MetalFX® Names Jim Walker Business Manager

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom; April 2008— MetalFX Technology—a Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation subsidiary—has named Jim Walker as Business Manager. Prior to joining MetalFX, Walker held management positions with Kodak and DuPont. In his most recent position, with DuPont Color Communications Division, he was Country Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa North. Walker has been involved in the printing industry since 1979.

Discussing the announcement, MetalFX Managing Director Andrew Ainge commented: “MetalFX is pleased to welcome Jim Walker to the MetalFX family. He is well known among printers and the design community and will assist in our continued expansion into new markets around the world.”

MetalFX, a recent Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation acquisition, is a universal process and spot metallic color system that allows millions of metallic colors to be printed, all by adding only the one base silver ink to the usual CMYK mix. Ciba Specialty brings more than 40 years of experience in color matching to the worldwide graphic arts, paints, plastics, fibers and ceramic industries.