Press Release: SIKA ACQUIRES US MARKET LEADER FOR STRUCTURAL EXPANSION JOINTS

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Sika has acquired Emseal Joint Systems, Ltd., a US-based market leader

in the development and manufacturing of structural expansion joint

products for new construction and refurbishment. With the acquisition,

Sika will be able to offer the most comprehensive range of sealing and

bonding solutions available in the North American construction market.

Emseal generates annual sales of CHF 40 million.

Based near Boston, Emseal is a well-established US company with a strong

brand and a leading position with construction specifiers and

contractors throughout North America. Emseal is a technology-driven

company, with a reputation for high-quality products, excellent customer

service and innovative solutions for structural expansion joint

applications in buildings, stadiums, parking garages and infrastructure

facilities. The acquisition perfectly complements Sika's range of

sealing and bonding products and offers extensive cross-selling

opportunities for other Sika technologies. With manufacturing in Toronto,

Canada, and Westborough, Massachusetts, Emseal is well-positioned

geographically to supply the North American market.

Christoph Ganz, Regional Manager North America: "The acquisition of

Emseal fits perfectly with our growth strategy in North America,

enabling Sika to reach new contractor customers and better penetrate key

projects. We see significant synergies coming from the combined

technologies and product ranges of Sika and Emseal. We are proud to

welcome the successful team from Emseal into the Sika family and we are

excited about growing our business together."

CONTACT

Dominik Slappnig

Corporate Communications &

Investor Relations

+41 58 436 68 21

slappnig.dominik@ch.sika.com

SIKA AG CORPORATE PROFILE

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the

development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing,

damping, reinforcing and protection in the building sector and

automotive industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 100 countries around the

world and manufactures in over 200 factories. Its more than 17,000

employees generated annual sales of CHF 5.75 billion in 2016.

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Sika AG

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