The Henkel Group operates in three strategic areas of competence - Home Care, Personal Care, and Adhesives, Sealants and Surface Treatment. These strategic business areas are organized into four globally operating business sectors within the Henkel Group:

• Laundry & Home Care,
• Cosmetics/Toiletries,
• Consumer & Craftsmen Adhesives, and
• Henkel Technologies. 

As a manufacturer and vendor of brandname products and system solutions in international markets, Henkel is particularly concerned with the early identification and effective satisfaction of consumer demands. The group not only wants to be able to perceive and appropriately respond to social change but also to be actively involved in forging the future and setting its trends. Hence the endeavors of the scientists engaged in research and development within the Henkel Group to devise and create new technologies and know-how, innovative solutions, visionary products and superb services. All with the customer firmly fixed in the focus of our activities. It is a commitment born out of the awareness that innovative products and intelligent technologies are crucial to securing our long-term economic success.

The Henkel Group is headquartered in D¨¹sseldorf. It has a total of around 50,000 employees with 77 percent working outside Germany. And that makes Henkel one of the most internationally aligned companies in Germany. People in 125 countries around the world trust in brands and technologies from Henkel.