Demand for sustainable packaging and consumer goods to support a circular economy has never been greater. Whether through regulatory pressure or consumer demand, virtually every aspect of the global value chain for packaging and consumer goods is being transformed by challenges that require holistic thinking, collaboration, and innovative solutions. Back for its third year, Henkel Sustainability Days is the unique platform that brings the industry together to enable this change. Held from November 30 to December 1, the virtual conference is where the global packaging and consumer goods industry meets to reshape the future.

Henkel has introduced the new solvent-free and elastic adhesive Loctite UK 2073-2173, which is based on two-component polyurethane ‏(2K-PU) technology, designed for superior performance on various substrates. With the launch of Loctite UK 2073-2173, Henkel is expanding its broad portfolio of 2-component polyurethane adhesives. As a longstanding partner to the automotive industry, Henkel enables the manufacturers to meet recent automotive performance requirements through reliable adhesion performance and a simplified manufacturing process.

Henkel continues to lead in consumer electronic material solutions and today announced its latest innovation, an electrically conductive adhesive ‏(ECA) that cures at room temperature, improving yield rates and protecting sensitive structures within mobile device compact camera modules ‏(CCMs). Designed to deliver robust electrical grounding performance, Loctite Ablestik ICP 2120 is a moisture cure ECA, which is a critical feature for safeguarding the thin, miniaturized substrates within mobile device camera components.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies has awarded the performance of its strategic partners with its Supplier Awards 2022. With these annual recognitions the business unit honors the close and successful collaboration across its value chains. This year the companies BASF, Wanhua and Wacker have been awarded in the three categories of Sustainability, Innovation and Operational Excellence. In addition, Henkel for the first time granted a Special Recognition to Dow Chemicals for extraordinary support during a special project.

Henkel, a global leader in material technologies and Quad Industries, a Belgian specialist in printed electronics, have developed a new concept to enable innovations for smart health patches with accelerated speed to market at lower cost. The partners are offering a demo package of twelve electrodes that customers can order online. The demo package is designed to allow engineers to quickly test the functionalities of their concepts, significantly reducing the development time by up to three months and lowering the overall design costs.

• Group reports organic sales growth of +11.3% to new all-time high of around 6 billion euros, nominal +17.3%, with all three business units contributing:
  • Adhesive Technologies achieves double-digit organic sales growth of +16.8%, nominal +22.6%
  • Beauty Care reports positive organic sales growth of +0.9%, nominal +8.4%
  • Laundry & Home Care generates significant organic sales growth of +7.3%, nominal +13.2%
• Double-digit sales growth in emerging markets, very strong growth in mature markets
• Merger of Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care into Consumer Brands ahead of plan
• Outlook for fiscal 2022: Raised guidance for sales and earnings based on continued strong business performance

Henkel published its Q3 2022 statement on November 8, 2022.

More than 4 million vehicles are pretreated annually with Henkel’s portfolio of thin-film metal pretreatment processes. Henkel was recognized with an award from the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment for demonstrating outstanding innovation in an advanced manufacturing process leading to significant environmental and economic impact. The award recognizes the use of the ‏(Pallumina) thin-film process on the 2021 Toyota Tacoma and Tundra.

Henkel and Byteflies today have announced an extension of their existing partnership to further drive innovative solutions for remote patient monitoring. Therefore, the companies have signed a letter of intent toward the development of a joint commercial and joint development cooperation. This partnership aims to further strengthen the combination of Henkel´s medical adhesives and printed electronics expertise with remote patient monitoring solutions of Byteflies focusing on ECG monitoring. Together, the partners are driving the development of additional innovative remote patient monitoring solutions on their mission to making virtual care available to all – both in the hospital and at home.