Category Archives: Manufacturing

Greaidea to launch new hood

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Greaidea to launch new model of Rangehood，
Big suction, low noise,

Over 20 Years Of OEM & ODM Experience In Gas Hob, Gas Water Heater and Range Hood

– Established in 2000, the past over 20 years witnessed great chances of our product, R&D, quality level, and service as well. From now on, Greaidea has its own two production bases with over 500 employees, covering 100,000㎡. In order to meet the growing marketing needs, we have equipped with 6 assembly lines for gas hob and range hood, 3 assembly lines for gas water heater.

Miele harvests the sun’s power from Gütersloh roofs

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Miele further expands self-sufficiency in green electricity. At its headquarters in Gütersloh, the company is currently installing the second-largest roof-top PV array in the town, comprising around 2,400 PV modules. The installation will have a total output of around 900 kWp and will generate more than 750,000 kWh of electricity per year – sufficient to power some 250 households, each with an annual average consumption of 3,000 kWh. Construction work has already commenced, with the facility expected to enter service this year..

Midea Electrolux

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Have you heard the news? Recently, Midea Group (China’s largest appliance maker) rumored a proposed a US$3.6 billion acquisition of Electrolux. This might have come as a surprise to some consumers who are more familiar with Electrolux than Midea, but there’s no denying that this is an incredible move by Midea.
Contrary to popular belief, Midea is actually a much larger company than Electrolux – with a market capitalization of US$58 billion. This acquisition will further strengthen their position in the global market and give them access to new technologies and markets around the world.

Electrolux Sao Carlos factory

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Electrolux have investing heavily in our Sao Carlos cooking facility in Brazil has led to considerable sustainability gains. The new state-of-the-art process for enameling the ovens has reduced the water consumption from 6.6 liters to 1.8 liters per produced oven. For the consumer, the welded cavity in the built-in ovens means that the appliance uses around 30% less energy to preheat. At the same time, integrated features such as the air fryer and steam function also enable users to enjoy more sustainable cooking and healthy living. The result? The built-in ovens from the Sao Carlos plant are receiving a high star rating from consumers – an impressive 4.7 on a five-point scale.

As New York bans gas stoves, GE Appliances goes to court to 

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The parent company of GE Appliances is mounting its defense in one of the first cases over the safety of emissions from gas stoves – a lawsuit that does not allege any physical injury.The same day New York banned gas appliances in new residential buildings, Haier US Appliance Solutions, which purchased GE Appliances in 2016, filed a motion to dismiss a proposed consumer class action on May 3 in San Francisco federal court. Lawyers at Dovel & Luner sued Haier in March, arguing plaintiff Charles Drake would not have purchased or paid as much for his gas stove if he had known its emissions were harmful.Drake’s and a similar case, brought by the same lawyers against BSH Home Appliances Corporation, were filed in March after media coverage of gas stove emissions exploded. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has said it is considering regulation that many feared would lead to a ban on gas stoves.The CPSC is not planning imminent regulation, Haier says, having instead sought public comment to further investigate.”Thus, although recent news articles have speculated about an association between gas stoves and various health concerns, these claims remain disputed and the subject of ongoing research,” the motion to dismiss says.”Yet, according to Drake, GEA should be held liable for not cautioning against use of its own properly functioning product or redesigning its product to reduce energy use.”CPSC Chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric said in January his agency had no intention of banning gas stoves and was simply “exploring new ways to address health risks.”However, New York isn’t waiting around for federal guidance. The state passed legislation that bans natural gas and other fossil fuels in new residential buildings, prohibiting appliances like gas-powered stoves and furnaces.Should GEA challenge New York’s ban, it could use a similar defense that it is employing in the Drake class action. In its motion to dismiss, GEA says the regulation of natural gas stoves belongs to the federal government under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

New Electrolux Group study: Europe turns to 30° wash, driving down CO2 emissions

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35 million European households have made the switch to washing at 30°C since 2020. That’s just one of the highlights from our latest pan-European report ‘The Truth About Laundry 2023’ which focuses on resource efficiency, and in particular energy usage.The Truth About Laundry report 2021

To help people create more sustainable habits in laundry care, we need to understand current attitudes and behaviors when it comes to how people care for their clothes, and to what extent people consider the environment. In 2021, we commissioned our first The Truth About Laundry report to give us powerful insights to drive change.Read the report here https://admin.betterlivingprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Electrolux_TheTruthAboutLaundry_TheReport-1.pdf

China appliance industry decline

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According to the “2022 Annual Report on China’s Household Appliance Industry,” both export and domestic sales of the industry are projected to decline in 2022. The export scale of the industry is expected to decrease by 10.9% YoY, amounting to 568.16 billion yuan, while domestic sales volume is expected to drop by 9.5% YoY, reaching 730.72 billion yuan.

However, some home appliance companies reported positive sales figures in their 2022 annual reports. Air conditioners, air fryers, and floor scrubbers were among the top-performing products in the market.

LG Named Most Sustainable Home Appliance Brand

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LG Electronics has been named the industry’s most sustainable home appliance brand in the just-published 2023 Green Builder Sustainable Brand Index.

The ranking is based on the weighted average of three factors: survey data used to gauge builders’ perception of a company’s sustainability efforts, data that tracks the number of positive brand mentions by consumers who have used or have heard about a product, and sentiment that tracks how favorably consumers view a particular company.LG topped all three survey components – and is the only company among any category winners to do that – largely due to its ever-advancing and continually popular Signature Kitchen Suite brand and consistent emphasis on energy efficiency and performance.”

This top ranking follows the announcement that LG earned two coveted 2023 Green Builder Sustainable Products of the Year distinctions,“recognizing innovations that go above and beyond in manufacturing and encourage sustainability through innovative technology or an improved version of a traditional technique.” The LG Multi F MAX with LGRED° multi-zone heat pump HVAC system and LG STUDIO induction cooktop with a flex cooking zone were singled out as Sustainable Products of the Year in the HVAC and appliance categories, respectivelyNamed 2023 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, LG helps consumers take climate action in impactful ways. For example, ENERGY STAR certified LG clothes washers and dishwashers purchased by American consumers in the past year are expected to save more than 35 billion gallons of water over their product life, enough to fill 53,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.“ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2022” LG refrigerators, washers, dryers, room air conditioners and computer monitors are expected to save more than 482 million pounds of CO2 over the life of these products.

Whirlpool inaugurates the new Europe headquarters

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The new headquarters measure 7 thousand square meters and accommodate 400 peopleThe new headquarters of Whirlpool Corporation was inaugurated in Milan on April 20th . At the center of an area in strong development such as the Certosa district, the building (totally Carbon free) is spread over more than 7 thousand square meters, distributed over two floors, for over 400 people and more than 100 different nationalities.The great novelty of the headquarters is represented by the new World of Whirlpool: a real journey through design innovations and latest generation technologies. 500 m2 dedicated to the group’s major European brands and their various narratives, in a journey through the company’s most innovative products.

Whirlpool EMEA CEO Giles Morel inaugurates the company’s Milan headquarters. At his side Giulia Pelucchi, President of the Municipality 8 of Milan and Stefano Sirolli, CEO of the real estate developer Real Step.

Japan’s shipments of white goods up 3 pct in FY2022

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Local shipments of household electric appliances in Japan rose 3 percent year on year for fiscal year 2022, up for the first time in two years, industry data has shown.

For the fiscal year from April 2022 to March 2023, the shipments totaled nearly 2.59 trillion yen (19.30 billion U.S. dollars), according to the Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA).

During the period, shipments of washing machines in the country saw a record high, the association noted.

The growth resulted from rising product prices due to increased raw material and transportation costs, the association said in a report released Thursday.

In March alone, domestic shipments of household appliances climbed 3.6 percent from a year earlier to 251.8 billion yen (1.88 billion U.S. dollars), marking the third successive month of increase, the data showed.

In breakdown, shipments of air conditioners and washing machines reported year-on-year increase in March, while that of refrigerators logged a drop for the second month.