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.