Henkel Singapore has relocated its operations to Geneo at Singapore Science Park. The relocated operations establish 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.

Henkel SEA Electronic Adhesives Technical Centre

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 that 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 programs and regional growth. The new facility at Singapore Science Park offers full material characterization 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.

Also included in the new facility are the Academy of Hair, a center of excellence for hair education designed as a dynamic space for talent development and open exchange, and a global center of excellence for supply chain and Industry 4.0, Henkel Singapore’s Global Supply Chain Hub.

Learn more about Henkel at www.henkel.com.