'Sika Innovations' at the 2006 North American International Auto Show Industry Preview Days

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Jan. 5, 2006 -- Sika Corporation will hold an invitation only luncheon, hosted by Thomas Hasler, Senior Vice President, Automotive Division to present "Sika Innovations 2006" to key automotive customers during the North American International Auto Show Industry Preview Days. The event, which is being held at the Atheneum Suite Hotel, on January 11, will highlight Sika's new automotive acoustic, bonding, reinforcing and sealing technologies.

Sika Innovations will feature special guest speaker, John McElroy, Editorial Director of Blue Sky Productions and Host of Autoline Detroit, presenting "The Changing Automotive Industry and What Customers Want in Their Cars." Kevin Casey, Vice President of Marketing, Sika Automotive, will present "SikaReinforcer: A Lightweight Solution to Improve Occupant Safety."

"We are looking forward to the opportunity to feature Sika's new vehicle solutions with our customers at Sika Innovations," said Hasler. "We are very proud to be able to introduce new technologies in conjunction with our customers featuring their new vehicles during the North American International Auto Show. This important event allows our customers to see Sika's global automotive activities from Europe, Asia, and North America."

Sika Automotive, based in Madison Heights, MI, a division of Sika Corporation, is an industry leader in the development and production of high performance acoustic, bonding, reinforcing and sealing systems. Sika Automotive provides automotive manufacturers with proven material, application engineering and validation expertise to improve interior sound quality and structural performance in vehicles worldwide. Sika Automotive optimizes cost effective, complete solutions in its dedicated, state of the art, Acoustic Test Facility, located in Madison Heights, MI. Visit the Sika Automotive website http://www.sikaautomotive.com/

Sika Corporation is a leading supplier of specialty chemical products and industrial materials serving construction and industrial markets including transportation, marine, and automotive. Sika Corporation is a subsidiary of Sika AG, Barr, Switzerland. Sika has annual sales of approximately US $2.2 billion (CHF 2.65 billion), over 9,200 employees and operations in 68 countries. Visit the Sika website at http://www.sika.com/ .