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Henkel reports strong organic sales growth, further improved margin and higher earnings in second quarter

• Sales increase to new high: 5,143 million euros, organic growth +3.5%
• EBIT* reaches new high: 926 million euros ‏(+1.8%)
• EBIT margin* further improved: +20 basis points to 18.0%
• Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: 1.58 euros ‏(+1.9%), excluding currency effects: +7.7%
• North American consumer goods businesses back to normal service levels
• Henkel updates full year outlook, reflecting stronger headwinds from currencies and material prices, and expects organic group sales growth of 2 - 4% ‏(unchanged), an EBIT* margin of around 18% ‏(previously: more than 17.5%) and an EPS* growth of 3 - 6% ‏(previously: 5 - 8%)

High Thermal, Semi-Sintering Die Attach Paste a Breakthrough for Emerging Package Performance Requirements

Henkel has developed and commercialized a novel series of die attach materials to facilitate package-level sintering, addressing the regulatory challenges of high-lead solders, thermal conductivity drawbacks of conventional die attach pastes, and processability shortcomings of traditional sintering products. The patent-pending LOCTITE^® ABLESTIK^® ABP 8068T portfolio includes high thermal, semi-sintering die attach pastes that offer simplified processing, and best-in-class thermal and electrical performance with robust reliability for today’s high power density devices.