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RETAILOBSERVER.COM NOVEMBER 2026 18 GE APPLIANCES AND IUE-CWA ANNOUNCE $1 BILLION INVESTMENT IN LOUISVILLE PLANT, CREATING THE LARGEST HOME APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING SITE IN THE U.S. GE Appliances is redesigning its manufacturing footprint bringing high-output dryer production to Louisville, KY GE Appliances, a Haier company, and the IUE-CWA are announcing a major transformation of Appliance Park with a $1 billion investment by the company to expand high-output production of laundry products and reinforce its long-term commitment to manufacturing in Kentucky and the U.S. With new and expanded production across Buildings 1, 2, and 5, the investment will establish Appliance Park as America's largest home appliance manufacturing site, reflecting its scale across production output, employment and campus footprint. As part of the plans, GE Appliances will: • Invest more than $400 million to transform Building 5 into a high- output manufacturing operation for dryers, bringing production from Mexico to Kentucky. • Invest approximately $112 million in Building 1 to add new equipment and redesign existing washer and dryer platforms. Our U.S. Manufacturing Footprint Built across America. Specialized by site. Louisville, Kentucky Home to America's Largest Home Appliance Manufacturing Site Laundry + Dish[ashers Louisville, Kentucky ŽFirstBuild• Small-Batch Manufacturing + Appliance Innovation Selmer, Ðennessee AaC broducts + Refrigerators One Network Specialized For Growth Our U.S. footprint is increasingly focused by site– bringing products, expertise and capabilities together to innovate and lead. Decatur, Alabama America's Highest-2olume Refrigeration blant Stamford, Connecticut ŽCoCreate• Small-Batch Manufacturing + Appliance Innovation Elkhart, Indiana R2 Applianc8 Distribution Hub Camden, South Carolina Water Heater Manufacturing LaFayette, ·eorgia America's Largest Cooking blant THE NEW MANUFACTURING FOOTPRINT AT APPLIANCE PARK Creating America's Largest Home Appliance Manufacturing Site Built for what's next. Transforming our campus to build more, innovate faster and continue leading. 4 3 2 5 OUR PRODUCTS BUILT HERE Top-Load Dryer Front-Load Dryer Front-Load Washer Dishwasher Combo Washer/Dryer Water Filters Top-Load Washer Building 5 $400 Million Building 2 Water ¡lter operations and plastics injection molding Building ) Dishwasher production supersite Building ' $4û0 Million Front-load washers + combo washer/ dryers Transformation Underway High-output top- load dryers Transformation begins in 2027 One Integrated Laundry Ecosystem Design - Engineer - Test - Manufacture $1 Billion Investment 1 Building $112 Million New top-load washer and front-load dryer Transformation Underway NOVEMBER INDUSTRY [ N E W S ]