As vehicles become increasingly connected and driving is transformed by sophisticated ADAS and autonomous driving technologies, OEMs and component suppliers are increasingly challenged to manage the heat produced by ECU and ADAS components to ensure their performance and reliability. At the same time, there is a need to produce these components more cost-effectively, more sustainably, and with ever higher performance.

True sustainability in the packaging industry can only be achieved with close partnerships along the entire value chain. The German Packaging Institute has recognized this approach with its Packaging Award in the category of Sustainability, which has been awarded to a deinkable, recyclable pouch produced through a unique value chain collaboration between Siegwerk, ExxonMobil, Henkel, Kraus Folie and Windmöller & Hölscher.

As pressures increase on brands to deliver products in more sustainable and recyclable packaging, innovations in adhesives and labeling technologies are proving key. Thanks to breakthrough solutions from Henkel, the label and packaging industry is able to meet these challenges, while also delivering higher standards of food safety. At Labelexpo Europe, held from September 11-14 at Brussels Expo, Henkel will showcasing its comprehensive Pressure Sensitive Adhesives product portfolio.

Henkel and CCL, a global specialty packaging company, have won the AWA ‏(Alexander Watson Associates) Sleeve Label Award in the category “Environmental Contribution” for their sustainable design of Henkel’s Vernel fabric softener bottle.

As global sales of electric vehicles are set to achieve another record year in 2023 ‏(source: IEA), manufacturers are continuing to innovate in the areas of design and production to further improve performance, range, process efficiency and sustainability. Material solutions, including bonding, thermal management, sealing and functional coatings play a pivotal role in enabling these goals. Henkel will showcase technologies & products advancing battery components at Booth #1001 during this year’s Battery Show North America, taking place September 12-14 in Novi, Michigan.

At Fakuma 2023 in Friedrichshafen, the world's leading trade fair for industrial plastics processing, Henkel will present the Sonderhoff Smart-M dosing cell with the new DM 50x technology and the newly developed MK 825 PRO mixing head from October 17 to 21. The dosing cell will be operated LIVE at booth no. 5109 in hall A5.

At this week’s SEMICON Taiwan, Henkel brings its extensive range of semiconductor packaging material solutions to customers in a collaborative setting designed to foster discussions that will help address application challenges. With recently launched innovations for high-reliability advanced packaging and wirebond devices, the company will showcase its enabling impact on some of the most demanding package designs used in the automotive, industrial, and high-performance computing sectors.

The Henkel aerospace plant in Montornès Del Vallès ‏(Montornès), Spain, has been qualified as Standard and Raw Materials Supplier by Airbus. With this the customer has acknowledged the quality and value of the procedures conducted at the site and has qualified the production as well as individual products and solutions manufactured in Montornès.

Henkel, a global leader in adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, today announced the launch of a revolutionary Battery Engineering Center within its unique Inspiration Center Duesseldorf. The opening solidifies the company`s role as a premier design and innovation partner for automotive OEMs and battery manufacturers worldwide.

Today’s consumers expect products to arrive quickly and safely, while packaging converters and distributors compete to maximize production efficiencies and ensure faster deliveries. Meeting this demand is becoming more challenging for a number of reasons, including more stringent regulatory requirements and e-tailers’ packaging goals. In addition, the industry faces an ever-increasing factor: growing consumer demand for sustainable packaging options.