Sika AG

Sika Group

Type	Public
Industry	Chemical & Construction Industry
Founded	1910, Switzerland
Founder	Kaspar Winkler
Headquarters	Baar, Zug, Switzerland
Area served	Fully owned subsidiaries in 94 countries
Key people	Jan Jenisch (CEO) Johann Paul Hälg (President of the Board)
Brands	Sikaflex Sikalatex, etc.
Revenue	CHF 5.49 billion (2015)
Number of employees	17,281 (2015)
Website	www.sika.com

Sika AG is a specialty chemical company headquartered in Baar, Switzerland and manufactures and supplies products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing and protecting in the building sector and the motor vehicle industry.

Sika was founded in 1910 when Kaspar Winkler laid the cornerstone for the firm. Winkler worked himself up from poverty to become a successful entrepreneur, and by the 1920s he was already engaged in founding subsidiaries abroad. Today the company has more than 17,000 employees, subsidiaries in 94 countries, and an annual sales turnover of CHF 5.49 billion (2015).

Besides the brand Sika, more than 600 product brands are in use including Sikaflex®, SikaTack®, Sika ViscoCrete®, SikaBond®, Sikafloor®, Sika CarboDur® Sikagard®, Sika MaxTack®, Sikaplan®, Sikament®, Sikadur®, SikaLastic®, SikaRoof® MTC, Sika Unitherm® and Sika Sarnafil®. Sika AG is the legal entity for the holding company, which includes the Sika organisations worldwide, Sika Technology AG (Research and Development) and Sika Services AG (Corporate functions supporting all organizations worldwide).

Sika’s product range includes concrete admixtures, concrete repair & protection systems, specialty mortars, grouting and anchoring systems, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, steel corrosion protection systems, flooring and wall coating systems, fire protection systems as well as roofing and waterproofing systems.

Waterproofing incorporates either the infiltration of water into structures or the escape of water out of structures. Waterproofing solutions are used for basements, tunnels, water-retaining structures, bridge decks and other types of civil infrastructure. Sika's product range includes watertight concrete and mortar and waterproofing membranes.

One of Sika's main market segments are admixtures and additives for the concrete industry. Concrete admixtures include water reducers, set retarders, accelerators, durability enhancers, mold release agents, curing compounds and surface retarders. Main application fields are bridges and buildings. Concrete admixtures are used for shotcrete, self-leveling concrete, precast concrete, ready-mix concrete or the water reduction in concrete. Additives are used for the gypsum fabrication and specialty mortars and as Plasticizers for concrete recycling.