The Sika success story continued in 2015 with a record year. Total sales for 2015 increased by 6.2% at constant exchange rates. All regions contributed to the broad-based growth, as did investments in new factories and national subsidiaries.
Sika’s PowerCure system design combines the benefits of both one- and two-component adhesive systems in a new and comfortable way. PowerCure delivers simple application and highest reliability for all kinds of manual and mobile applications. The efforts to create a solution for accelerated sealing and bonding has been recognized by the jury of the iF DESIGN AWARD.
The Longbush Ecosanctuary Welcome Shelter, New Zealand, is an innovative environmental education space. Sika's involvement was to contribute low VOC products, construction advice, sealant guns, viewing binoculars and high visibility safety vests for the team of volunteers.
Beat Hefti and Alex Baumann won the two man bobsled in the european championship in St. Moritz. Congratulations to this achievement.
Through its products, systems and solutions, Sika strives to create long-term benefits for all its stakeholders and to reduce resource consumption and impacts associated with production significantly.
One proof of Sika's successful growth strategy is the fact, that resources of acquired companies and brands are used as growth platforms. Two excellent examples are the build up of two Global Technology Centers in the UK and in Germany. See Videos.
Sika China is cooperating with "Library Project", a non-profit charity organization. So far Sika China has donated books to create libraries in 21 schools and helped to repair some classrooms.