Unilever will start construction of a new factory in Ukraine later this year. The food company wants to make personal care products in the capital Kyiv, especially for the local market. This involves an investment of 20 million euros.
The now fully British company believes that the factory will create a hundred new jobs. The factory should be commissioned next year. This year it is thirty years ago that Unilever became active in Ukraine.
Initially, the factory will mainly produce for the local market, but in the long term products will also have to be made for other countries. These are articles from, among others, the brands Dove and Axe.
Although Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Unilever is still active in both countries. However, the company decided to completely separate the Russian branch. “There is no money going in and out and we are not importing any goods into Russia. That is a better alternative than selling our factories to another company or to the Russian state,” CEO Alan Jope said last month.
