Unilever has joined Solazyme's extended series D round, which last month saw Bunge and other strategic peers invest $51.6m in the renewable oil company.

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever has converted its option in Solazyme into a strategic investment in the renewable oil company.

Unilever has joined Solazyme’s extended series D round to a reported $60m, which last month saw Bunge, a New York-listed agribusiness and food company, and other strategic peers invest $51.6m in Solazyme.

The other strategic investors are CTTV Investments, the venture capital arm of oil major Chevron; San-Ei Gen, a Japan-based manufacturer and distributor of food ingredients; Jay Precourt…