About

Founded in 1876, Henkel operates globally with a diversified portfolio active in industrial and consumer businesses. Henkel Adhesive Technologies is a leader in the market for adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With Consumer Brands, the company holds leading positions in hair care and laundry and home care markets and categories worldwide. In 2022, Henkel reported sales of €22 billion and adjusted operating profit of €2.3 billion. Henkel employs a team of 50,000 people worldwide and is a recognized leader in sustainability, with top positions in international indices and rankings. Its preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX.

Awards

Toluca, MX - Lighthouse award in Productivity

Sep 2021

From 2016 the site executed a growth plan aimed at higher market share and better customer service. Adoption of 4IR technologies turned a 1970-vintage plant into a digital, sustainable operation that unlocked capacity, lifted OEE from the high-60s to above 90%, and reached top-quartile cost performance on external benchmarks.

Montornès, ES - Lighthouse award in Productivity

Mar 2021

The site sits in a highly competitive home and fabric care market and has been deploying Industry 4.0 technology since 2013 to defend competitiveness and lift profitability. It pairs in-house tailored solutions with a connected cyber-physical data foundation, then scales what works across the wider production network. The result is a site that combines lean tradition with a digital ecosystem of connected lines, autonomous material flow and expert systems for the most energy-intensive process steps.

Düsseldorf, DE - Lighthouse award in Sustainability

Sep 2021

A heritage detergent site benchmarked at already-high performance was transformed via the Laundry Data Foundation — a cloud platform creating real-time digital shadows of 30+ factories and 10+ distribution centres. The site became one of the most integrated, cost-effective and sustainable in the network, absorbing +20% additional European volume without new investment.