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Sika continues its dedicated and successful expansion strategy. The company has opened a new mortar manufacturing facility in Dubai and a concrete admixture plant on Réunion. With these openings, Sika reacts to the growing demand in the respective markets and strengthens its relationships with existing customers.
Paul Schuler, Sika Regional Manager EMEA, emphasises the importance of the new production facilities in the UAE and on Réunion: "The new facilities are important milestones for Sika UAE and Sika Indian Ocean, allowing us to produce and supply our innovative, high-quality and environmentally friendly products to satisfy the evolving requirements. With the plant in the UAE, we further accelerate the implementation of our global mortar strategy in the EMEA region. With 31% growth in 2014, mortar is Sika’s strongest growing product area, as well as one of the key elements of the Strategy 2018.”
The company has been active in the UAE since 2008.