Pritt is a brand of adhesives, tapes, correction, and fixing products designed and marketed by

Henkel Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, commonly known as Henkel, is a German multinational chemical and consumer goods company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. Founded in 1876, the DAX company is organized into two globally operating business units (Cons ...

. Pritt invented the world's first glue stick, also known as the Pritt Stick, which is a solid adhesive in a twistable casing.

History

In 1967, Henkel researcher Dr Wolfgang Dierichs and his team took inspiration from John Lemings and developed a similar glue stick that resembled a lipstick in a twistable casing.Deutsches Markenlexikon. Gabler Verlag Wiesbaden. The Pritt stick was first marketed in 1969, and by 1971 was available in 38 countries.Prittworld.com
/ref> In 2001 the Pritt stick was successfully tested on board the

International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was Assembly of the International Space Station, assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United ...

and was awarded Space Proof Quality. In 2003, the PowerPritt, a KidsArt correction roller, was introduced, followed in 2004 by the PowerPritt gel and the PowerPritt stick.Henkel.com
/ref> In 2006 the Pritt tape range was introduced.

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