Ciba Specialty Chemicals was the world’s largest manufacturer of plastic antioxidants, its headquartered was in Basel, Switzerland, it had 79 offices in 28 countries, the number of employees was 19,300, and has 24 fine chemical research centers associated in 12 countries.
The same time, Ciba Specialty Chemicals was also the world leader in fine chemical industry, its products were throughout the plastics, ink, paint, paper, automotive, construction and home and personal care products. But it was acquired with about $ 3.0 billion by the world’s chemical giants BASF at Apr. 2009. From then on it became a subsidiary of BASF, but its product has been used.
Ciba Some Additives (BASF chemical additives)
Additives |
Name |
Main |
Antioxidants |
IRGANOX |
PP, PE, PVC, PA etc. can maintain long-term |
IRGANOX |
PPã€PEã€ABSã€PSã€PVCã€SBSã€PAã€PUã€PCã€PET |
|
IRGANOX |
TPEã€TPUã€PA |
|
Auxiliary antioxidant |
IRGAFOS 168 |
Processing stability of PP and other |
IRGAFOS P-EPQ |
Special purpose which needs processing |
|
IRGAFOS PS802 |
In the absence of color, odor requirements |
|
Metal deactivators |
IRGANOX MD1024 |
Prevent that plastics, elastomers contact |
UV absorbers |
TINUVIN |
PPã€PEã€PSã€ABSã€PVCã€PCã€PBTã€AS |
TINUVIN |
POM, PC, PBT, PMMA etc high-temperature |
|
TINUVIN |
PPã€PEã€ABSã€PVCã€PCã€PAã€ASã€PU |
|
TINUVIN |
PPã€PEã€ABSã€PVCã€PBTã€POMã€PU |
|
TINUVIN |
PP, PE, PS, PC, PA, PBT, PU and Elastomers |
|
TINUVIN |
PETã€PBTã€PVC-Uã€PSã€PMMAã€PCã€ABSã€PEã€PP |
|
Light stabilizers |
TINUVIN 622 |
PPã€PEã€PSã€PVCã€PUã€POMã€PA |
TINUVIN 770 |
PPã€PEã€ABSã€PVCã€PCã€PU |
|
CHIMASSORB 944 |
PP, PE and EVA film |
|
Composite light stabilizers |
TINUVIN 783 |
PP flat yarn and fiber, PE film |
TINUVIN 791 |
PP, PE class thick products, and provide |