IRVINE, CA -- Following the opening of its Research and Applications Center in Irvine, CA, Henkel has completed its 900 sq. m. Hemel Hempstead facility expansion in the United UK.  
 
Long a center of R&D for the company's line of solder products, the facility is now also home to several other complementary Henkel businesses, including automotive electronics, industrial and automotive adhesives and sealants. 
 
The addition includes several new laboratories: an applications lab for adhesives and sealants, a metal pre-treatment and coatings lab, analytical laboratories, an equipment assembly area long enough for a complete automotive vehicle and a long-term corrosion testing area.