1、 iThe Home Appliance Industry in Europe 2022-2023 1The Home Appliance Industry in Europe 2022-2023 2Table of contentsIntroductionPillar 1 Advancing sustainable lifestylesPillar 2 Accelerating Europes growthForeword 3APPLiA Direct Members 4National Associations 5APPLiA Secretariat 6The home appliance

2、 industry in Europe in 2023 7Products 8Projects 9Policy developments in 2023 10Roadmap to a fair,sustainable and prosperous European society 16Heading towards the 2024 European elections 17Material use during the production process 20Average water consumption of washing machines and dishwashers 21Av

3、erage energy consumption of washing machines and dishwashers 22Average material composition of home appliances 23Quantities of individual materials used in home appliances 24Average material composition of large home appliances 25Average material composition of small home appliances 26Plastic flows

4、from home appliances 27Routes of recycled plastics from WEEE 28Energy consumption in the home in 2021 29Hoarding of WEEE 30WEEE flows in the home appliance sector 31Materials recovered from waste 32Electrical and electronic equipment placed on the EU market 35European market historical picture 36Lar

5、ge appliances sold globally in 2023 37Units traded in Europe 38APPLiA Direct Members manufacturing sites in Europe,in 2023 39Patents filed and granted for home appliances 40Investment in R&D by EU Member States 41Investment in R&D by EU Member States as fraction of GDP 421833Introduction 3ForewordAm

6、idst continued macro economic and political turbulence,the global economy is still navigating choppy waters Consumers worldwide experience the ripples of these challenges,facing heightened uncertainty The looming threat of deindustrialization and social unrest underscores the critical importance of