Whirlpool will invest $120 million in Coahuila; will produce the new French Door

Coahuila

By Luis Mendez

Whirlpool will consolidate its presence in Coahuila. The world manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances will invest more than 120 million dollars to expand its infrastructure and production lines at its plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila.

With this, the company will manufacture the French Door , its new refrigerator model. This model is characterized by having the freezer in the lower part and multi-doors, depending on its configuration.

At an event held by the US company at its facilities in Ramos Arizpe, Juan Carlos Puente, president of Whirlpool LAR Norte , said that they are committed to promoting the development of the manufacturing industry in the region.

The investment in the Ramos Arizpe plant includes an increase in the production capacity of side-by-side (SXS ) refrigerators , of around 10% from 2022, with an investment of more than 10 million dollars, which will generate 130 direct jobs .

It is expected that the final part of this year will begin with the injection of capital for said expansion, concluding in 2024 to reach the amount of the remaining 110 million dollars for the manufacture of French Door refrigerators, whose production volume will be for 300,000 units per year.

The industrial warehouse that will be built will have an area of ​​30,000 square meters and will generate 1,000 jobs for the population, in addition to the 2,945 already existing.

The company reported that they expect to have a national supply of components and raw materials like the one they currently have, which corresponds to 60% of requirements.

Susana Zazueta, plant director at Ramos Arizpe; Miguel Ángel Riquelme, governor of Coahuila; Jaime Guerra Pérez, head of the State Secretariat of Economy; and José María Morales Padilla, mayor of Ramos Arizpe.