Omar Abu-Shanab is the Vice President of Product Development for Industrials at Henkel Adhesive Technologies, which recently announced its “Respect the Planet, Rethink Design” program, prioritizing four sustainability pillars: climate, circularity, safety, and nature.

We spoke with Omar about how its cutting-edge adhesive, surface treatment, and electronic materials portfolios demonstrate Henkel's enablement of all the pillars.

Focusing on four defined sustainability pillars, Henkel’s ‘Respect the Planet, Rethink Design’ program leverages the technology advantages of its product line to facilitate the design, build, and use of vehicles and equipment that prioritize people and the environment while enabling robust, reliable performance.

Examples include:

• Climate: formulas for metal cleaning processes that reduce required bath temperatures, lower chemical consumption, and decrease energy use. Structural adhesives enable lightweighting, allowing reliable bonding strength and the integration of lighter, alternative substrates for improved fuel efficiency. 
• Circularity: certain Henkel processes enable automated dosing and material reusability. Additionally, the company is exploring renewable bio-based polyurethane hot melts, low-pressure molding materials, and recycling/reuse-enabling debonding solutions.
• Safety: materials formulated without substances under discussion and compliance with safety agency ratings and environmental compatibility standards protect health and well-being.
• Nature: natural resources like water are preserved through products and processes that reduce consumption and allow wastewater recycling.

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