For the 12th time running, Henkel recognized its top suppliers for their best-in-class performance in 2018 at the 2019 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention, held from January 28th to February 1st in Orlando, Florida. The joint winner of the “Sustainability Award” from Henkel Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care was Plastic Bank. Evonik received the Beauty Care award as “Best Innovation Contributor”. In Laundry & Home Care, the top prize for “Best Innovation Contributor” was given to Novozymes. The winner of the “Best Supply Performance” in Finance/Purchasing was Solvay.
Best-in-class Products & Services
Opening the award ceremony with a review of the year 2018 and a recap of Henkel’s growth strategy, Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum, Corporate Senior Vice President R&D Laundry & Home Care, welcomed 200 representatives of more than 30 major suppliers.
Evonik is the “Best Innovation Contributor Beauty Care 2018”
During the award ceremony, Förster explained the advantages of the newly-developed, microplastic-free opacifier by
Evonik, a readily biodegradable material based on glycol distearate. Henkel Beauty Care uses this new ingredient in its Fa relaunch as a replacement for polymer materials. The winners of the second prize were
Croda for Venusceane, a deep-sea active substance with excellent scalp care properties used in Schwarzkopf Beology hair care products, and Symrise, for its preservative booster SymOcide PT that helps to partially replace conventional preservative systems.
Risk Management
Solvay Wins the “Best Supply Performance 2018” Award
Key elements for outstanding supply performance include excellent operational management and best-in-class service combined with continued progress in risk management. “
Solvay excelled in 2018 with top performance in operational supply as well as significantly improved the Ecovadis ranking,” said Thomas Holenia, Corporate Vice President Global Purchasing Raw Materials. The runners-up were Stepan, for its proactive risk management during critical market situations and supply bottlenecks, and Symrise, in recognition of its significant efforts towards securing the supply of a critical aroma chemical during a recent shortage.
Bertrand Conquéret, President Global Supply Chain and Corporate Vice President Purchasing at Henkel, thanked all suppliers for their continued strong support. He encouraged the partners to continue to collective efforts and to mitigate risk and volatility, to further drive sustainability and digitalization, and to innovate together in the interest of creating superior products for Henkel’s consumers.
Source: Henkel