Henkel recently hosted its sixth annual Henkel Fore A Cause customer appreciation golf outing and charity event. Through registration fees, partner sponsorships and raffle tickets, Henkel’s 2010 event raised $45,000 for Cornerstone Schools, a Detroit charter school dedicated to the excellence of its students in grades Pre-K-8.

A new 34-page, full-color brochure from Henkel Corporation, the Loctite® Design Guide for Electric Motors and Generators, provides in-depth information on adhesive, sealant and coating technologies used in the production of electric motors and generators.  This brochure uses text, cutaway illustrations, images and tables to comprehensively explain where and why adhesives are used on motors and generators, and provides detailed technical data on available Loctite® products. 

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, located in Düsseldorf, Germany, today announced that Bradley A. Casper, President and Chief Executive Officer of Henkel Consumer Goods, Inc., will be leaving Henkel to pursue other interests and opportunities.

Henkel Corporation has announced a date for the next 2010 Loctite® Medical Device Adhesive Seminar.  These comprehensive programs address topics specifically related to the design and assembly of medical devices, including proper joint design for adhesive assembly, selecting the appropriate adhesive technology, and processing-equipment requirements.

Since 2006, American Le Mans Series race car driver and former marine Jason Carter has hosted nearly 500 severely wounded veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars and their family members at American Le Mans Series racing events.  During the 2010-2011 race season, Henkel Corporation and the Loctite® brand have joined this effort, committing as a title sponsor of Carter’s Racing For Our Heroes program.

To answer common questions and educate users on the simplicity of Loctite® brand anaerobic adhesives and sealants, Henkel Corporation has introduced a series of short videos that will appear on YouTube and on Loctite® websites.  Running approximately 60 seconds each, these videos succinctly illustrate the simplicity of using, applying and removing these adhesives. 

Henkel’s Adhesive Electronics business has relocated its headquarters to a new facility in Irvine, California which the company fully expects will help further its innovation initiatives.

• Sales increase by 11.6 percent to 3,890 million euros
• Organic sales growth of 6.8 percent
• Share of sales of growth regions: plus 3 percentage points to 41 percent
• Adjusted operating profit: plus 54.5 percent to 476 million euros
• Adjusted EBIT margin: plus 3.5 percentage points to 12.2 percent
• Adjusted earnings per preferred share (EPS): plus 97.1 percent to 0.73 euros

To address the urgent health and fitness crisis among our nation’s youth, while acknowledging the budget crisis faced by schools across the country, Henkel, the company behind some of the nation’s leading consumer brands such as Dial®, Purex®, Renuzit®, Right Guard®, and Soft Scrub®, has launched the company’s 2010 Henkel Helps campaign -- Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit.

Fungi, yeasts and bacteria – for some they may sound like a list of the most feared of pathogens, but for others they constitute living mini-factories capable of producing substances such as enzymes, citric acid and biosurfactants. “White Biotechnology” is the scientific term for industrial-scale production of substances with micro-organisms in closed systems. Without this technology, laundry and home care products would be significantly different than what we have today – because it is being used to an ever-increasing degree in the manufacture of their key ingredients.

Recognized for its ease of use and cost-effectiveness with die attach processes for leadframe packages, Henkel has extended its Wafer Backside Coating (WBC) portfolio to also include a solution for stacked die packages.  Ablestik WBC-8901UV has been designed to address the demanding requirements of multiple die stack applications for the memory market segment, including packages such as TSOPs, MCPs and FMCs (Flash Memory Cards).

Henkel’s non-conductive paste (NCP) solutions have long enjoyed a leading market position for traditional Gold – Gold flip chip processes. Recent NCP innovations from the global materials leader are also now enabling next-generation, high I/O fine-pitch technologies including new copper pillar (Cu Pillar) interconnects.

To reduce distortion of FRP panels exposed to direct sunlight, Henkel Corporation has introduced a new urethane hot melt adhesive formulated to withstand high temperatures in excess of 200°F.  Highly-durable Purmelt® R-200F+ improves distortion resistance up to five times longer than traditional polyurethane adhesives, and allows manufacturers to use dark graphics and full-body paint on sidewall designs.

Henkel’s 2009 Corporate Report, comprising its annual report and its sustainability report, counts among the best in the world, according to a ranking of the 100 best corporate reports recently presented by the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP).

The Board of Trustees for Sustainability at Arizona State University (ASU) met with international experts from industry, the sciences and political leaders for a sustainability conference at Henkel’s global headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany from June 30 to July 2. The topics discussed ranged from the role of multinational companies and political programs to sustainability science in higher education. In North America, Henkel markets a wide range of consumer and industrial brands including Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents, and Loctite® adhesives.

In recognition of his outstanding doctorate thesis investigating the physico-chemical properties of foams, Dr. Enda Carey of Ireland received from Henkel the “Laundry and Home Care Research Award” conferred by the company for the first time, carrying a monetary prize of  3,000 euros.

As part of their commitment to the community, volunteers from the Adhesive Technologies group of Henkel Corporation recently planted seedlings at Duke Farms and hosted a birthday party at the Adult Day Center.

Henkel is again the proud recipient of the Walmart Sustainability Award. At the retailer’s vendor meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas at the beginning of June, Henkel was recognized as the global supplier that has made the biggest contribution to sustainability.

Henkel Corporation received a 2010 Automotive News PACE Environmental Award for its Aquence® Co-Cure coating process, at an awards ceremony on June 16 in Novi, Mich. As a 2010 PACE Award winner for innovation, Henkel was also selected for this prestigious environmental award which recognizes automotive suppliers for their innovations that contribute to environmental sustainability. The Aquence® Co-Cure process reduces environmental impact since it contains no heavy metals or sludge, is low VOC and reduces energy consumption and waste treatment costs.

Summer is officially here and to celebrate, Padma Lakshmi, model, award-winning cookbook author and Emmy-nominated host of the popular Bravo TV series Top Chef, is offering her favorite beauty tips to help achieve radiant, healthy skin.

Henkel Corporation has introduced Loctite® 263™ Threadlocker, a high-strength, single-component anaerobic threadlocker designed to permanently lock and seal threaded fasteners up to one-inch in diameter.  For use in a wide range of heavy-duty industrial applications, this high-viscosity, primerless, red threadlocker cures on fasteners treated with thread lubricants and anti-corrosion/protection fluids without cleaning.

Angela E. Curley, Manager of Corporate Diversity and Inclusion at Henkel, has been honored as the first corporate executive recipient of the Positively Powerful Women Award.  Curley was recognized for her work on Henkel’s diversity initiatives and her leadership reflected in her board memberships of non-profit organizations.  The award was presented at a luncheon on May 21 at the Phoenix Ritz-Carlton.

Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. and Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) have collaborated to create the Henkel Co-Op Program for math and science students.  The program kicked off this semester with six students from PVCC interning in the research and development department of Henkel’s North American consumer products headquarters in Scottsdale.  Henkel manufactures such well-known brands as Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents, and Right Guard® antiperspirants.

Henkel will display its innovative aerospace solutions at the 2010 SAMPE show in Seattle, Wash. These technologies significantly help to increase process efficiency, reduce costs and strengthen structural integrity. Henkel will feature a new resin system that is an alternative to the traditional epoxy-based chemistry for high performance applications; film adhesives that require minimal surface preparation; as well as the latest advances in composite assembly solutions.

Henkel Corporation has announced new dates for Loctite® Medical Device Adhesive Training Workshops during 2010.  These comprehensive programs address topics specifically related to the design and assembly of medical devices, including proper joint design for adhesive assembly, selecting the appropriate adhesive technology, and processing-equipment requirements.

Delivering a robust alternative to high-temperature solder processes, Henkel has developed Hysol ECCOBOND CA3556HF, a silver-filled electrically conductive adhesive designed to offer fast cure at low temperature.  The material is ideal for high-throughput production processes and applications that dictate high peel strength, such as the assembly of photovoltaic (PV) modules, automotive sensors and membrane switches that incorporate temperature-sensitive substrates.

Henkel Corporation has introduced Frekote® Aqualine® RS-100™, a water-based sealer designed to seal micro-porosity in steel and chrome-plated molds.  This clear liquid product provides an excellent base coat and significantly increases mold release capacity.

Henkel Corporation offers a wide range of solid lubricant additives to enhance lubricant formulations conveniently and economically. These solid lubricant, colloidal dispersions offer superior lubrication qualities, while providing a definite competitive edge, by working to reduce friction when added to the liquid lubricant. In addition, less wear occurs, energy consumption is reduced, and load carrying capabilities are improved.

• Sales increase by 7.8 percent to 3,512 million euros
• Organic sales growth of 8.8 percent
• Adjusted operating profit: plus 79.1 percent to 421 million euros
• Adjusted EBIT margin: plus 4.8 percentage points to 12.0 percent
• Adjusted earnings per preferred share (EPS): plus 93.5 percent

Employees from Henkel Corporation recently brought bikes and books to children in two locations as part of their commitment to volunteerism.

Addressing the challenges posed by traditional greases and phase-change thermal interface materials, Henkel has developed and commercialized Loctite PowerstrateXtreme Printable (PSX-P), a new print-friendly thermal management product.

Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ laundry sheets from Henkel received a Gold Award at the Edison Best New Product Awards presented by the Discovery Channel on April 29 in New York.  Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ laundry sheets were honored in the Consumer Packaged Goods Household Segment category.  The Edison Awards recognize new and innovative products in 11 categories in the spirit of Thomas Alva Edison, America’s greatest inventor and innovator.

Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. is teaming up with Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA) to launch “Shower Power,” a mobile shower trailer that will provide free showers to homeless community members. The Shower Power trailer will be unveiled on Tuesday, May 4 at 5:00 p.m. at Grace Community Church, 1200 E. Southern Ave. in Tempe.

The inventor of anaerobic adhesive technology —  Henkel Corporation — has introduced the newest innovation in anaerobic threadlockers: Loctite® QuickTape™ 249™ Threadlocker Tape.  Dry to the touch and packaged in a convenient 260-inch roll, this medium-strength tape threadlocker provides the same reliable performance of liquid threadlockers yet can be carried in a pocket or toolbox.  This tape can also be pre-applied to fasteners for future assembly.

A new 10-page, full-color brochure from Henkel Corporation, the Loctite® Threadlocking User’s Guide, provides detailed information on anaerobic threadlocking adhesives and their advantages over mechanical locking devices for preventing fastener loosening.  The literature highlights the company’s line of Loctite® threadlocking adhesives, and uses text, illustrations and images to explain how and when they can be used to ensure fastener reliability. 

On Saturday, May 1, a group of 25 volunteers from Henkel Corporation will roll up their sleeves and grab their paintbrushes, hammers, and power tools to make repairs to the home of a family in need as part of the AmeriCares HomeFront program.  The volunteers will be replacing windows and doors, painting, and doing yard work and landscaping at the home located at 176 Sisson Street in East Hartford.  In addition to the volunteer support, Henkel has made a $7,000 donation to AmeriCares for the purchase of materials and supplies for the project.

Henkel has named Michael Biondolillo Senior Vice President of Human Resources at its Rocky Hill, Conn. headquarters.  As the highest-ranking HR executive in North America, Biondolillo has responsibility for strengthening the capabilities of the North American team and partnering with the executives in building a winning culture. 

Henkel Corporation is offering a new literature pack that illustrates creative special effects and dynamic finishes on printing and packaging with sustainable UV-cured Miracure® and MiraFoil® coatings. 

World-renowned as the leading low-pressure molding solution, Henkel’s popular Macromelt portfolio has now been extended to meet the requirements of Green and Portable Energy and Medical manufacturers.

A new 20-page brochure from Henkel Corporation provides detailed technical and application information on the company’s complete line of Frekote® mold release agents for demanding composite and rubber molding applications.  More than 50 products are highlighted in the Frekote® Mold Release Solutions Guide, from coatings to cleaners to sealers.

Never content to rest on the laurels of its proven lead-free success, Henkel has developed and launched Multicore LF620:  a new lead-free solder paste that effectively delivers on a broad range of demanding requirements, essentially offering a lead-free paste that has it all. 

At today’s Annual General Meeting of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Kasper Rorsted, Chairman of the Management Board, reaffirmed the company’s long-term targets and detailed the progress made in pursuing its strategic priorities. “We are on the right track to achieving our 2012 targets. Despite the significant challenges that it presented to us, fiscal 2009 was still a year in which we were able to make a number of material advances,” Rorsted said.

Building on a rich history of industry honors and product accolades, Henkel Corporation was once again recognized for its innovation initiatives at the recent APEX event in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Two of the company’s most recent product advances, Loctite PowerstrateXtreme Printable (PSX-P) and Hysol ECCOBOND CA3556HF, were at the top of the leaderboard for two well-established honors programs.

Henkel Corporation has reformulated three Loctite® Cyanoacrylates to offer improved performance and stability for bonding to a wide variety of substrates. The reformulated versions of Loctite® 4203™, 4204™ and 4205™ Prism® Instant Adhesives withstand temperatures up to 250°F, fixture and cure more rapidly, and offer excellent impact and peel resistance.

Henkel Corporation received a 2010 Automotive News PACE Award for its new Aquence® Co-Cure coating process, at an awards ceremony on April 12 in Detroit. The prestigious award recognizes automotive suppliers for superior innovation, technological advancement and business performance.

For the fourth year in a row, Henkel is an official sponsor of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship. The company will display its corporate brand, its detergent brand Persil, and its building technology brands Ceresit and Thomsit in the ice hockey arenas of Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, and Mannheim, Germany.

Henkel technical experts will deliver technical sessions on the latest advances within the automotive industry. Henkel presentations will feature the environmental advantages of zirconium oxide conversion coatings; the energy efficient, two-step Aquence® Co-Cure coating process that simplifies paint shop operations; as well as the advances in metal stamping lubricant performance testing.

Padma Lakshmi, model, award winning cookbook author and Emmy nominated host of the popular Bravo TV series Top Chef, is joining forces with Henkel Consumer Goods, Inc. to help women look and feel their best. Their partnership marks the launch of Dial NutriSkin, a new line of ultra-hydrating body washes packed with light and refreshing fruit oils. Recognizing that beauty is more than outward appearance, Padma has collaborated with Dial to encourage women to develop inner beauty by giving back to charity.

Henkel Corporation has announced dates for the first Loctite® Medical Device Adhesive Training Workshops of 2010.  These comprehensive programs address topics specifically related to the design and assembly of medical devices, including proper joint design for adhesive assembly, selecting the appropriate adhesive technology, and processing-equipment requirements.

Henkel, the manufacturer of Loctite® adhesives, Dial® soaps, and Purex® laundry detergents, has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Connecticut for 2010.  The awards program is sponsored by the Hartford Business Journal and the Best Companies Group.

Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. has launched Soft Scrub® TOTAL Bath & Bowl™ and Soft Scrub® TOTAL Kitchen, two innovative products designed to simplify consumers’ cleaning routines.  Now consumers need only one product to clean the entire bathroom or kitchen.  The Soft Scrub® formula is safe on multiple surfaces, including granite, cultured marble, plastic laminate, stainless steel, and chrome.

Henkel Corporation, a technology leader in adhesives and coatings for flexible packaging, announces a major product advance:  The Liofol® UR2790-22/UR5026-21 Adhesive System allows converters to produce laminate films, then roll, slit, pouch and ship to food processors faster than current industry standard products. 

Henkel has been included in the list of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” for the third year in a row. The ranking prepared by the U.S. Ethisphere Institute recognizes companies from around the globe for their exemplary ethical approach to corporate governance and their commitment to sustainable development. In North America, Henkel manufactures Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents, and Loctite® adhesives.

Customers visiting Henkel at the upcoming APEX 2010 event in Las Vegas will quickly discover that partnering with the materials leader is no gamble.  A continued emphasis on product innovation and R&D investment – even throughout the recent downturn – has placed the company firmly at the top among electronics materials suppliers, with materials solutions and global resources that are unmatched.

Henkel Corporation introduces P3® Rodine® 2010, a new low toxicity cleaning inhibitor. This new, patent-pending product minimizes base metal dissolution during cleaning operations and improves scale removal efficiency. P3® Rodine® 2010 is gentle enough to be used with the most delicate of machines because it also prevents pitting corrosion of metal surfaces such as stainless steels and Monel® alloys.

Henkel Corporation has introduced two new Loctite® threadlockers formulated to withstand consistent operating temperatures up to 360°F.   Curing consistently and thoroughly without cleaning, these new products tolerate the oils and lubricants typically found on “as received” threaded fasteners. These products will also cure on plated, aluminum, stainless and chromated fasteners without primers.

Henkel Corporation has introduced the Loctite® LED Flood System, a   self-contained, air-cooled assembly designed to cure Loctite® UV/Visible cure adhesives.  The system delivers a curing area of 100 x 100 mm at intensities of up to 600 mW/cm2, depending on the wavelength selected.  Unlike traditional arc lamps, this LED system has a significantly longer life, negligible intensity decay, and no infrared emissions that can overheat parts.

• 25 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions*
• 26 percent lower energy consumption*
• 37 percent lower water consumption*
• 12 percent less waste*
  

Henkel expects noticeable earnings improvement in 2010

• Laundry & Home Care has substantially higher earnings
• Cosmetics/Toiletries continues very successful performance
• Adhesive Technologies shows strong recovery throughout the year
• Adjusted return on sales in Q4/2009 is 12.4 percent
• Net debt reduced by 1 billion euros
• Proposed dividends kept at prior-year levels

Henkel Corporation, a technology leader in adhesives and coatings for flexible packaging, announces the latest advance in solventless laminating adhesive: Liofol® LA7724-21 with UR6020 Hardener. 

Henkel Corporation teamed with metro Detroit schools, Marian and Brother Rice High Schools, in their collection efforts for the survivors of the Haiti earthquake. In their efforts, students and Henkel employees collected 2,000 pounds of supplies, including items such as baby products, water, non-perishable foods and medical supplies. Henkel covered the cost of shipping the items, which will be sent to and distributed by the charitable organization Project Haiti.

Henkel Consumer Goods Canada will showcase its innovative new Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ laundry sheets at the National Home Show at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto from February 19-28, 2010.   Purex is also the online ticket discount sponsor for the home show and is offering visitors the opportunity to save $3 off adult admission by buying their tickets online.

Henkel presented the Fritz Henkel Award for Innovation today to three groundbreaking products: Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets, Essential Color and Essensity hair coloring, and Technomelt Supra and Coolmelt packaging adhesives.  The award, which has been presented annually since 1982, is named after Henkel’s founder and is given to projects that represent a high degree of innovation and proven success in the market.

Thunderbird School of Global Management and Henkel Consumer Goods Inc., are teaming up in “Innovation & Creativity,” a new Spring 2010 course that provides a blended opportunity for Thunderbird students to learn innovation and adaptability concepts in a fast-changing environment via business industry guest speakers, case studies, benchmarking and a real-world capstone project for Henkel’s laundry care business unit. Henkel is the name behind leading brands such as Purex® laundry detergents, Dial® soaps, Right Guard® antiperspirants and 20 Mule Team™ Borax all natural laundry booster.

At the 2010 Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention, January 26 – 30, in Orlando, Florida, Henkel Laundry & Home Care awarded two prizes. The “Best Innovation Contributor 2009” went to Cognis for the best contribution of an external partner delivering outstanding consumer-relevant innovation. The “Best Supply Performance 2009” was conferred to Sasol for its outstanding operational supply performance.

Henkel Corporation’s Industrial Adhesives business sponsored the company’s first Sustainable Supplier Symposium on January 21, 2010.  Designed to “spark the seeds of sustainable innovation” among members of Henkel’s product development team, the symposium featured meetings and exhibits by a select group of suppliers who pursue sustainability in creative, innovative ways. 

Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. will host the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Career Connections Network at its Scottsdale headquarters on January 13-14, 2010.  The meeting will bring together 40 human resources professionals from SIFE partner companies for workshops and panel discussions on recruiting college students through the SIFE program.

For use on threaded stainless steel pipes and fittings found in high temperature environments such as nuclear facilities, Henkel Corporation has introduced Loctite® 5802™ PST® High Purity Thread Sealant.   Formulated to meet nuclear green limit requirements, this product is low in impurities such as halogens, sulfur and low-melting-point metals which can be harmful to metal pipes. 

Sustainability is fundamental to Henkel’s business DNA. However, affirmation of this through specific forms of recognition from industrial and retail customers is as important as it is gratifying. Three times in 2009, Henkel’s ‘Year of the Customer,’ major international business partners awarded the company for special contributions made to their own efforts in the sustainability domain.

Henkel helped make the holiday season a bit brighter for the children of the Village for Families & Children, Inc., a Hartford-based non-profit human services agency. Henkel, headquartered in Rocky Hill, Conn., purchased new coats, hats, and mittens for 45 children of the Village. Henkel also gave each child a toy and provided the food for the Village’s December 18 holiday party.