Whirlpool Corporation
American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances
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| April 2 2024 | Whirlpool completed a merger with Arçelik A.Ş. to create Beko Europe B.V., a new European appliance company with Whirlpool owning 25% and Arçelik owning 75%. |
| 2023 | Whirlpool Corporation reported an annual revenue of approximately $19 billion and maintained around 59,000 employees globally, with over 55 manufacturing and technology research centers worldwide. |
| November 2022 | Whirlpool acquired Wisconsin-based garbage disposal manufacturer InSinkErator. |
| 2021 | Whirlpool partnered with NASA's Johnson Space Center's Advanced Exploration Systems Logistics Reduction and Repurposing project to develop a zero-gravity refrigerator in collaboration with Purdue University and Air Squared, focusing on long-term food storage solutions for deep space exploration. |
| December 31 2020 | Whirlpool Corporation reported Total CO2e emissions at 663 kilotonnes, representing a 21% or 3.1% year-on-year reduction from the previous year. |
| March 2020 | Whirlpool announced the official opening of a new Factory Distribution Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
| December 17 2019 | Whirlpool issued a recall of over 500,000 Hotpoint and Indesit-branded washing machines due to fire risk from potential overheating. |
| April 25 2018 | BBC Watchdog broadcast allegations that Whirlpool's modified tumble dryers were still catching fire, and newer 'safe' models had similar manufacturing flaws. |
| October 2017 | Whirlpool ended its 101-year association with Sears Holding Corp. due to pricing disagreements. |
| February 22 2017 | Whirlpool received two enforcement notices from Peterborough Trading Standards, requiring them to advise customers to unplug and stop using faulty tumble dryers until repaired. |
| January 2017 | Whirlpool announced cutting about 500 jobs from its Europe, Middle East, and Africa dryer manufacturing units by 2018, including closing the plant in Amiens, France. |
| December 2016 | Which? consumer group sought a judicial review of Peterborough Trading Standards over their handling of Whirlpool's faulty tumble dryers. |
| October 2016 | Margot James, UK's consumer minister, expressed concerns about Whirlpool's handling of faulty tumble dryers and committed to writing to the company about consumer safety. |
| August 26 2016 | London Fire Brigade launched a 'Total Recall' campaign, advising the public to immediately stop using faulty tumble dryers and calling on Whirlpool to issue a product recall. |
| August 19 2016 | A fire broke out at Shepherds Court building in Shepherd's Bush Green, causing evacuation of hundreds of residents, confirmed to be caused by a faulty Indesit tumble dryer. |
| 2015 | Whirlpool published safety warnings on Indesit and Hotpoint websites about potential fire risks in tumble dryers manufactured between April 2004 and September 2015. |
| December 2014 | Whirlpool completed a mandatory tender offer for remaining Indesit shares and de-listed the company from the Milan Stock Exchange. |
| October 10 2014 | Bernard Hender, 19, and Doug McTavish, 39, died in a fire in Llanrwst, North Wales, which a coroner ruled was likely caused by an electrical fault in a Whirlpool tumble dryer. |
| July 2014 | Whirlpool announced purchase of a 60% stake in Italian rival Indesit for €758 million. |
| August 2013 | Whirlpool announced acquisition of a 51% majority stake in China's Hefei Royalstar Sanyo for $552 million to expand in the Chinese appliance market. |
| 2012 | Whirlpool opened a new $200 million manufacturing plant in Cleveland, Tennessee, replacing a 123-year-old facility and adding about 130 jobs. |
| 2011 | Whirlpool celebrated its 100th anniversary, unveiled a new anniversary and corporate logo, and took over the Privileg brand from Otto GmbH. |
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