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• Group sales: around 5.4 billion euros, organic sales growth of +2.8 percent
• Organic sales increase driven by both business units:
  • Adhesive Technologies: positive organic sales growth of +0.8 percent
  • Consumer Brands: very strong organic sales growth of +6.2 percent
• Adhesive Technologies underpins more pronounced focus on growth through M&A with the acquisition of Critica Infrastructure
• Consumer Brands: integration significantly ahead of plan – more than 80 percent of savings expected by the end of 2023
• Outlook for fiscal 2023 raised:
  • Organic sales growth: 3.5 to 4.5 percent ‏(previously: 2.5 to 4.5 percent)
  • Adjusted return on sales ‏(EBIT margin): 11.5 to 12.5 percent ‏(previously: 11.0 to 12.5 percent)
  • Adjusted earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS): increase in the range of +15 to +25 percent at constant exchange rates ‏(previously: +5 to +20 percent)

Henkel will be showcasing the performance of the LOCTITE^® Wear Protection Coatings range, which includes Loctite PC 7218, PC 7255, PC 7332, PC 7383, PC 9313 and PC 9593, at Asia Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) 2023.  The products are protective solutions made for the mining industry, with the formula of Loctite 7218 being recently revamped and produced locally as part of Henkel’s sustainability efforts.

From the second quarter of 2023, consumers can expect to see a newly packaged range of Loctite thread lockers and Loctite thread sealants stocked at Supercheap Auto, one of the leading auto spares, parts and accessories retailers across Australia and New Zealand.