Holcim recently announced its acquisition of a leader in advanced mortars and adhesives in Guatemala, adding its first production facility in the country.
LATICRETE recently launched TRI-LITE™ Rapid, a rapid adhesive mortar that reportedly meets ANSI A118.15 and contains no respirable crystalline silica levels that exceed the OSHA action level.
The expansion is the company’s response to high demand in the region.
November 29, 2021
Sika has expanded its production capacity in the rapidly growing Chinese construction market with the opening of a new mortar production facility in Jiaxing City, in the province of Zhejiang in Eastern China.
The acquisition will reportedly provide Sika with improved access to builders’ merchants and specialized dealers and lead to cross-selling opportunities for Sika’s products through these channels.
March 26, 2021
Sika recently announced that it has agreed to acquire Supermassa do Brasil Ltda, a mortar manufacturer that operates under the BR Massa brand in the Brazilian market.
Sika reports that the facility features modernized production lines, significantly increased capacity, and a training center for customers.
February 5, 2020
Sika recently announced that it has invested in a new state-of-the-art plant for the production of concrete admixtures, acrylic liquid-applied membranes, and mortars in Barranquilla, the fourth-largest city in Colombia.
With the new plant, Sika reports it is expanding production capacity in the Jakarta metropolitan area and ensuring it can satisfy the growing demand for construction materials in western Indonesia.
December 17, 2019
Sika recently announced that it has commenced operations at its new plant in Bekasi, Indonesia.
After building a production facility for concrete admixtures in 2016, Sika reports that this is a further step in extending its presence in the Ethiopian construction market.
November 20, 2019
Sika is starting the operations of a new mortar plant at its existing site in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, thus expanding its portfolio of locally manufactured products.