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Saving Sand and Building a Sustainable Future

In a world where population growth and urbanization spur constant construction, the demand for high-quality sand is at an all-time high. Sika has stepped up to this challenge with sustainable solutions.

Teamwork at Scale for Impact Beyond Border

Taylor, Texas, is home to one of the highest-profile construction projects in the US: a CHF 15 billion Samsung semiconductor plant. Sika delivered high-performance solutions from eight target markets to ensure material compatibility with a single source warranty.

Local Breakthrough Innovation for Vital Infrastructure

The six-lane Mumbai–Nagpur expressway represents a leap into the future. The unrivaled safety standards of the route’s only tunnel prove it. Sika delivered the structure’s locally produced passive fire protection system and light-reflective coatings, a first for India.

Connecting Indian Cities Efficiently

The development of India’s first high-speed rail network is a milestone for the world’s most populous country. Sika has emerged as a preferred partner in creating the robust infrastructure needed to operate the bullet train technology made famous in Japan.

Sika Solutions to the Skills Shortage

Construction managers all over the world are facing a severe shortage of skilled labor. A potent remedy: quick and easy-to-apply solutions and technologies from Sika that enable optimal deployment of the available skills.

More Than a Renovation: Securing the Foundation of an Icon

While Battersea Power Station has long been part of the London skyline, only recently did an inspired redevelopment project put it back on the map. Sika waterproofed the substructure of this repurposed landmark – one of the world’s largest and most protected brick buildings.

Sika advances the transition pathway

With environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues becoming increasingly important, Sika is rolling out a new framework to integrate innovation and sustainability across its product portfolio. As part of its Strategy 2028, the company has developed a robust Sustainability Portfolio Management (SPM) system that provides a transparent, factual, and reliable assessment of its product portfolio, as well as insights into performance and sustainability.

Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall, Hamburg

Sika System Solutions for Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

The Elbphilharmonie concert hall, with its unmistakable silhouette, has already become an impressive new landmark on Hamburg's skyline. The visionary design by Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron has transformed an old brick warehouse into an architectural and cultural beacon that shines across the German metropolis. In implementing the scheme, the German construction group HOCHTIEF opted to use numerous Sika products and system solutions.

Fast and Successful Integration of Parex

One year after signing

Harbin Opera House from the outside

Sika Enables Great Architecture - The Harbin Opera House in China

Sika's high-performance sealing and bonding solutions enable outstanding architecture to become reality. One example of this is the Harbin Opera House in Northeast China, which had very special requirements in terms of its construction and the performance of its construction materials. Recently the cultural landmark project was recognized as one of the world’s best buildings for its outstanding architecture.

White facade of Szczecin Philharmonic Hall contrasting with old red buildings

Philharmonic Hall Graffiti - Protected by Sika

The Szczecin Philharmonic Hall in Poland is a true eye-catcher, and now even more so since it has been protected from graffiti using Sika products. The building’s facades, reminiscent of an iceberg, are made of white-lacquered sheet metal. During artistic events thousands of LED lights mounted inside the facade turn the building into a white lantern at night, and white and red on national holidays. During municipal festivals, the outside shines green and blue to represent a city of floating gardens, capturing the meaning of the Polish name Szczecin.

Electric Cars: Sika on the Fast Track

Electric cars are in high demand. The planned and implemented regulations mean they will soon be seen on every road. Automakers are changing their strategies – and they can rely fully on Sika for support with the new vehicle technologies.

Delivering Products from Düdingen to the World for over 50 years

As Sika’s drive for international expansion continues – with the Strategy 2020 target of 30 new plants and 105 national subsidiaries – one of the company’s home-country production plants recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and is benefiting from its own investment and growth.

Colored Concrete

Sika Provides a Boost for the Construction Industry with 3D Concrete Printing

Sika masters all the process steps needed to print concrete on an industrial scale, and is leading the way in 3D concrete printing technology.

Sikaflex®-11FC+ Strides through 50 Years of Innovation

The journey for the current Sikaflex®-11FC+ started 50 years ago in 1968, with the launch of Sikaflex® 1A. A pioneering innovation, the product was one of the first single-component polyurethane adhesive-sealants for construction.

Sika Bridge Repairs - Keeping Atlanta Moving

Sika recently helped to complete vital repair works on a collapsed interstate bridge in Atlanta, Georgia. The team worked with Thomas Concrete and a new product - Sika® Control NS – to complete the work in just six weeks, a full month ahead of Georgia Transportation Department’s tight timescale.

Concrete Fibers

Increased Concrete Performance with Sika's Reinforcing Fibers

Urban construction requires high-strength concrete and reinforcement solution for demanding projects like highrise buildings or infrastructure projects where the concrete has to withstand high pressures. In recent years, Sika has expanded its presence in the fast-growing concrete reinforcing fiber market, with several acquisitions and investments in new production lines.

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