Henkel achieves carbon-neutral production at India/Turkey plants

Adhesives producer Henkel says it has reached a major milestone in advancing its global sustainability strategy within the Adhesive Technologies business by achieving carbon-neutral production at Kurkumbh, India, and Gebkim, Turkey. The production sites have successfully eliminated Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, marking a significant step forward in Henkel’s ambition to decarbonise its operations by 2030.

These achievements are further contributing to Henkel‘s goal of reducing operational greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency, electrification, and the phasing out of fossil fuels, while scaling renewable energy across all production sites globally.

At Kurkumbh, carbon-neutral operations were achieved by replacing furnace oil–based thermic fluid heaters with high-efficiency electric systems, eliminating fossil fuel use.

This transformation required a comprehensive upgrade of the site’s energy infrastructure, including the optimisation of heat loads, the installation of advanced high-efficiency heat exchangers and significant investments in electrical capacity to support full electrification. Combined with the transition to 100% renewable electricity, these measures enabled the complete elimination of both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions of approximately 11,300 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

At its Gebkim plant, Henkel has implemented a landmark electrification project by fully replacing a natural gas–fired boiler with a high-efficiency electric boiler system. This transition eliminated direct fossil fuel use at the site and reduced Scope 1 emissions to zero resulting in an annual reduction of approximately 956 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

By scaling electrification and renewable energy adoption, Henkel says it is accelerating the decarbonisation of its global production network. These transformations play a critical role in achieving the company’s broader net-zero ambition of reducing the carbon footprint of its operations and value chain while enabling customers to meet their own sustainability goals.