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Is Unilever Closing Alberto’s Melrose Park Plant?

Reports surface facility to be shuttered sometime in 2013.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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According to published reports, Unilever plans to close the Alberto Culver plant in Melrose Park, IL in 2013 and will axe employees as well. A Unilever spokeswoman told the Chicago Sun Timesthe entire office staff at the plant in Melrose Park will be cut or transferred. Unilever acquired Alberto-Culver in $3.7 billion deal which closed this year. The company, which makes hair care products under the TreSemme, St Ives, Nexxus and V05 banners, generated annual sales in excess of $1.6 bil...

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