Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. (海尔智家)
Company Overview
Haier was founded in 1984 in Qingdao, Shandong, originally as a refrigerator factory, and grew into one of the largest home appliance groups in the world. Its listed home appliance business, Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd., is unusual in being listed in three markets: the Shanghai Stock Exchange (600690.SH), the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (6690.HK) and, via D-shares, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (690D).
The group is best known internationally for acquiring General Electric's appliance business in 2016, a deal that gave it the GE Appliances brand and a large North American manufacturing and channel footprint. Haier has also owned the Candy group in Europe and has assembled a portfolio of regional appliance brands alongside its own.
Main Products
- Refrigeration: refrigerators, freezers, wine coolers and cold chain products
- Laundry: washing machines, washer-dryers and dryers
- Air conditioning: residential split systems, multi-split, VRF and central air
- Kitchen: cookers, hoods, built-in ovens, dishwashers and integrated kitchen solutions
- Water heaters, water purifiers and bathroom products
- Small appliances and personal care
- Smart home platforms and connected appliance software, plus the COSMOPlat industrial internet platform
Key Facts
- Founded: 1984, Qingdao, Shandong
- Listed entity: Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Listings: 600690.SH (Shanghai), 6690.HK (Hong Kong), 690D (Frankfurt, D-shares)
- Notable acquisition: GE Appliances (2016), plus Candy in Europe
- Sector: home appliances, smart home and industrial internet
- Global position: consistently ranked among the largest home appliance groups by volume and revenue
What This Means for Sourcing
Haier is a brand owner and platform company, not a white-label factory you ring up for 500 units. Where it matters to buyers is as the reference point for the white goods supply chain: compressor and motor specifications, refrigerant type, energy-labelling regimes, and the component suppliers in Qingdao, Hefei and the surrounding clusters who serve the big appliance makers and will do OEM work for smaller brands. If you are sourcing small appliances or appliance parts, the standards Haier builds to are a useful benchmark for what a serious OEM quote should include. As always, energy labelling, refrigerant and safety certification requirements vary by market, so confirm the applicable regime before committing to a spec.
Contact and Official Website
For corporate information, product lines, investor relations and regional contacts, refer to the official group website at haier.com and the listed company's investor relations pages. Details such as brand portfolio, regional entities and contact channels change over time, so verify on the official site rather than through third-party directories.