FounderDuels

Henkel KGaA vs Solvay S.A.

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Solvay S.A. is the older of the two, founded in 1863 — 13 years before Henkel KGaA.

Founded
1876
1863
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Düsseldorf, Germany
Brussels, Belgium
Industry
chemical industry
chemical industry
Employees
52,600
9,000
Legal form
AG & Co. KGaA
Public limited company (Belgium)
Listed on
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Euronext Brussels

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Henkel KGaA and Solvay S.A..