Tag: Cleaning supplies & detergents
Henkel intends to hold on to its Russian business for the time being
Dusseldorf Carsten Knobel hadn’t sorted his documents properly when asked about the Russian business of all things. The Henkel boss switched off his microphone, looked at the head of the…
CEO Carsten Knobel should sell the cosmetics business
Carsten Knobel The Henkel boss is reorganizing the company. (Photo: Henkel) What were those times. For years, Henkel has achieved stable EBIT margins of 15 percent and more with its…
Henkel keeps dividend stable after announcement of restructuring
Dusseldorf After two years of declining profits, the consumer goods manufacturer Henkel has increased its earnings again for the first time. In 2021, the manufacturer of Persil, Schauma and Pritt…
Henkel keeps dividend stable after announcement of restructuring
Dusseldorf After two years of declining profits, the Dax group Henkel increased its earnings for the first time in 2021. In the past year, the manufacturer of Persil, Schauma and…
These are the problems of Persil producer Henkel
Dusseldorf Hans van Bylen’s term of office ended unhappily in December 2019. Henkel lost ten percent of its market value in the three years under the Belgian’s leadership. His successor,…
These are the problems of Persil producer Henkel
Dusseldorf Even when Carsten Knobel became the new CEO of Henkel at the beginning of 2020, there were doubters. Market observers said financiers in the consumer goods industry rarely managed…
These are the problems of Persil producer Henkel
Dusseldorf Even when Carsten Knobel became the new CEO of Henkel at the beginning of 2020, there were doubters. Market observers said financiers in the consumer goods industry rarely managed…
Why investing could be worthwhile for investors
Production at Henkel Henkel plans to merge its cosmetics business with the cleaning products division in the coming months in order to leverage synergies. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf For the last…
Unilever grows stronger – but margin outlook “shocking”
Dusseldorf The one under pressure Consumer goods group Unilever is excluding major acquisitions for the time being. “We are not aiming for any major acquisitions in the foreseeable future,” said…
Henkel shares: the cosmetics business is in crisis
Henkel headquarters in Dusseldorf The consumer goods group wants to buy back shares for up to one billion euros. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The consumer goods giant Henkel is reorganizing its…
Henkel draws conclusions from the ailing cosmetics business
Henkel headquarters in Dusseldorf The consumer goods group wants to buy back shares for up to one billion euros. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The consumer goods giant Henkel pulls the ripcord…
Henkel draws conclusions from the ailing cosmetics business
Henkel headquarters in Dusseldorf The consumer goods group wants to buy back shares for up to one billion euros. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The consumer goods giant Henkel pulls the ripcord…
Unilever is cutting 1,500 management jobs and planning restructuring
Job cuts at Unilever London The consumer goods group Unilever is repositioning itself and is separating from 1,500 executives. Around 15 percent of all employees in upper management are affected…
Hedge fund manager Nelson Peltz joins Unilever
Dusseldorf, London Unilever stock moves very little in normal times. But in the past few days, she has had a real roller coaster ride: On Monday, the price of the…
Why Unilever wants to take over part of GSK
Dusseldorf, London It could be the largest transaction since the outbreak of the pandemic: the British group Unilever wants to take over the consumer goods division of the pharmaceutical giant…
GlaxoSmithkline rejects Unilever’s offer for consumer products division
London GlaxoSmithKline has rejected the multi-billion bid by the British-Dutch group Unilever for its consumer goods division. The £50 billion (€60 billion) offer fundamentally undervalues the division and its future…
Unilever offers 60 billion euros for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer goods division
London The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever confirmed its interest in the consumer goods division of pharmaceutical giant Glaxosmithkline on Saturday. The Sunday Times had previously reported that Unilever, known…
Sugar-based detergent: Evonik becomes a major supplier to Unilever
Girl washes her hands The demand for environmentally friendly cleaning agents is also growing in Southeast Asia. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Dusseldorf The specialty chemicals group Evonik is expanding its partnership with…