Sika Spirit 2016 - Issue III

SIKA SPIRIT
EMBRACE SUSTAINABILITY.
FOR A BETTER FUTURE.
WORKING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PROGRESS
AND PROFITABLE GROWTH.
Sustainability
Sika
For A Better Future @ Work
From the Managing
Director’s desk
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Sika@
Gotthard
More than 100 Years
04-05
Sika concrete technology in Maheshwar
Ghat
Sika Joint treatment solutions
A Step Towards
Sustainable
Future
06-11
Sika
News
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From the
Editor’s Desk
International
Indian
12-16
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FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR'S DESK
Dear friends,
We have completed our mid year journey in 2016 with a very strong business performance in June 2016 which has given us
an impressive topline growth over PY for the month of June'16 as 19.4% and a profitability of 15.2% over PY. We are inching
towards our target of a double digit growth on topline and a 12.5% of minimum OpEBIT for 2016. The strongest
contributions came from our Distribution Channel Sales and TM-Industry Business. The highlight of this positive result is
the fact that we have achieved this with our new found direction of "Less is More"! Change is the only constant and I am
really proud that each of our team members has adopted the change with positive spirit which has now started to show in
our results. We still have challenges to overcome, further simplification in our processes to be achieved and of course a
further journey to take till we reach our targets to take the company to the next level of profitable growth. I reiterate once
more our three major goals:
Goal 1: To grow topline double digit (>10%)
Goal 2: To be a double digit OpEBIT company (>15%)
Goal 3: To achieve sales cost at 7% of the total sales.
Let's continue with the momentum and the success will be ours, my friends.
The third edition of Sika Spirit magazine with the theme of sustainability could not have a better time to be released with
our vision on a sustainable and profitable growth strongly set in 2016 and beyond. I am sure all of you will come to know
about a lot of international and internal best demonstrated practices at local level through this edition and I encourage
you to share the same with our extended stakeholders like key customers, distributors, applicators and vendors.
I encourage all of you to take a review of the past six months and self assess what we did right and what could be done
better in the coming six months for yourself and the company. Please share your inputs and suggestions with your line
managers and myself so that we can work as a team to ensure the hard earned momentum is maintained.
We have two more quarters to go and I am more than confident to lead this great team to reach greater heights in 2016.
Thanks for your continued support and energy.
While we keep working smarter, harder and with full energy towards achieving our goals, please don't miss out on the
monsoon breaks and also do take care of the health of yourself and family members during the monsoon period.
With warm regards,
Arijit Basu
Managing Director
Sika India Pvt. Ltd.
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SIKA @ GOTTHARD:
SUSTAINING FOR MORE THAN
100 YEARS. AND COUNTING...
June 1 marks the official inauguration of the world's longest rail
tunnel: the 57 km-long Gotthard base tunnel in Switzerland!
Sika's front-line technologies and construction expertise
played a crucial role in the successful completion of this very
important infrastructure project.
Gotthard tunnel passes through one of the highest Alpine
massifs. It runs some 2,000 meters below the mountain
summits. The new rail section of the tunnel is all set to reduce
the time that massive freight and modern high-speed trains
take to travel from Zurich to Milan by around one hour.
RELIABILITY AND LONGEVITY BUILT ON SIKA'S TECHNICAL
KNOW-HOW
The client demanded products with extremely long service life and
no significant maintenance. In the course of an elaborate prequalification process, Sika fulfilled all the stringent requirements.
The high-grade shotcrete used to support the tunnel
excavation served as the base for the Sikaplan® and Sarnafil®
waterproof membranes. The concrete lining was then placed
using Sika admixtures so as to achieve the high degree of
precision required for the tunnel surface geometry.
A RECORD BREAKER FOR SIKA
Since the start of preliminary testing in 1992, Sika's employees
have worked for more than 210,000 hours on this once-in-alifetime project!
Approximately, 20,000 tonnes of concrete admixtures were
used for the concreting works. The tunnel was waterproofed
with 3.3 million m² of Sikaplan® membranes – roughly the size
of 330 soccer pitches! Overall, some 40,000 tonnes of Sika
products, equivalent to 1,700 freight wagons, were transported
to the site!
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SIKA® CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
FOR RESTORATION OF MAHESHWAR GHAT,
KHARGONE, MADHYA PRADESH
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Total length of the Maheshwar ghat is 620 meters with an
average breadth of 40 meters. The steps leading to the river are
made of stone blocks. These steps are leading up to 7 meters
from the top of the water level. Most of the steps in the lower
3.5 meters got damaged due to the current of river, eventually
forming different sizes of cavities. These cavities were filled
with Sika’s anti-wash concrete. This is yet another initiative by
Sika towards preserving India’s rich architectural heritage.
The beautiful Maheshwar Ghat located in the eponymous town is believed to be built on the site of the ancient city of
Somvanshya Shastrarjun Kshatriya, and was the capital of king Kartavirya Arjuna, (Shree Shastrarjun) who is mentioned in
the Sanskrit epics Mahabharata
& Ramayana.
In the late 18th century,
Maheshwar served as the
capital of the great Maratha
queen Rajmata Ahilya Devi
Holkar. The Ghats are known for
their immaculate architecture
and have been a major tourist
attraction for years.
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Project Requirements
Concrete to be done under water having anti-wash properties and required workability to fill different sizes of cavities formed on the steps.
Sika Solution
Superplasticizing admixture to get the required workability and water reduction. Anti-wash admixture to make the concrete dense
and to minimize the wash out of fine materials when poured under water.
Sika Products
• Sika® ViscoCrete ®2002 HE (Ultra high performance super plasticizer) • Sika® UCS-h (Anti-wash admixture)
Project Participants
• Owner- Jal Sansadhan Sambhag, Khargone, Government of Madhya Pradesh • Contractor – Shree Ram Shera Contractor
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Daimler Group is one of the biggest producers of premium cars
After
and the world's biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles.
In India, Daimler India Commercial Vehicle (DICV) produces
trucks and buses specially designed for the Indian market and
for its export markets in Asia, Africa and South America. DICV's
state-of-the-art Oragadam plant near Chennai, spread over
400 acres, is the only Daimler facility producing three brands of
commercial vehicles.
Before
Project Requirements
Deteriorated expansion joints created an interruption in the continuity of the floor surface, leading to operational slowdowns and
increased vehicle maintenance costs. High rack lifts with smaller and harder wheels were causing deformation of floor joints due to
increased point loads.
Sika Solution
Sika® Floor Joint S is recommended as a solution for the problem. It is a prefabricated, carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer composite
panel with extremely high physical properties. Because of the waved joint design an improved load distribution is achieved.
It is the standard panel for new buildings and refurbishment of joints for concrete screeds with normal up to medium heavy wear e.g. ware
houses etc.
Sika Products
Sika® Floor Joint S • Sikadur ®-31 • Sikafloor ®-161
Project Participants
Client: Daimler India Limited• Architect & Consultant: PTK Architects • Applicator: Sree Balaji Buildcare Pvt. Ltd.
SIKA JOINT TREATMENT SOLUTIONS
AT DAIMLER INDIA LIMITED,
ORAGADAM, CHENNAI
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SIKA STRENGTHENS
ITS PRESENCE IN LATIN AMERICA
Sika continues to expand its presence in Latin
America. Sika’s second mortar factory has come
up in Ecuador, and a new subsidiary has been set
up in Nicaragua. These two growth initiatives
tap into additional potential in Latin America
and mark the ongoing successful
implementation of Strategy 2018.
The new mortar factory in Durán near Guayaquil
includes a packaging and logistics unit in addition
to the production lines that will expand the
product portfolio manifold. The increased
production capacity will enable Sika to expand its
market share and continue to tap into the
potential offered by Ecuador's construction sector.
Sika has also set up a new subsidiary in the
Nicaraguan capital Managua so that it can
distribute its own products and further increase
its share in the country’s flourishing construction market. Sika products have been marketed through distributors in the
country since 1998 and are an established brand. The development of the country’s infrastructure, which includes road
and mining projects, ports, hospitals and schools, is under realization. Residential construction offers further potential.
According to forecasts, cement consumption in the country’s booming construction sector is set to triple over the
next few years.
SIKA OPENS SECOND FACTORY IN THAILAND
Sika is expanding its supply chain footprint in Thailand by
inaugurating a mortars and concrete admixtures plant. The new
facility in Saraburi, 100 km north of Bangkok, is the Group's second in
the country. This latest investment will enable Sika to meet the
needs of Thailand’s booming construction market, expand its local
product portfolio and continue its strong growth.
Heinz Gisel, Regional Manager Asia/Pacific: "After our existing plant in
Chonburi reached its limits, we consequently invested in additional
production capacities. The new plant will enable us to maintain our
strong growth in Thailand in terms of production volume, sales and
market share. South East Asia is one of the regions where Sika
generates some of the Group’s highest growth rates, and we are well
positioned to continue this positive development."
The new Saraburi plant is one of Sika's biggest factories in South
East Asia and has been built on a 25,000 square meter plot. It has
production capacity for 100,000 tonnes of mortars and 65,000
tonnes of concrete admixtures per year. A spacious warehouse for
the storage of raw materials and finished goods and an office
building complement the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.
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SIKA AUTOMOTIVE HAS WON 4 AWARDS
ND
IN THE 22 ANNUAL COMMUNICATOR AWARDS
COMPETITION IN NORTH AMERICA.
Sika Automotive won two Awards of Excellence
(highest honor), and two Awards of Distinction. Awards
of Excellence include the print category for the "Better
Vehicles Start With Sika" publication, and for the
integrated marketing campaign "Start With Sika".
Awards of Distinction were received in the online
category for the "Start With Sika" CGI segment
(computer-generated imagery), and in the website
category for the Sika Automotive Website. Additionally,
Sika Industry won an Award of Excellence in the
integrated campaign category for the promotional /
branding launch program of the SikaTack "MACH"
series of products for auto glass replacement.
ABOUT THE COMMUNICATOR AWARDS
The Communicator Awards is the leading
international awards program recognizing big ideas
in marketing and communications, sanctioned and
judged by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts.
It gives communication professionals, proof and
validation that their work is highly regarded by their
peers within the industry. The Award of Excellence,
the highest honor, is given to those entrants whose
ability to communicate positions them as the best in
the field. The Award of Distinction is presented for
projects that exceed industry standards in quality
and achievement.
SIKA INDIA HAS BEEN AWARDED RUNNER UP IN THE
'BEST SUPPLIER AWARD' FROM MERCEDES INDIA.
Sika Automotive India has been awarded Runner Up
in the 'Best Supplier Award' from Mercedes India.
The presentation was made at the recent Business
Partners’ event in Pune by Mr. Milind Doiphode,
Divisional Manager, Mercedes Benz India. The Sika
Automotive India team of Dr. Aadamvir Singh,
Mr. Satyajeet Yawalkar and Ms. Ragini Naikar has
been a supplier partner of Mercedes Benz India for
the last 5 years developing Sika’s product portfolio
and supplier relations, satisfying the client’s
demanding standards.
We offer our best congratulations to the team.
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GRAPHOLOGY WORKSHOP
DONE IN MUMBAI
SIKA INDIA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED
BUILDING FINISHING SOLUTIONS IN ALL FOUR REGIONS
We had a Workshop on graphology, the science of
handwriting, this June. The program gave
participants a good insight into the world of
graphology. The trainer, Ms. Farzana Suri, provided
techniques & tips that can be used in daily life by
professionals to harness their strengths & talents
to their advantage.
Here's how graphology can help you leverage your talent
nGet empowered with handwriting tips that
enhance your productivity - interpersonal skills,
strengths and weaknesses, at both professional
and personal levels. nDiscover clues to new talents and aptitudes in your
handwriting you may have never considered before.
nFind out how to strengthen relations with other
colleagues/clients/superiors/subordinates. nGain an understanding of the methods you use to
deal with your problems.
Sika India encourages employees to take advantage of this opportunity for self - improvement.
SIKA INDIA’S NEW HARDENER REACTOR PLANT IN JHAGADIA
Sika India was featured in
Project site activity started: 16th Jan 2016
Project completed & commissioned: 4th March 2016
‘Ambitions- Issue 24’ - the Sika
Plant ready for production : 14th March 2016
AG customer magazine that
Plant capacity : 4,000 Tons/A
highlights the latest happenings
Main Products:Sikadur®-340, Sikadur®-340/1,
in the world of Sika, for the first
Sikafloor®-261hsCompBandSikafloor®-161hsCompB.
With this plant the productivity at Jhagadia will be
increased for the above products by 400% due to
reduction in overall batch time by half and increase
in the batch quantity by double. We have already
received an Environment Clearance from
Government for this plant.
time. Shreemoyee Banerjee
SIKA INDIA
MAKES ITS
‘AMBITIONS’
CLEAR AT THE
GLOBAL STAGE
succinctly narrated Sika India’s
achievement of refurbishing the
dam at Rourekela Steel Plant,
the first integrated steel plant in
independent India.
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
Dear Friends,
What is sustainability?
WHAT TO EAT DURING MONSOON
n Avoid eating a lot of raw foods during this season, like raw
A STEP TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
The limited availability of fossil resources and need to reduce
carbon emissions, particularly in the cement industry, pushed
the development of bio-based polymers with potentially low
carbon footprint.
Sika India has now developed 100% indigenously developed biobased version of Polycarboxylate technology for concrete
superplasticizer. The main produces of this technology are Sika
Viscocrete, SikaPlast, and Sika ViscoFlow admixtures.
Based on the raw material mass, synthesized bio-based PCE
superplasticizer contains more than 80% bio-based carbon.
Additionally, a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) comparison with
conventional crude oil based PCE confirms the reduced carbon
footprint. In addition to clinker reduction, bio-based
superplasticizers can help further in reduction of the carbon
footprint, and improve sustainability of concrete in the future.
In this newly developed technology, over 80% of the oil-based
raw materials have been replaced by renewable vegetable
substances left as waste from sugar production. In addition to
the ecological benefits, bio-based Sika ViscoCrete®,
SikaPlast®, Sika ViscoFlow® also enhance properties of
concrete, including a substantial reduction in water
consumption and robust behavior of fresh concrete, creating
an ideal balance between its density and flow characteristics.
Project Site activity started: 16th Feb 2016
Project completed and commissioned: 8th April 2016
Plant ready for production: 17th June 2016
Plant capacity: 10,000 Tons/Annum
Sika India now have two plants producing PCE, one in Kalyani
and the other in Jhagadia. The Jhagadia plant will reduce the
dependency of Western and Northern India for PCE based
admixture and will reduce the overall logistic cost and time.
Some phrases popping up in my mind “Consume less, share more.”“More for
less”. “High value, less impact”.
vegetable salads. Instead one can carry stir-fried veggies or the
normal sabzi preparations that are usually an integral part of an
Indian diet.
n Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly, particularly leafy ones
and cauliflower, which not only contain larvae and worms but
also collect dirt from the streets.
n Eat moderate quantities of food as the body finds it harder to
digest food during the monsoon.
Sustainability is the future WE want.
We a r e n o w g o i n g t h r o u g h a
sustainability revolution which will
transform our living environment.
Innovation and creativity is needed to
develop radical, new, products and
processes those are less damaging to
the environment and generate new
businesses. De-materialization is the
name of the game: more economic
value out of less 'stuff' in.
FOOD FOR MONSOON
The stakes are high, the challenges are
great, but progress is possible, and the
progress is necessary. History isn’t
made by those who stand silent; it is
made by those whose actions reflect
their intentions.
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to tea.
Include naturally sour food (not fermented) like tamarind,
tomato, lime, thin buttermilk and kokum in your diet - in soups,
daals and vegetables.
Moong dal is easy to digest, especially the watery daal version
Garlic, pepper, ginger, asafetida, turmeric, coriander and cumin
enhance your body’s digestive power and improve immunity .
Vegetables recommended during the rains: lady’s finger, pointed
gourd, elephant foot yam, roasted brinjal and bitter gourd.
Pomegranates, chikoos, bananas and strawberries are ideal for
the monsoon. Eat a couple of dates every day for your iron and
energy requirements.
Non-vegetarians should go in for lighter meat preparations like
soups and stews rather than heavy curries
Overall, astringent, mildly bitter and mildly pungent foods work
best in the monsoon
Drink only boiled and filtered water
Sustainability is probably the most
i m p o r ta n t c ro s s- c u t t i n g i s s u e .
Companies like Sika that embraces
sustainability and strives for safer
environment is creating a better future
for us.
This Sika Spirit house magazine reflects
our intentions and efforts towards
creating a sustainable environment by
using safer products and solutions for
our projects.
I congratulate all my colleagues for
contributing in creating better and
sustainable future to protect our
environment and human health.
It is up to each of us here to continue to
speak out for the future we want to
create our world with less wastage and
with sustainable future growth.
VARSHA PONNUSWAMY
Head - HR & Marketing
Sika India Pvt. Ltd.
BRANCH OFFICE ADDRESS
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Complex, Nr Ambawadi Circle,
Panchavati, C G Road
Ahmedabad - 380 006
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Floor,HAL 2nd Stage, Opp. ESI
Hopsital ,Indiranagar,
Bengaluru - 560 038
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SCO - 213, 1st Floor, Sector - 40 - D
Chandigarh - 160036
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Buildings 3rd Floor, T.Nagar,
Chennai - 600 017
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Opp. Sanatnalini Girls High
School,Tulasipur, Shelter Square
Cuttack-753008
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Commercial Complex II,
620 Diamond Harbour Road
Kolkata- 700 034
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Flat 4/5 , Stilt Floor, Parvati
Darshan, Near Deccan Gymkhana
Pune - 411 004
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301/302, 3rd Floor ,Elegance Tower,
Near Apollo Hospital, Jasola
New Delhi
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604, Raheja Arcade,Plot No.61/62
Sector -11,CBD Belapur
Navi Mumbai- 4000614
FACTORY ADDRESS
Sika India Pvt. Ltd.
Plot No: 916, Jhagadia Industrial
Estate, GIDC, Ta: Jhagadia, Dist:
Bharuch
Pincode- 393110
Sika India Pvt. Ltd.
Industrial Estate (New), Shed No.
1/b-5, 9, 15, 18, 19, 20 & 21
Block – D, Dist. Nadia Kalyani
West Bengal - 741235
Sika India Pvt. Ltd.
F1/F2, Riico Industrial Area, Extn II
Bagru , Jaipur - 303007
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23, GST Road, Pukkathurai Village
Madurantaagam Taluk,
Kanchipuram,
Chennai - 603308
Sika India Pvt. Ltd.
C/302, TTC Industrial Area,
MIDC Pawane Village
Navi Mumbai- 400704
Sika India Pvt. Ltd.
A-127, RIICO Industrial Area, Manda
Kala Dera, Sikar Road, Chomu
Jaipur- 303712
Sika India Pvt. Ltd.
601, 'A' Wing, Infinity Tower
Mindspace, Off Link Road
Malad - West
Mumbai - 400064
Tel : +91 22 4038 4038
Fax : +91 22 4038 4039
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