New plants strengthen supply chains in growth markets
Sika has expanded its global manufacturing network by five locations. With the new plants in Argentina, Colombia, the USA, Bangladesh and Tanzania, the specialty chemicals company aims to meet the growing demand for building materials in these regions.
Sika is manufacturing its products for the construction industry at five additional plants. According to its announcement, the specialty chemicals company, headquartered in Baar, sees this as an important step towards increasing production capacity and further strengthening its global supply chain in key growth markets.
Sika has opened a new plant for concrete admixtures in Haines City, Florida. According to the information provided, the factory has the highest level of automation of all Sika admixture sites in the United States.
In Puerto Tirol in the Argentine region of Chaco, Sika has inaugurated its eighth production facility in the South American country. After “several challenging years,” the local construction market has returned to a growth path, opening up new opportunities for Sika.
In the Colombian city of Cali, a new factory produces mortar, tile adhesive, interior wall and acrylic coatings, and concrete admixtures. Production there will also be exported. Sika will also gain a foothold in the construction market in Bangladesh with a site in Narayanganj, benefiting from an estimated annual growth rate of over 7 per cent until 2029.
In the Tanzanian city of Mwanza, Sika is banking on its location in an important and densely populated mining area. Accordingly, Sika produces special mortars for mining and construction, mortars, concrete admixtures and grinding aids for cement plants there. Sika serves local demand with the plant and exports to Burundi, Rwanda and the Congo.