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MAY 13, 2011: Statement on the Preliminary ITC Decision

Today, Whirlpool Corporation spokesperson Jill Saletta made the following comment on the U.S. International Trade Commission’s preliminary affirmative determination in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of bottom mount combination refrigerator-freezers from Korea and Mexico:

Whirlpool Corporation is pleased with the ITC’s preliminary affirmative determination that imports from Korea and Mexico are causing material injury to the domestic industry. This unanimous decision by the ITC validates the action we’ve taken to protect our 23,000 U.S. employees and the communities in which they work.

Whirlpool will continue to cooperate fully with the ITC and the Department of Commerce throughout the remainder of these investigations.

Whirlpool filed its petitions on March 30, 2011 to establish conditions of fair competition in the U.S. market that will support significant investment and innovation in the production of high-end refrigerators in the United States and the U.S. jobs created by that production. The Whirlpool products affected by this case are made in Amana, Iowa, where Whirlpool employs more than 2,000 people.