Fritz Henkel Award for Innovation

Innovations have a long tradition at Henkel. Since 1982, the company has been recognizing outstanding and commercially successful research achievements with the Fritz Henkel Award for Innovation, which is presented annually to interdisciplinary project teams from the business sectors. The award is named after the founder of the company, Fritz Henkel (1848-1930).

In 2010, the following outstanding product innovations were honored:

Persil hygiene rinse

Hygiene product range: The laundry detergent Dixan Igiene e Purezza (hygiene and purity) marketed in Italy imparts freshness and purity to the wash, even at low temperatures. With more and more laundry being washed at temperatures of not more than 30 to 40 degrees Celsius, the addition of one dose of Persil hygiene rinse to the conventional laundry product is sufficient to remove 99.99 percent of all bacteria and germs. The new household cleaning products Bref/Dac Disinfectant offer superior, long-lasting disinfection performance: they work immediately and continue to protect against bacteria in the household for up to 24 hours. The entire Hygiene product range delivers outstanding cleanliness both of the laundry and hard surfaces, while also contributing to our sustainability focal areas of health and safety, and energy and climate. www.persil.de

Syoss Color: Syoss Color offers long-lasting color, gloss and gray coverage with professional quality at an affordable price for at-home applications. The permanent colorant contains a high-performance formula with a color-intensive pigment blend, delivering a true, intensive and lustrous look. Syoss Color ensures that the pigment blend is sealed deep into the hair, to produce long-lasting, intensive colors. The color sealing conditioner with Nutri-Care Complex structures the hair after coloration from the inside out, generating a scintillating shine. www.syoss.com

Loctite HF

Loctite HF: Our halogen-free structural adhesives are used by the most innovative manufacturers of portable electronic devices. These unique adhesives create particularly strong, fastcuring and resistant bonds between a variety of materials. In addition to the patented halogenfree curing system, the flow behavior and reaction speed can also be tailored to individual requirements, ensuring reliable dosage application and curing even in the case of extremely thin adhesive films of 0.3 millimeters or less. http://www.loctitehf.com