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 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.

Sika recently announced that it has commenced operations at its new plant in Bekasi, Indonesia.

Sika recently announced that it has agreed to acquire Adeplast SA, a manufacturer of mortars and thermal insulation solutions based in Romania.

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.

Sika recently announced that it is further expanding its presence in West Africa and starting operations in a new facility for mortars in Cameroon.

Sika recently announced that it is expanding its production capacities in Southeast Europe by opening an additional mortar facility, as well as a warehouse for raw materials and end products, at its Simanovci site in Serbia.

SPECTRUM RE-KOTE TF is a single-component, polymer-modified, rapid-hardening, cementitious concrete repair mortar.

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