27 June 2018
Concrete admixtures are liquids or powders
which are added to the concrete during mixing in small quantities.
Dosage is usually defined based on the cement content.
Concrete admixtures have significant impact on the fresh
and/or hardened concrete properties.
Admixtures can act chemically and/or physically.
DETAILS
Sika has expanded its presence in Saudi Arabia
by opening a new production plant
for concrete admixtures.
Located in Dammam on the east coast of the country,
the new factory enables Sika
not only to increase its production capacity
but also, in particular, to optimize its logistics
and hence its cost structure.
Up to now, Sika supplied its customers in the Saudi capital Riyadh
as well as on the east coast with concrete admixtures
from the plant in Rabigh,
which is located 1,500 and 1,100 kilometers
away from Dammam and Riyadh respectively.
The new production facility in Dammam
will thus greatly reduce transport distances.
It is also ideally positioned to potentially supply customers
in neighboring markets around the Persian Gulf.
Ivo Schädler,
Regional Manager EMEA
"Producing locally in Dammam brings us closer to our customers
on the east coast of Saudi Arabia
and opens up further growth potential.
At the same time,
the optimized supply chain will help strengthen
our competitiveness in the market.”
DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ECONOMY
DRIVING CONSTRUCTION DEMAND
With its Vision 2030 and its National Transformation Program,
Saudi Arabia wants to reduce its dependence on crude oil
and diversify its economy.
A range of mega‐projects involving huge infrastructure investments
will push up demand in the construction sector.
The equivalent of CHF 500 billion is to be invested
in the Neom project alone.
This entails the construction of a new city
and the world’s most modern technology park.
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CONTACT
Dominik Slappnig
Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Tel. +41 58 436 68 21
E-mail : slappnig.dominik@ch.sika.com
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