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Barazza Icon

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The kitchens systems by Alta Cucine can be equipped with Icon, the innovative purifying oven created by Barazza. Icon ovens – the Italian kitchen manufacturer says – cover a wide range of needs: 60 ovens, combined steam and microwave, coffee machine, blast chiller and vacuum drawer or food warmer… multiple functions are combined with 5 elegant finishes (Glass, Steel, Exclusive, Trama, Mat) giving shape to personal style in the kitchen».

But Icon also features a very innovative function: it is able to purify the air encironment trought Zefiro, «the first system in the world – Alta Cucine underlines – to transform the built-in oven into a real air sanitiser. With the Zefiro system, the Barazza oven becomes to all intents and purposes a sanitiser for the home environment, improving the quality of life

This oven, in fact, purifies the air from viruses and bacteria, removes unpleasant odors from the kitchen environment and in operation together with the hood, the purification process becomes even faster. It also guarantees low consumption, thanks to the tangential ventilation and the automatic switching off of the internal light when sanitising is in operation.

The air to be sanitised – Alta Cucine explaines – is sucked in through holes specifically located on the rear side of the oven thanks to the appliance’s tangential ventilation. Once captured inside, the air is conveyed to the upper side of the oven and from there channelled through a double beam of germicidal ultraviolet light emitted by two UV-C LED plates. This beam of light is crucial: it modifies the DNA or RNA of the microorganisms it irradiates, preventing their reproduction and rendering them harmless to humans. At this point, after being purified of harmful substances and bad odours, the air is reintroduced into the environment by exploiting the slit on the front of the oven, between the controls and the

LG May closs Russian factory

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The South Korean company for the production of equipment LG may close a plant in the Moscow region (produces refrigerators, washing machines and televisions) and move production to Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan. Told “Kommersant” a source in the household appliances market.

LG is negotiating in Uzbekistan with Artel, which produces Samsung appliances. The company has not been operating a factory in Kazakhstan since 1998.According to experts, it would be more profitable to move production to Uzbekistan. According to one of the sources, part of the top management has already been relocated to Tashkent. Another source says that LG is negotiating with the authorities of Kazakhstan. After the start of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in f In February, manufacturers of electronics and household appliances began to stop deliveries of products to Russia.

LG suspended deliveries of products to Russia in March.

Whirlpool Cuts Production to Counter Falling Appliance Sales

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whirlpool are taking the most drastic steps in the shifting business by slashing production of its refrigerators, dish washers and other home appliances by more than a third to shrink inventories.

The company is among dozens of U.S.-based multinational companies confronting weakening consumer demand amid higher costs. Whirlpool says cutting production volume by 35% last quarter reduced inventories by $300 million.

The moves are among the many steps companies are taking to adjust to increasingly volatile consumer spending patterns. Household staples supplier Procter & Gamble is diversifying its production assortment to keep cash-crunched shoppers from switching to cheaper brands.

In its most recent quarter, higher commodity, materials and freight costs reduced P&G’s gross profit margin by 5.5 percentage points, which was fully offset by cost cuts and price increases.

Beko expects 100% of energy resources to be renewable by 2030

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The data shows, human activities and influence have generated an unprecedented climate and environmental crisis. Without going any further, each year around 2 billion tons of waste are generated in the world and, by 2050, the figure could grow to 3.4 billion tons.

In this context, Beko has integrated sustainability into all its axes, offering added value and providing solutions that are more respectful of the environment.

The recognition of the international group has been thanks to the saving of 2.17 million m3 of water with water efficiency projects and rainwater collection in factories, the use of more than 7,000 tons of recycled materials in its products and the initiative of 228 energy efficiency projects, between 2020 and 2021. In addition, through the use of recycled cardboard in their packaging, they have managed to save more than half a million trees in 2021.

The company’s commitment for 2030/2050 is to use 100% renewable energy resources, achieve 99% waste recycling in all global manufacturing operations and increase the use of recycled content up to 40% in its products. and reduce water and energy consumption per product by 45%. The goal for 2050 is to achieve net zero emissions throughout the value chain.

Innovative environmentally responsible technologies

Thanks to technology, Beko is constantly exploring new solutions that help consumers and, above all, respect the environment as an added value. Beko SaveWater dishwashers guarantee perfect cleaning results with 1/3 less water consumption. AutoDose® is another featured technology for dishwashers and washing machines, which dispenses the optimal amount of detergent, based on load and soil level. In washing machines, AquaTech® technology, thanks to the power of water, reduces washing time by half, which implies a consumption of up to 30% less energy than class A washing machines.

In relation to the recycling that has been generated since the project began in 2017, the company has managed to recycle more than 58 million plastic bottles with a reduction in CO2 emissions of almost 2,200 tons.

An example is the RecycledTub washer and dryer, made from plastic waste that has been transformed into an alternative raw material. For its part, the RecycledNet oven is made from waste extracted from fishing nets and industrial thread; while the RecycledDry dryer has been designed with an average of 15% recycled plastic. Finally, the BioCycle refrigerator is one of the products made with biocomposites to protect the plane

Global Repair Day: Currys launches tech emergency service

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Currys launches RepairLive, an on demand speedy repair service, available via video call
Experts from the largest electronics service centre in Europe on hand to help customers identify the cause of a fault, undertake DIY fixes and assist with arranging a repair
Service launches on laptop category and has been proven to reduce unnecessary repairs and returns, making it easier and quicker to get a customer’s kit back up and running
RepairLive is set to quickly scale to other categories, including TVs and Major Domestic Appliances
Builds on strengths of Currys’ popular and industry leading ShopLive video call service
Move further cements Currys’ position as the market leader in the retailing of technology Services

Xiaomi smart blender

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The new Xiaomi Smart Blender is now available in Spain and is the ideal product to complete the smart ecosystem of your home.

It is a kitchen appliance that is controlled through the Xiaomi Home application . It also incorporates a rotary button with a small integrated OLED screen and two additional touch buttons , which makes it a very simple and intuitive blender to operate.

Equipped with a high-power motor (1000 W) with variable frequency and added power, the Xiaomi Smart Blender has 9 speeds and 8 operating modes . Thus, it allows you to chop, puree and mix food quickly and efficiently, among many other possibilities. In addition, it can be used with all kinds of food, from liquids to hard consistency products. And it is that it has eight stainless steel serrated blades at multiple angles that allow you to mix and beat even the most difficult ingredients

Darty results

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Good resilience in sales”, this is how Fnac Darty describes the group’s results for the 3rd quarter of 2022. Indeed, the drop is slight on a like-for-like basis, at -1.3%, and almost nil in actual data, at -0.3%. The turnover for this period is 1.849 billion euros, bringing the total over 9 months to 5.277 billion euros. Household appliances and online sales are normalizing but remain vectors of growth Operating in 13 countries, Fnac Darty is a European leader
in the retail of entertainment and leisure products, consumer electronics and domestic appliances.

Whirlpool Europe update

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In the conference call with analysts, the CEO does not reveal the names of the possible buyers of Whirlpool Emea and fails to stop the collapse of the stock after the disappointing results announced the previous day.

The things are clear to the 15,000 Whirlpool employees in Europe (especially Italy and Poland), Africa and the Middle East, to the related industries of the 10 factories (5 of which in Italy) and to the trade, in short, to those who try to understand what the destiny of Whirlpool EMEA. The little information shared by Whirlpool Corporation in presenting the data for the third quarter allows us to establish some fixed points 10 financial and industrial groups have proposed to acquire (it is not known whether in part or in whole) the assets of Whirlpool Emea.
Two of these groups, both industrial, remained ‘in the running’ and their offers are being evaluated.


The choice between one of the two offers and an internal solution will be submitted to a meeting of the Board of Whirlpool Corporation, probably before the end of the year, based on an analysis of the various market segments in which Whirlpool Emea operates.The markets in which the group intends to invest both to produce and to sell are other: obviously the USA and Canada, Brazil and Mexico and India.

Globally, Whirlpool Corp closed a bad third quarter disappointing analysts’ expectations. Whirlpool’s sales fell by 12.8%, in the third quarter by 7% net of the strengthening of the dollar. During the year, Whirlpool transferred $ 2.6 billion in dividends and buy backs to its shareholders

Whirlpool opens factory in Argentina with $52 million investment

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Whirlpool Corp is set to inaugurate a new factory in Buenos Aires after a $52 million investment, with plans to export more than 70% of the local production, Joao Carlos Brega, the firm’s Latin America chief, said.

The plant, which will employ some 400 workers, will produce 300,000 washing machines each year and export $50 million worth of products around Latin America, mainly to Brazil.

New Taurus integral ironing center

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Taurus presents its new integral ironing center with Sliding Care Non Stop multi-position board, which allows you to iron both vertically and horizontally and achieve professional results on all types of garments, even the most delicate, in the simplest way.

Sliding Care Non Stop stands out because it has a rotating brush with a heated ceramic base, just like traditional irons, which makes it a 100% effective iron thanks to its temperature and high flow rate of 130 g/min. In this way, the user can choose between ironing vertically or horizontally.

To make the task of ironing even easier, this new ironing center has the Non Stop System refilling system that makes it possible to refill the 2 l removable tank without having to disconnect the ironing center in the middle of the task, for so its autonomy is unlimited.

Iron with minimal effort and eliminate wrinkles and bacteria

The new Taurus ironing center offers seven steam modes and three temperature modes to adapt to all garments with minimal effort. In addition, thanks to its large steam flow of 130 g/min, it is capable of effectively removing wrinkles from any type of garment or fabric, while destroying viruses and bacteria.

As an added value, Sliding Care Non Stop has the patented Lock System for transport and locking by means of which the iron is hooked to the tank, thus facilitating its transport.