Whirlpool Corporation - WHR- Profile

Whirlpool Corporation. The Group's principal activity is to manufacture and market home appliances and related products. The products include home laundry appliances, home refrigerators and freezers, home cooking appliances, home dishwashers, air-conditioning equipment, mixers and other small household appliances. The Group also produces hermetic compressors for refrigeration systems. The brand names of the Group's products are Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Roper, Estate, Admiral, Speed Queen, Bauknecht, Ignis, Laden, Algor, Fides. The Group manufactures its products in 12 countries under 9 major brand names and markets in more than 170 countries. Refrigerators & Freezers, accounted for 32% for 2005 revenues; Home Laundry Appliances 31%; Cooking Appliances, 15% & Other, 22%