Ciba Specialty Chemicals has opened a new technical center in Newport, DE tailor-made to support its colored effects and colorant customers in the NAFTA region.      “In these days of global business, it is absolutely necessary to understand the needs of our partners at the local level,” said Chris Newton, global head of business line plastics. “The opening of this new lab has forged a further essential link in our network of technical centers, all dedicated to supporting customers locally, i...