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Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, commonly known as Henkel, is a German multinational chemical and consumer goods company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. Founded in 1876, the DAX company is organized into two globally operating business units (Consumer Brands, Adhesive Technologies) and is known for brands such as Loctite, Persil, Fa, Pritt, Dial and Purex.

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Henkel AG & Co. KGaA is a company established in 1876. The organization is located in Düsseldorf, Germany, and maintains an active legal status within the jurisdiction of DE. It employs 52,600 people and reported total revenue of 19,250,000,000. The entity is identified by the legal name Henkel AG & Co. KGaA and is categorized under the type of company.

The organization’s official presence includes websites at henkel.com, henkel-de, and henkel.it. Contact information lists the phone number +49-211-797-0 and the email address [email protected]. The company has 76,300 social media followers. Its legal status is active, and it is referenced by 441 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, GLEIF, ROR, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Company.name
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Company.logo
Henkel-Logo.svg
Company.logo_size
200px
Company.image
Henkel Düsseldorf HolthausenP8190172.JPG
Company.image_caption
Henkel's headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany
Company.type
Public
Company.traded_as
(Common shares) (Preference shares)DAX compoment (HEN3)
Company.founder
Friedrich Karl Henkel
Company.location_city
Düsseldorf
Company.location_country
Germany
Company.area_served
Worldwide
Company.key_people
Carsten Knobel (CEO and chairman of the executive board), Simone Bagel-Trah (chairwoman of the Shareholders' Committee & Supervisory Board)
Company.products
laundry and cleaning products, beauty care, adhesives and sealants
Company.industry
Consumer goods
Company.revenue
€20.495 billion (2025)
Company.operating_income
€2.816 billion (2025)
Company.net_income
€2.058 billion (2025)
Company.assets
€16.439 billion (2025)

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Company

Jurisdiction
DE
Headquarters
Düsseldorf, DE

via GLEIF

Research organization · ROR

Type
Company
Founded
1876
Location
Düsseldorf, Germany
Status
Active

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
public company
Country
Germany
Headquarters
Düsseldorf
Employees
48900
Revenue
19250000000
Official website
www.henkel.it
Image
Haus Henkel in Duesseldorf-Holthausen, von Westen.jpg
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Commons category
Henkel AG
inception
1876-09-26
topic's main category
Category:Henkel
location of formation
Aachen
IPv6 routing prefix
2003:e4:2812::/48
social media followers
76300
product or material produced
laundry
different from
Henkel
phone number
+49-211-797-0
email address
mailto:[email protected]
native label
Henkel
short name
Henkel
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History<!--'Hans Schwarzkopf' redirects here-->
  • Financial data
  • Sustainability
  • Shareholders
  • Competitors and anti-competitive practices
  • Business units
  • Adhesive technologies
  • Consumer brands
  • Miss Fa Beauty Pageant
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

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