US EditionSurprisingly, Whirlpool Closed Its Pilar Plant and Fired Its 220 Workers
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Whirlpool will stop producing in Argentina. The U.S. multinational announced the definitive closure of its washing machine plant in the Fatima industrial park in Pilar and the end of its local industrial activity. The measure implies the decoupling of 220 employees -including management equipment and supply chain-, who were notified today, and represents a structural change for the subsidiary. From now on, it will concentrate its operation on sa…
The company attributed the decision to the loss of competitiveness to export and the impact of strong competition from imported products.The company opened a negotiation with the UOM to define an exit package that would include compensation and a plus for all personnel.
The brand of appliances had opened this facility in 2022 and manufactured washing machines for export and for the domestic market. The decision was taken in the face of the fall in sales and increased imports.
Whirlpool will stop producing in Argentina. The U.S. multinational announced the definitive closure of its washing machine plant at the Fatima industrial park in Pilar, and the end of its local industrial activity. The measure implies the decoupling of 220 employees – including management teams and supply chain-, who were notified today, and represents [...] The Whirlpool entry: definitive closure of its plant and abandonment of its production i…
Canal C Crisis in Argentina: heartbreaking video of Whirlpool closing in Pilar Whirlpool decided to shut down its washing machine production plant in Pilar and disengage 220 employees, amid a sharp decline in domestic consumption and an increase in imports that left the factory without competitiveness to export. The company reported that it will only maintain commercial and service operations in the country, while it will continue to sell equipm…
Whirlpool announced the definitive closure of its washing machine plant at Fátima Industrial Park, in Pilar, and left between 200 and 250 workers unemployed. The factory, inaugurated in 2022 with a million-dollar investment and prepared to produce 300,000 units per year, had already registered a drop in activity and had reduced staff in recent weeks. The company justified the decision by the sharp fall in domestic consumption and the loss of com…
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