Henkel Wins 2009 Automotive News PACE Award

TecTalis™ coating reduces costs while streamlining the pre-treatment process

Henkel Corporation received the 2009 Automotive News PACE Award for its new conversion coating process, TecTalis™. The prestigious award recognizes automotive suppliers for superior innovation, technological advancement and business performance.

The Automotive News PACE Award is known across the automotive industry as one of the most coveted awards in recognizing technical innovation. Henkel was recognized for its new conversion coating process, TecTalis™ Preatreatment Technology. As the world's first nanoceramic conversion coating process for multi-metal bodies, TecTalis™ completely eliminates phosphates along with heavy metals such as nickel and manganese from the pretreatment process. This significantly reduces costs, streamlines vehicle assembly pretreatment operations, and reduces the environmental impact from the manufacturing process.

The 15th annual PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence) Award was presented by Automotive News, Ernst & Young LLP and Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC Inc.). The competition was open to suppliers who contribute products, processes, materials or services directly to the manufacture of cars or trucks.

George Kazantzis, automotive business director, Henkel Asia stated:  “The Automotive News PACE Award is one of the most prestigious awards in the industry. Henkel was first to introduce this technology - the first phosphate-free pretreatment alternative launched in the automotive industry. We are proud that TacTalis has won such recognition.”

For more information on TecTalis™, visit the company’s website at www.henkel.com 

About TecTalis™ Pretreatment Technology

As the world’s first nanoceramic conversion coating process for metals, Henkel’s TecTalis™ pretreatment technology is proving to be far superior in terms of quality, ecology and economics. It provides an innovative surface composition on clean metal substrates, while eliminating the problems associated with the conventional zinc-phosphate pretreatments.

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 million euros and adjusted operating profit of 1,460 million 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.

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