Switzerland’s Sika opens new plants in USA

The Swiss building materials and construction chemicals producer Sika has expanded its production capacity in the US. It opened a new plant for concrete additives in Denver and added a grout factory at the existing business site in Atlanta. Sika now has 12 plants in the US. It did not reveal how much it invested in the new ones.
August 19, 2014 Read time: 1 min

The Swiss building materials and construction chemicals producer Sika has expanded its production capacity in the US.

It opened a new plant for concrete additives in Denver and added a grout factory at the existing business site in Atlanta.

Sika now has 12 plants in the US. It did not reveal how much it invested in the new ones.

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