Henkel strengthens global innovation and supply chain hub with move to Singapore Science Park

Henkel Singapore has relocated its operations to Geneo at Singapore Science Park, establishing a next‑generation innovation hub that will support customers worldwide.

With the move, Henkel brings together its businesses, Adhesives Technology Application Engineering Laboratory, the new Academy of Hair, Global Supply Chain Hub and Adhesive Operations Digital Lab under one roof.

“The opening of our new Singapore office underscores Henkel’s commitment to building a strong, future-ready foundation in Asia Pacific. Singapore’s dynamic ecosystem, world-class infrastructure, and robust talent pipeline make it an ideal location for us to accelerate our global ambitions and strengthen our regional presence,” said Mark Dorn, Executive Vice President Adhesive Technologies during the opening event on January 26. “This milestone reflects not only our investment in the region, but also our confidence in Singapore as a strategic hub for innovation, collaboration and long-term growth.”

“Singapore plays a pivotal role in Henkel’s worldwide operations,” said Thomas Holenia, Corporate Vice President Procurement Henkel Adhesive Technologies and President of Henkel Singapore. “By establishing our hub at ‘Geneo’ Singapore Science Park, our Singapore setup has taken the next step to become a critical control tower for our businesses – where supply chain, innovation and digital capabilities come together. This will enable us to serve customers across multiple industries more effectively, accelerate new solutions from idea to market and continue to strengthen Henkel’s growth platform in Asia Pacific.”

“As a key hub for specialty chemicals in Asia, Singapore provides the ideal foundation for companies like Henkel to drive regional growth and innovation. Henkel’s new office will build capabilities in digital operations, supply chain management, advanced electronics packaging, and greener materials, and will also create new opportunities for Singapore talent. We look forward to deepening our partnership with Henkel to grow our innovation ecosystem for specialty chemicals and advanced materials,” said Lim Wey-Len, Executive Vice President, Singapore Economic Development Board.

With the expansion of the Adhesives Application Engineering Laboratory, Henkel Singapore now has advanced capabilities to support customers from the general manufacturing, maintenance, industrial and electronics sectors.

Central to this is the Henkel SEA Electronic Adhesives Technical Centre, a strategic stronghold for electronics manufacturing which supports customers across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand in key growth segments such as semiconductors and consumer electronics.

As the largest electronic adhesives application engineering laboratory in Southeast Asia, it serves as the regional hub for technical support and application development.

The Technical Centre has recorded consistent year‑on‑year growth, underscoring its vital role in enabling customer programmes and regional growth. The new facility at Singapore Science Park offers full material characterisation and failure analysis capabilities and will be able to replicate key customer application processes – including dispensing, die attach, lamination, printing and dicing – allowing for more representative testing and faster problem solving for customers.

While the Technical Centre remains primarily application‑engineering focused, it is expanding its involvement in advanced development projects, strengthening collaboration with product development teams and accelerating the introduction of new solutions tailored to regional needs.

As part of Henkel’s sustainability ambition, the Technical Centre is actively benchmarking the adhesion performance of PFAS alternatives against legacy products to support new product launches with reduced environmental impact, while also improving its own footprint through measures such as reducing nitrogen gas consumption with automatic shut‑off valves and implementing water‑usage timers.

Henkel also contributes to the regional innovation ecosystem in advanced packaging through its participation in a photonics chiplets consortium led by A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics. In this collaboration, Henkel provides its underfill and moulding materials expertise and gains insights into integration and reliability requirements for next‑generation computing systems, which in turn inform future customer projects.

Henkel’s Consumer Brands business also plays a significant role in Singapore, supporting both professionals and consumers across the beauty and personal care sector. The Academy of Hair marks the transformation of the former studio into a modern, globally aligned platform for professional learning in the hair industry.

Designed as a dynamic space for talent development and open exchange, the Academy offers diverse, hands-on courses spanning colouring, cutting, and styling to salon management and content creation. With programmes tailored to every stage of a hairdresser’s journey, the Academy empowers professionals to deepen their technical expertise and strengthen their entrepreneurial confidence. The Academy’s expanded curriculum and future-ready learning formats also enable engagement opportunities with consumers through events and collaborations, fostering a more inclusive connection with the wider hair community.

Over the past decade, Henkel Singapore has established itself as a global centre of excellence through the adoption of best practices in supply chain talent management, sustainability and digitalisation, supporting Henkel’s businesses around the world.

Its Global Supply Chain Hub in Singapore has helped harmonise planning and logistics processes, improve supply reliability and increase agility for customers across multiple regions, while driving cost and productivity improvements through standardisation and smart tools.

Simultaneously, the Global Adhesive Operations (AO) Digital team has created a strong digital backbone for Henkel’s operations through cloud‑based solutions, enhancing the interconnectivity of its plants and enabling smart, data‑driven systems across Asia. With the move to Singapore Science Park, these capabilities, along with an expanded adhesives application engineering laboratory, are now co‑located with Henkel’s Adhesive Operations Digital Lab and technical centres.

Enabling closer day‑to‑day collaboration between supply chain, digital and application engineering teams, this integration will support faster decision‑making, quicker rollout of Industry 4.0 solutions and more seamless end‑to‑end support for customers. From product design and testing to manufacturing and global delivery, Henkel Singapore’s global hub supports more holistic teamwork, collaboration and innovation.

For more than 40 years, Henkel has been part of Singapore’s business landscape, supporting both industrial customers and consumers across Asia-Pacific. Today, Henkel Singapore’s presence spans advanced adhesive solutions for sectors such as electronics and manufacturing, alongside consumer brands such as Schwarzkopf Professional and Shiseido Professional in the professional hair care market.

From its new hub at Singapore Science Park, Henkel aims to build on this foundation by deepening collaboration with customers and partners, accelerating innovation and advancing more sustainable solutions for the region and beyond.