Ad Hoc announcement pursuant to Article 53 of the Listing Rules of the SIX Exchange Regulation SIKA ACHIEVES GLOBAL GROWTH OF 1.6% IN LOCAL CURRENCIES AND EXPANDS ITS PROFIT MARGIN Sales of CHF 5,676.4 million (previous year: CHF 5,834.8 million) in first half of the year 1.6% sales increase in local currencies, with 0.6% attributable to organic growth and 1.0% to acquisition effectWeaker US dollar predominantly responsible for high foreign currency impact of -4.3%Material margin at a consistently high lev ...