December 2, 2011 --
Consumer products giant Unilever is reportedly planning to close its Melrose Park factory in 2013.A union official said layoffs of at least 600 employees could begin in a few months.
A spokesperson for Unilever tells the Sun-Times the entire office staff will be cut or transferred.
Unilever said the decision comes after a review of the company's manufacturing network in order to achieve cost efficiencies.
The plant in Melrose Park has operated since 1961.