Employees - the key to success

Our Corporate slogan “Henkel – A Brand Like A Friend” positions the company as a brand customers and consumers can trust. From the start of the day to the end, Henkel brands touch the life of life of millions of consumers around the world in whatever they do, wherever they go, wherever they look. A friend makes your life easier, better and more beautiful and Henkel brands do the same for their consumers. It is our wish to make people’s lives easier, better and more beautiful with our products and technologies. This mission statement constitutes a promise that we intend to keep by complying with worldwide customer and consumer requirements on a daily basis.

Henkel not only spreads the message of friendship towards its customers and consumers by its brands but also towards the society through its CSR initiatives. Henkel is known to be a friend of the Environment and is the first company to launch an environment friendly detergent in India. HIL has four manufacturing plants located at Karaikal, Tiljala, Coimbatore and Ambattur. Karaikal plant is the first detergent plant in India to receive the ISO 14000 certification and recently it was granted OHSAS 18001 certification signifying compliance of Occupational Health safety. Henkel India is also the winner of Greentech Award for Environment Excellence in 2003 and FICCI National Award for Environment Protection for the year 2003 from the President of India.

Henkel was one of the first companies to come forward for the Tsunami relief activities in 2004 and Earthquake relief activities in 2005 providing not only food, shelter and clothing to the distressed but also giving them means and methods of re-employment to build back their confidence.

Henkel has also tied up with one of the premier business management schools in India – Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad to set up a Centre for Excellence in Environment Management. This is a part of Henkel initiative to promote the concepts of Environment development and sustainable growth amongst the business managers of the future.

Ready for the challenges of the future.

The year 2006 has been marked as a year of innovations for Henkel worldwide. As a manufacturer and vendor for brands, products and system solutions in the international markets, Henkel is particularly concerned with the early identification and effective satisfaction of consumer demands. We not only want to be able to perceive and appropriately respond to social change but also be actively involved in forging the future and setting its trends.

Hence the endeavors of the scientist engaged in research within Henkel to device and create new technologies and know how, innovative solutions, visionary products and 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 successes. The R & D facilities in India are located at Chennai and attracts some of the best talents and experienced professionals from across the country.