Henkel is again inviting young professionals to apply for its “Digital Talent Program”. In 2022, the program focuses on the company’s digital unit, Henkel dx. The young professionals will work on various innovative topics and projects in Henkel’s digital hubs in Düsseldorf and Berlin as well as other locations around the world. The new round of the “Digital Talent Program” starts in autumn 2022; candidates can apply until July 3. Upon acceptance into the 18-month program, the participants will receive a permanent employment contract with Henkel.

Innovative technology meets design: Smart premium packaging from the cosmetics, beverages and fast-moving consumer goods ‏(FMCG) sectors will be the focus of Paris Packaging Week on June 29-30, 2022, at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles exhibition center. At Henkel Adhesive Technologies' booth W10, visitors can view the comprehensive range of surface treatments, coatings and sealants for the metal packaging industry.

Long-time customer-supplier partners Henkel and Schneider Electric, both global leaders in sustainability, have worked together for many years to drive progress toward the shared goal of decarbonization. Schneider Electric has been leading decarbonization efforts, targeting an achievement of net zero CO₂ emissions for 100% of its operations (scope1, 2) by 2030. Henkel has a similar corporate goal — to be climate-positive by 2030.

After a successful pilot phase, Authentic Beauty Concept is launching a new generation of its “Refill Bar” – a refill system that helps to create a more circular economy and offers many benefits for the environment, customers and salons.

• Ambition to establish gender balance across all management positions by 2025
• Proportion of women in management currently at 38 percent
• Comprehensive action plan and measures to foster diversity, equity and inclusion

iMakr and Henkel have joined forces to expand their distribution network to include the US and the Nordic region, including Finland, Norway, Sweden, & Denmark. The company already has been supplying Loctite 3D Printing resins for the UK & Ireland since last year.

Henkel today announced the opening of its Application Center in Santa Clara, California, designed to support product development for the company’s high-tech customers in the Silicon Valley region. Equipped as a state-of-the-art facility, the Application Center will help expedite proof-of-concept initiatives for electronics advances.

Successfully creating sustainable and recyclable packaging starts during the design phase: The right choice of adhesive significantly influences what can be done with the package at the end of its primary use. With its RE range of adhesives and coatings designed for recycling, Henkel enables packaging to go beyond current functionalities – to create flexible packaging that has recyclability “built in”. Products in this range must fulfill stringent external testing requirements for sustainability.

• Group sales increase organically by +7.1 percent to around 5.3 billion euros; nominal +6.1 percent:
  • Adhesive Technologies generates double-digit organic sales growth of +10.7 percent; nominal +11.6 percent
  • Beauty Care with slightly negative organic sales development of -1.2 percent; nominal -3.5 percent, due to implementation of planned portfolio measures
  • Laundry & Home Care records very strong organic sales growth of +4.9 percent; nominal +2.2 percent
• Emerging markets with double-digit sales growth, mature markets with strong growth
• Merger of Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care business units into integrated multi-category platform Henkel Consumer Brands:
  • Strengthening growth momentum and margin profile in the consumer business
  • Significant synergies: around 500 million euros gross savings targeted in the mid term
  • First phase of measures to be implemented by the end of 2023: around 250 million euros annualized net savings expected, around 2,000 jobs affected worldwide
  • Portfolio measures for businesses with total annual sales of up to 1 billion euros under review
• Outlook for fiscal 2022 updated on April 29
• Clear commitment to mid- to long-term financial ambition

Henkel published its Q1 2022 statement on May 5, 2022.