At the beginning of the company's history in 1876, we meet a 28 year-old merchant who was interested in science – Fritz Henkel. On September 26, 1876 he and two partners founded the company Henkel & Cie in Aachen and marketed his first product, a universal detergent based on silicate.
Henkel’s history
More than 140 years of brand success.
During the following years, this German family of entrepreneurs and thousands of their employees built Henkel into a global company.
1998: Foundation of Henkel GCC
Henkel GCC was established in 1998 and has since grown rapidly into the market. However, in 1982, the well-known regional detergent brand ‘Dac’ was already incepted as a joint venture with Saudi, Swedish and German partners.