Henkel has relaunched its famous Pritt stick. The new generation provides consumers an even more natural and high-performing solution combined with improved sustainability. The further optimized formulation contains 97 percent natural ingredients ‏(including water) while the stick now consists of up to 65 percent post-industrial recycled plastics. The fully recyclable products available in three different sizes are presented in a modern design and offer children and their parents a safe and strong solution for paper crafting at school or at home.

As part of their ongoing collaboration for 3D printing applications in the dental industry, Keystone Industries ‏(Keystone) and Henkel have developed KeyModel Ultra. This next generation of 3D dental modeling resin offers a new level of accuracy, detail, and speed. KeyModel Ultra is formulated for rapid printing and fast post curing and is also designed to reduce peel forces, which increases print accuracy.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies strengthens its capabilities for maintenance, repair and overhaul ‏(MRO) solutions by investing in Feelit, Haifa, Israel. The start-up has developed a unique sensor technology for predictive maintenance for various applications in manufacturing. With the investment Henkel aims to further expand its leading MRO portfolio for its broad customer base in industrial markets.

Henkel is reaching a milestone in its engagement for sustainable packaging: The company used almost 700 million bottles made of 100 percent recycled plastics for Laundry & Home Care products in Europe – more than 400 million alone in 2020. The recycled material stems from post-consumer waste, including Social Plastic^® from Henkel’s partnership with the Plastic Bank. By increasing the number of packaging made of recycled material, Henkel does not only contribute to a circular economy but also to climate protection: Recycled PET has an almost 80 percent lower CO₂ footprint compared to virgin plastic.

To accelerate innovation and develop new business models, Henkel’s consumer business units Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care have established internal idea factory and incubator teams – think tanks that combine agile work approaches with the scale and expertise of a global company.

With its wide range of technologies and know-how, Henkel is the partner of choice for complete solutions in the automotive industry and especially for electric vehicles. Products for conductive coatings and thermal interface materials, as well as assembly adhesives and liquid seals, are used to protect battery packs in electric cars. An important prerequisite for maintaining the service life of electric batteries is a permanently functioning seal for the battery housing in the car underbody.

Henkel has opened a state-of-the-art, fully automated Laundry & Home Care warehouse at its production facility in Montornès del Vallès, Spain ‏(Barcelona). The company has enabled an investment of 22 million euros in the 24,000 square meter warehouse, which will serve as a major logistics hub for Southern Europe.

EnvisionTEC and Henkel today have announced an expansion of their partnership agreement to further drive the adoption of production level 3D Printing. Over the past two years the companies already have collaborated on a variety of unique applications. With the launch of EnvisionTEC´s next generation Xtreme DLP and Envision One cDLM HT printer technologies and the expansion of Henkel´s industrial grade materials portfolio the companies are well-positioned to support the volume production of end-use parts. 

Henkel takes another step in promoting sustainable packaging solutions. The company’s Beauty Care business started converting its Hair Coloration portfolio to aluminum tubes made of 100 percent recycled material. With this transition covering all Retail and Professional brands globally, Henkel supports a closed loop while at the same time reducing the environmental footprint: recycled aluminum has a significantly lower energy demand – up to 95 percent less – than virgin aluminum, thus a significant reduction of the CO₂ footprint per aluminum tube can be achieved. In addition, aluminum tubes are fully recyclable and widely recovered through existing waste management systems.

Henkel reinforces its commitment to climate protection and joins The Climate Pledge, an international cross-industry commitment co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism. As a signatory, Henkel commits to achieve net-zero annual carbon emissions ten years ahead of the 2050 target set by the UN Paris Agreement – an ambition in line with the company’s long-term target to become a climate-positive company by 2040.