Ciba Specialty Chemicals Acquires ColorViz SAS

BASEL, Switzerland—Ciba Specialty Chemicals has acquired ColorViz SAS, a French start-up company with which it has cooperated since 2005. With know-how in CAD software development and material application, ColorViz has developed technology solutions for 3-D visualization of colors in substrates such as plastic and paint. Its software facilitates communication between industrial designers and specifiers and their material suppliers, making the product development process more efficient. Through Color Services, Ciba offers solutions combining software systems and consulting to help customers enhance their productivity in communicating and producing colors.