Solar Panels Will Supply Energy for Henkel's Laundry Labs

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The washers and dryers in the
laundry laboratories at Henkel's new North American consumer products
headquarters in Scottsdale are now running on solar power, thanks to the
recent installation of solar panels on the roof of the building. The solar
panels will provide 56,700 kilowatts of electricity a year to run the washers
and dryers in the labs. Excess power from the solar panels is fed into the
building grid. Henkel estimates that the solar panels will offset 83,000
pounds of carbon dioxide a year and 2.9 million pounds of carbon dioxide over
the life of the system.

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Henkel uses the washers and dryers in its laundry labs to develop and test
innovative new laundry products such as Purex(R) Complete 3-in-1(TM) laundry
sheets, which combine detergent, fabric softener and anti-static in one sheet.
Henkel is also in the process of installing a solar thermal water heating
system that will provide hot water for the laboratories. This system will
provide 15 million BTUs of energy per year and will offset 28,000 pounds of
carbon dioxide a year.

An online photo gallery that includes pictures of the new headquarters
building and the solar panels is now available at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henkelna/sets/

The new headquarters building, which was dedicated on March 3, 2009, is home
to 800 employees who develop and market some of America's best-known consumer
brands, including Dial(R) soaps and body washes, Purex(R) laundry detergents,
Renuzit(R) air fresheners, and Right Guard(R) antiperspirants.

The 348,000 square foot building is located at the intersection of North
Scottsdale Road and the 101 Freeway. The new building was carefully designed
to incorporate a number of sustainable features. Henkel is applying for LEED
certification for the building from the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification provides
independent verification that a building project meets the highest green
building and performance measures.

About Henkel:
For more than 130 years, Henkel has been a leader with brands and technologies
that make people's lives easier, better and more beautiful. Henkel operates in
three business areas -- Home Care, Personal Care, and Adhesive Technologies --
and is ranked among the Fortune Global 500 companies. More than 60 percent of
Henkel's sales are in fast-moving consumer goods, while the industrial
business accounts for almost 40 percent of the company's total sales. In
fiscal 2008, Henkel generated sales of 14.131 billion euros and adjusted
operating profit of 1.46 billion euros. Our more than 55,000 employees
worldwide are dedicated to fulfilling our corporate claim, "A Brand like a
Friend," and ensuring that people in more than 125 countries can trust in
brands and technologies from Henkel.

Contact:
Natalie Violi
Henkel Corporate Communications
Tel: 480-754-5442
E-mail: natalie.violi@us.henkel.com

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Natalie Violi of Henkel Corporate Communications, +1-480-754-5442,
natalie.violi@us.henkel.com