Unilever launches global R&D center in Shanghai
Unilever, the world's second-largest consumer goods maker, Tuesday in Shanghai launched its sixth global research and development center.
About 450 research staff from 15 countries will work at the 50-million-euro R&D center that focuses on products development and basic research, said Paul Polman, Unilever's chief executive. He said Unilever had invested in China because it was a huge market.
