Lord Corp has completed its acquisition of the rubber-to-substrate bonding and rubber coating business of Henkel KGaA, headquartered in Düesseldorf, Germany.
The acquired business primarily serves automotive and industrial manufacturers of rubber molded and extruded components and includes the trade names Chemosil, Flocksil, Cuvertin, and Sipiol. Manufacture of these products will remain within Henkel's Germany facilities using the same raw materials, processes, and quality assurance measures. Henkel employees performing technical and commercial functions mainly dedicated to this business have transferred to Lord.