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Henkel’s open innovation and collaboration platform, Henkel dx Ventures, will host its second Xathon, a female ideation hackathon. This year’s main partner is “Global Digital Women”. The hackathon aims to empower female tech talents to develop and shape their entrepreneurial mindset and ideas. It will take place on November 20-22, 2020. The application period is now open and closes on October 30. Interested participants can apply at www.henkel.com/digital-business/xathon-2020.

Jointly addressing the problem of plastic waste: Together with 28 other major global businesses, Henkel endorsed a business manifesto calling on governments to negotiate and agree on a United Nations ‏(UN) treaty on plastic pollution. The businesses’ call to action comes ahead of the 5th Session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly ‏(UNEA5) and as a new report co-authored by the WWF, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Boston Consulting Group outlines the necessity of such a binding international agreement to address plastic pollution.

Henkel drives further progress in promoting the concept of a circular economy in its Beauty Care portfolio: As part of the relaunches of the three major retail brands Nature Box, Gliss Kur and Syoss, the company is taking significant steps in advancing its packaging portfolio. With enhanced sustainability features in packaging, such as an increased proportion of recycled plastic, Henkel further reduces its environmental footprint.

Henkel and Carbon today have announced a partnership agreement to collaborate for Loctite branded formulations validated for use with Carbon’s additive manufacturing process. As part of the collaboration the new Loctite 3D IND405 Clear material is immediately available to Carbon customers. The partnership agreement opens the door for industrial customers to access Henkel’s patented single-component technologies ‏(1K) for use with the Carbon Digital Light Synthesis ‏(Carbon DLS) 3D-printing process.