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Sika’s 3D concrete printing technology allows complex geometries to be realized economically

First Commercial 3D Concrete Printer with Sika Technology in Operation

US-based Pikus Concrete teams up with Sika to commercialize 3D concrete printing technology in the construction industry and to capture its vast potential. Pikus' first 3D concrete printer with Sika technology has commenced operation in Lehi, Utah. The company is working on implementing the technology in the first construction projects.

Africa - A Growth Region for Sika

Africa is a diverse continent of 54 countries with over 2,000 languages, and an array of landscapes encompassing deserts, savanna, steppes and rain forests. In business terms too, the many challenges facing Africa make it a continent ripe for development. And for Sika it represents huge business potential. We put some questions to Area Manager Africa Jean de Martres on Sika’s recently launched Africa Strategy.
Hudson Yards, the largest private real estate development in New York

Urbanization Drives Sika's Growth: Hudson Yards

Urbanization is one of the most prominent megatrends and major cities are going vertical. This is the only way to create space for the growing number of people being drawn to urban living. The Hudson Yards project in Manhattan perfectly illustrates the opportunities provided by densification and the challenges in construction for which Sika provides the solutions.
Canal at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens

Cultural Center Athens - Higher Environmental Standards

By offering sustainable solutions for energy-efficient and environmentally friendly construction Sika meets important requirements of urban construction projects. One example is the new cultural center in Athens where Sika helped to meet higher environmental standards.
Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall, Hamburg

Sika System Solutions for Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

The Elbphilharmonie concert hall, with its unmistakable silhouette, has already become an impressive new landmark on Hamburg's skyline. The visionary design by Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron has transformed an old brick warehouse into an architectural and cultural beacon that shines across the German metropolis. In implementing the scheme, the German construction group HOCHTIEF opted to use numerous Sika products and system solutions.

Cities Are Going Vertical - And Sika Plays a Major Role

The architectural engineering practice of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has designed the tallest residence building in the large-scale Hudson Yards development. The company’s Associate Director of Structural Engineering, Preetam Biswas, talks about the challenges of high-density construction, and the role played by concrete and leading suppliers of specialty chemicals like Sika in high-rise construction.

Fast and Successful Integration of Parex

One year after signing
A fasthouse construction from Ireland where Sika products have been used in the modular construction.

Sika Has the Solutions for New Trends in Construction – Modular Building

Construction sites are changing and modular building is one of the predominant trends in modern construction. Instead of building work being carried out entirely on site, structural modules are increasingly being prefabricated using automated processes and assembled at the construction site. Sika adds value to this trend. With the company’s experience construction processes can be industrialized, efficiency enhanced and standards raised.
Revear, a strong brand in Argentina in the paint business, specialized in textured finishes.

Celebrating a Successful Integration

One year after closing
Hemp-based facade mortar Parnatur®

Bio-based Mortar to Reduce CO2 Emissions

Sika is committed to sustainability and has developed a hemp-based facade mortar. The product is designed to lower the use of cement in construction, and to reduce CO2 emissions. After the successful launch in France, the product will now also be marketed in other European countries.

Innovation Drives Sika's Success

Sika’s long history of innovation has led to unparalleled success in becoming a recognized global technology leader in many markets, as well as creating value for Sika’s customers. Recently, Sika has won the Swiss Technology Award for its new, high-performance adhesive technology used in lightweight construction in the field of transportation.

Sika Is Shaping the Future of Building

Modular construction and 3D concrete printing are radically changing the building industry, and innovative technologies put Sika at the cutting edge of both trends. Work is increasingly moving away from the construction site and onto the factory floor, highlighting the process of industrialization currently underway in the building trade.
Harbin Opera House from the outside

Sika Enables Great Architecture - The Harbin Opera House in China

Sika's high-performance sealing and bonding solutions enable outstanding architecture to become reality. One example of this is the Harbin Opera House in Northeast China, which had very special requirements in terms of its construction and the performance of its construction materials. Recently the cultural landmark project was recognized as one of the world’s best buildings for its outstanding architecture.
White facade of Szczecin Philharmonic Hall contrasting with old red buildings

Philharmonic Hall Graffiti - Protected by Sika

The Szczecin Philharmonic Hall in Poland is a true eye-catcher, and now even more so since it has been protected from graffiti using Sika products. The building’s facades, reminiscent of an iceberg, are made of white-lacquered sheet metal. During artistic events thousands of LED lights mounted inside the facade turn the building into a white lantern at night, and white and red on national holidays. During municipal festivals, the outside shines green and blue to represent a city of floating gardens, capturing the meaning of the Polish name Szczecin.

Sikaflex®-11FC+ Strides through 50 Years of Innovation

The journey for the current Sikaflex®-11FC+ started 50 years ago in 1968, with the launch of Sikaflex® 1A. A pioneering innovation, the product was one of the first single-component polyurethane adhesive-sealants for construction.

Increased Concrete Performance with Sika's Reinforcing Fibers

Urban construction requires high-strength concrete and reinforcement solution for demanding projects like highrise buildings or infrastructure projects where the concrete has to withstand high pressures. In recent years, Sika has expanded its presence in the fast-growing concrete reinforcing fiber market, with several acquisitions and investments in new production lines.

Electric Cars: Sika on the Fast Track

Electric cars are in high demand. The planned and implemented regulations mean they will soon be seen on every road. Automakers are changing their strategies – and they can rely fully on Sika for support with the new vehicle technologies.
Sika premises

Delivering Products from Düdingen to the World for over 50 years

As Sika’s drive for international expansion continues – with the Strategy 2020 target of 30 new plants and 105 national subsidiaries – one of the company’s home-country production plants recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and is benefiting from its own investment and growth.
Colored Concrete

Sika Provides a Boost for the Construction Industry with 3D Concrete Printing

Sika masters all the process steps needed to print concrete on an industrial scale, and is leading the way in 3D concrete printing technology.

Sika Bridge Repairs - Keeping Atlanta Moving

Sika recently helped to complete vital repair works on a collapsed interstate bridge in Atlanta, Georgia. The team worked with Thomas Concrete and a new product - Sika® Control NS – to complete the work in just six weeks, a full month ahead of Georgia Transportation Department’s tight timescale.
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