Sika Group, located in Baar, Switzerland, is a globally active company supplying the specialty chemicals markets. It is a leader in processing materials used in sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting load-bearing structures in construction (buildings and infrastructure construction) and in industry (vehicle, building component and equipment production).

Sika’s product lines feature high-quality concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring and membranes. Subsidiaries in more than 70 countries worldwide and approximately 12,900 employees link customers directly to Sika and guarantee the success of all of its business relationships. With this business structure Sika generates annual sales of CHF 4.6 billion.

Sika Facts and Figures

• on five continents
• in over 70 countries
• nearly 90 production and marketing companies
• around 12 900 employees
• Sales volume: CHF 4.6 billion
• Sales growth 2008: 1.1 %
• Divisions: 80 % Construction, 20 % Industry

Research and Development

• 11 centers for Research and Development
• 70 new patents in 2008
• Innovation rate: 34 % (percentage of sales with products invented within the previous five years)

Sika was founded in 1910 in Zurich, Switzerland. In 2008, the company opened its new Technology Center in Zurich, which shows the cutting-edge technology of Sika with high-quality self-compacting concrete and aestetically looking bonded facades (picture to the top).

The Sika Family Brand as well as 614 additional Sika Trademarks such as Sikaflex, Sika ViscoCrete or SikaBond create essential market advantages for the company. In total, Sika currently holds over 13,000 trademark registrations in 163 countries.

Management

• Chairman of the Board: Walter Grüebler
• CEO: Ernst Bärtschi

Recent Acquisitions

• Valspar, Industrial Flooring (USA, 2008)
• Tricosal, Waterproofing (Germany/Switzerland, 2008)
• Garland, Industrial Flooring (USA, 2008)
• Keshuai Additive, Concrete Admixtures (China, 2008)
• Pelplast Utvecklings, Industrial Flooring (Sweden, 2008)
• Iotech, Liquid Membranes (UK, 2009)

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