& construction industry founded 1910 switzerland founder kaspar winkler headquarters baar zug switzerland area served fully owned subsidiaries in 94 countries key people jan jenisch ceo johann paul h lg president of the board brands sikaflex sikalatex etc. revenue chf 5.49 billion 2015 number of employees 17 281 2015 website www.sika.com sika ag is a specialty chemical company headquartered in baar switzerland and manufactures and supplies products for bonding sealing damping reinforcing and protecting in the building sector and the motor vehicle industry . sika was founded in 1910 when kaspar winkler laid the cornerstone for the firm . winkler worked himself up from poverty to become a successful entrepreneur and by the 1920s he was already engaged in founding subsidiaries abroad . today the company has more than 17 000 employees subsidiaries in 94 countries and an annual sales turnover of chf 5.49 billion 2015 . besides the brand sika more than 600 product brands are in use including sikaflex sikatack sika viscocrete sikabond sikafloor sika carbodur sikagard sika maxtack sikaplan sikament sikadur sikalastic sikaroof mtc sika unitherm and sika sarnafil . sika ag is the legal entity for the holding company which includes the sika organisations worldwide sika technology ag research and development and sika services ag corporate functions supporting all organizations worldwide . contents 1 products & application fields 1 1.1 waterproofing 2 1.2 concrete 3 1.3 roofing 4 1.4 flooring & coatings 1.5 sealing & bonding 7 1.6 refurbishment 1.7 industrial manufacturing & automotive 1.7.1 automotive aftermarket 2 history 11 2.1 1910 1950 2.2 1950 2000 2.3 2000 present 3 group management 14 4 board of directors 15 5 references 6 external links products & application fields 1 edit sika s product range includes concrete admixtures concrete repair & protection systems specialty mortars grouting and anchoring systems sealants and adhesives damping and reinforcing materials structural strengthening systems steel corrosion protection systems flooring and wall coating systems fire protection systems as well as roofing and waterproofing systems . waterproofing 2 edit waterproofing incorporates either the infiltration of water into structures or the escape of water out of structures . waterproofing solutions are used for basements tunnels water retaining structures bridge decks and other types of civil infrastructure . sika s product range includes watertight concrete and mortar and waterproofing membranes . concrete 3 edit one of sika s main market segments are admixtures and additives for the concrete industry . concrete admixtures include water reducers set retarders accelerators durability enhancers mold release agents curing compounds and surface retarders . main application fields are bridges and buildings . concrete admixtures are used for shotcrete self leveling concrete precast concrete ready mix concrete or the water reduction in concrete . additives are used for the gypsum fabrication and specialty mortars and as plasticizers for concrete recycling . roofing 4 edit sika is a supplier of roofing membranes and coatings . roof coatings are mainly used for flat roofs including green roofs light reflective cool roofs solar roofs 5 or roof decks . roof membranes consist of tpo or pvc . 6 flooring & coatings edit sika supplies flooring products based on epoxy polyurethane cement and hybrids . main application fields are floors in production processing logistic and storage facilities cleanrooms car parks and floors with esd protection . coatings are used for tank linings water treatment facilities fire protection and corrosion protection for steel structures . sealing & bonding 7 edit sealing and bonding has the aim to reduce the infiltration of gases and liquids through voids cavities transmission spread or loss of heat . adhesive solutions are an alternative to technologies such as bolting riveting and welding . sika s sealing and bonding solutions are used for building envelopes floor joints wood floor bonding and interior finishings in kitchen and bathrooms . refurbishment edit in the market field refurbishment sika supplies products for concrete protection and repair solutions such as repair mortars protective coatings structural strengthening tiling anchoring and hydrophobic impregnation . industrial manufacturing & automotive edit sika supplies products for the automotive market for example custom solutions for automotive original equipment manufacturers oem and suppliers oes and windscreen adhesives for the automotive aftermarket for improved safe drive away time sdat . sealing and bonding products are also used for commercial vehicles e.g. buses shipbuilding facades fenestration manufacturing and for renewable energies e.g. bonding solutions for wind mill blades and solar panels . automotive aftermarket edit in the automotive aftermarket sika is global market leader for windscreen adhesives in windscreen replacement applications . 8 from the beginning highest safety for the car owners as well as simple to use systems were the key factors that made sika successful . sika has done more than 60 car crash tests to verify the safety of the system . 9 in addition to this sika is also offering a wide range of products for collision repair and provides solutions to applications such as seam sealing sprayable sealing underbody coating stone chip protection gasketing structural bonding etc. sika aftermarket products are available under the brand names of sikaflex sikatack and sikatitan for polyurethane adhesives and sealants sikasil for gasketing sikagard for protective coatings and sikapower for structural repair solutions . 10 history 11 edit 1910 1950 edit 1910 kaspar winkler founded sika winkler s first inventions were agents to protect and clean granite conservado purigo and a waterproofing agent for mortars . this waterproofing agent named sika 1 is still sold today . 1912 subsidiary founded in southern germany a subsidiary with its own small scale manufacturing facility was founded . leadership capacity and connections were insufficient for determined expansion . by hiring a director for foreign operations who cared about the sika operations more subsidiaries were founded in england italy and france . 1918 the swiss federal railways ran successful trials the swiss federal railways ran successful trials using sika to waterproof the tunnels of the gotthard section . this became necessary so that electric trains could be used as well . the swiss national railways waterproofed 67 tunnels with sika during the following years which was sika s breakthrough as it represented sika s first big reference project a true landmark . 1935 worldwide presence before world war ii fritz schenker winkler s son in law pushed the expansion in europe north and south america and in asia . 1950 2000 edit 1971 second generation change romuald burkard took over the leadership of the group of companies which by 1968 had become a single integral corporate structure with sika finanz ag . subsequently sika was listed on the swiss stock exchange . 1990 weak profitability 1990s were not an easy decade for sika ag . the solution to survive the difficult times was achieved by withdrawing from less lucrative non core businesses such as the building of robots used to restore sewer lines . sika also abandoned the manufacture of road building products . sika came close to selling its sealing membranes business to sarnafil . 2000 core competencies sika summarizes its core competencies as follows sealing bonding damping reinforcing and protecting . 2000 present edit 2009 dubai metro s first line the dubai metro s first line was inaugurated . the second line is scheduled to begin by operating in 2011 . there are 58.7 km of overground track in tunnels clad with 53000 prefabricated tubbing elements . 2010 100 year anniversary worldwide celebrations at the different subsidiaries with the attendance of the owner family active and retired senior managers and others . on the threshold of its 100 year anniversary sika starts running the platform sika experiences which promotes internships and enables students and young professionals insights into this industry . 2012 a new president for the board of directors and a new ceo paul h lg ceo of the d twyler gruppe is elected as president of the board of directors of sika ag . jan jenisch takes over the ceo position from ernst b rtschi upon his retirement on january 1 2012 . 2013 target markets & regions sika defines its target markets as concrete waterproofing roofing flooring sealing and bonding refurbishment and industry . the geographical regions are reduced from six to four emea europe middle east africa north america latin america and asia pacific . the former regions europe south and europe north are incorporated in the new region emea . the region imea is dissolved and india is included in the region asia pacific . the regional distinction is based on unified economic areas and supply chain structures . june 2013 acquisition of everbuild sika acquired everbuild the uk leading manufacturer of sealants and adhesives . 12 july 2013 acquisition of membrane manufacturers sika acquired jmtexsa s.a. de c.v. of mexico and texsa india ltd. they are leading manufacturers of waterproofing membranes and will complement sika s roofing product range . 13 2014 further global growth six new subsidiaries opened in sri lanka bosnia herzegovina albania mozambique ivory coast and nigeria and eight new factories opened worldwide . sustainability reporting sika becomes one of the first companies in switzerland to introduce global reporting initiative g4 standard collaboration sika establishes a research group on management in emerging markets with the university of fribourg switzerland 2015 continuation of growth strategy acquisitions of mozambique based douro moza bmi products of northern california inc. axson technologies construction technologies australia pty ltd cta and addiment italia . establishment of national subsidiaries in ethiopia and tanzania . the mortar business a core component of sika s strategy 2018 exhibited an above average performance with sales growth of 12.9 % group management 14 edit jan jenisch is sika s ceo chief executive officer jan jenisch born 1966 deputy ceo building systems & industry silvio ponti born 1953 concrete & waterproofing ernesto sch mperli born 1955 chief financial officer adrian widmer born 1968 chief technology officer thomas hasler born 1965 region asia pacific heinz gisel born 1965 region north america christoph ganz born 1969 region emea paul schuler born 1955 region latin america jos luis vazquez born 1947 board of directors 15 edit paul johann h lg chairman ceo d twyler group altdorf urs f. burkard principal burkard office design gmbh rotkreuz frits van dijk nestl sa executive board till 2011 willi k. leimer partner wmpartners zurich monika ribar ceo panalpina ag basel till 2013 daniel j. sauter ceo and delegate of board of directors xstrata ag zug till 2001 ulrich w. suter vice president for research eth zurich till 2005 j rgen tinggren ceo schindler group ebikon till 2013 christoph tobler ceo sefar holding ag references edit 1 annual report 2011 2 target market waterproofing 3 target market concrete 4 target market roofing 5 optimistic outlook in the solar thermal energy sector 6 flat roofing market report uk 2013 2017 analysis 7 target market sealing & bonding http www.sika.com en solutions products sika % 20industry % 20business 01a001.html http chn.sika.com zh solutions products 01 01a001 info agrhistory.html http chn.sika.com afm 8 sika s company history sika press release sika acquires leading uk manufacturer of sealants and adhesives reuters press release sika acquires leading manufacturers of waterproofing membranes in mexico and india 9 management of sika ag 10 board of directors of sika 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