This could store a lot of heat: as much as 4, 000 terawatt-hours, according to Dr Henkel.
To put this right, Mr Henkel wants fundamental changes to the way Germany is governed.
At first, the ferocity of his critics appeared to take Mr Henkel by surprise.
Henkel and Unilever already sell similar highly condensed liquid-filled laundry tablets in Western Europe.
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If Akzo's bid were to fail, Henkel could try to buy National Starch on its own.
ECONOMIST: Akzo Nobel and Henkel move to buy ICI and divide the spoils
The company is as optimistic about the prospects for paint as Henkel is about glue.
ECONOMIST: Akzo Nobel and Henkel move to buy ICI and divide the spoils
Akzo must still convince its shareholders, but the participation of Henkel should make this easier.
ECONOMIST: Akzo Nobel and Henkel move to buy ICI and divide the spoils
And whereas Henkel is focused on industrial glue, National Starch specialises in glue for consumers.
ECONOMIST: Akzo Nobel and Henkel move to buy ICI and divide the spoils
"I think it's good news for now, " said Henkel Garcia, a director at local research house Econometrica.
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It wrote a letter to Akzo's management before Henkel got involved to protest against the planned takeover.
ECONOMIST: Akzo Nobel and Henkel move to buy ICI and divide the spoils
And although Mr Henkel is good on television, history has given Germans a belief in checks and balances.
Henkel is home to a whole host of different brands from Persil washing-powder to hair products such as Schwarzkopf.
Mr Henkel is not much heartened by these stirrings of change and recovery.
For six years, Henkel has sponsored a contest that encourages students to wear duct tape formal wear to their proms.
Christoph Henkel, 38, serves on influential Shareholders' Committee and helped engineer last year's billion-dollar Loctite acquisition, the company's largest yet.
It is harder to envisage a mass expulsion of Ireland, Belgium and much of the Mediterranean, whatever Mr Henkel may say.
To test the idea, Dr Henkel and his team have begun boring into the Malaren crater in order to map its cracks.
After obtaining her undergraduate degree in French and French literature, Oh, 28, worked for German auto company Henkel Korea as an interpreting secretary.
The two companies are complementary: Henkel has nearly two-thirds of its sales in Europe, while National Starch is strong in Asia and America.
ECONOMIST: Akzo Nobel and Henkel move to buy ICI and divide the spoils
The takeover of National Starch would increase Henkel's market share in glue from 15% to 23%, cementing it in place as market leader.
ECONOMIST: Akzo Nobel and Henkel move to buy ICI and divide the spoils
He avoided debt at Jyothy for three decades, although it will owe interest come September to cover delayed terms of the Henkel deal.
We at Henkel embraced the thought of performance based on sustainability many decades ago, and we will continue to do so in the future.
Assets: About 60 family members, sprinkled among 3 clans, share majority interest in Henkel, which makes everything from adhesives to detergents and dish soap.
We were gathered in a small conference room, as Henkel, whose advice and insight were golden, began to explain how to handle the complicated dealing.
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In the household and personal care industries, for instance, a pandemic would create "winners" such as Henkel and Reckitt Benckiser, which make household cleaning supplies.
Jolted as well was the Henkel India staff when it was told it would work an Indian six-day week instead of a Western five-day one.
The Dutch firm has also made a deal to sell ICI's adhesives and electronic materials businesses to its German rival, Henkel, if the takeover goes ahead.
Speaking with CNN's Richard Quest, Henkel chief Kasper Rorsted says the company's products are the glue that hold everyday goods together, from iPads to sneakers and even aeroplanes.
Kamath sits in a regional office in Bangalore, where he has helped steer the company through several rounds of private equity investments, the IPO and the Henkel acquisition.
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