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

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, commonly known as Henkel, is a German multinational chemical and consumer goods company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. It is active in both the consumer and industrial sectors. Founded in 1876, the DAX company is organi ...

. Pritt invented the world's first

glue stick Glue sticks are solid and hard adhesives in twist or push-up tubes. Users can apply glue by holding the open tube to keep their fingers clean and rubbing the exposed stick against a surface. Applications Most glue sticks are designed to glue ...

, 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 developed a 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 the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ...

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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