Whirlpool invests in production restructuring in Wroclaw

American white goods producer Whirlpool, which took over Wroclaw-based competitor Polar a number of years ago, has promised to invest between zl. 80 million and zl. 120 million over the next few years. As a result of this, 1,000 employees are currently on leave until the end of the week due to restructuring. A washing machine production line is being dismantled and will be transported to Whirlpool's factory in Poprad, Slovakia, with the Wroclaw factory being designated for production of dish-washers. At the same time, Whirlpool is modernizing the Wroclaw plant's refrigerator section to enable it to produce up to 1 million units per year. According to the director of the plant, the factory is to produce 720,000 refrigerators and 100,000 dish-washers in 2003. (Parkiet, p. 4) M.M.