Interim report
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Quarterly statement Q3 2021 July - September Rising raw material and transport costs continue to determine the market environment Henkel continues on growth path with strong sales increase in third quarter ■ ■ Henkel Group sales grow organically by + 3.5 % to around 5.1 billion euros , nominal + 1.9 % : Adhesive Technologies achieves very strong organic sales growth of + 7.0 % , nominal + 7.1 % Beauty Care records negative organic sales development of -3.0 % , nominal -6.5 % Laundry & Home Care achieves good organic sales growth of + 2.0 % , nominal -0.8 % Organic sales development mainly driven by emerging markets Henkel well above pre - crisis level : organic sales growth of + 7.5 % versus Q3 2019 corresponds to an average annual growth of + 3.7 % Outlook for fiscal 2021 updated : Sales guidance confirmed , earnings expectations at lower end of previous guidance ranges Düsseldorf , November 8 , 2021 – In the third quarter of fiscal 2021 , Henkel continued on its growth path and achieved Group sales of around 5.1 billion euros . This corresponds to a strong organic sales growth of +3.5 percent , driven in particular by positive pricing in all business units . The stable volume development was characterized by a normalization of demand in consumer businesses and by the ongoing recovery in industrial production . In nominal terms , sales increased by +1.9 percent . " The effects of the global corona crisis , the extremely tense situation on raw material markets and disruptions in global supply chains continued to have a strong impact on our market environment in the third quarter . Nevertheless , Henkel achieved a good business performance . Comparing this development to the pre - crisis level in the third quarter of 2019 , we achieved an average annual organic growth rate of +3.7 percent . All business units exceeded the respective pre - crisis level , " said Henkel CEO Carsten Knobel . Page 1/11