Whirlpool Corporation’s board of directors, meeting in regular session today in Chicago, declared a quarterly dividend of 43 cents per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable June 15, 2004, to holders of common stock at the close of business on May 20, 2004.
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SCE Recognized for its Ozone Friendly Refrigerator Recycling Program
Southern California Edison (SCE) has received a Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Butter argument spreads thin
Whiteware maker Fisher and Paykel says its decision not to include butter conditioners in its refrigerators is a sign of the times.
Whirlpool Corporation Reports Strong First-Quarter Sales and Earnings
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR – News) today announced first-quarter 2004 net earnings of $101 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, compared to $91 million, or $1.32 per diluted share, in the same period last year.
Italian Firm Opens Indesit Plant in Russia’s Lipetsk
Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA, a subsidiary of Italian construction company Merloni Progetti has opened a washing machine plant worth $50 million in Central Russia’s Lipetsk Region.
HOOVER WORKERS STRIKE OVER PAY
Workers at Hoover in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales are set to strike today (Wednesday 21st April) over pay.
Fridge recycling project given lottery money
A North London-based fridge and furniture recycling scheme has been given a grant of more than £230,000 from the National Lottery’s Community Recycling and Economic Development (CRED) Programme.
Saving the Ozone One Refrigerator at a Time
America’s first drive directly linking refrigerator recycling to the purchase of more energy-efficient refrigerators kicks off Earth Week on Saturday, April 17, when JACO Environmental, in partnership with Nevada Power, launches a model program at an Earth Week fair in Las Vegas, Nev.
Electrolux trying to persuade suppliers to move to Mexico
As Electrolux moves hundreds of jobs from Greenville to Mexico, the company is trying to take hundreds more with it.
France still tops investment table as Whirlpool deal brings home the bacon
The deputy head of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ), Sebastian Mikosz announced yesterday that three of Whirlpool’s subcontractors plan to invest between $10-20 million each in the outskirts of Wrocław in the near future.