Company detailsCode: UnileverPCompany name: UnileverCompany country: NetherlandsNumber of employees: 171000Sector: C - ManufacturingSector detail: C10 - Manufacture of food products Reshoring detailsReshoring announcement date: 06/10/2016Starting implementation date: October, 2016End of Implementation : October, 2019Reshored to: NetherlandsLocation of affected unit(s): PoznanLocation code: PL418Reshored business function: R&DPartial or Total reshoring: TotalReshoring governance mode: In house (in own facilities)Reasons for reshoring: Firm's global reorganizationCase narrative: Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch consumer goods and food company. According to the news, Unilever is undergoing a large re-organisation regarding its research centers. Part of this re-organisation is internal to the Netherlands. The Vlaardingen center will close while a new one in Wageningen is going to open. However, the re-organisation of R&D also involves units located in other countries. In particular, research centers in Heilbron (Germany) and Poznan (Poland) will close, while 250 employees are going to increase the staff in two British centers, near Livierpool and Cambridge. According to the press release, Unilever aims to increase the collaboration among different R&D units. Sources: De Volkskrant, 07/10/2016 Unilever Press Release, 06/10/2016 Sources link: http://krant.volkskrant.nl/ipaper-online/print/article/8002/69191/NL/530... https://www.unilever.com/news/press-releases/2016/unilever-has-announced... Offshoring detailsOffshoring location: Poland
