Company Profile

Henkel operates globally with a well-balanced and diversified portfolio. The company holds leading positions with its three business units in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies. Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 140 years of success. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. The DAX-40 company has its headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany. Henkel employs about 53,000 people worldwide, around 85 percent of whom work outside of Germany. As a recognized leader in sustainability, Henkel holds top positions in many international ratings and rankings.

In 2020, the company reported sales of 19.3 billion euros and an operating profit of 2.6 billion euros ‏(adjusted for one-time gains/charges and restructuring charges).

Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Private Limited

Henkel in India operates in two business areas: Adhesive Technologies and Beauty Care, both in the business-to-business realm. It has two legal entities in the country: Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Private Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Henkel) and Henkel Anand India Private Limited (a joint venture company of Henkel and Anand Group).

Headquartered in Navi Mumbai, the adhesive technologies business has a footprint comprising 7 manufacturing sites, an innovation center, a product development center and a flexible packaging academy, while the Beauty Care business has 5 Schwarzkopf Professional academies. It employs approximately 1,000 employees across these sites.

Henkel is the name behind many well-known brands such as Loctite, Bonderite, Technomelt, Teroson, Aquence, and Schwarzkopf. The company offers a multitude of applications and services to satisfy the needs of different customers.

Three globally operating business units

Henkel and Airbus employees in Airbus assemby hall.

Adhesive Technologies

The Adhesive Technologies business unit is a leading solution provider for adhesives, sealants and functional coatings for consumers, craftsmen and industrial applications. Henkel offers a multitude of applications to satisfy the needs of different target groups: consumers, craftsmen and industrial businesses. In 2020, the business unit generated sales of 8,684 million euros, 45 percent of total company sales.

In India, the Adhesive Technologies business is a market leader in adhesives, sealants and surface treatments. The business unit is divided in 4 Strategic Business Units (SBUs), each following its own business model, and targeting different markets and customers. The SBUs are:

Packaging & Consumer Goods business develops innovative and sustainable solutions for articles such as packaged food and beverages, diapers and hygiene products, plasters and bandages, clothes and shoes, furniture and much more.
Transport & Metal business provides customers in the automotive, aircraft, aerospace, and metal processing industries with outstanding system solutions, a comprehensive technology portfolio, and specialized technical services.
General Industry business has been a leading supplier of state-of-the-art industrial adhesives and sealants, metal pretreatment technologies, metalworking compounds, and high-performance coatings to a variety of industrial markets for assembly, maintenance and repair.
Electronics business offers customers from the electronics industry a specialized portfolio of innovative high-technology adhesives and materials for the manufacture of microchips, electronic assemblies and thermal management systems.

Donut graphic proportion of total Henkel sales

8,684 million euros sales in 2020

45% of total Henkel sales 2020. Read more facts and figures on henkel.com.

Top Brand

Loctite

salon owner is discussing the new BC Fibre Force product range with Henkel employees after applying it to his client’s hair.

Beauty Care

Products from the Beauty Care business unit are available worldwide. Beauty Care stands for consumer products in the fields of hair colorants, hair styling, hair care, toiletries, skin care and oral hygiene. Beauty Care is one of the world’s leading suppliers of professional products. In 2020, the business unit generated sales of 3,752 million euros, 19 percent of total company sales.

The Beauty Care business in India offers Schwarzkopf Professional range of cutting edge hair care products through hairdressers and salons. The business focuses on providing hair dressers and salons with the wherewithal required to deliver hair care services efficiently.

3,752 million euros sales in 2020

19% of total Henkel sales 2020. Read more facts and figures on henkel.com.

Schwarzkopf

At our research facility in Trumbull, Connecticut, USA, Jens-Martin Schwärzler (2nd from right), President Henkel Consumer Goods in North America, discusses the innovations in our joint portfolio with Bibie Wu, Marketing, Head of Laundry Conditioners and Home Care, and Charles Crawford, Ph. D. (left), Vice President Product Development. Right: Senior scientist Michael Crisanti.

Laundry & Home Care

Laundry & Home Care has always played an important role for Henkel: the company’s success story started with a product from this business unit. The Laundry Care business includes heavy-duty and specialty detergents, fabric softeners, laundry-performance enhancers and other fabric-care products. The Home Care portfolio includes hand- and automatic-dishwashing products, cleaners for bathroom and WC applications, and household, glass and specialty cleaners. Air fresheners and insect control products for household application are offered in select regions. In 2020, the Laundry & Home Care business unit generated sales of 6,704 million euros, 35 percent of total company sales.

Please note that the Laundry & Home Care business is not available in India. Visit our global website for more information.

6,704 million euros sales in 2020

35% of total Henkel sales 2020. Read more facts and figures on henkel.com.

Corporate culture

Our company purpose expresses what unites us all at Henkel: Pioneers at heart for the good of generations. We are a diverse team of about 53,000 colleagues worldwide, striving to enrich and improve life every day through our products, services, and solutions. Our Purpose is built from our roots and carries a long-standing legacy of innovation, responsibility, and sustainability into the future. Our shared values and Leadership Commitments guide our decisions and actions every day.

Our purpose:

Pioneers at heart for the good of generations

Our values:

Customers and consumers, people, financial performance, sustainability, family business

Strategic Framework

At Henkel, we shape our future guided by a long-term strategic framework based on our purpose and our values.

This framework will help us to win the 20s for Henkel with a clear focus on purposeful growth. This means creating superior customer and consumer value to outgrow our markets, reinforcing our leadership in sustainability and enabling our employees to grow, professionally and personally, through their work at Henkel.

The main elements of our strategic framework are a winning portfolio, competitive edge in the areas of innovation, sustainability and digitalization as well as future-ready operating models, underpinned by a strong foundation of a collaborative culture and empowered people.

For more information on the strategic framework go to:
https://www.henkel.in/company/strategy

Pictures

Innovation Centre, Pune

Henkel Flexible Packaging Academy India

Aerial view of Henkel's headquarters in Düsseldorf

Headquarters Düsseldorf

Aerial view headquarters Düsseldorf

Henkel logo

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Press Releases

8 Oct, 2021,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Henkel launches new digital employer branding campaign

Do you dare do make an impact?

Henkel has revamped its employer communication, going live with a new career website and digital employer branding campaign under the umbrella “Dare to make an impact?”. The campaign has been developed together with the Berlin-based communication agency RCKT. It will be rolled out globally in 79 countries and will run mainly online.

12 Aug, 2021,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Implementation of strategic growth agenda well on track

Henkel delivers very strong performance in the first half year – double-digit growth in organic sales and earnings

Group sales show organic growth of +11.3 percent to around 10 billion euros ‏(nominal +4.7 percent), driven by all business units and regions
Operating profit* rises to 1,430 million euros, +20.1%
EBIT margin* increased to 14.4%, +1.9 percentage points
Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* grow by+22.4% to 2.40 euros, +30.1% at constant exchange rates
Good progress in all areas of purposeful growth agenda
Outlook for fiscal year 2021 updated: higher sales growth with unchanged earnings guidance
- Organic sales growth: +6.0 to +8.0 percent ‏(previously: +4.0 to +6.0 percent)
- EBIT margin*: 13.5 to 14.5 percent ‏(previously: 14.0 to 15.0 percent)
- Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS) *: Increase in the high single-digit to mid-teens percentage range at constant exchange rates ‏(unchanged)