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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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10-Aug-2023,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Sustained growth momentum with significant earnings improvement in the first half of the year

Henkel raises sales and earnings guidance for 2023

Group sales grows organically by 4.9 percent in the first half of the year to around 10.9 billion euros ‏(nominal 0.1 percent) – very strong growth in both business units
Operating profit ‏(EBIT)* rises significantly to 1,254 million euros ‏(+7.6 percent)
EBIT margin* with strong increase to 11.5 percent ‏(+80 basis points)
Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* increase to 2.13 euros, double-digit growth of +14.4 percent at constant exchange rates
Implementation of strategic growth agenda consistently driven forward
Sales and earnings guidance for fiscal year 2023 raised:
- Organic sales growth: to 2.5 to 4.5 percent
- Return on sales ‏(EBIT margin)*: to 11.0 to 12.5 percent
- Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: increase in the range of +5 to +20 percent at constant exchange rates

04-May-2023,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Good start to fiscal 2023

Henkel delivers very strong organic sales growth in the first quarter

Group sales increase organically by 6.6 percent to around 5.6 billion euros; nominal 6.4 percent
Growth driven by very strong sales increases in both business units:
- Adhesive Technologies with organic growth of 6.8 percent, nominal 6.1 percent
- Consumer Brands achieves organic sales growth of 7.0 percent, nominal 7.3 percent
Exit from business activities in Russia completed
Further progress in implementing strategic growth agenda
Outlook for fiscal 2023 confirmed