A show attendee passes by the LG booth during the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 9, 2009.
PHOTO: REUTERS
South Korea’s LG plans to start operating its new washing machine factory in the United States in the fourth quarter this year, its chief executive said on Thursday.
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The start date for the Tennessee factory now being built has been moved forward from a previous target of February 2019, Jo Seong-Jin, who is also vice chairman of LG, said on the sidelines of a trade show.
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In November, the US International Trade Commision recommended tariffs to keep LG and domestic rival Samsung from selling inexpensive washers in the US market, a step that would benefit American appliance maker Whirlpool.
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