Sika’s supplier portfolio is highly diverse, reflecting the company’s broad range of business segments. Sika Procurement serves as the key link between the supplier market and the company, ensuring that Sika capitalizes on innovation opportunities. Material category experts continuously evaluate and refine procurement practices to enhance cost efficiency and sustainability while aligning with Sika’s strategic and operational goals. The various procurement categories are listed below:
The Category Adhesive Systems focuses on raw materials like polyether and polyester polyols, aromatic isocyanates and silicone raw materials to meet the global market demands of sealing & bonding and industry applications.
Furthermore, castor oil, carbon black, TiO2 and a variety of fillers & extenders as well as complimentary trading products used as system components are managed by a global team.
The Category Cementitious Systems focuses on organic binders, mineral binders, aggregates and selected additives used in mortar systems. This includes raw materials like redispersible powder, cellulose ethers, liquid dispersions, cement, alumina cement, alternative mineral binders (SCM), sands and complimentary trading products.
The category team contributes to meeting the regional/local market demands of tile adhesives, tile grouts, self-leveling underlayment’s, primers, liquid applied membranes, repair mortars and admixtures serving several target markets in construction.
The Category Coatings & Resins comprises a range of raw materials including epoxy resins, reactive diluents, amines and aliphatic isocyanates, as well as a multitude of additives, solvents and catalysts.
The portfolio of materials within this category creates the base to provide flooring & coating solutions to the market as well as covering all types of requirements for industrial and commercial applications in sectors like construction, industrial manufacturing or refurbishment, among others.
The Concrete Materials Category handles raw materials to ensure stable supply of concrete admixtures to Sika customers. These raw materials include plasticizers of different technologies, such as PCE (produced in-house by Sika as well as outsourced), ligno- and naphthalene sulfonates and carbohydrates.
Sika serves the cement industry with various grinding aids and performance improvers, which are based upon glycols, amines, glycerins and other materials.
A wide range of biocides is another important segment to stabilize the many substances the company employs in our admixture production.
Other materials include various antifreeze and corrosion inhibiting agents, materials for sprayed concrete, viscosity.
Sika leverages a diverse range of innovative packaging solutions to meet its global needs, from paper-based valve bags and UN-certified metal containers to versatile plastic and aluminum formats. The company's commitment extends beyond functionality, focusing on sustainable practices such as waste reduction and the integration of recycled materials. With every packaging innovation, Sika aims to deliver excellence while shaping a more sustainable future.
The Category Thermoplastics focuses on raw materials like PVC, plasticizers, bitumen, modifiers, polypropylene derivatives, glass & polyester reinforcement materials and several stabilizers and flame retardants which enable Sika to manufacture solutions for roofing and waterproofing.
A wide range of trading goods is also managed within this category to make Sika a global leader in the building systems sector.
Indirect spend in Sika Group focuses on goods and services. The company's support areas for spend management include CAPEX projects, OPEX initiatives (such as information technology projects, global agreements for purchasing and leasing cars & forklifts, 3rd party spend for human resource & temporary workers as well as global agreements covering MRO, PPE, and office supplies).
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