Sika opens new mortar plant in Upper Deerfield, adds 50 jobs

Sika’s new mortar plant in Upper Deerfield Township is more than a ribbon-cutting photo-op: the 250,000-square-foot facility is now fully operational and will bring up to 50 jobs into Cumberland County.

The Swiss construction materials company calls the site its Northeast Anchor Site, a signal that the plant is meant to do more than serve one town. It is designed to supply customers across the Northeast Region and nearby parts of the United States, producing high-performance cementitious grouts, self-leveling mortars and shotcrete mixes for residential and commercial projects.

For Upper Deerfield and the wider county, the immediate economic question is whether the plant becomes a durable manufacturing foothold. Sika said the site uses advanced digitalization and automation technologies, a setup that should support faster output and tighter logistics. The company says the point of the investment is to strengthen supply-chain reliability and shorten lead times, two advantages that matter to builders and contractors when material delays can stall jobs and drive up costs.

Sika first broke ground on the project on July 12, 2024, saying then that the plant was expected to open in late 2025. The company said the investment marked a significant milestone in Sika Corporation USA’s history in the United States and was meant to bolster its leadership in construction solutions and long-term growth in the Northeast.

The plant also reflects the company’s broader operational priorities. Sika said the facility includes safety-system improvements along with dust and powder recycling practices, underscoring the environmental and workplace concerns that often accompany industrial expansion in smaller counties like Cumberland, where residents watch closely for traffic, air quality and the scale of new development.

Headquartered in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, Sika said it operates in 103 countries, has more than 400 factories and employs more than 33,000 people worldwide. The company reported CHF 11.2 billion in sales in 2023, a scale that puts the Upper Deerfield plant into a much larger global network even as its local impact will be measured in jobs, shipping activity and whether the facility draws more industrial investment to Cumberland County.