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Germany: Henkel to merge Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care

February 25, 2022
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Europe, Health & Beauty, Household Care, Manufacture & Distribution

German household and personal care giant Henkel has announced the merger of its Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care businesses into one unit, in a press release reporting its annual results and growth agenda. According to Henkel, the new Henkel Consumer Brands business unit will create a ‘multi-category platform’ for the consumer business under one roof. The integration is said to have already started, by having talks with employee …

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France: Henkel to acquire Swania SAS

July 27, 2021
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Europe, Household Care, Mergers & Acquisitions

German company Henkel has announced the acquisition of Swania SAS, a household care supplier based in France. The acquisition will allow Henkel to strengthen its position in the detergents and cleaning products market committed to limiting the impact on the environment. Swania is a French ecological home care company which portfolio includes Maison Verte a brand with detergents and household care products certified with the Ecolabel. Chairman of the Henkel …

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Germany: Henkel to acquire majority stake in Invincible Brands

July 31, 2020
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Europe, Health & Beauty, Mergers & Acquisitions

German household and personal care giant Henkel has announced the acquisition of 75% stake of Invincible Brands Holding for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2015, Invincible Brands Holding is a platform of direct-to-consumer (D2C) beauty brands, distributed all across Europe. This deal will involve three major brands: HelloBody, Banana Beauty, and Mermaid+Me producers of premium beauty care products that support clean beauty and sustainability. Carsten Knobel, Henkel CEO, said: “As …

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Germany: Henkel launches Nature Box brand

July 9, 2018
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Europe, Health & Beauty, Products

Henkel, the German household and personal care giant, is launching a new line of natural toiletries under the brand name Nature Box, according to a Lebensmittel Zeitung report. The new brand range, which comprises both haircare and skincare products, is designed to “appeal to a new audience, reinvigorate the category and become an important pillar within our personal care business”, the company is quoted as saying. Leading retailer DM currently …

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Mexico: Henkel to acquire Nattura Laboratorios

March 10, 2017
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Health & Beauty, Latin America, Mergers & Acquisitions

German household and personal care giant Henkel, has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire haircare firm Nattura Laboratorios and associated companies in the USA, Colombia and Spain. Headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico, Nattura Laboratorios is primarily a manufacturer of professional haircare products, but is also active in the retail space through the styling brands Moco De Gorila, Funk and Punky Junky and shampoo and conditioner brand NatturaLabs Linea …

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Germany: Henkel toasts “record” sales and earnings

February 27, 2017
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Europe, Financial, Health & Beauty, Household Care

Henkel, the German household and personal care giant, has announced a year of “record” sales and earnings as it unveiled its results for 2016. The Dusseldorf-based firm posted overall sales growth of 3.5% (or 3.1% on an organic basis) to end the year with €18.714 billion ($19.79 billion) revenue. Adjusted for foreign exchange effects, sales grew by 7.1%. The positive effect from acquisitions and divestments amounted to 4.0%, mainly as …

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USA: Henkel finalizes acquisition of Sun Products

September 5, 2016
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Household Care, Mergers & Acquisitions, North America

Germany-based household and personal care firm Henkel has announced the closing of the acquisition of Sun Products on September 1st 2016. The initial agreement to purchase all shares was signed in late June for $3.6 billion including debt. The purchase of the US-based company includes brands such as All laundry detergent, stain removers and fabric softeners and Sun laundry and dish detergents, as well as fabric softener label Snuggle. Sun …

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USA: Unilever, Henkel and L’Oreal among bidders for Vogue International – reports

May 24, 2016
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Health & Beauty, Mergers & Acquisitions

Leading FMCG multinationals Unilever, Henkel and L’Oreal are among the first-round bidders for US haircare firm Vogue International, according to sources quoted in a Reuters article. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, Vogue International sells and distributes hair care and other personal care products to to major retailers, primarily through the food, pharmacy and mass channels of distribution, both domestically throughout the US and globally in 38 countries. Vogue’s branded products include the …

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Gama Innovation Award: Purex Power Shot Laundry Detergent

December 16, 2015
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Household Care, North America

Gama Innovation Award – Packaging MANCHESTER – 16th December 2015: This month, the Gama Innovation Award – Packaging goes to Purex Power Shot Laundry Detergent and its innovative ‘auto-dosing’ feature. New in the USA from Henkel,  Purex Power Shot Laundry Detergent is promoted as “a no-mess, no-guesswork solution to laundry care”.  Instead of manually measuring the liquid into a cup, consumers simply flip the bottle upside down to release the correct …

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Mexico: Henkel acquires Xtreme hair styling brand

September 28, 2015
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Health & Beauty, Latin America, Mergers & Acquisitions

The Xtreme brand of hair gel  has been acquired by the German personal and household care firm Henkel, according to a report in Revista Neo. The brand was previosly owned by Wet Line, a Mexican manufacturer of perfume, cosmetics and toiletries. The transaction includes the brand along with products formulas and packaging. “We are making efforts to position ourselves as a leader in the styling segment globally, as hair products …

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USA: Henkel and Coty size up P&G hair & beauty businesses – reports

June 9, 2015
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Europe, Health & Beauty, North America

Henkel and Coty have made offers to buy separate parts of P&G’s beauty businesses, worth up to a combined $12 billion, according to a report in Reuters quoting “people familiar with the matter”. The sale of one or more personal care assets would be in line with the stated strategy of P&G’s new CEO, AG Lafley, to focus more on the company’s core business, Reuters continues. According to the source …

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Germany: Henkel in the running to acquire Wella from P&G – reports

April 28, 2015
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Europe, Health & Beauty

Household and personal care company Henkel is said to be contemplating a bid to acquire the Wella division from P&G, according to an article in German newspaper Handelsblatt, quoting Reuters. Last November, Reuters reported that P&G was exploring options to offload its Wella business, which is valued at around $7 billion. A move to divest the Wella unit would be in line with P&G’s stated intention to streamline its business …

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Germany: Henkel launches 2-in-1 laundry detergent and pre-wash

January 7, 2015
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Europe, Household Care

Henkel has launched a new laundry product in Germany, offering a “2-in-1” approach to tackle stains. Weisser Riese 2 in 1 Laundry Detergent and Prewash is said to combine laundry soap and a pre-wash stain remover in a single product. According to Henkel, the product has a powerful formula with an effective stain removing effect and also features a special brush for persistent strains incorporated into the bottle. The brush …

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Germany: Henkel invests €35 million in new centralised warehouse

September 15, 2014
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Europe, Household Care

German personal care and household goods manufacturer Henkel has announced the opening of its largest completely automated warehouse, located at its head office in Dusseldorf, Germany. The result of a €35 million ($45 million) investment, the new facility is described as covering the surface are of two football pitches and has storage capacity for  more than 25 million packs of washing and cleaning products. Mr. Bruno Piacenza, head of Henkel’s …

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Innovation Insight: Pril Fat & Starch Dish Detergent

June 26, 2014
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Europe, Household Care, Innovations

This week Gama takes a look at at the novel “starch-removing” claim being made by Pril Fat & Starch Dish Detergent, a new product line recently launched by German manufacturer Henkel. Promising to “effortlessly remove fat and starch”, Pril Fat & Starch is a reformulation of Henkel’s existing Pril dish detergent in Germany. Identifying that much of the effort in manual dishwashing relates not only to the effects of grease …

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France: Henkel acquires Spotless Group for €940 million

June 6, 2014
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Europe, Household Care

German health & beauty and household care company Henkel has acquired all the shares of the French company Spotless Group in a deal, including debt, worth €940 million ($1.28 billion). The deal will allow Henkel to add key detergent, household and insecticide brands such as Eau Ecarlate, Dylon, Grey and Catch to its portfolio. “This acquisition is part of Henkel’s global strategy to selectively invest in attractive country category positions …

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Germany: Henkel makes “good start” to 2014

May 19, 2014
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Europe, Health & Beauty, Household Care

Household care and health & beauty company Henkel has reported a “good start” to 2014 with organic growth up 4.3% for the first quarter. The manufacturer of brands including Schwarzkopf and Persil revealed that results in its growth regions had been particularly strong, with organic sales up 8.3%. However unfavourable currency effects saw total sales value drop back by -2.6% to €3.93 billion ($5.39 billion). “In a difficult market environment …

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Russia: Henkel acquires plant to support emerging market strategy

January 2, 2014
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Europe, Health & Beauty

German household and personal care manufacturer Henkel has completed the acquisition of a beauty care plant in Russia, located near Moscow in the Noginsk area. The factory, purchased from Wellchem Holding GmbH of Austria, is described as being fully operational. According to Henkel, the acquisition is in line with its global strategy to strengthen its presence in emerging markets.  The move is intended to support growth for Henkel’s personal care …

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