Company Profile
Established in 1910, Sika is a global supplier of speciality chemical products serving construction and industrial markets. Sika South Africa started trading in 1988. As a “multi-domestic” company, Sika places the needs of its local customers at the centre of its business activities.

Our products and systems are used in almost every aspect of modern living, from building bridges, dams, roads and harbours to high-rise buildings. Sika’s technology is also used for building cars, trucks, buses, boats and industrial products. When using Sika systems, quality, durability and sustainability are added.

Infrastructure
Astronomic sums are spent worldwide on infrastructure provision and maintenance. The rapid economic ascent of the emerging countries necessitates enormous investments in energy, transportation, water and health care. The existing infrastructure in developed countries also requires modernization.

Sika Solutions to building sustainability
• Construction chemicals, shotcreting machines and waterproof membranes allow efficient tunneling.
• Composite materials can be used to strengthen aging engineering structures such as bridges and substantially prolong their service life.
• Root-resistant polymeric roof membranes and systems allow the installation of green roofs to improve the urban climate.
• Special concrete repair mortars and resins considerably extend the service life of bridges and concrete structures.

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Sika Solutions to saving energy and raw materials
• Sika’s concrete admixtures for high-grade concrete incorporating recycled aggregates reduce the demand for gravel.
• Sika supplies special seals for bonding lighter windows, which improve the insulation performance of low-energy buildings.

Sika solutions for climate protection
• Sika’s highly reflective polymeric roof membranes boost the efficiency of solar installations and lower the cooling demand in buildings.
• Offshore wind farms using Sika’s special corrosion protection systems achieve longer service lives under rough conditions.
• Viewed over their entire life cycle, Sika Sarnafil® roof membranes entail 30% lower CO₂ emissions than other less durable roofing sheets.

Sika solutions for saving water
• Concrete produced with Sika ViscoCrete admixtures requires up to 15% less water than concrete mixed using standard procedures.
• Waterproof concrete and interior coatings supplies by Sika for drinking-water reservoirs reduce water losses.
• Sika’s spray-applied waterproofing membranes for watertight structures and wastewater treatment plants reduce contamination.

Sika’s contribution to global infrastructure: Gotthard base tunnel
When inaugurated in 2016, the new 57 km Gotthard base tunnel will be the world’s longest tunnel. For the tunneling operations through the Swiss Alps, Sika supplied concrete admixtures, waterproofing and shotcreting systems and machinery, together with fire protection mortars.

For more information on Sika products and systems, visit zaf.sik.com

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