Sika India is a subsidiary of the global leader Sika AG Group which is headquartered at Baar in Switzerland, operating in 90 countries worldwide. Sika is a pioneer in the field of specialty chemicals for the construction and manufacturing industries, with a range of products. The company offers sealing, damping, bonding and reinforcing solutions in the bus and coach industry and holds a dominant position in the domestic market, working with almost all major names in the OEM and bus body building sector in the country.
A known supplier to most stakeholders in the Indian bus industry, Sika showcased some of its new product offerings at the show as it gears up for a market upswing in the near future. “Sika is very strong in the field of specialty chemicals for the transportation industry, which includes buses, trucks and railways. We are introducing some new products for the bus segment, including adhesives for structural bonding applications, faster glass bonding adhesive, hybrid sealants and underbody coatings. We see a lot of improvement in the Indian bus market with 2014 being a better year compared to the previous two years. With JnNurm II orders being executed, a lot of new domestic and global players coming in, the bus code getting implemented and market volumes going up, the overall trend in the industry is very encouraging. As the new bus code comes to force, all the bus body builders and STUs would align to the system which gives us the confidence that they will be interested in our complete solutions”, says Mr. Nirmal Rajkumar, National Business Development Head – Transportation & Marine, Sika India Pvt. Ltd.
