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Driving Food Safety and Efficiency in Packaging with Henkel’s Technomelt Supra Pro

Ever-stricter product safety laws and regulations are being implemented in almost all markets in order to set new benchmarks to protect consumers all around the world. This is placing a huge burden on the whole value chain in its efforts to fulfill these regulations. As a leading adhesive supplier in the field of packaging, Henkel recognizes its role and responsibility in continuously improving the safety standards of food packaging. It is therefore committed to delivering products like the Technomelt Supra Pro Range to set the bar in food safety for end-of-line packaging solutions.

Henkel delivers overall robust business performance despite substantial impact from COVID-19 pandemic

• Focus on ensuring employee safety, supplying customers and supporting communities
• Group half-year sales reach 9,485 million euros, nominal: -6.0%, organic: -5.2%
• Operating profit* at 1,191 million euros, -27.5%
• EBIT margin* at 12.6%, -370 basis points
• Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: -29.2% to 1.96 euros, -28.2% at constant exchange rates
• Free cash flow at 938 million euros, net financial position improved
• No new full-year outlook for 2020 due to continuing market uncertainties
• Implementation of new agenda for purposeful growth on track