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Henkel and Chip Integration Technology Center ‏(CITC) announced today that the organizations have formalized an agreement to collaborate on the development of high-thermal die attach solutions for radio frequency ‏(RF) and power electronics.  Under the terms of the partnership, Henkel will supply commercialized and developmental pressureless sintering die attach formulations and CITC will provide testing and analysis of the materials within next-generation package designs.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies strengthens its capabilities for timber construction solutions by investing in 3RT, Melbourne, Australia. Together with partners the company has developed a robotic process to convert forest and plantation residue into high-quality and unique hardwood products. With the investment Henkel aims to further expand its Engineered Wood business and to drive the implementation of sustainable future-oriented technologies.

Long-time customer-supplier partners Henkel and Schneider Electric, both global leaders in sustainability, have worked together for many years to drive progress toward the shared goal of decarbonization. Schneider Electric has been leading decarbonization efforts, targeting an achievement of net zero CO₂ emissions for 100% of its operations (scope1, 2) by 2030. Henkel has a similar corporate goal — to be climate-positive by 2030.

• Group sales increase organically by +7.1 percent to around 5.3 billion euros; nominal +6.1 percent:
  • Adhesive Technologies generates double-digit organic sales growth of +10.7 percent; nominal +11.6 percent
  • Beauty Care with slightly negative organic sales development of -1.2 percent; nominal -3.5 percent, due to implementation of planned portfolio measures
  • Laundry & Home Care records very strong organic sales growth of +4.9 percent; nominal +2.2 percent
• Emerging markets with double-digit sales growth, mature markets with strong growth
• Merger of Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care business units into integrated multi-category platform Henkel Consumer Brands:
  • Strengthening growth momentum and margin profile in the consumer business
  • Significant synergies: around 500 million euros gross savings targeted in the mid term
  • First phase of measures to be implemented by the end of 2023: around 250 million euros annualized net savings expected, around 2,000 jobs affected worldwide
  • Portfolio measures for businesses with total annual sales of up to 1 billion euros under review
• Outlook for fiscal 2022 updated on April 29
• Clear commitment to mid- to long-term financial ambition

• Group sales increase organically by +7.1 percent to around 5.3 billion euros
  • Adhesive Technologies: double-digit organic growth of +10.7 percent
  • Beauty Care: slight organic decline of -1.2 percent
  • Laundry & Home Care: very strong organic growth of +4.9 percent
• Updated outlook for fiscal 2022 – extraordinarily strong rising costs for direct materials & logistics and significant effects from the exit of business activities in Russia and Belarus expected
  • Organic sales growth: +3.5 to +5.5 percent
  • Adjusted return on sales ‏(EBIT margin)*: between 9.0 and 11.0 percent
  • Adjusted earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* at constant exchange rates: decline in the range from -35 to -15 percent

• Good business performance in 2021 in challenging market environment:
  • Group sales reach 20.1 billion euros, +7.8 percent organic growth
  • Operating profit* increases to 2.7 billion euros, +4.2 percent
  • EBIT margin* on prior-year level: 13.4 percent
  • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: 4.56 euros, +9.2 percent adjusted for currency effects
  • Good free cash flow of 1.5 billion euros, net financial position significantly improved
• Proposed dividend on prior-year level: 1.85 euros per preferred share
• Outlook 2022 and mid- to long-term financial ambition unchanged
• Consistent implementation of agenda for Purposeful Growth since 2020
• Key measures to take strategic growth agenda to next level:
  • Integration process of Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care to one multi-category platform with around 10 billion euros sales started
  • Further portfolio optimization planned in the consumer goods business
  • Share buyback program with a volume of up to 1 billion euros started
  • Venture Fund II with a total volume of 150 million euros
  • New sustainability strategy and ambitions

• Strong performance and improvements across key dimensions in 2021
• Evolved sustainability strategy: 2030+ Sustainability Ambition Framework
• Introducing new ambitions, including moving up climate positivity in production from 2040 to 2030