Whirlpool’s export explosion faces inevitable chip trouble March 31, 2021 Whirlpool has reportedly experienced a 10% shortfall in deliveries of semiconductors versus its orders. The appliance maker’s Asia President, Jason Lai, has stated the firm is “facing an explosion of export orders” and that the shortage of chips in China “was inevitable”. The surge in demand c... Read more →
Whirlpool may need to watch out as Trump recommits to tariff-led trade policy August 10, 2020 President Trump has outlined a set of broad brush trade commitments in a recent speech made at a Whirlpool factory. The commitments set the scene, in part, for the trade policy debate between Trump and former Vice President Biden ahead of the elections. The President has also committed to taki... Read more →
Panjiva Daily: Hasbro, ABB deal with the trade war; Whirlpool slows in Mexico October 24, 2019 The trade war is taking a toll on firms as varied as Hasbro – which has suffered shipping disruptions to uncertainty on tariff timings – and ABB which is seeing slower sales due to reduced industrial activity. Whirlpool meanwhile is seeing a regular business slowdown. Also: Samsung, Dyson may ... Read more →