Sika today celebrated the opening of its sixth production facility in China. The plant, located outside of Shanghai in Suzhou, will produce Sikaflex® polyurethane adhesives as well as concrete admixtures (Sika® ViscoCrete®) and mortars on its 75'000 square meter premises. The newly set up warehouse will above all supply the east coast of China. Suzhou is also home to a Sika technology center and headquarters of Sika China. The operations in Suzhou are under Chinese management and will employ approximately 150 people - less than 10 of them being foreigners.
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Contact: Christin Kukan,
Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
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Sika AG - a corporate profile
Sika AG, located in Baar, Switzerland, is a globally active company supplying the specialty chemicals markets. It is a leader in processing materials used in sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting load-bearing structures in construction (buildings and infrastructure construction) and in industry (vehicle, building component and equipment production).
Sika's product lines feature high-quality concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring and membranes.
Subsidiaries in more than 70 countries worldwide and approximately 11,000 employees link customers directly to Sika and guarantee the success of all of its business relationships. With this business structure Sika generates annual sales of CHF 4 billion. Visit our website at www.sika.com.
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