Regions
Sika has subsidiaries in 101 countries around the world and manufactures in over 200 factories. The company carries out its worldwide activities according to regions which determine the segments of the reporting. The regional breakdown is based on unified economic areas and supply chain structures. Overarching leadership responsibility ensures integrated management from production to the customer.
The region EMEA covers Europe, Middle East and Africa.
2018 figures:
- Net sales: CHF 3'167.6 million
- EBIT: CHF 435 million
- EBIT-margin: CHF 13.7%
- Employees: 8,816
North America and Latin America are summarized under the region Americas.
2018 figures:
- Net sales: CHF 1,821 million
- EBIT: CHF 300 million
- EBIT-margin: CHF 16.5%
- Employees: 4,147
The region Asia/Pacific incorporates East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific area and India.
2018 figures:
- Net sales: CHF 1,177 million
- EBIT: CHF 217 million
- EBIT-margin: CHF 18.4%
- Employees: 3,931
The segment comprises the globally managed Automotive business plus Advanced Resins (formerly Axson Technologies) and Faist ChemTec, both established suppliers of components and solutions to the automotive sector and other industries.
2018 figures:
- Net sales: CHF 920 million
- EBIT: CHF 132 million
- EBIT-margin: CHF 14.3%
- Employees: 2,472