Sika Corp. opens fully automated warehouse in Marion

Sika, a producer of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing and protection in the building and automotive industries, has opened a warehouse in Marion.

The Marion Regional Distribution Center is Sika's newest fully automated warehouse. The 150,000-square-foot facility will inventory finished goods for multiple construction and industry markets. It will serve as the Central/East Coast regional distribution hub with a direct-to-customer concept.

The warehouse is the first of its kind for Sika in the United States, using automated equipment including guided vehicles, self-directing forklifts inbound and picking conveyors, and automated cameras and contour stations for tracking handling units and verifying pallet transport safety throughout the warehouse.

"Sika has significantly grown over the past years, expanding continuously the product range for our customers and our reach to the markets,” said Jim Walther, CEO and president, Sika Corporation USA. “Our investment in building this state-of-the-art warehouse in the United States, using fully automated equipment, will strengthen our commitment to expediting the product supply to our valued customers.”

Sika Corporation recently broke ground for a 250,000-square-foot mortar production plant in Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey. The site will produce a full range of mortars including high-performance cementitious grouts, self-leveling mortars and mixes for shotcrete, which include products for residential and commercial construction applications, and is set to begin operations the second half of 2025.

Sika has subsidiaries in 103 countries with over 400 factories and more than 33,000 employees.

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