Henkel Offers a Comprehensive Portfolio for the Global Metal Coil Industry

Henkel continues to support its customers in the global metal coil industry with a comprehensive range of process solutions covering lubrication, pickling, cleaning, pre-treatment, passivation and lamination.

The latest product innovations focus on new-generation alloys, hexavalent chromium-free formulations, special functional coatings and new rolling oils for electric steel. Additionally, the company has further expanded its market specialist team for the metal coil industry.

With more than 80 years of experience in the metal processing industry, Henkel's metal coil operation has evolved into a strong division with a robust workforce of highly qualified employees at its Düsseldorf headquarters and regional operations.

For this demanding sector, the company's Bonderite product portfolio contains a wide range of specially formulated solutions designed to help customers optimize the cost efficiency and sustainability of their production processes.

Henkel's close collaboration with industry leaders has resulted in innovative process solutions. These solutions deliver significant cost savings through longer bath and tool life, elimination of chromium VI, nitrates and NOx emissions in waste water, and reduced waste.

Among the latest additions is a chromium-free functional coating specifically developed to meet the specific requirements of specialty steel manufacturers for emerging e-mobility market products such as EV battery housings and trays.

In addition to pioneering the development of chromium-free products in the value chain, the company is also strengthening its market position in stainless steel pickling and metal coil lamination.

Henkel's Bonderite portfolio for metal coil manufacturing supply chains comprises efficient, safe and sustainable solutions:

• Cold rolling oils for superior lubrication performance. This results in high productivity and superior sheet quality.

• Wet temper fluids used to extend the life of work rolls and provide adequate corrosion protection for interim storage.

• Pickling inhibitors added to hydrochloric or sulphuric acid to avoid over-pickling and provide a smooth surface for the next process step.

• Cleaners designed to remove grease, oil and metal dust from the sheet surface and prepare it for the next stage, including the industry's lowest free fluorine concentration formulation for stainless steel pickling.

• Chromium-free products from surface preparation through functional coating, thereby reducing the environmental footprint of metal coil manufacturers.

• Surface treatment agents that prepare the substrate for reliable paint adhesion and add excellent corrosion protection.

• Passivations applied to galvanized sheet and tinplate products to prevent corrosion during storage and transport.

• Thin organic coatings providing enhanced weldability and forming capability with fingerprint and other functional properties for decorative surfaces.

• Adhesives designed for reliable and low-cost coil lamination in compliance with the latest environmental regulations.

Complementing its comprehensive product portfolio, Henkel also offers specialized equipment designed to provide best manufacturing practices in many coil processing steps.

Bonderite is a registered trademark of Henkel and/or its affiliates in Germany and other countries.