Development and manufacture of construction chemical products, bitumen sealing membranes, synthetic resins, adhesives and sealants for construction and industry.
Sika Österreich GmbH
Bludenz · InnsbruckNew on Amplifa
About Sika Austria
Sika Austria is a specialty chemicals company and part of the international Sika Group with over 400 production sites in 103 countries. In Austria, Sika employs around 300 staff at two R&D and production sites. The Bludenz plant serves as an R&D center and competence center for mortars, with annual production of approx. 40,000 t of construction chemical products such as mortars, concrete admixtures, synthetic resins and PVC waterstops; around 70% of production is exported to Western, Central and Eastern Europe. In Innsbruck, as Sika's competence center for bitumen, approx. 9 million m² of bitumen sealing membranes are produced per year, with an export share of approx. 10% to Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Eastern Europe. For industry, Sika also offers adhesives, sealants, high-performance resins (epoxy and polyurethane), composite resin systems, casting resins and coating solutions.
- Site
- A-6700 Bludenz
- Processes
- Manufacture of mortars (construction chemical products), Manufacture of concrete admixtures, Manufacture of synthetic resins, Manufacture of PVC waterstops, Manufacture of bitumen sealing membranes, Bonding and sealing (adhesives and sealants for industry), Potting / casting of electronic components (casting resins), Low-pressure RIM
- Materials
- Epoxy resin, Polyurethane, Silicone, Silane-terminated polymers (STP), Acrylate, Butyl rubber, PVC, Bitumen
- Certificates
- ISO 9001 (quality management, introduced 1993), ISO 14001 (environmental management system, introduced 1996/1997), ISO 9001, ISO 14001
- Founded
- 1939
- Employees
- approx. 300 (Austria
- Industries
- Construction (waterproofing, concrete, roof waterproofing, tunneling), Automotive, Transportation, Marine, Renewable Energy, Appliances & Machinery
- 01
R&D
- 02
Raw material processing
- 03
Manufacture of construction chemical products / synthetic resins
- 04
Manufacture of PVC waterstops and bitumen sealing membranes
- 05
Quality assurance
- 06
Warehousing & logistics
- 07
Export
- 08
Application engineering consulting & training
Materials & Processes
Epoxy resin
High-performance resin for casting resins, composite resin systems, structural adhesives and electronics potting.
Polyurethane
Basis for casting resins, RIM systems, elastomeric cast and adhesive systems.
Silicone
Sealant and resin technology for sealing and bonding applications.
Silane-terminated polymers (STP)
Elastic adhesive and sealant technology for industry and construction.
Acrylate
Rapid-curing two-component structural adhesives for composites and plastics.
Butyl rubber
Permanently elastic sealant technology for sealing applications.
PVC
Material for the waterstops and plastic sealing membranes (Sarnafil®) produced in Bludenz.
Bitumen
Raw material for the bitumen sealing membranes manufactured in Innsbruck.
Glass fibers
Reinforcement material for composite resin systems (wet lay-up, RTM, pultrusion).
Sites
Bludenz
ATR&D center & competence center for mortars; production of mortars, concrete admixtures, synthetic resins, PVC waterstops
- Materials
- Mortars, concrete admixtures, synthetic resins, PVC
- Liquid production (1987)
- Powder production (1988)
- Plastics production (1994, expanded 2013)
- Waterstop production (2016)
- Silo packages 1–3
- Warehouses 4–6
- Recyclables collection point
Innsbruck
ATR&D center & Sika competence center for bitumen; production of bitumen sealing membranes
- Materials
- Bitumen
- Bitumen membrane production
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of mortars (construction chemical products)Plastics | – | – | approx. 40,000 t annual production | – | Mortars, Concrete admixtures, Synthetic resins, PVC waterstops |
| Manufacture of concrete admixturesPlastics | – | – | – | – | Concrete admixtures |
| Manufacture of synthetic resinsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Synthetic resins, Epoxy, Polyurethane |
| Manufacture of PVC waterstopsPlastics | – | – | – | – | PVC |
| Manufacture of bitumen sealing membranesPlastics | – | – | approx. 9 million m² of bitumen | – | Bitumen |
| Bonding and sealing (adhesives and sealants for industry)Joining | – | – | – | – | Polyurethane, silane-terminated polymers (STP), Acrylate, Silicone, Butyl rubber, Epoxy |
| Potting / casting of electronic components (casting resins)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Epoxy, Polyurethane |
| Low-pressure RIMPlastics | – | – | – | small batches, prototypes | Polyurethane (RIM systems) |
| Wet lay-up / wet laminatingPlastics | – | – | – | – | Epoxy composite resins (SikaBiresin® CR), Polyurethane composite resins |
| Vacuum infusion / vacuum casting resinsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Epoxy, Polyurethane |
| RTM (Resin Transfer Moulding)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Epoxy and PU composite resins, Glass fibers, Carbon fibers |
| Filament winding (precision winding process)Plastics | – | – | – | – | SikaBiresin® CR epoxy resin (amine- and anhydride-cured) |
| PultrusionPlastics | – | – | – | – | anhydride-cured epoxy resin systems |
| Epoxy and polyurethane casting (fast cast, vacuum casting, tooling casting)Plastics | – | – | – | – | SikaBiresin® EP (epoxy), SikaBiresin® PU (polyurethane) |
| Edge casting (edge casting systems)Plastics | – | – | – | – | UV-stable polyurethane casting resins (SikaBiresin®) |
| Coating (protective coatings, functional coatings, fire-retardant coatings)Surface | – | – | – | – | Epoxy, Polyurethane |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production site Bludenz (liquid production, powder production, plastics production) | Sika | 1 | – | 1987 | Bludenz, Austria |
| Production site Innsbruck (bitumen sealing membranes) | Sika | 1 | – | – | Innsbruck, Austria |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Sika Austria has implemented a quality management system according to ISO 9001 (since 1993) as well as an environmental management system according to ISO 14001 (since 1996/1997). The certificates & quality relate to the Austrian sites Bludenz and Innsbruck.
| Evidence | Bludenz | Innsbruck |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | ||
| ISO 14001 |
History
- 1939
Founding of Sika Österreich GmbH
- 1987
Construction of liquid production in Bludenz
- 1988
New construction of powder production in Bludenz
- 1993
Introduction of ISO 9001 quality management
- 1994
New construction of plastics production in Bludenz
- 1996
New construction of warehouse 4 in Bludenz
- 1996/1997
Introduction of ISO 14001 environmental management system
- 1998
New construction of silo packages 1 + 2 in Bludenz
- 2006
Acquisition of Sarnafil Austria
- 2013
Expansion of plastics production; new construction of silo package 3, warehouses 5 + 6 and recyclables collection point in Bludenz
- 2016
New construction of waterstop production in Bludenz