Ukraine: Beer industry unveils its January-May 2006 leaders

“Obolon” and “SUN Interbrew” were the incontestable leaders of the Ukrainian beer market following the first 5 months of 2006. Sales have shown a year-on-year grown of 30.22% for “Obolon”, 12.8% for “SUN Interbrew” and 7% for “Sarmat”, the companies released.

During the same period, “Obolon” has brewed 3.36 million hl of beer, increasing beer production by 24.2%. “Sarmat” amplified beer production by 18% up to 1.14 million hl of beer.

“SUN Interbrew” is the second brewing company in Russia and the largest brewer in Ukraine. Its local affiliates are “Desna” (Chernigov), “Rogan” (Kharkov) and “Yantari” (Nikolaev).

“Sarmat” clusters 5 local brewing companies. 99% of “Sarmat” shares are owned by “System capital management” from Donetsk.

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