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Henkel Announces New Consumer Brands Center of Research & Development in Trumbull, CT
Henkel, a leading manufacturer of well-known consumer and industrial brands, such as all® free clear laundry detergent, Dial® soap, Schwarzkopf® hair care, and Loctite®, Technomelt® and Bonderite® adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings, has announced the development of its new Center of Research & Development, a state-of-the-art research and development campus in Trumbull, Connecticut. The project represents Henkel's largest non-manufacturing capital investment in North America in the past
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