Henkel signs agreement with Shell for Persil, Purex

Henkel and Shell Chemical LP have agreed to a five-year collaboration to replace up to 200,000 tonnes of fossil feedstocks used in the manufacture of surfactants with feedstocks that are based on renewable raw materials. The renewable-based surfactants will be used in Henkel’s laundry product brands, including many varieties of Persil, Purex and all brands. …

Henkel Sustainability Days 2022 sets the agenda for sustainable packaging

Henkel’s third Sustainability Days virtual conference once again proved an essential event for the global packaging and consumer goods industry. Held from 30 November to 1 December, Sustainability Days 2022 brought together 1,500 attendees from 650 companies and 81 countries to discuss the industry’s response to urgent sustainability needs. Expert speakers from Henkel and companies …

Henkel and CHI enter into strategic partnership

Henkel and Cyclos-HTP Institute (CHI), a company specialised in the classification, assessment and certification of recyclability of packaging and goods, have announced a strategic partnership. This partnership brings together two vital components of the packaging and consumer goods value chain – adhesives and coatings and downstream recycling expertise. By working together, both companies make the …

Henkel and Siegwerk collaborate to develop oxygen barrier coating

Henkel and Siegwerk have announced to co-develop an oxygen barrier coating for more recyclable food packaging.   The new solution provides outstanding performance and also enables mono-material flexible packaging that is easier to recycle, opening up exciting potential to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.   The companies are preparing to launch the solution …

Henkel and LyondellBasell create re-closable packaging solution

LyondellBasell and Henkel have partnered to develop new reopen/reclose properties which make re-closable packaging even more convenient for consumers. The Henkel hotmelt adhesive, which is based on an innovative plastomer from LyondellBasell, is responsible for the improved reopen/reclose properties.   The final hotmelt adhesive manufactured by Henkel allows for a smooth first opening while maintaining …

Pril announces recycled packaging from yellow bag waste

Alpla and Henkel have partnered again for innovative and sustainable packaging solutions. The companies have been continuously expanding its sorting and recycling technologies.   The bottle bodies produced in Germany for the dishwashing detergent Pril will now be produced from 50 per cent recycled material from yellow bag waste. Recycled beverage bottles are to be …

BASF and Henkel focus on renewable raw materials

BASF and Henkel have announced to jointly commit to replacing fossil carbon feedstock with renewable feedstock for most products in Henkel’s European Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care businesses over the next four years following a successful pilot with Henkel’s cleaning and detergent brand Love Nature in 2021.   Through the cooperation, the fossil …