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BASF Schweiz AG

Swiss chemical company

Ciba was a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland. "Ciba" stood for "Chemische Industrie Basel" (Chemical Industries Basel) and was formed when the non-pharmaceuticals elements of Novartis were spun out in 1997, following the merger in the previous year of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz that created Novartis. In 2008, Ciba was acquired by the German chemical company BASF and, in April 2009, integrated into the BASF group.2 It ceased to exist in 2010.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1996Founded1
  • Industrychemical industry1
  • HeadquartersBasel1
  • Websitewww.ciba.com
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1
  • LEI529900Y50LDJQF5UO6043
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKlybeckstrasse 161, 4057 Basel, Switzerland3
  • Registered withMinistry of Justice, CHE-114.849.3503

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Ciba was a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland. "Ciba" stood for "Chemische Industrie Basel" (Chemical Industries Basel) and was formed when the non-pharmaceuticals elements of Novartis were spun out in 1997, following the merger in the previous year of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz that created Novartis.2

Corporate structure

BASF Schweiz AG is part of a group headed by BASF. 162 entities, 40 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • BASF Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
    • BASF Praha, Czechia
    • BASF (Canada) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
      • BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS CANADA INC. Subsidiary · Ludwigshafen, Germany
      • BASF COATINGS INC. Subsidiary · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    • BASF (France) Paris, France
    • BASF Antwerpen N.V. Antwerpen, Belgium
    • BASF Polyurethanes Lemförde, Germany
    • BASF Schwarzheide Schwarzheide, Germany
    • BASF Schweiz AG Basel, Switzerland
    • Surventis Münster, Germany
    • BASF (China) Subsidiary · 上海, China
    • BASF (Norway) Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    • BASF (Switzerland) Subsidiary · Basel, Switzerland
    • Deutsche Länderbank Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    • Gasolin Subsidiary · Hanover
    • Suvinil Subsidiary
    • Verenium Corporation Subsidiary · San Diego
    • Wintershall Subsidiary · Kassel, Germany
    • High-Tech Gründerfonds Stake · 1.84% · Bonn
    • Basf Finance Europe N.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Arnhem, Netherlands
    • A.M. CRAIG LIMITED Subsidiary · Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
    • Alsachimie S.A.S. Subsidiary · Chalampé, France
    • B A S F SRL Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • ba si fu dian chi cai liao (shang hai) you xian gong si (巴斯夫电池材料（上海）有限公司) Subsidiary · Shanghai, China
    • BASF (Netherlands) Subsidiary
    • BASF (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • BASF (United States) Subsidiary · Florham Park, United States
    • and 124 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The company first came to life under the name "Gesellschaft fur Chemische Industrie", and eventually settled on an acronym of Chemische Industrie Basel sometime after 1920.

Part of the merger agreement of 1997, between Ciba Geigy and Sandoz, was that the former's industrial chemicals business would be spun off as a separate business, leading to the formation of Ciba Specialty Chemicals plc.

In 2004, Ciba bought paper chemical manufacturer Raisio Chemicals from Raisio Group. In 2006, Ciba divested its textile dyes and chemical auxiliaries business in a sale to Huntsman Corporation.

In 2007, the company announced the intention to adopt the name Ciba Inc.

Ciba's board of directors agreed to a €3.4 billion takeover offer from BASF, the world's largest chemicals company, on 15 September 2008.

In 2009, the parent company changed the name to BASF Performance Products Limited – BASF group.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ciba Specialty Chemicals, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • plastic

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 29, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by BASF3
  2. 2010Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 1996Founded Founded1

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