Founded in 1876, Henkel holds globally leading market positions both in the consumer and industrial businesses with well-known brands such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Henkel, headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, has some 47,000 employees worldwide and counts among the most internationally aligned German-based companies in the global marketplace. Henkel operates worldwide with leading brands and technologies in three business areas: Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhesive Technologies. Laundry & Home Care has always played an important role for Henkel: The Company's success story started with a product from this business sector. The business sector is globally active in the Laundry and Home Care branded consumer goods businesses. The Laundry business includes not only heavy-duty and specialty detergents but also fabric softeners, laundry performance enhancers and laundry care products. The portfolio of our Home Care business encompasses hand-dishwashing and machine-dishwashing products, cleaners for bath and WC applications, and household, glass and specialty cleaners. Henkel also has a market presence in selected regions with air fresheners and insecticides for household applications. Henkel's Beauty Care division holds leading market positions worldwide and its brand-name products business is continuously expanding. The Beauty Care business sector is active in the Branded Consumer Goods business area with Hair Cosmetics, Body Care, Skin Care and Oral Care, as well as in the professional Hair Salon business. Henkel is the world market leader in adhesives, sealants and surface treatments for consumers, craftsmen and industrial applications. The company has from its long tradition a well-balanced portfolio of International, regional and local brands. Henkel offers a multitude of applications to satisfy the needs of different target groups' consumers as well as craftsmen and industrial businesses. The Adhesive Technologies business sector comprises five market- and customer-focused strategic business units: Adhesives for Consumers, Craftsmen and Building, Transport and Metal business, General Industry business, Packaging, Consumer Goods and Construction Adhesives business and the Electronics business.