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About Henkel

Henkel is the name behind some of America’s favorite brands. From Dial® soaps to Purex® laundry detergents, Right Guard® antiperspirants, göt2b® hair styling products, and Loctite® adhesives, Henkel brands are part of your daily life.

Henkel operates worldwide with leading brands and technologies in three business areas:

  • Laundry & Home Care
  • Cosmetics/Toiletries
  • Adhesive Technologies

Founded in 1876, Henkel is a global leader in the consumer and industrial businesses with brands such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, Henkel employs 48,000 people worldwide and is ranked among the Fortune Global 500. The company’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX.
 
In North America, Henkel has about 5,700 employees in more than 50 facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Henkel has grown rapidly in North America during the past decade and now generates about 20 percent of worldwide sales in this region.

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Laundry & Home Care Cosmetics / Toiletries Adhesive Technologies
laundry and home care cosmetics and toiletries adhesives technologies

The company’s success started with a product from the Laundry & Home Care business sector.

Henkel's cosmetic division is one of the largest of its kind in the world and our brand-name products business is continuously expanding.

Henkel is the world market leader in adhesives, sealants and surface treatments for consumers, craftsmen and industrial applications.

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