Carlsberg Group has commenced the production of beer at its new Rmb 3 billion (US$416 million) plant in Guangdong province.
Occupying an area of 16.7 hectares, the plant has the capacity to produce 500,000 kiloliters of beer a year. Carlsberg also claims that the new plant is a world-leading facility for green production with strong commitment to environmental and social governance.
It currently has 2 bottled beer production lines churning out up to 48,000 bottles an hour; a canned beer line producing 90,000 cans per hour; and a beer barrel line churning out 90 barrels an hour.
Carlsberg’s first R&D center outside Europe is also at the new brewery. Despite the uncertainty brought by the pandemic, it invested an additional Rmb 500 million (US$70.1 million) to build the Carlsberg Group Asia Development Centre.
In total, Carlsberg has invested over Rmb 20 billion (US$2.8 billion) in China.
The plant is also Carlsberg’s first ‘sponge brewery’ recycling up to 3,000 cubic meters of rainwater through a collection and treatment system that will lower overall water consumption, helping the plant to go greener, clean workshops, and produce non-contact products. It is also the first ‘air-conditioned brewery’ in China’s beer sector.
