The company has previously sponsored the restoration of the Apollo basin in the gardens of the Versailles Palace and the renovation of the Musee National de la Marine.
The shift is Whirlpool’s latest effort to overhaul its more than century-old business as consumers pull back on large purchases following the upheaval of the pandemic.
Former Boeing division Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. is the supplier at the center of a spate of recent quality issues affecting the 737 Max airliner.
U.S. Central Command said the attack had caused an 18-mile oil slick, warning that the spillage of the cargo into the sea would worsen the environmental impact.