# Whirlpool of India to invest $28M to expand refrigerator capacity

Whirlpool of India plans to invest Rs 182 crore ($28M) to increase single-door refrigerator production capacity by 600,000 units per year, from 2.1 million to 2.7 million units. The investment will be spent over two years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-01-09
- Where: Faridabad and Pune, India, India
- Value: $28.0M (1.82B INR)
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 600,000 units per year
- Products: single-door refrigerators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Whirlpool of India](https://endata.com/companies/29279.md)

## Sources

- [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/whirlpool-to-lift-fridge-output-capacity-with-rs-182-cr-outlay-118010900600_1.html), 2018-01-09: "The company is proposing to enhance its single door refrigerators' existing capacity of 21 lakh by 6 lakh per annum from internal sources at an estimated cost of Rs 182 crore to be spent over the next two years."

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