Henkel awards suppliers for outstanding contributions

American Cleaning Institute Annual Conference

Orlando, FL Jan 30, 2018

With a review of the year 2017 and a recap of Henkel’s 2020+ strategy, Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum, Corporate Senior Vice President R&D Laundry & Home Care, opened the award ceremony and welcomed more than 200 representatives of more than 30 major suppliers. As a symbol for the strong support by Henkel’s raw material suppliers in winning together, he outlined that this year for the first time, not only the winners in each of the five award categories were honored on stage, but also two second-prize winners per category.

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Best Innovation Contributor Beauty Care / Clariant (winner): Kevin Mutch, Gregor Keil, Ralf Zerrer, Lisa Gandolfi, Christian Vang, Nicola Garuccio, Jamie Gaynor, Thomas Förster

Best Innovation Contributor Beauty Care / Clariant (winner): Kevin Mutch, Gregor Keil, Ralf Zerrer, Lisa Gandolfi, Christian Vang, Nicola Garuccio, Jamie Gaynor, Thomas Förster

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Best Innovation Contributor Beauty Care / Ashland (runner-up): Bart Lazet, Thomas Förster, Linda Foltis, Vito Consiglio, Bert Kroon

Best Innovation Contributor Beauty Care / Ashland (runner-up): Bart Lazet, Thomas Förster, Linda Foltis, Vito Consiglio, Bert Kroon

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Best Innovation Contributor Beauty Care / Symrise (runner-up): Stefan Ebeling, Achim Daub, Thomas Förster, Timothy Kenny, Anja Finke, Venkat Iyer

Best Innovation Contributor Beauty Care / Symrise (runner-up): Stefan Ebeling, Achim Daub, Thomas Förster, Timothy Kenny, Anja Finke, Venkat Iyer

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Sustainability Award Beauty Care / Solvay (winner): Ian McLean, Kamel Ramdani, Thomas Förster, Mick Holland, Emmanuel Butstraen, Sonia Renac, Niclas Wallén, Galder Cristobal, Jean-Pierre Marchand

Sustainability Award Beauty Care / Solvay (winner): Ian McLean, Kamel Ramdani, Thomas Förster, Mick Holland, Emmanuel Butstraen, Sonia Renac, Niclas Wallén, Galder Cristobal, Jean-Pierre Marchand

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Sustainability Award Beauty Care / UPM Raflatac (runner-up): Thomas Förster, Tyler Matusevich, Kyle Strenski

Sustainability Award Beauty Care / UPM Raflatac (runner-up): Thomas Förster, Tyler Matusevich, Kyle Strenski

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Sustainability Award Beauty Care / Agrana (runner-up): Barbara Amon, Anton Amon, Georg Knübel

Sustainability Award Beauty Care / Agrana (runner-up): Barbara Amon, Anton Amon, Georg Knübel

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Best Innovation Contributor Laundry & Home Care / IFF (winner): Arndt Scheidgen, Axel Schröter, Judy Kerschner, Michael Dreja

Best Innovation Contributor Laundry & Home Care / IFF (winner): Arndt Scheidgen, Axel Schröter, Judy Kerschner, Michael Dreja

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Best Innovation Contributor Laundry & Home Care / BASF (runner-up): Thomas Holenia, Arndt Scheidgen, Thomas Greindl, Anja Winkler, Andrés Jaffé, Kathrin Hein, Hans Reiners, Michael Dreja

Best Innovation Contributor Laundry & Home Care / BASF (runner-up): Thomas Holenia, Arndt Scheidgen, Thomas Greindl, Anja Winkler, Andrés Jaffé, Kathrin Hein, Hans Reiners, Michael Dreja

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Best Innovation Contributor Laundry & Home Care / Novozymes (runner-up): Michael Dreja, Ole Kirk

Best Innovation Contributor Laundry & Home Care / Novozymes (runner-up): Michael Dreja, Ole Kirk

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Sustainability Award Laundry & Home Care / DuPont (winner): William F. Feehery, Arjen Hoekstra, Markus Scharf, Joop van der Laan, Wayne Ashton, Frans van Gastel, Michael Dreja

Sustainability Award Laundry & Home Care / DuPont (winner): William F. Feehery, Arjen Hoekstra, Markus Scharf, Joop van der Laan, Wayne Ashton, Frans van Gastel, Michael Dreja

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Sustainability Award Laundry & Home Care / Sasol (runner-up): Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum, Klaus Kwetkat, Natalie File

Sustainability Award Laundry & Home Care / Sasol (runner-up): Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum, Klaus Kwetkat, Natalie File

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Sustainability Award Laundry & Home Care / Evonik (runner-up): Michael Dreja, Evan Wu, Frank Burkus, Jens Hildebrand, Oliver Wittlake, Xiaolan Wang, Hans-Josef Ritzert, Andreas Fischer, David DelGuercio

Sustainability Award Laundry & Home Care / Evonik (runner-up): Michael Dreja, Evan Wu, Frank Burkus, Jens Hildebrand, Oliver Wittlake, Xiaolan Wang, Hans-Josef Ritzert, Andreas Fischer, David DelGuercio

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Best Supply Performance / Novozymes (winner): Thomas Holenia, Anders Lund, Claus Crone Fuglsang, Edward Gallagher, Mikael Bechsgaard, Michael Dreja, Ole Kirk, Tue Micheelsen

Best Supply Performance / Novozymes (winner): Thomas Holenia, Anders Lund, Claus Crone Fuglsang, Edward Gallagher, Mikael Bechsgaard, Michael Dreja, Ole Kirk, Tue Micheelsen

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Best Supply Performance / Shell (runner-up): Zen Mogri, Rutger Beelaerts, Jared Skotek, Thomas Holenia, Marla Kline, Jorge Salas, Leah Kennon, Easwar Ranganathan, John Casserly, Jon Moon, Niels Bouwhuis

Best Supply Performance / Shell (runner-up): Zen Mogri, Rutger Beelaerts, Jared Skotek, Thomas Holenia, Marla Kline, Jorge Salas, Leah Kennon, Easwar Ranganathan, John Casserly, Jon Moon, Niels Bouwhuis

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Best Supply Performance / Stepan (runner-up): Thomas Holenia, Cassandra Banno, Michael Dreja

Best Supply Performance / Stepan (runner-up): Thomas Holenia, Cassandra Banno, Michael Dreja

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For the 11th time, Henkel presented 15 awards to its top suppliers for their best-in-class performance in 2017.

For the 11th time, Henkel presented 15 awards to its top suppliers for their best-in-class performance in 2017.

Clariant won the award as “Best Innovation Contributor Beauty Care 2017”

Thomas Förster, Corporate Vice President R&D Beauty Care, explained the advantages of the newly developed Perlogen SF3000 by Clariant, a liquid pearlizing concentrate with 30 percent better efficiency when compared with standard pearlizers. Henkel Beauty Care applies this new ingredient in its shampoos for a silky shine that makes them appear richer. The winners of the second prize were Ashland for novel cationic polymers with excellent care properties both in styling and in hair care, and Symrise for a multi-component formulation solution for high sunlight protection factor skin care creams combining skin protection with the benefits of a day cream.

Solvay honored as winner of the “Sustainability Award Beauty Care 2017”

For its sustainable guar initiative that has empowered already 4,000 guar farmers in India, Solvay received the winning Sustainability Award for Beauty Care. “Guar is a source of natural polymers used in home and personal care products”, said Thomas Förster, Corporate Vice President R&D Beauty Care. “We apply this sustainable ingredient in the Fiber Therapy technology of our Gliss Kur Hair Repair range.” The second prizes went to Agrana for tailor-made, residue-free starches used in high-performing dry shampoos to reduce the usage of hot water, and to UPM Raflatac for its innovative RafCycle label liner recycling process which converts liner waste to pulp and paper, enabling Henkel to recycle 500 tons of liner waste per year in its plants and to save more than 40 percent of energy and 10 percent of water in the paper production process.

IFF is winner as “Best Innovation Contributor Laundry & Home Care 2017”

“To our new Suprême range of fabric finishers with fine fragrance perfume oils, IFF made a major contribution with the combination of multi-phase capsule technology with substantive aroma-chemicals for a superior long-lasting scent experience”, said Michael Dreja, Corporate Director Research Laundry & Home Care. BASF was honored as second prize winner for the joint development of an entirely new high-performance ingredient for liquid laundry detergents with unique performance benefits in stain removal. Novozymes received the award as second prize winner for their enzyme technology for hand dishwashing detergents with Duo-Effect removing fat, starch and burnt-in residues while keeping the sink clean, supporting this dishes & drain benefit with a highly convincing, strong visual demonstration.

DuPont awarded as winner of the “Sustainability Award Laundry & Home Care 2017”

DuPont provided Henkel with a high-performance enzyme for best-in-class wash results in a broad range of detergents. “DuPont’s innovative enzyme technology exhibits superior efficiency at comparably low dosage. This saves material, time and money and is a perfect example for sustainability contribution”, stated Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum, Corporate Senior Vice President R&D Laundry & Home Care. Second prize winners in this category were Sasol for a new raw material solution for efficient sourcing compatible with a broad product portfolio enabling efficient material management in Henkel’s production plants, as well as Evonik for a unique specialty ingredient for easy ironing that reduces wrinkles and ironing friction through the wash and by this reduces ironing effort, time and energy. 

Novozymes is winner of “Best Supply Performance 2017” award

Key elements for outstanding supply performance are excellent operational performance and best-in-class service combined continued progress in risk management and supplier managed inventory. “Novozymes pioneered in a joint transformation roadmap towards an interconnected supply chain”, said Thomas Holenia, Corporate Vice President Global Purchasing Raw Materials. Second prizes winners were Shell for excellent support during tight market situations and supply bottlenecks, and Stepan for their significant effort to secure the supply of a complex portfolio with huge volumes

Bertrand Conquéret, President Global Supply Chain and Corporate Vice President Purchasing at Henkel, concluded by thanking all suppliers for their continued strong support as part of ONE!Henkel team. He encouraged the suppliers to continue the journey to mitigate risk and volatility, to go together for sustainability and digitalization, and to invent for superior products to Henkel’s consumers.