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Which company offers the

greenest APPLIANCE

products?

GE 20.6%

Bosch 20.6%

Samsung 14.7% Which company offers the
Whirlpool 14.2% greenest COUNTERTOP

LG 12.3% products?

Viking 49 4.9%
Miele 49 4.9% Corian 23.0%

SubZero/Wolf 34 3.4% Eco by Cosentino 13.2%
Caesarstone 10.8%

Shakeup. Perhaps more than any other building product Formica 10.3%
category, brand recognition and loyalty matter in the PaperStone 7.8%
appliance category. This year, however, GE shot up Samsung 6.9%
several ranks to share the top spot with last year’s
IceStone 54 5.4%
winner, Bosch. What changed for GE? Its been
Cambria 54 5.4%
aggressively promoting ENERGY STAR products,
participating in appliance recycling and other initiatives. LG Hausys 49 4.9%
Whirlpool and LG switched positions this year, and Wilsonart 49 4.9%
continue to tussle just below the top brands. Zodiaq 2.9%
GE 20.6%

Bosch 20.6% Durability dividend. Corian grabbed the top spot for
sustainability for a second year in a row, after unseating
Eco by Cosentino last year. Perhaps building pros see it as
a greener alternative than granite. Other products in the

top 10 maintained their relative brand status, and Zodiaq
earned a spot in the list for the first time.
Corian 23.0%

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