Embraco

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
Embraco was founded in Joinville, in the Southern region of Brazil, in 1971. It was founded to supply the Brazilian refrigeration industry which, until then, relied entirely on imported compressors. A few years after its inauguration it began to export to other countries in the <a href="/facts/Americas/hEuUTL4K">Americas</a>.
In the 1980s, the sales and distribution structure reached over 80 countries. Anticipating a <a href="/facts/Globalization/0locjSHH">globalized</a> economy, the company decided to set up production bases overseas.
In 2014, Embraco announced linear compressors which were claimed to be more compact than other compressors and to be oil-free.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a>
In 2018, Embraco closed its factory in Turin and moved it to <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a>, albeit leaving a business office in Turin.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a>
In April 2018, <a href="/facts/Whirlpool_Corporation/bQyd9Vxd">Whirlpool Corporation</a> entered into an agreement with <a href="/facts/Nidec/tIg5A5oe">Nidec Corporation</a> to sell Embraco for $1.08 billion.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a>
Headquartered in Brazil, Embraco had been a Whirlpool Corporation business unit since 1994.

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.embraco.com/">www.embraco.com</a> — Embraco</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">Embraco (in Portuguese). Joinville, Brazil: Embraco. 2008. ISBN 978-85-240-3919-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-01-25. <a href="978-85-240-3919-5" target="_blank">978-85-240-3919-5</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">"Sobre a Embraco". Embraco (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-11-15. <a href="https://www.embraco.com/pt/sobre-a-embraco/" target="_blank">https://www.embraco.com/pt/sobre-a-embraco/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">Sherman Act Violations Yielding a Corporate Fine of $10 Million or More. Wash., D.C.: U.S.Justice Dept. 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-27. <a href="https://www.justice.gov/atr/public/criminal/sherman10.html" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov/atr/public/criminal/sherman10.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">https://www.coolingpost.com/world-news/oil-less-linear-compressor-launched/ <a href="https://www.coolingpost.com/world-news/oil-less-linear-compressor-launched/" target="_blank">https://www.coolingpost.com/world-news/oil-less-linear-compressor-launched/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">https://www.acr-news.com/embraco-claims-oil-less-compressor-breakthrough <a href="https://www.acr-news.com/embraco-claims-oil-less-compressor-breakthrough" target="_blank">https://www.acr-news.com/embraco-claims-oil-less-compressor-breakthrough</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">(in Italian)La Repubblica <a href="http://torino.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/02/19/news/embraco_i_lavoratori_in_corteo_davanti_alla_fabbrica_traffico_bloccato_a_riva_di_chieri-189219265/" target="_blank">http://torino.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/02/19/news/embraco_i_lavoratori_in_corteo_davanti_alla_fabbrica_traffico_bloccato_a_riva_di_chieri-189219265/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">"Whirlpool To Sell Embraco Business To Nidec For $1.08 Bln In Cash - Quick Facts". NASDAQ.com. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-06-06. <a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/article/whirlpool-to-sell-embraco-business-to-nidec-for-108-bln-in-cash--quick-facts-20180424-00142" target="_blank">https://www.nasdaq.com/article/whirlpool-to-sell-embraco-business-to-nidec-for-108-bln-in-cash--quick-facts-20180424-00142</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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