Improving Sika’s material efficiency through applying circular principles along the value chain will be critical for Sika’s path to net zero. Sika is committed to preventing waste in its activities and ensuring optimal waste management. The company reduces the amount of waste per ton sold by putting in place activities such as optimization of the production planning, streamlining the production process layout, and the reuse of production waste. Sika has actively started to seek performance enhancements by using increasingly recycled materials. In the new Strategy 2028, Sika set the target to reduce by -15% waste disposed per ton sold.

Some projects to reduce waste generation

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Sika Saudia Arabia - Waste Reduction Initiatives

Overall, Sika reduces the amount of waste generated through several initiatives such as the optimization of the production planning, streamlining of the production process layout and the reuse of production waste.
Re-use of process treated water to clean the tank trucks at Gournay-en-Bray (France)

Re-use of treated water, Gournay -en-Bray, France

Discover our innovative project at Gournay-en-Bray, France, where we're revolutionizing water usage.

Reduction of Cement Dust, Czech Republic

Sika reduced the amount of cement dust in the production of cementitious products, here an example from the plant Detmarovice, Sika Czech Republic.

Recycling of fleece-laminated bitumen foil

At the Sika premises in Worms, Germany, bitumen foil laminated with K5-fleece was collected and previously disposed externally as bitumen waste. The possibility of recycling the fleece-laminated bitumen foil has turned out to be successful.

Waste reduction by hotmelt process optimization, Sika China

As part of the program to optimize operational efficiency, Sika China streamlined the manufacturing process by optimizing the changeover mode to avoid energy consumption and improve efficiency in the production of hotmelts.

Wastewater treatment, Sika Egypt

Installation and maintenance of a new zero liquid discharge wastewater treatment unit to reduce water consumption and reuse wastewater.

Reuse of Production Waste

In 2021, Sika UK started to ensure that all powder waste in production is disposed of using zero to landfill routes. The is a clear focus on the reduction of powdered waste generation across the site (Welwyn Garden City).