Executives from the world’s largest chemicals group BASF visited a Bradford site which is part of their empire.
The German-based group completed its acquisition of Ciba, the Swiss-based chemicals manufacturer which employs more than 800 people at Low Moor.
Bradford staff attended one of a series of “welcome events” being held by BASF at former Ciba sites in Europe, Asia and North and South America.
Dr Jürgen Hambrecht, BASF chairman, told employees in a video message. “From today there are no longer Ciba employees on the one side and BASF employees on the other: We are now a joint BASF team. We want to create added value and develop chemistry and innovations to help our customers.”
He stressed the strategic logic of the acquisition and the need to restructure the combined Ciba and BASF units quickly.
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