Henkel

Henkel is a German Entreprise .

Trades

In 2005, produced domestic (33% of CA), cosmetics (22%), adhesives (14%), technologies (28%).

History

1876 Foundation with Aachen by Fritz Henkel
1886 Opening of the first office of export to Vienna (Austria)
1898 Hans Schwarzkopf opens a small hardware store in Berlin (subsidiary since 1995)
1900 Beginning of the production activities with Düsseldorf - Holthausen
1903 Creation of the 1st capillary Shampooing by the company Schwarzkopf
1907 Parsley Setting on sale, first autoréactive Lessive of the world according to Henkel
1922 Beginning of the production of the adhesives of synthesis
1929 Marketing of the first adhesive of synthesis with the world
1945 Expropriation by Soviet Union of the factory Parsley in Genthin (GDR)
1948 Introduction of Poly Color (shampoo of coloring)
1954 Setting on sale of the Soap of toilet F
1969 Marketing of the first tube of adhesive, Pritt
1975 Henkel becomes Limited partnership with share capitals
1985 Opening of the Authorized capital on the German purse
1990 Réappropriation of the Persil factory following the fall of the Berlin Wall
1995 Henkel repurchases Schwarzkopf
1997 Resumption of Loctite, Henkel becomes, according to its own indications, the world leader of the adhesives
1999 Dissociation of the branch of the chemicals and setting in legal independence under the name of company Cognis
2001 Cognis is sold with a group of investment.
2002 Henkel realizes for the first time under the slogan " Henkel - has Brand like has Friend" and with a new institutional image a coherent world appearance on stage of the group
2004 Acquisition of Dial Corporation (Scottsdale/Arizona, the USA) representing the largest O.P.A. of the history of the company

Data

Principal shareholders:

(2005): Floating 24.9%, Family Henkel 70.0%, Jahr Vermögensverwaltung 6.1%.

See too

Cartography of the marks by groupe#Schwarzkopf & Henkel

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