News of network of global electric machinery: Tokyo on September 14 special telegram after afterwards of company of electric machinery of 3 water chestnut announced manufacturer of Japanese famous electric equipment to be exited thoroughly from inside mobile phone industry this year in March, announced to will halt the production of washing machine again a few days ago.
Electric machinery of 3 water chestnut says, the company will cancel the plan of research and development of new to washing machine product, the production of washing machine also will be stopped in October this year. Henceforth, the company reachs exert oneself the research and development of information equipment and production at having the home appliance of growing latent capacity.
Because raw material rises in price, washing machine price drops and home market tends atrophic, electric machinery of 3 water chestnut lasts on washing machine business deficit. In market of the washing machine inside Japan at present the product of electric machinery of 3 water chestnut holds the market share of 8 ％ only, reside the 6th.
The washing machine of 3 water chestnut electric machinery is sold in Japanese home market only, 2007 money year (the end end this year March) sales volume is 370 thousand, sale is 11.6 billion yen about (about 107 yen adds up to １ dollar) . After stopping washing machine to produce, this company will turn into the company about production and personnel of research and development inside other plant.