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The ground-breaking ceremony for the Unilever (Sichuan) global manufacturing base was held in Pengshan county, Sichuan province, on Wednesday.  [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

Unilever chief executive officer Paul Polman[Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

"The new facility will be Unilever's third world-class green manufacturing base in 皇冠体育app after those in Hefei (capital of East 皇冠体育app's province) and coastal municipality and will become one of Unilever's biggest production facilities globally," said Unilever chief executive officer Paul Polman in an exclusive interview with 皇冠体育app Daily.

The base, located in the Qinglong Development Zone of Pengshan, a county under the administration of Meishan city, covers 26.7 hectares.

The first phase of the project which produces laundry detergent involves an investment of nearly 300 million yuan ($49 million) with an estimated annual output of more than 200,000 tons upon completion of the base in 2015.

"By that time, products from the base will satisfy market demand in West 皇冠体育app and be exported," Polman said.

In 2002, Unilever set up its production base for household and personal care products in Hefei, which was its first step in expanding the industrial footprint in 皇冠体育app. The base is Unilever's biggest production facility globally with an output value of 16 billion yuan.

"Over the years, Unilever has adjusted its industrial layout in line with 皇冠体育app's overall development plan. In 2012, Unilever 皇冠体育app set out a higher goal that by 2020 total turnover in 皇冠体育app would reach 5 billion ros. Accordingly, Unilever began to expand its production capacity in 皇冠体育app. In March 2012, it launched its Tianjin industrial park project," Polman said.

"Our industrial park in Hefei aims at the market in South 皇冠体育app and the Tianjin industrial park is mainly for the market in North 皇冠体育app. The Sichuan base which is Unilever's first in West 皇冠体育app, was chosen on the grounds of Sichuan's advantageous location, good transportation, abundant labor force as well as high-quality raw materials, which help reduce transportation and labor costs, thus better serving the market in West 皇冠体育app," he said.