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Unilever

New facility · New Haven, CT · Consumer products · Announced 2026-05-28

Investment$50,000,000Announced capital
JobsNot disclosedReported jobs
StatusAnnounced (opening by spring 2029)
VerificationConfirmedLast verified 2026-11-01

Sources & verification

  1. www.unilever.com ↗
  2. www.areadevelopment.com ↗
Recorded publisher
Unilever PLC
Source quality
primary-company
Verification basis
Inherited verification

Project facts

Decision / announcement date
2026-05-28
Date precision
day
Sector
Consumer products
Facility action
New facility
Project status
Announced (opening by spring 2029)
Project / facility
Global Innovation Centre (R&D hub for personal care, beauty and wellbeing)

Figures & qualifications

Capital category
Committed
Capital scope
site
Jobs classification
Not stated
Jobs basis
Unilever: 'Approximately 300 employees will work at the centre'; successor to the Trumbull R&D site, treated as relocated staff, not net new (VP/Andy ruling 2026-11-01).
Transferred / retained jobs
300
Statistical exclusion reason
Expansion band ($50M/100): outside the core $100M/250 statistical series.

Unilever: Global Innovation Centre in New Haven biosciences ecosystem, New Haven, CT (no street address); investing $50M.

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Facility type · Construction jobs