For over a century, dye chemistry dominated the Klybeck site. The merger of Ciba and Geigy in 1970 unleashed one last growth spurt for the industry. However, just a few years later, the inevitable decline was unstoppable.
Text by Michael Mildner, photos by Adriano A. Biondo and from the Novartis Company Archive, illustration by Capucine Matti
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