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Henkel has officially opened its new Inspiration Center Shanghai (ICS) of the Adhesive Technologies business unit.

22 Sept 2025,

Shanghai / China

Empowering Future-Ready Innovation

Henkel Opens Inspiration Center Shanghai for Adhesive Technologies in China

Henkel today announced the opening of its new Inspiration Center for Adhesive Technologies in Shanghai. With an investment of more than 60 million euros, the facility is designed to accelerate the development of impactful and sustainable solutions, foster deeper customer collaboration, and drive Henkel’s long-term growth in the Asia-Pacific region.

Yellow and white solar car “Aethon” with solar panels driving on a road through the red Australian Outback; sponsor logos visible, developed by a student team from Aachen and supported by Henkel adhesive technologies.

13 Aug 2025,

Düsseldorf / Germany

The world’s toughest solar car challenge

Henkel supports student project “Sonnenwagen”

Solar-powered across the Australian Outback: In just over a week, the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge will kick off in Australia. This international competition, held since 1987, brings together teams from around the world to race self-built, solar-powered vehicles across the continent. It is considered the toughest test of its kind globally. Among the participants is a student team from Aachen, Germany, with a race car powered by high-performance adhesives from Henkel.

7 Aug 2025,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Henkel expects further profitable growth in fiscal 2025

Henkel with sales growth acceleration in the first half of the year and good margin and earnings increase

Group sales in the first half of the year organically at prior-year level: 10.4 billion euros ‏(organic -0.1 percent; Q2: +0.9 percent)
Operating profit ‏(EBIT)* increases to 1,614 million euros ‏(+0.2 percent)
EBIT margin* improves to 15.5 percent ‏(+60 basis points)
Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* rises to 2.81 euros, +5.0 percent at constant exchange rates
Implementation of Purposeful Growth Agenda further progressed
- Clear focus on global megatrends strengthens competitiveness and resilience of Adhesive Technologies in a challenging market environment
- Significant volume improvement in Consumer Brands – Top 10 brands deliver good organic sales growth
Outlook for fiscal 2025 updated:
- Organic sales growth: 1.0 to 2.0 percent ‏(previously: 1.5 to 3.5 percent)
- Adjusted return on sales: 14.5 to 15.5 percent ‏(previously: 14.0 to 15.5 percent)
- Adjusted earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS): increase in the low to high single-digit percentage range at constant exchange rates ‏(unchanged)