Effective July 1, 2012, Carsten Knobel (42), Corporate Senior Vice President and Financial Director of Henkel´s Cosmetics/Toiletries business and responsible for Corporate Controlling, will succeed Lothar Steinebach (63) as Chief Financial Officer of Henkel. Steinebach will retire end of June 2012 after more than 30 years with Henkel in a number leading positions and serving since 2003 on the Management Board as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Three schools will give the gift of fitness to their students thanks to the Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit contest. Henkel Helps, in cooperation with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, awarded one elementary, middle and high school with $10,000 each to improve youth fitness. The winning schools submitted nominations answering the question, “What would your school do with $10,000 to improve youth fitness?”

When a brand as rockin' as got2b reaches a major milestone, a single day of celebration simply won't cut it. In 2011, got2b celebrates its 10th birthday – having transformed from a budding styling collection just a handful of products to a cult beauty editor favorite that flies off of shelves nationwide – with 10 events spanning the calendar year and the country.

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ranked Henkel in the top category of its global Palm Oil Buyers´ Scorecard 2011, awarding the company the maximum score of nine points. WWF assessed more than 130 firms in the consumer goods industry and the retail sector, based on their contributions to the sustainable cultivation of palm oil. The WWF published this year’s Palm Oil Buyers´ Scorecard last week during the annual conference of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Malaysia.  Henkel is the maker of Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents and softeners, and Right Guard® antiperspirants.

The fifth annual “Henkel Innovation Challenge” international competition is underway. College students from all academic areas are invited to develop innovative ideas for new products or technologies in teams of two. Participants have until December 12, 2011 to submit their idea at www.henkelna.com/henkel-innovation-challenge-18379.htm.  

• Sales increase of 1.7 percent to 4,028 million euros (organic: +6.5%)
• Adjusted* operating profit: plus 4.7 percent to 541 million euros
• Adjusted* EBIT margin: plus 0.4 percentage points to 13.4 percent
• All business sectors delivered substantial margin increases
• Adjusted* earnings per preferred share (EPS): plus 6.3 percent to 0.85 euros
• Further double-digit increase in the growth regions (organic: +10.9%)

Senior editors of Adweek magazine as well as industry professionals have selected Henkel executive Eric Schwartz, general manager of laundry and home care, as a 2011 Brand Genius winner. Henkel is the maker of well-known consumer brands such as Purex® laundry detergents and softeners, Soft Scrub® cleaners, and Dial® soaps and body washes.

Schools across the country are vying to win $10,000 in fitness cash in the Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit Contest. In cooperation with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit is aimed at helping schools, communities and families nationwide address the urgent health and fitness crisis among our nation’s youth, while acknowledging the budget crisis faced by schools across the country.  

The fastest vehicles in the world gathered on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah last month, racing against time to beat existing world land speed records.  But 2011 was a year of heartbreak -- most teams returned home with broken vehicles rather than broken records.  Four teams drove away victorious, surpassing standing records by traveling at speeds of 216 to more than 366 mph. 

Henkel celebrated its 135th anniversary by donating to American Forests to plant 250 trees as part of the organization’s Global ReLeaf Forest ecosystem restoration project. American Forests has been protecting and conserving America’s forests since 1875 and is the nation’s oldest nonprofit citizens’ conservation organization. In North America, Henkel markets a wide range of consumer and industrial brands including Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents, and Loctite® adhesives.

As the United States population grows increasingly diverse, companies must reflect this shift and foster diversity in their organizations to remain competitive. At Henkel, diversity is a key company focus. In fact, the company held a Diversity Awareness Day on Oct. 12 at its Scottsdale facility. 

To increase Henkel’s diverse talent pool, the company is attending the National Black MBA Association’s Conference & Expo on Oct. 4-8 in Atlanta, Ga., as well as the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) Conference & Career Expo, Oct. 13-15 in Anaheim, Calif. Diversity is a key company focus at Henkel, the maker of well-known brands such as Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents and Loctite® adhesives.

Henkel announced today the appointment of Kathrin Menges as new member of the Management Board and Executive Vice President Human Resources. “We are pleased to announce the appointment of Kathrin to the Management Board. As with the previous changes in our Board, we have been able to develop the next generation of leaders from within the company. With her longstanding professional experience in human resources, her skills and her leadership qualities she will be a perfect fit for this challenging role”, said Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted, who was responsible for HR in the Management Board to date.

On Sunday, October 2, the fifth annual Loctite® Auto and Bike Show will be held on the grounds of Henkel’s North American headquarters at One Henkel Way in Rocky Hill, Conn.  From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., hundreds of vintage hotrods, customs, classics, exotics, boats, bikes, imports, and more will be on display.

To communicate structural adhesives’ ability to eliminate or greatly reduce fasteners and welds from an assembly while improving strength and durability, Henkel Corporation has introduced its updated Loctite® Structural Adhesives Selector Guide. 

For the fifth time in a row, Henkel is listed as the sustainability leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in the Nondurable Household Products category. In addition, Henkel is the only company in its sector to be represented in both the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index (DJSI Europe). The indices list corporations that follow the principles of sustainable development in their business operations.

On September 19 through 23, the fastest cars and motorcycles in the world will be racing against time on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, hoping to break existing world land speed records. This year, Henkel will make it very easy for fans to follow the emotion and excitement of the Loctite®-sponsored 2011 Cook’s Bonneville Shootout event by providing links to daily updates, videos and photography on their web site, www.henkelna.com/bonnevilleshootout.

To simplify the challenge of determining the most effective adhesive/plastic bonding combinations, Henkel Corporation has updated and reintroduced its Loctite® Design Guide for Bonding Plastics.  An informational resource for anyone looking to bond plastics, this completely updated 96-page guide provides detailed technical information on the seven leading adhesive technologies that effectively bond the 30 most common plastic substrates. 

Henkel will share its sustainable packaging solutions and initiatives at the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Sustainability Summit, Sept. 12-14, 2011 in Scottsdale, Ariz. The event brings together retailers, manufacturers, government and advocacy groups to learn, network and seek common sustainability solutions.

To simplify silicone ingot bonding and protect against wafer breakage, Henkel Corporation has introduced Loctite® 3382™, a water-debondable epoxy adhesive that provides excellent bond strength to both silicon and the glass and metal mounting substrates used during the ingot sawing process.

• Sales increase of 1.6 percent to 3,953 million euros (organic: + 6.3%)
• Adjusted* operating profit: plus 8.0 percent to 514 million euros
• Adjusted* EBIT margin: plus 0.8 percentage points to 13.0 percent
• Adjusted* earnings per preferred share (EPS): plus 8.2 percent to 0.79 euros
• Growth regions post another double-digit increase (organic: + 11.6%)
• Market environment characterized by rise in raw material prices and intense competition

Henkel, the company behind some of the nation’s leading brands, including Dial®, Purex®, Renuzit®, Right Guard®, Soft Scrub®, and Loctite®, announced today that it is teaming up with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a non-profit organization founded by the American Heart Association and William J. Clinton Foundation working to combat childhood obesity, to launch the Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit program. This back to school season, Henkel will give schools across America the opportunity to win $30,000 through the Henkel Helps program to improve the health and fitness equipment, resources and services available to students.

In September of 2011, Henkel and its Loctite® line of adhesives and sealants will return to the Bonneville Salt Flats, hoping to help racers break more world land speed records under the hot Utah sun. During the fierce competition, virtually every vehicle will rely upon Loctite® products to enhance performance and ensure reliability in the extreme conditions of the arid, overheated salt pan. The 2011 event will take place September 19 to 23.

Breaking new ground in materials innovation, Henkel Electronic Materials has announced its success with a revolutionary silver (Ag) sintering technology that enables high volume production of modern power packages in a process that does not require pressure.   In its market debut, Henkel’s Ag sintering capability has been designed into Ablestik SSP2000, a high reliability die attach material well-suited for use with power modules such as IGBTs and high power LED products. 

Henkel today announced that it has worked with STMicroelectronics, one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies and advanced chip packaging technology developers, to validate the performance of Henkel’s Ablestik C100 conductive die attach film materials for production of very small package configurations in a process called ScalPack, which incorporates die with extremely small dimensions. 

Adjutant General of Puerto Rico Antonio J. Vicéns-Gonzalez will give a keynote speech at Henkel’s office in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico on June 22. As part of its Diversity Awareness Days, taking place across 14 of its North American facilities, Henkel is featuring highly regarded speakers like Vicéns-Gonzalez to speak about diversity and leadership in the workplace.

Esther Burgos, human resources manager of Henkel Puerto Rico, received an invitation from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) to participate in her second Bosslift at the National Guard facility in Salinas, Puerto Rico on June 11, 2011.  Burgos received the invitation based on Henkel Puerto Rico’s track record of hiring military personnel. 

Henkel hopes to make today just a little bit brighter for those in need with its donation of nearly $160,000 in retail value products to the Covenant House of West Virginia. The maker of well-known brands like Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents and Loctite® adhesives made the donation through the Today Show’s “Lend a Hand” program that raises money for small charities across the nation.

Henkel announced today that it will be doubling production of Purex® Complete Crystals Softener™ to accommodate runaway consumer demand for the product. Even though Henkel's plants have been operating at full capacity since launch, the company has still had a hard time producing enough products to keep up with the unprecedented demand.

Henkel Corporation has announced that Loctite® brand adhesives and sealants will be a marquee sponsor of the 2011 Formula 5000 U.S. Revival Race Series.  Formula 5000 is one of the premier open-wheel racing groups in historic/vintage racing, and ranks among the fastest growing participant sports in North America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand.

As the United States population grows increasingly diverse, companies must reflect this shift and foster diversity in their organizations to remain competitive. At Henkel, diversity is a key company focus. In fact, the company is planning a series of Diversity Awareness Days across 14 of its North American facilities, featuring highly regarded speakers like Anne Doyle, the first woman TV sports broadcaster and a former auto industry executive. Doyle is the author of ”Powering Up: How America's Women Achievers Become Leaders,” which offers advice for how women can become leaders in the workplace.

To celebrate all things grimy, and the men who love to get outside and get dirty, Dial® For Men has created the ultimate Man's weekend getaway at C Lazy U Ranch in Granby, Colorado. Appropriately called Camp Dirt, this action-packed weekend adventure is Dial® For Men's official thank you to those who treat grit, grime, dirt, and sweat as evidence of time well spent. Camp Dirt's inaugural season will be from August 26 – 28, 2011.

More than 40 different environmental claims can be found on laundry detergents currently on the shelves in the United States. This is why Henkel, in partnership with The Sustainability Consortium, is working to create a consistent, practical and science-based approach for sustainability measurement and reporting on home and personal care products.

Dr. Frank Roland Schroeder, head of sustainability and product safety for Henkel’s laundry and home care division, will present at the Responsible Business Summit USA in New York on June 1. Organized by the Ethical Corporation, the summit brings together world business leaders to discuss corporate responsibility and sustainability.

When the green flag drops at the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 race at noon on Sunday, racing fans will actually be able to see Loctite® at work on the track.  Henkel Corporation has announced that Loctite® brand adhesives -- products that have enhanced automotive performance for more than 50 years -- will be a major sponsor of the No. 36 car entered by Conquest Racing in the May 29 event.

As society evolves and expects sustainable products, consumer goods companies will increasingly tout green messages. But Henkel does much more than just tout a green message – it backs it up with actions and a long-standing commitment, earning the company recognition as a leader in sustainability. The company is best known as the maker of Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents and Loctite® adhesives.

• Sales increase of 8.9 percent to 3,823 million euros (organic: +7.2%)
• Adjusted* operating profit: plus 12.1 percent to 473 million euros
• Adjusted* EBIT margin: plus 0.4 percentage points to 12.4 percent
• Adjusted* earnings per preferred share (EPS): plus 21.7 percent to 0.73 euros
• Growth regions continue to post above-average increases (+14.8 percent)
• Market environment characterized by rising raw material prices and intense competition

In order to provide more streamlined accessibility to information regarding the company’s wide range of electronic materials, Henkel Electronics has redesigned its website (www.henkel.com/electronics) to deliver a simple, yet comprehensive, resource for customers’ and partners’ daily use. 

Henkel’s Right Guard®, the official deodorant and body wash of the NBA, awarded Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves with the “Best Smelling Player” award. Right Guard selected Kevin, the 2011 Kia NBA Most Improved Player, based on his determination to hit the showers immediately after practice and encourage his fellow teammates to leave the stink on the court.

Henkel, the manufacturer of Loctite® adhesives, Dial® soaps, and Purex® laundry detergents, has been named one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey for 2011. The awards program is sponsored by the New Jersey Business Journal and the Best Companies Group.

Addressing the demanding environmental and reliability requirements of modern printed circuit board (PCB) products, Henkel has formulated Hysol PC40-UMF, a solvent-free conformal coating material that offers outstanding performance while delivering a sustainable alternative to solvent-based coatings. 

In celebration of their new Vino Moisture Body Wash with Crushed Grape and Shea Butter, Tone® brand is turning up their Backstage Pass Artist Series by partnering with Grammy-nominated artist Sara Bareilles. From live chats and an online tour diary to backstage meet and greets, Tone brand is giving consumers all out, exclusive access to the artist while she's on tour this summer for her current album, Kaleidoscope Heart. Two lucky fans will win the Tone® Body Wash Ultimate Backstage Pass, an all-expenses paid trip to New York City for a private picnic in the park with Sara prior to her show on August 31.

Henkel Corporation has announced that its newest innovation in anaerobic threadlocking technology, Loctite® QuickTape® 249™ Threadlocker Tape, has received the 2010 Gold Maintenance Product of the Year Award from Plant Engineering magazine.  The industrial end users who read Plant Engineering selected Henkel’s product from a field of more than 100 nominated products, and selected it best in the maintenance class.  The award was presented to Henkel on March 21, 2011.

Designed with modern manufacturing requirements in mind, Henkel Electronic Materials has formulated Multicore MF210, a no-clean sustained activity flux that is compatible with both lead-free and tin-lead processes.  The halide-free, resin-free material is effective with a wide range of solder resists, as well as rosin and OSP-based protectants for maximum adaptability. 

To speed solar panel assembly and eliminate the need for racked parts, Henkel Corporation has introduced new fast-fixturing silicone adhesives and potting compounds for use on PV junction box assemblies.  Developing fixture strength in just 2 to 3 minutes and handling strength in less than 20 minutes, UL 94-listed Loctite® silicones are highly elastic, flexible products that provide long-term reliability and durability on glass, metal and plastic substrates across a broad range of temperatures and weather conditions.

Henkel has launched a new employer branding campaign that features the company’s employees talking about what makes Henkel a great place to work. In recruitment ads, videos, posters and brochures, employees reinforce the new company claim: “Henkel – Excellence is our Passion.” Henkel is a Fortune Global 500 company that markets a wide range of consumer and industrial brands in North America, including Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents, and Loctite® adhesives.

Henkel Corporation received the 2011 Automotive News PACE Award for its Terophon® HDF (high damping foam). This is the third year in a row Henkel’s automotive technologies have been recognized with the prestigious PACE Award, which is awarded to automotive suppliers for superior innovation, technological advancement and business performance.

Following Henkel’s successful business performance in 2010, CEO Kasper Rorsted today reconfirmed the financial targets set for 2012 at the company´s Annual General Meeting. “Our results in 2010 were excellent. Henkel recorded the best year in its company history. We remain focused on our strategic priorities and are confident to achieve our 2012 targets,” Rorsted said. The Annual General Meeting of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA saw all of its agenda resolutions passed by the voting shareholders, of whom 2,000 attended the event. In North America, Henkel markets a range of well-known consumer and industrial brands, including Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents, Right Guard® antiperspirants, and Loctite® adhesives.

For fully-automated framing of crystalline solar modules, Henkel Corporation has introduced Terostat® MS 500™, a high strength hot melt adhesive that offers high initial tack for immediate handling.

Inventors and creative minds from every corner of the earth can turn their best ideas into reality with a little help from Henkel. The company, best known as the maker of Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents and Loctite® adhesives, is expanding its Innovation Partnership Program beyond North America. Henkel now accepts new product ideas from independent inventors and small businesses and suppliers worldwide. Concepts must already be patented or a patent application must be published.

In the crowded consumer goods marketplace, competition is fierce and companies must differentiate themselves from the pack to reach consumers. Henkel is doing exactly that to elevate its brands.

LePage is issuing a challenge to Canadian homeowners, "do-it-yourselfers" and contractors: Choose a LePage® adhesive or sealant in April, and LePage will donate green and sustainable products to Habitat for Humanity homes across Canada.

Henkel Corporation now offers 210 pages of comprehensive information on the company’s complete line of Loctite® adhesives, sealants, lubricants, coatings and dispensing/curing equipment in both print and online formats.   Featuring more than 1,500 products for industrial manufacturing and maintenance, The Loctite® Adhesive Sourcebook, Volume 11 provides extensive end-use application information, easy matching of products and related equipment, and simple identification of new and preferred products. 

The latest in a series of recent materials innovation successes, Henkel Electronics today announced the development and commercial availability of its Ablestik C100 series conductive die attach films.  With relatively few, if any, conductive die attach films on the market until now, the launch of this material advance effectively establishes the benchmark for conductive die attach film solutions.

Henkel has been included in the list of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” for the fourth 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.

Henkel’s Chemical Management (HCM) Group was recently awarded the chemical management contract at Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kan. HCM will coordinate all chemical acquisition activity for aerospace products from Henkel and other suppliers. In addition, HCM will provide on-site point-of-use inventory management to promote cost reduction, process improvement and environmental compliance at both Cessna sites in Wichita.

For the structural assembly of metals — especially aluminum components, Henkel Corporation has introduced two new Loctite® Structural Acrylic Adhesives formulated to fixture in just five to 20 minutes, and to deliver excellent peel and shear strength once cured. Loctite® H8100™ and H8110™ Speedbonder™ Structural Adhesives provide tough, long-lasting bonds and are designed to reduce or eliminate welds, rivets and threaded fasteners.

Against the background of rising raw material costs, and with immediate effect, Henkel is implementing a price increase for certain product groups of its industrial adhesives.  Increase amounts will vary based on market segment and technology.  On average, the price increases will range from 10 to 25 percent. 

Loctite®-sponsored snocross racer Mike Schultz and snowmobile freestylist Daniel Bodin struck gold at the 2011 Winter X Games that took place in Aspen, Colorado, January 27 through 30.  Both athletes competed on high performance snowmobiles enhanced with Loctite® adhesives and sealants, bringing home a total of three gold medals.

Henkel Corporation has introduced a revolutionary new system designed to quantitatively and cost effectively assess the degree of cure of light cure adhesives.  A simple in-line process, the Loctite® AssureCure™ System includes new adhesive technology, fiber optic light sources, a light detector unit, and software that ties into the users’ PC or PLC. 

Henkel has published its 20th Sustainability Report in conjunction with its Annual Report for 2010. More than 20 years ago, Henkel made a commitment to principles and objectives relating to occupational health and safety, resource conservation and emissions reduction. In 2008, the company announced its targets for 2012. Thanks to determination throughout the organization, these targets were achieved by the end of 2010.

Henkel Corporation has reformulated and reintroduced Loctite® 243™ Threadlocker to withstand temperatures up to 360°F, cure consistently without primers, and tolerate contamination from thread lubrication, anti-corrosion and protection fluids. Designed for locking and sealing fasteners that may need to be disassembled during their service life, this anaerobic threadlocker now provides enhanced performance on both active and passive metal surfaces including steel, stainless steel, and plated materials.

• Sales increase by 11.2 percent to 15,092 million euros
• Organic sales growth of 7.0 percent
• Share of sales of emerging markets: plus 3 percentage points to 41 percent
• Adjusted* operating profit: plus 36.5 percent to 1,862 million euros
• Adjusted* EBIT margin: plus 2.3 percentage points to 12.3 percent
• Adjusted* earnings per preferred share (EPS): plus 47.6 percent to 2.82 euros
• Significantly higher dividends proposed: plus 35.8 percent to 0.72 euros

New York Fashion Week represents the pinnacle of both the fashion and beauty industries, so it's no surprise that hair cult favorite got2b is center stage. For the ultra-anticipated presentation of the Z Spoke Zac Posen Fall/Winter 2011 Collection, celebrity stylist Larry Sims styled the models' hair using got2b rockin' it encore fresh dry shampoo, got2b rockin' it encore hold hairspray and got2b rockin' it encore hold gel.

Henkel is introducing a new corporate design across the company in combination with the launch of its new slogan “Henkel – Excellence is our Passion.” “Our new slogan summarizes what we stand for as a company and with our brands and our people around the world: we strive to be the best in everything we do,” said Kasper Rorsted, Chairman of the Henkel Management Board. “Both our new slogan and our new visual identity will further strengthen the Henkel brand around the world."

 Henkel Laundry & Home Care awarded two prizes to outstanding suppliers at the 2011 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention. The ACI, formerly the Soap and Detergent Association (SDA), is holding its convention January 25 to 29, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. The "Best Innovation Contributor 2010" was awarded to The Dow Chemical Company for the best contribution of an external partner delivering outstanding consumer-relevant innovation. The "Best Supply Performance 2010" was awarded to two companies, Firmenich and Symrise, for their outstanding operational supply performance.

To reduce costs and improve the reliability of sensitive photovoltaic devices, Henkel Corporation offers a comprehensive line of adhesives, sealants and cleaners for PV manufacturing and installation. These high tech products comply with relevant standards of the photovoltaic industry and are widely used in a range of applications from silicon wafer production to installation of huge solar arrays.

Inspired by the rallying cry of its young students – “If you build it, we will run!” – Orchard Grove Elementary School in Frederick, Maryland has won the Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit contest and its $25,000 Grand Prize. The school intends to use the $25,000 prize to install a paved running track that will empower the school’s staff and student body to expand its already popular running program and integrate the track into additional activities for the school and community.