Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, headquartered in Benton Charter Township, Michigan, United States.[2] The Fortune 500 company has annual revenue of approximately $21 billion, 78,000 employees, and more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers globally.[3]

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Whirlpool Corporation

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Trade name	Whirlpool
Type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: WHR S&P 500 component
Industry	Home appliances
Founded	November 11, 1911; 111 years ago (1911-11-11) Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.
Founders	Louis and Emory Upton
Headquarters	Benton Charter Township, Michigan , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Marc Bitzer (Chairman and CEO)
Products	Major appliances and small appliances
Revenue	US$19.72 billion (2022)[1]
Operating income	US$−1.05 billion (2022)[1]
Net income	US$−1.51 billion (2022)[1]
Total assets	US$17.12 billion (2022)[1]
Total equity	US$2.33 billion (2022)[1]
Number of employees	61,000 (2022)[1]
Website	whirlpool.com whirlpoolcorp.com

The company markets its namesake flagship brand Whirlpool, alongside other brands as well including Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Gladiator GarageWorks, Inglis, Estate, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Ignis, Indesit, Consul, and, in Europe, Hotpoint (in the Americas, the Hotpoint brand is controlled by Haier).[4]

In its domestic, United States, market Whirlpool has nine manufacturing facilities: Amana, Iowa; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Cleveland, Tennessee; Clyde, Ohio; Findlay, Ohio; Greenville, Ohio; Marion, Ohio; Ottawa, Ohio; and Fall River, Massachusetts. Together, these American manufacturing facilities account for at least 5% of the company's employees.[5]