Henkel reaches carbon-neutral production at adhesive plants in India and Turkey

Henkel has achieved carbon-neutral production at its Kurkumbh site in India and its Gebkim plant in Turkey, cutting Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions to zero. At Kurkumbh, the company replaced furnace oil heaters with electric systems and switched to 100% renewable electricity, eliminating about 11,300 tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually. At Gebkim, a natural gas boiler was replaced with an electric boiler, cutting roughly 956 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year. The moves are part of Henkel's broader plan to decarbonize its operations by 2030. Both sites are part of the Adhesive Technologies division. The company says it is systematically phasing out fossil fuels and electrifying processes powered by renewables. The upgrades included new heat exchangers, expanded electrical capacity, and optimized heat loads. For anyone tracking industrial decarbonization, this is a concrete example of how electrification and renewable procurement can eliminate emissions at manufacturing sites. The numbers are modest in global terms but show a repeatable model for adhesive and chemical plants in emerging markets.