Elica Corporation, headed by Chairman Francesco Casoli, has operated on the kitchen hoods market since the 1970s. Today the company has seven plants worldwide in Italy, Poland, Mexico, India and China. 3,600 employees produce 19 million pieces ranging from hoods to motors every year. Elica Corporation has two core businesses areas: cooking and motors. In the first area, Elica is the world's leading manufacturer of cooker hoods for household use. In the second area, Fime brand holds the number 1 position in Europe for the design, production and sale of electric motors for household appliances and boilers. The cooking division designs, manufactures and sells kitchen hoods for domestic use, with the Elica brand as well as for the world's leading manufacturers of household appliances and kitchens. For the Asian market, the company also produces hobs, ovens and sterilisers. The motors division manufactures and sells electric motors for appliances, hoods and boilers for household use.