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Sika has made an offer for the building adhesives business of AkzoNobel
Sika has made a binding offer of CHF 320 million to acquire the Building Adhesives Business
of the Dutch company AkzoNobel. With annual sales of CHF 228 million, AkzoNobel Building
Adhesives is a top-three player in its core European markets and employs 550 people. With
this acquisition, Sika will increase its product offering for interior finishing in the Flooring,
Sealing & Bonding and Refurbishment markets. The transaction is expected to be completed
in the fourth quarter of 2013.
The Building Adhesives Business of AkzoNobel has a strong focus on the premium segment
through its leading brands Schönox, Cégécol, Casco, Synteko and EriKeeper. With two
production sites in Germany and France and a pan-European distribution network with nine
distribution centers, it supplies its customers with successful and highly innovative products.
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Sika AG Corporate Profile
Sika AG, located in Baar, Switzerland, is a globally active specialty chemicals company. Sika
supplies the building and construction industry as well as manufacturing industries (automotive,
bus, truck, rail, solar and wind power plants, façades). Sika’s product lines feature high-quality
concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing
materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring as well as roofing and
waterproofing systems. Worldwide local presence in 80 countries and some 15,200 employees
link customers directly to Sika and guarantee the success of all partners. Sika generated annual
sales of CHF 4,829 million in 2012.
