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100 years ago, Henkel sold its first adhesives to neighbouring companies. Today, Henkel Adhesive Technologies enables innovative development in sustainability, mobility and digitalisation.
From the development of adhesives for detergent packaging for own use to the solutions in more than 800 industrial segments today, the world's leading adhesives, sealants and functional coatings of the company has become an integral part of many consumer and industrial goods.
„With our pioneering spirit and innovative strength, we have become the world's largest manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings over the past 100 years, creating added value for more than 100,000 industrial customers and millions of consumers. By developing sustainable solutions that promote a circular economy and the reduction of CO2 we want to reach the next level of value creation in our industries around the world. Then as now, we work closely with our customers to turn challenges into opportunities and develop innovative products and solutions together.“
Mark Dorn, Management Board at Handle for the Adhesive Technologies business sector
Henkel Adhesive Technologies was founded 100 years ago because, after the end of the First World War, the occupation of the Rhine and Ruhr threatened a supply shortage of adhesives at its home base in Düsseldorf, which were needed to seal its own product packaging, for example for detergents. The company therefore started in 1922 with the Development and production of paper, cardboard and parcel adhesives for own use. With the construction and commissioning of its own glue factory on 26 June 1923, the company also launches the Sale of adhesive products to neighbouring companies. The first products included the painter's glue Mala and the wallpaper paste Tapa, both based on potato flour.
Inventions and transformations
Adhesive Technologies has pioneering work worldwide through patented inventions, Innovative strength and strategic acquisitions achieved. Famous inventions include, for example, the first Pritt glue stick in 1969, which was inspired by the twist mechanism of the lipstick and revolutionised paper crafting. In 2001, Pritt was awarded the Space-Proof„ quality seal“ and was transported to the International Space Station ISS.
In the industrial sector, Henkel's adhesive solutions have Transformed production processes and product designs in a variety of sectors such as the automotive, electronics and packaging industries. The technologies offer functionalities such as strong hold, sealing, coating, conductivity of heat and electricity, recyclability and much more. With the acquisition of Loctite Corporation in 1997, Adhesive Technologies took its business to a new level. Today Loctite is the largest adhesive brand in the world.
Over the past 100 years, adhesives have been used in a wide variety of projects. For example 1987 Ceresit products used in the renovation of the Great Wall of China. And in 2015, Henkel developed an adhesive to professionally reattach the broken beard of Tutankhamun's famous death mask.
„We are very proud of our 100-year success story at Henkel Adhesive Technologies. A look at the last 100 years impressively demonstrates the continuous development of our technological expertise and market competence. Based on this strong history of innovation and remarkable successes, we want to continue to write history with Adhesive Technologies in the future and develop the solutions of tomorrow.“
Mark Dorn
Sustainable solutions
The central focus of Adhesive Technologies' innovation activities is on the Development of sustainable solutions for its customers. The division works on products that optimise Resource efficiency in production and during use over the entire life cycle and which are based on natural formulations or recyclates. In addition, the company offers a Growing portfolio for recyclability for example, packaging or consumer goods and the reparability of everyday products.
In 2022, the business unit opened the Inspiration Centre Düsseldorf at its home location. In the innovation centre with more than 30 laboratories, over 650 Henkel experts are working on highly effective and sustainable solutions for adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. At the same time, the building serves as a global customer centre, where the entire technology portfolio is presented and collaboration with customers from over 800 industry segments is intensified. In 2023, the division will gradually open another global innovation centre in Shanghai.
Source: Handle
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