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Unilever opens Port Sunlight R&D facility after two years of construction

The advanced manufacturing centre features a pilot plant to allow testing on a factory scale. Unilever has invested heavily in its Port Sunlight facility in recent years – in 2017 the business opened a materials innovation factory at the site.

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