Foreword

"In 2018, home appliance manufacturers in Europe have kept on developing cutting-edge technology to further enable sustainable consumption and contribute to the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, simplifying the everyday tasks of consumers."

Paolo Falcioni

Director General APPLiA

In 2018, home appliance manufacturers in Europe have kept on developing cutting-edge technology to further enable sustainable consumption and contribute to the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, simplifying the everyday tasks of consumers.
Every edition of the APPLiA report aims at enriching the data snapshot we provide for the sector. While in the previous version of the report, we illustrated the circularity of the material flows of the industry, the greatest novelty this year is the insight on how reparable home appliances actually are.
This set of comprehensible data is portraying how the evolution of the industry has been happening throughout the last years. If the numbers in this report give you food for thought, let us know.