BANGKOK (Nikkei)–Toshiba Corp. (6502.TO) is set to produce 1 million units each of refrigerators and washing machines a year at its two factories in Thailand by 2005, up 25% each from such output in 2003, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reports in its Sunday edition.
Category: Domestic Appliance News
Domestic Appliance News
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Whirlpool to contribute $19 million to U.S. pension plans
WASHINGTON – Whirlpool Corp. said Friday it expects to contribute $19 million to its U.S. pension plans in 2004, according to its annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Luster JV with Korean firm
Luster Industries Bhd unit Luster Precision Engineering Sdn Bhd has entered into a 70:30 joint venture agreement with Korean-based Seweon Elec Mach Ind Co Ltd (SEMICL) for the purposes of producing mechanical timer, select switch and synchronous motor for household electrical appliances.
UK Whitegoods Funding
As was agreed at the recent meeting in Sibson an account has been setup for UK Whitegoods to retain funding in. Obviously funds are needed for meeting rooms and the likes and we do have other ideas on various uses to help the trade and to help ourselves.
A look at what’s new and noteworthy for the home
What are furniture and interior designers up to and what can you expect to see in stores a few months from now? That’s what we set out to find. This week: Fridges with built-in TVs, drapes for the Sex and the City fan and top-shelf tilies.
LG launches the world’s largest capacity washing machine
LG Electronics has announced the unveiling of a new front-loading washing machine with a capacity of 13kg, the largest capacity of any home washing machine on sale today
Get Insta Service from Electrolux
Electrolux Kelvinator Ltd, (EKL), a subsidiary of AB Electrolux, a leading producer of powered household and outdoor appliances, has announced a strategic and long-term customer service enhancement programme to attain its goal of becoming ‘the most customer-friendly brand in India.’
F&P Appliances Hopes For More Whirlpool Deals
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)–Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd. (FPA.NZ), a New Zealand-based home appliance maker, will be pursing more distribution deals like the one it announced Tuesday with global appliance giant Whirlpool Corp. (WHR), Fisher’s managing director said.
Now, a solar washing machine
TIRUCHIRAPALLI: Centre for Energy and Environment Science And Technology (CEESAT), a Tiruchirapalli-based research organisation, has developed a washing machine that runs on solar energy and consumes very little detergent and water.
BSH proud to be part of New Bern
When Kurt-Ludwig Gutberlet entered the lobby of one of two new BSH Home Appliances plants at its expanded facility here Tuesday, he was greeted by a washer and dryer full of signatures of everyone who worked at the plant.