for the region.

"We are convinced of the strategic importance of the Middle East Region and the need for a local production unit for customer specific blends," says John Frijns, Senior Vice President Plastic Additives Europe/EAWA at BASF. "A thorough evaluation following the integration of the legacy Ciba Plastic Additives business into BASF has furnished new options that will deliver more value to both, our customers and BASF.”

As the leading Plastic Additives supplier worldwide, BASF is committed to support polymer growth in the Middle East with local production as well as the services that customers demand in the Middle East Region. The company is currently finalizing its evaluation of several investment options for the production of customer specific antioxidant blends.