China: Customs officials seize US$10 mln worth of smuggled beer

Customs officials in Ningbo city in eastern China have raided a cross-city beer smuggling ring that led to the discovery of smuggled beer exceeding RMB 70 million (US$10.46 million) in ...
Publicat 15/07/2018 Mai mult

India: Heineken seeking to remove Vijay Mallya from United Breweries’ board

Dutch brewing giant Heineken is seeking to remove Vijay Mallya from the board of India’s United Breweries (UB), according to reports from Delhi. Heineken is the majority owner of India’s biggest ...
Publicat 15/07/2018 Mai mult

Russia: Beer production up 1.2% in January-June this year

Russia’s January-June beer production amounted to 38.6 mln hl, up 1.2% versus the first half of 2017, Rosstat reported on July 17. In June alone, the nation’s beer output grew 8.7% ...
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Latvia: January-May beer production drops 17.3% yoy

With 30.412 mln litres of beer produced in Latvia in the first five months of this year, beer production in Latvia dropped 17.3% as compared the same period a year ...
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Kenya: East African Breweries ready to launch new brewery in western Kenya

East African Breweries said on July 17 its new 15 billion shilling ($149.25 million) brewery in western Kenya is ready to start production after a successful test run, Nasdaq reported. The ...
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EU: German malt output flat in July-March 2017/18

According to the latest report by H. M. Gauger GmbH, Germany produced a total of 1.368 mln tonnes of malt in July-March 2017/18 versus 1.366 mln tonnes over the same ...
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EU: EU Commission corrects barley S&D balance sharply downwards

On June 26, the EU Commission has corrected its S/D balance sharply downwards and points out the risk of a further crop reduction, H. M. Gauger GmbH reported on July ...
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Ukraine: Beer and malt output increase in H1 2018

Ukraine’s January – June beer output totalled 9.11 mln hl, up 3.1% versus the same period last year, trade association Ukrpivo reported on July 11. The association does not include zero-alcohol ...
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Australia: Malteurop’s expansion plan in North Geelong nearing completion

Malteurop’s North Geelong plant will soon be producing enough malt to brew more beer than Australians can drink, the Geelong Advertiser reported on July 16. An $85 million project nearing completion ...
Publicat 15/07/2018 Mai mult

The Philippines: San Miguel Corp planning at least $1 bln investment in 10 breweries inside and outside of the country

Philippines conglomerate San Miguel Corp is planning to invest at least $1 billion in the next two years to build 10 breweries inside and outside the country, senior company executives ...
Publicat 15/07/2018 Mai mult