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NACCO Industries, Inc. Description

NACCO Industries, Inc. engages in the mining, small appliances, and specialty retail businesses worldwide. It designs, markets, and distributes a range of small electric household appliances comprising blenders, can openers, coffeemakers, food processors, indoor electric and outdoor gas grills, irons, mixers, slow cookers, toasters, stand mixers, and toaster ovens; air purifiers, allergen reducers, and home odor elimination products; commercial products for restaurants, bars, and hotels; kitchen electric and garment-care appliances; and coffee and hot beverage appliances. The company markets its small electric household appliances and commercial products under the Hamilton Beach, eclectrics, Proctor Silex, TrueAir, Melitta, and GE brand names. NACCO Industries, Inc. markets its products through mass merchandisers, department stores, variety store chains, drug store chains, specialty home retailers, distributors, and other retail outlets. It also operates as a specialty retailer of kitchenware, home entertainment products, electric and non-electric kitchen items, and gourmet foods under the Kitchen Collection and Le Gourmet Chef names in outlet and traditional malls. As of December 31, 2012, the company operated 312 retail stores. In addition, it engages in mining and marketing steam and metallurgical coal for electric utilities, independent power providers, synfuels plants, coke processing plants, cement plants, and coal brokers; and providing dragline mining services for independently owned limerock quarries in Florida and selected value-added mining services for other natural resources companies. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Coal
Keywords: Mining Retail Store Department Store Electric Utilities Natural Resources Retail Outlets Manufactured Goods Store Chains Coke Mixer Ovens Food Processors Metallurgical Coal Tools Entertainment Products Kitchenware Air Purifier Beverage Appliances Coffeemaker Nacco Industries Retail Businesses Allergen Cement Plants Hamilton Beach Proctor Silex