Unilever intends to close 100, or just under a third, of its plants worldwide at a cost of £3.3bn.
Up to 400 core brands including Dove, Lux, Lipton, Calvin Klein and Oxo will remain, but the remainder will be sold or closed.
The company is also reducing its manufacturing base to 150 sites. Unilever currently has 27 plants in the UK, which of these facilities will be affected.
Financial Times 23/02/00 page 1, page 22 (Editorial Comment), page 24 (Lex), page 27
The Times 23/02/00 page 33, page 34 (Tempus)
The Independent 23/02/00 page 20, page 21 (Outlook)
The Guardian 23/02/00 page 27
The Daily Telegraph 23/02/00 page 33, page 35 (City Comment)
