BUILDING TRUST | Sika South Africa

At the Sika Capital Markets Day 2021 being held in Zurich today, CEO Thomas Hasler confirms the strategic targets 2023. Under the motto: "Sika as Enabler for a Sustainable Construction Industry", members of Group Management and Sika experts demonstrate the groundbreaking Sika concrete recycling process at a test facility in Zurich. The new reCO2ver concept can be considered a breakthrough in concrete recycling and has the potential to significantly contribute to a more sustainable and circular economy. Furthermore, Sika demonstrates how to further drive the decarbonization of the construction industry, and how innovations meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Sika is all about innovation. We pride ourselves by continuously developing new technologies to enhance our product range in the construction industry. This pro-active commitment to research and development has led to Sika introducing a new and improved range of concrete repair mortars. A key feature of this Sika MonoTop® range is its sustainable, low cement content, which contributes to reducing Sika’s carbon footprint. Sustainable construction has a multitude of benefits - an uncompromised population health, and increased productivity being key among them. The MonoTop® range has four different variations, each with a unique set of properties, thus setting them apart in the market:

“How much more can we take…? Fighting to survive, then this…our electric fence damaged. What more do they want from us, it just does not end? We have nothing left that anyone could possibly want from us. We are simply trying to survive and help the little humans in our community. How do I sleep at night worrying about the little people on the property? How many more thousands must we spend…?” These sad words were posted on social media by Bobbi Bear.

▪ Sales increase of 23.5% in local currencies
▪ First-half sales at CHF 4,448.7 million (+23.1% in CHF)
▪ Operating profit (EBIT) at CHF 685.9 million (+67.2%)
▪ Record EBIT margin at 15.4%
▪ Operating free cash flow increase at CHF 318.4 million (+26.4%)
▪ Acquisition of Kreps (Russia), DriTac (USA), BR Massa (Brazil), and Hamatite (Japan)
▪ Outlook for 2021 fiscal year
▪ Growth in local currencies of 13%–17% (previously: double-digit sales growth in local currencies)
▪ Over-proportional increase in EBIT, EBIT margin to reach 15% for the first time
▪ Confirmation of 2023 strategic targets for sustainable, profitable growth

Sika reinforces its leading position as an enabler of sustainable construction. In cooperation with leading key players, Sika is working on the development of concrete admixtures implementing the LC3 technology that lowers CO2 emissions, developed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne. This new technology aims to facilitate the production of performant and sustainable cement with less clinker.

▪ Sales increase of 12.6% in local currencies
▪ Q1 sales of CHF 1,998.6 million (+10.2% in CHF)
▪ Negative currency effect of –2.4%
▪ Acquisition of Kreps (Russia), DriTac (USA), and BR Massa (Brazil)
▪ Outlook for 2021 fiscal year
▪ Double-digit sales growth in local currencies (previously: local currency growth
of 6%–8%)
▪ Over-proportional increase in EBIT, EBIT margin to reach 15% for the first time
▪ Confirmation of 2023 strategic targets for sustainable, profitable growth