January 8th, 2007

Huntsman acquired the Textile Effects Business of Ciba Specialty Chemicals in July 2006 and as part of Huntsman's differentiated business portfolio it will continue serving customers with high-quality products and top-notch, value-adding services.

Huntsman Textile Effects is a global leader in delivering high-value effects and state of the art processes for their customers in the textile industry.  In this view, the partnership with Reggiani Macchine for the development of textile digital ink-jet solutions has been further enhanced.
Huntsman uses the textile competence of their global network of specialists in their laboratories and at their customers’ factories to help their customers to deliver high quality output and to add value to their textiles.
It has a balanced global reach serving over 10,000 customers located in 80 countries and is the leading global supplier of comprehensive solutions for the textile industry. It provides innovative value adding effects and processing solutions to its customers like brilliant colors with high fastness, easy care, durable protection against oil, water and fire as well as a complete range of pretreatment and dyeing auxiliaries.

The business has approximately 4,200 employees and operates eleven primary manufacturing facilities located in eight countries (Switzerland, Germany, France, U.S.A., Mexico, China, Thailand and Indonesia).
Huntsman is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals. Its operating companies manufacture products for a variety of global industries, including chemicals, plastics, automotive, aviation, textiles, footwear, paints and coatings, construction, technology, agriculture, health care, detergent, personal care, furniture, appliances and packaging. Originally known for pioneering innovations in packaging and, later, for rapid and integrated growth in petrochemicals, Huntsman today has 14,000 employees and over 75 operations in 24 countries. The Company had 2006 revenues of $13 billion