Water Consumption
In 2007, Whirlpool Corporation’s manufacturing facilities worldwide consumed 9,313 cubic meters x 10^3 of water. Between 2004 and 2007, the amount of water consumed by our manufacturing facilities declined by 3 percent, even after we added four facilities as a result of the 2006 acquisition of Maytag Corporation.
Water Consumed In the manufacturing process
In 2007, Whirlpool Corporation used 0.2 cubic meters of water to produce each major appliance. The amount of water used per unit during our manufacturing process declined by 16.5 percent between 2004 and 2007, even after factoring in the addition of four manufacturing facilities as part of the 2006 acquisition of Maytag Corporation.
Water Consumed / Major Appliance* In the manufacturing process
We continually look for ways to reduce the water consumed through the production of our appliances . Following are just a few examples of our efforts:
We set up a new water treatment system in our cooking, dishwasher and refrigeration manufacturing facility in Wroclaw, Poland, to ensure that industrial waste water generated by technological processes met the Whirlpool Corporation EHS Global Standards, as well as local standards.
Our cooking and refrigeration manufacturing facility in Cassinetta, Italy, installed a co-generation system that will reduce water consumption by 30 percent.
*Water Consumed/Major Appliance is based on the amount of water used to produce appliances divided by the number of major appliances manufactured by Whirlpool Corporation. The unit of production factor does not include any minor appliances or components produced by Whirlpool, or any licensed appliances not produced by Whirlpool Corporation.