Unilever PLC is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in London. Formed in 1930 from the merger of Margarine Unie and Lever Brothers, it is one of the world’s largest producers of everyday household and personal products. Unilever operates globally across five business groups: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. Its products are sold in over 190 countries. Unilever PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange, with American Depositary Receipts traded in New York.
For the chemical industry, Unilever is a major downstream user of ingredients such as surfactants, oleochemicals, polymers, enzymes, fragrances, and food formulation inputs. The company runs an extensive network of manufacturing sites and R&D centers focused on formulation science, materials engineering, packaging, and process technology. Unilever engages closely with chemical suppliers on quality, safety, regulatory compliance, and innovation, and it pursues initiatives related to sustainable sourcing, lower-carbon manufacturing, and recyclable or reusable packaging.
Unilever’s scale and category breadth make it a significant demand driver in global chemical value chains, from commodity inputs to specialty ingredients used in personal care, home care, and food applications.