The Scottsdale facility also reached another safety milestone in October 2009, when the site achieved 1 million hours worked without a lost-time injury or recordable injury.

"Safety is a key element of our business focus at Henkel,” said Doug Fraser, Vice President of Operations. “We believe that nothing we do is worth getting hurt, and have a strong safety culture and excellent employee involvement that drives our daily safety performance.  The dedication and commitment of each of our employees to taking care of themselves and the people they work with is what delivers these great results.”

Henkel in North America:
Henkel markets a wide range of well-known consumer and industrial brands in North America, including Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents, Right Guard® antiperspirants, got2b® hair gels, and Loctite® adhesives. Henkel has been committed to making people’s lives easier, better and more beautiful for more than 130 years.  A Fortune Global 500 and Germany’s most admired company according to a recent Fortune survey, Henkel offers strong brands and technologies in three areas of competence: Home Care, Personal Care, and Adhesive Technologies.  Each day, more than 52,000 employees in 125 countries are dedicated to fulfilling Henkel’s claim “A Brand Like a Friend.”  In fiscal 2008, Henkel generated sales of $20.8 billion and adjusted operating profit of $ 2.1 billion.