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The future of cars is light

The automotive industry is heading down an exciting path towards electrification and driverless, autonomous transport. While manufacturers are working hard on battery technology and high-tech electric motors, it comes to nought if the car weighs the proverbial tonne. There’s no way to disguise the fact that electric cars are heavy due to battery packs that weigh between 350kg and 500kg. Read more about how to tackle this challenge and further key trends of the car of the future. ‏(Gulf News)

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17-Mar-2026,

Bengaluru

With India's electronics output growing six-fold in a decade, Henkel opens a co-innovation hub designed for what comes next.

Bengaluru Gets a World-Class Electronics Co-Innovation Hub as Henkel Launches Advanced Application Center

Henkel today announced the launch of its Customer Application Center in Bengaluru, reinforcing its commitment to India’s rapidly expanding electronics manufacturing sector. The new facility will serve as a collaborative innovation hub where Henkel experts and customers can co-develop, test, and validate advanced adhesive and thermal management solutions for next-generation electronics manufacturing.

11-Mar-2026,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Henkel presents the annual results for 2025: Dividend to be further increased

Henkel delivers organic growth in 2025 and increases profitability through innovation and more efficiency

Good business performance in fiscal 2025
- Sales: 20.5 billion euros, organic growth of 0.9 percent
- Operating profit ‏(EBIT)*: 3.0 billion euros, slightly below prior year due to significantly negative foreign exchange effects
- EBIT margin*: 14.8 percent, improvement of 50 basis points
- Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: 5.33 euros, +4.7 percent ‏(at constant exchange rates)
- Strong free cash flow of about 1.9 billion euros
Dividend increase of 1.5 percent to 2.07 euros proposed per preferred share
Implementation of Purposeful Growth Agenda further progressed
- Merger of consumer businesses completed ahead of schedule
- Recent acquisitions in both business units strengthen growth potential
Outlook for fiscal 2026: Further top- and bottom-line growth expected
- Organic sales growth: 1.0 to 3.0 percent
- EBIT margin*: 14.5 to 16.0 percent
- Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: Increase in the low to high single-digit percentage range ‏(at constant exchange rates)