Overview of the Company
Henkel, headquartered in Düsseldorf / Germany, and counts among the most internationally aligned German-based companies in the global marketplace. People in approximately 125 countries around the world trust in brands and technologies from Henkel. Henkel is organized into three globally operating business sectors : - Laundry & Home Care
- Cosmetics / Toiletries
- Adhesive Technologies
Number of Employees Approximately 55,000 employees worldwide
History of the Company
On September 26, 1876, Fritz Henkel and two partners founded the company Henkel & Cie in Aachen and marketed his first product, a universal detergent based on silicate.
During the following years, this German family of entrepreneurs and thousands of their employees built Henkel into a global company with operations in 125 countries. |