Hempel A/S

📢 Product launch news 📢 Today, we’re launching Hempafire Extreme 550, a market-leading epoxy passive fire protection (PFP) coating that: ✨ is certified for up to four hours of fire resistance and is fully compliant with global standards;  ✨ ensures long-term durability and performance - over 25 years; and  ✨ delivers up to 40% lower paint consumption, and up to 40% reduced CO2 footprint, delivering efficiency and sustainability. Designed for cellulosic fires, it sets new standards for fire safety in commercial and industrial projects - ensuring maximum safety for structural steel, which buys valuable time for firefighting squads to save lives 🛡️ "The launch of Hempafire Extreme 550 represents a significant step forward in our mission to provide innovative and market-leading fire protection solutions,” says Roger Soler Palau, Group Product Manager Cellulosic PFP at Hempel A/S. “Its exceptional durability, loadings efficiency and greater coverage to protect lighter steel buildings for longer make it a game-changer for customers across industries.” Click the link to read the press release ✨ https://lnkd.in/dAQy-iHS #PassiveFireProtection #PFP #ProtectiveCoatings

What does sustainability leadership mean for us at Hempel A/S, and how does it shape how we operate? 🫱🏽🫲🏽 For Hempel, sustainability leadership means being the frontrunner within the paints and coatings industry and supporting our customers to meet their sustainability goals. This commitment drives us forward on our sustainability journey and helps us to solve global challenges 🌏 Our sustainability leadership ambitions guide our work to: 📌 create long-term sustainability value for our customers;  📌 improve our environmental footprint; and  📌 amplify the benefits we create for our customers and for society. This dedication to responsible business practices helps us to deliver on our sustainability performance ambitions - now and in the future ✨ 📖 Part 1: Check out the highlights of our 2024 sustainability performance and stay tuned for Part 2, where we share how we create sustainability value for our customers. 👉🏽 Download our 2024 Annual Report to learn more about our sustainability initiatives at Hempel: https://lnkd.in/dZNW2Q8K #AnnualReport #Sustainability #TrustedPartner

🎙️ This week at Hempel A/S, we celebrated International Women’s Day with a series of inspiring webinars. 🌎 Our colleagues from around the world tuned in to hear powerful stories and gain action-oriented insights on leadership, partnership, career growth, family values and allyship. Thanks to Marcela Franco Rivera, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Hempel for organising the week-long celebration ✨ And to our internal speakers for inspiring us all:  Ana Henriques, Executive Vice President and Head of Decorative  Emilie Barriau, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer  David Heal, Vice President, Infrastructure EMEA and Area Responsible  Fanny Lechtig, Senior Director, Strategic Business Partner Decorative  Jonathan Mercer, Vice President, Energy & Infrastructure APAC  Lucía Torres-Willemars, Director for Solution Management, Energy A special thanks goes to our external speakers, Jeanelle Teves, Chief Commercial Officer, Bugaboo and Mark Rasmussen, Senior Communications Advisor, Carlsberg Group. Our celebration of International Women’s Day coincides with the launch of our 2024 Annual Report, where we're pleased to share our progress on improving gender balance and the initiatives driving us towards our long-term goal: ensuring no more than 60% representation of any one gender at Hempel. 🔎 Dive into our 2024 Annual Report to explore how we’re fostering a diverse and inclusive culture at Hempel: https://lnkd.in/dZNW2Q8K #DEI #IWD #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInLeadership

An increasing urgency to deliver sustainable solutions, as well as heightened regulatory requirements, requires speed 🚀 In 2024, we elevated the role of innovation in our organisation, anchoring it within our Executive Group Management by creating a new Technology function ✨ Hempel’s Technology function brings together R&D, Procurement and Sustainability and is headed up Emilie Barriau, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Hempel A/S. 🎯 It sets the stage for accelerated innovation, enabling us to bring customer-focused, sustainable solutions to the market faster and more efficiently. With our Technology function, we are fostering a culture where creative thinking and groundbreaking ideas thrive to propel us on our journey to deliver on our strategy, particularly within sustainability leadership across our value chain 🫱🏽🫲🏽 🔎 Dive into our 2024 Annual Report where you can explore how we’re accelerating innovation at Hempel: https://lnkd.in/dZNW2Q8K #AnnualReport #Innovation #Sustainability

✨ Today marks the launch of our 2024 Annual Report! In a year that saw Hempel A/S welcome CVC as minority investor and strategic partner alongside our majority owner, the Hempel Foundation, we are pleased to highlight: 📌 an adjusted EBITDA of EUR 392 million and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.9%, an increase of 1.3 percentage points compared to last year; and 📌 a significant improvement in our free cash flow, ending the year at EUR 139 million, up from EUR 29 million in 2023. “Our ambition is to run a highly profitable business that enables us to reinvest in Hempel and contribute positively to society through our brands and technologies,” says Peter la Cour Gormsen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Hempel A/S. “We are focused on driving innovation, digitalisation and operational scalability.” 🔎 You can read more about these results and download our 2024 Annual Report here: https://lnkd.in/dZNW2Q8K #AnnualReport #FinancialResults

At Hempel A/S, we’re dedicated to long-term sustainable growth, as demonstrated by the progress we’ve made on our strategic ambitions in 2024. 🚀 Groundbreaking technologies and innovation: We launched new products and solutions for Hempel’s customers across our core business areas. 🌏 Steadfast progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) ambitions: We made significant strides in our sustainability initiatives, with a focus on reducing our environmental footprint, enhancing our social impact and maintaining our strong corporate governance standards. With the launch our 2024 Annual Report, we can also highlight: ✨ an adjusted EBITDA of EUR 392 million and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.9%, an increase of 1.3 percentage points compared to last year; ✨ a significant improvement in our free cash flow, ending the year at EUR 139 million, up from EUR 29 million in 2023; and ✨ reduced CO2 emissions from our operations by 65% from an updated 2019 baseline. “I am satisfied with Hempel’s 2024 performance,” says Michael Hansen, Group President and Chief Executive Officer at Hempel A/S. “We delivered our best bottom-line result to date, welcomed CVC as minority investor and strategic partner alongside our majority owner, the Hempel Foundation, and launched innovations across our core business areas.” You can read more about these results and download our 2024 Annual Report here https://lnkd.in/dZNW2Q8K #AnnualReport #CEO

Hempel A/S’s financial results for 2024 are in! We’re proud to report our best Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) result to date 🎉 Here are the highlights from our 2024 performance: ✨ We delivered an adjusted EBITDA of EUR 392 million and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.9%, an increase of 1.3 percentage points compared to last year. ✨ We made a significant improvement in our free cash flow, ending the year at EUR 139 million, up from EUR 29 million in 2023. ✨ Our Decorative business delivered sales growth and increased market share, highlighting the strength of Hempel’s brand portfolio. ✨ Our Marine customer segment launched Hempel’s transformative innovation, Hempaguard Ultima, bolstering the maritime industry’s efforts to decarbonise shipping. ✨ Our Energy & Infrastructure customer segment sustained sales, driven by the oil and gas sector and general strong performance in the Middle East. ✨ We reduced CO2 emissions from our operations by 65% from an updated 2019 baseline. “I am satisfied with Hempel’s 2024 performance, a year in which we delivered the best bottom-line result to date with an adjusted EBITDA of EUR 392 million and improved our free cash flow by over EUR 100 million since 2023, to EUR 139 million,” says Michael Hansen, Group President and CEO of Hempel A/S. “We progressed with our strategic ambitions during 2024, executing on the plans we had for the year, and we are deeply committed to the road ahead. I extend my thanks to our dedicated Hempel colleagues around the world for their commitment and efforts during the past year.” 🎙️ Check out our video where CEO, Michael Hansen and CFO, Peter la Cour Gormsen, reflect on a remarkable year for the Hempel Group. You can read more about these results and download our 2024 Annual Report here: https://lnkd.in/dZNW2Q8K #AnnualReport #FinancialResults 

Imagine being told you’re going on the trip of a lifetime ✈️✨ That’s what happened to ten Hempel A/S colleagues when they were told their 2025 iWitness Tour application was successful. Judging by their reactions, we think this was an incredibly exciting moment for them! Each year, Hempel gives colleagues the opportunity to apply to experience first-hand the global philanthropic work of our majority owner, the Hempel Foundation. It’s called the iWitness tour 💙   Coming from all over the world, the select group travel to witness some of the Hempel Foundation’s sustainable development projects 🌍 👏🏽 Join us in congratulating our colleagues on this fantastic achievement, and stay tuned as they prepare for the iWitness Tour to Uganda. Ana Lopez, People Partner, Americas, USA  Angela Llavona, R&D Manager, PFP Development & Technology, Spain  Arturo Guerra Esquer, Credit Controller Team Lead, Mexico  Branko Kuridza, Territory Manager, Trade, Wattyl - A part of Hempel , Australia  Dawid Cichański, VAT Compliance Specialist, Poland  Miranda Tan, Receptionist, China  Mohamed Idoukitar, Infrastructure Senior Sales Representative, Morocco  NGASSAM Moise, Senior People Partner France & Morocco, France  Tina LaLima, Business Development Manager, Farrow & Ball - Northeast region, USA  Usha S., Commercial Support Specialist, Marine, India #CompanyWithPurpose #HempelAtHeart

Our Flexible Work Policy offers Hempel A/S colleagues the flexibility to thrive at home and at work 💙 We believe that flexible work should be tailored to each employee's specific needs and circumstances. For example, flexibility in work schedules could accommodate a later start for the school run, or an earlier start for days when there are meetings with colleagues and customers in other time zones 🌏 🎙️ Meet Patricia Ferrando, Scientist at Hempel in Spain. As a mother of two teenagers, an 18-year-old and a 13-year-old, Patricia’s days are filled with family responsibilities alongside her work in the R&D lab. Patricia started at Hempel four years ago. She and her manager discussed a flexible work arrangement where Patricia spends part of the day in the lab and completes the rest of her work from home. This flexibility allows her to be present for her youngest son and support him in his daily routines when he gets home from school. “It’s an incredible opportunity to be present during such a crucial time in my son’s life,” says Patricia. “When he comes home, we have lunch together and I listen to him talk about his day, the typical conflicts teenagers face and the changes he’s experiencing. Since the pandemic, there has been a notable increase in mental health issues among teenagers in our society. I aim to prevent this for my children by being available and offering my support.” 🎯 Finding a free spot on a teenager’s agenda is a challenge for any parent, so lunchtime is a valuable opportunity for Patricia to enjoy spending time with her son. Furthermore, having the possibility to know that things are under control provides more than just peace of mind for Patricia. “It allows me to focus on what truly matters - making sure my son is eating well, looking over his agenda, having a conversation and then returning to work,” says Patricia. “I’m grateful to Hempel for this opportunity, and so is he.” #FutureOfWork #HybridWork #WorkLifeBalance 📷 In the photos: Patricia with Hempel colleague Mari Carmen Zamora, Senior Lab Technician, during their visit to Yantai, China to follow trials of marine antifouling coatings. Patricia at Hempel’s R&D facility in Spain inspecting coated panels after UV exposure.

With more than 25 years' experience in the wind energy industry, Rasmus Ilum Nielsen, Technical Commercial Manager (Blades) at Hempel A/S has witnessed the remarkable growth and evolution of this dynamic sector.   From the early days as a service engineer at a global wind turbine manufacturer to working in wind turbine R&D, Rasmus has developed a passion for innovation and problem-solving. Today, he provides technical and commercial support to our global sales team, specialising in wind turbine blades. We caught up with Rasmus before he takes off for the American Clean Power Association (ACP) Operations, Maintenance and Safety Conference, to learn more about his career journey and his role at Hempel. H: How did you get into the coatings industry? R: Over the past eight years, my focus has been on blade-related activities, with a particular emphasis on leading-edge protection (LEP). This experience led me to specialise in protective coatings for blades, which brought me to Hempel. H: What attracted you to join Hempel? R: Hempel’s innovative blade coating products, which have undergone extensive validation, were a major attraction for me. I am excited about the opportunity to develop this market, as I believe these products align perfectly with the current challenges in the blade industry.   H: Who are your customers and what are their challenges? R: We work closely with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and service and maintenance customers to protect their wind turbine rotor blades from rain erosion.   Rain is extremely damaging for wind turbine blades - especially the leading edge. It causes erosion, reduced aerodynamic properties and less energy generation.   This significant industry challenge demands high-performing LEP coating systems and robust technical service, alongside local support during field projects.   H: How are you supporting customers to meet these challenges? R: Our customers benefit from strong support and a consistent presence in their business operations. My role is to assist and guide them to maximise the effectiveness of the products they have qualified and integrated into their processes. This support helps enhance their competitiveness and reduces downtime and production losses for turbine owners.   H: What’s in store for the rest of 2025? R: In March, Hempel will be exhibiting at ACP’s Operations, Maintenance and Safety Conference, where I look forward to reconnecting with our customers.   My main goal for 2025 is to introduce as many customers as possible to our Hempablade Edge 172 LEP coating system and help them gain valuable field experience with it. I'll be introducing this product at the exhibition, which should be an exciting opportunity.   H: Thank you, Rasmus! 📅 Meet Rasmus and the Hempel team at the American Clean Power Association (ACP) Operations, Maintenance and Safety Conference (OMS) in Nashville, TN, USA, 3-5 March in the Ryman Exhibit Hall, Booth 701. #OMS25 #ProtectiveCoatings #WindEnergy