Unilever

Unilever face scrubs to dump tiny plastic beads that pollute oceans

11 Jan 2013

Marine conservation groups are claiming victory after Unilever agreed to phase out minuscule plastic "microbeads" used in its facial scrubs and exfoliators because of the environmental damage they...

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Beijing's global warning against monopolistic behaviour

5 Jan 2013

The 353 million yuan (HK$439 million) penalty the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) slapped on a price cartel of six Taiwanese and South Korean makers of liquid crystal displays...

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Chef to address global youth forum

1 Sep 2011

Jamie Oliver will give a speech at the One Young World summit in Zurich tomorrow. He is a counsellor for the global youth forum, which begins today and continues until Sunday.

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Unilever price rises weeks after fine

26 May 2011

Consumer product giant Unilever, whose brands include Lux and Dove soaps and Sure deodorants, reportedly raised prices on some personal care products only a few weeks after the state pricing...

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You can't defeat inflation by banning price rises

9 May 2011

China's powerful National Development and Reform Commission has slapped consumer goods company Unilever with a hefty fine for warning its customers that it may have to raise prices.

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Unilever fined for warning media about price rises

7 May 2011

The central government has fined global consumer products giant Unilever 2 million yuan (HK$2.4 million) for talking to the media about expected price rises, action which has been blamed for...

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Area sales manager - Unilever Foodsolutions

Unilever Hong Kong, a leading fast-moving consumer goods multinational, is on the lookout for a top sales professional to join its Foodsolutions division.

10:48AM

Unilever gives trainees chance to sink or swim

From Lipton tea to Dove personal wash, many of the best-known products we use at home are made by Unilever. The company has an extensive range of well-known products and is continually launching...

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Bawang delays IPO with sponsor change

Bawang International, a mainland personal care product maker and distributor, has replaced Goldman Sachs with Morgan Stanley as the sponsor of its Hong Kong listing, a move that will delay the...

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Unilever targets creative graduates

A fortnightly column introducing key trainee programmes

Improving the quality of the workforce is one of the keys to staying ahead in the overwhelmingly competitive fast-moving...

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Unilever fined over pollution

Unilever (China) has been penalised for discharging substandard waste water, state media reported, in what appears to be a toughening stance against foreign-owned offenders.

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Beauty-product makers taken to task for exaggeration in ads

Twenty per cent of beauty product advertisements in Shanghai contravene mainland law, mainly by exaggerating the effectiveness of the products, the Shanghai Industry and Commerce Bureau said...

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