Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1876 | Fritz Henkel and his two partners founded Henkel and Cie in Aachen, Germany. |
| 1878 | Henkel's first branded product was launched. |
| 1907 | Persil was launched. |
| 1913 | Henkel founded its first subsidiary, Henkel and Cie AG, in Basel-Pratteln, Switzerland. |
| 1929 | The company expanded its business in Australia and South America. |
| 1950 | The company acquired TheraChemie. |
| 1951 | Pril Powder was launched. |
| 1969 | Launch of Pritt glue stick |
| 1975 | Henkel GmbH chnaged into Henkel KGaA. |
| 1991 | Cognis was founded as Henkel's subsidiary. |
| 1995 | Henkel acquired Schwarzkopf. |
| 1997 | Henkel acquired Loctite. |
| 2001 | Sales of Cognis. |
| 2004 | Henkel acquired The Dial Corp. |
| 2011 | Henkel launched Forscherwelt . |
| 2014 | Henkel acquired Spotless Group SAS. |
| 2016 | Acquired The Sun Products Corp. |
| 2022 | Henkel acquired Shiseido's Asia-Pacific salon business. |
| 2023 | Henkel merges its laundry, home care, and beauty care into one business unit of consumer brands. |
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