Coatings World - November 2016

Sika Stengthens its
Presence in Latin
America

Sika continues to expand its presence in Latin America. Another mortar factory has come on stream 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 in the fast-growing mortar segment. The production facility is Sika’s second in Ecuador. 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 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.

Nicaragua is one of strongest growing countries in Latin America. The development of the country’s infrastructure, which includes road and mining projects, ports, hospitals and schools, is in under realization. Residential construction offers further potential. According to forecasts.

PPG Donates More Than
$12,000 to Support Child-
Focused Programs in Two
Russian Communities

PPG has donated $12,100 to help two child-centered organizations in Russia expand their programs and services to area youth. The contributions were made on behalf of the PPG facilities in Lipetsk and Kolomna, Russia.

In rural Lipetsk, a donation enabled
administrators at the Griazy orphanage
to repair and update the building’s gym-
nasium. The project received additional
support from local PPG employees, many
of whom volunteered to help renovate
the heavily-used space. Using paints do-
nated by PPG and its distributor, volun-
teers replaced toxic materials on floors
and walls with safer PPG products and
worked side-by-side with children who
live in the orphanage to add decorative
touches throughout the gymnasium.

Five hours north of Lipetsk, a donation is enabling a local school in Kolomna to teach children about road safety. With support from PPG, the Kolomna Gymnasium No. 2 Kvantor, located near Moscow, recently purchased and installed an interactive road-safety training program to increase children’s awareness of common traffic hazards and how to avoid them. Employees at the PPG facility in Kolomna requested a donation to fund the program because they felt their community needed it.

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