Grand Celebration to Mark 20 Years of Sika Arabia in The GCC

: Sika Arabia, a joint venture with Saudi Sumam Chemicals, held a gala dinner to celebrate 20 years of success established across the GCC countries on Friday, 21 October 2016 at Art Rotana, Bahrain. The dinner also honored 27 employees who had dedicated 15 years or more of service to the company.

The dinner was attended by His Excellency, Mr.Etienne Thévoz, Swiss Ambassador to Qatar and Bahrain and   and Mr. Paul Haelg, Group Chairman and Mr. Abdullaziz Zaidan, Sika Arabia Chairman and other distinguished guests  from the construction industry.  More than 150 guests were present at the event.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Ashraf Wahib, Area Manager GCC, said, “Over the past 20 years, Sika Arabia has established itself as an industry leader in specialty chemical products and industrial construction materials. Today, we are celebrating a key milestone for Sika Arabia in the GCC, as the largest producer of construction chemicals across the Middle East and Africa.  Our strategy for the next five years is to double our turnover both by accelerating organic growth and through acquisitions. We are confident, that our excellent network with a strong supply chain presence in the region will enable us to achieve our vision and satisfy the growing demands of our customers.”

“On behalf of our Board of Directors and the management team, I would like to thank all our employees, whose remarkable contributions have made it possible to achieve our stated mission, vision and values.  At Sika, our employees are our greatest asset, and we are proud of our long-term employees and their families who were honored tonight for their commitment and dedication to the success of the organisation, and we look forward to working with them for many more years to come.”

Sika Arabia, has a highly skilled, innovative and diverse workforce. More than 40 per cent of its employees are local nationals, with a number of them holding key positions, and contributing efficiently to the robust and dynamic growth of the business.

Sika Arabia continues to bolster its investments in technology and production facilities within the GCC. Currently, the organisation has three factories in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, UAE and in Manama, Bahrain, with two additional plants in the pipeline. 

In 1995, a joint venture was established between SIKA AG and Sumam Chemicals of Saudi Arabia. Today, Sika Saudi Arabia has a state-of-the-art factory located in the industrial estate of Rabigh with an annual production capacity of 40 million liters of liquid admixtures and over 60,000 tonnes of cementitious dry mortar products. In addition to production in Rabigh, Sika Saudi Arabia also has modern facilities for training Saudis, has comprehensive R&D laboratories as well as warehouses, and liquid storage and logistics control.

The factory was designed and built to the very highest European and SASO standards and is capable of producing a full range of concrete admixtures, admixtures, grouting and fixing, concrete repair and protection, structural strengthening systems, elastic sealing & bonding, steel protection, as well as a wide range of flooring, waterproofing and roofing products. Sika Saudi Arabia intends to achieve market leadership by satisfying the needs of its customers through innovation in products and services and promoting practices which are environmentally friendly.