Zaporizhzhya Brewery Carlsberg Ukraine

Zaporizhzhya Brewery Carlsberg Ukraine (Ukrainian: Запорізький пивоварний завод Carlsberg Ukraine; Russian: Запорожский пивоваренный завод Carlsberg Ukraine) is a Ukrainian food-industry enterprise engaged in the production and sale of beer and soft drinks. It is located in Zaporizhzhia and is one of the largest breweries in Ukraine. The plant operates as part of Carlsberg Ukraine, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the Carlsberg Group. The brewery traces its origins to the early 1970s, when the Soviet Union's economic development plan for the republics sought to address an acute shortage of beer. The plan called for the construction of around 22 breweries with capacities of 45–60 million litres per year. Construction of one of the first such plants began in 1971, based on a modern Czech design, with a then-record capacity of 72 million litres of beer per year. Czech specialists supervised the installation and adjustment of equipment and trained local personnel. On 12 December 1974, workers at Zaporizhzhya Brewery No. 2 made the first brew, and the first bottling took place on 15 January 1975. In 1976 the plant joined the Zaporizhzhia Beer and Soft Drink Industry Association, which existed until 1984. In 1986, during the anti-alcohol campaign, sales quotas were introduced, significantly reducing production volumes. In 1993 the Zaporizhzhia Brewery was reorganised into the open joint-stock company Pivobezalkogolny Kombinat "Slavutich" (Beer and Soft Drink Combine "Slavutich"). In August 1996 the combine was acquired by Baltic Beverages Holding AB (BBH), then owned by Finland's Hartwall and the industrial group Orkla. Initial investment in the plant's innovative transformation amounted to USD 20 million, allowing its design capacity to be more than doubled. During 2001, capital investments of more than USD 50 million were made, part of which were reinvestments by the OJSC itself. Modernisation included fully re-equipping old bottling lines, raising their capacity to 60,000 bottles per hour, and installing a new high-productivity beer bottling line (80,000 bottles per hour) equipped by German firms Kloeckner Holstein Seitz (KHS) and Kettner and Denmark's Zycla. A new keg-filling line with a capacity of 50 kegs per hour from the German firm Keg-technologie was introduced. A fundamentally new fermentation department was built, with 30 cylindrical-conical tanks (CCTs) from the Danish firm HOLVRIEKA, a water-treatment station was installed, refrigeration equipment was completely replaced, and container and finished-product warehouses were reconstructed and expanded. On a tender basis the enterprise selected a reconstruction project for the brewhouse, carried out by the German firm Steinecker; as a result, only the copper shell surface remained of the old kettles, and the brewhouse capacity increased almost threefold. The same firm installed a new filter at the plant. In the course of modernisation, investments of almost USD 50 million were absorbed. In May 1998 the "Slavutich" trademark was launched, which in the 2000s became one of the most popular on the Ukrainian beer market. The enterprise brought to market the following beer varieties: "Slavutich Pyvo", "Slavutich Klasychne", "Slavutich Temne", "Slavutich Rizdviane", "Khmilne", and "Orel". Later, "Slavutich Extra" and "Orel-2" with higher density, and the light variety "Slavutich Svitłe" were released. In 2003 the plant was certified under international standards ISO 9001:2000 (product quality management) and ISO 14001:1996 (environmental safety and protection). In 2007 BBH-Ukraine received a USD 97.2 million loan from the EBRD to modernise and expand its plants, including the Zaporizhzhia one. In 2013 the plant confirmed its conformity with ISO 9001:2008, 14001:2004, and ISO 22000:2005 standards. In 2012, with the renaming of BBH Ukraine to Carlsberg Ukraine, the enterprise also received its new name. The plant's capacity is about 407 million litres per year.

The history of the Zaporizhzhya Brewery Carlsberg Ukraine begins with the adoption of the Plan for Economic Development of the Republics of the USSR in the early 1970s, which was intended, among other things, to solve the acute shortage of beer in the country. The plan provided for the construction of about 22 breweries with a capacity of 45–60 million litres of beer per year. Already in 1971, construction began on one of the first breweries under the newest Czech design, with a then-record capacity of 72 million litres of beer per year. Czech specialists supervised the installation and adjustment of equipment and trained local personnel. On 12 December 1974, workers of Zaporizhzhya Brewery No. 2 made the first brew, and the first bottling was carried out on 15 January 1975. In 1976 the plant joined the Zaporizhzhia Association of the Beer and Soft Drink Industry, which existed until 1984. In 1986, during the anti-alcohol campaign, quotas were introduced for the sale of products, which led to a significant reduction in production volumes. In 1993 the Zaporizhzhya Brewery was reorganised into the open joint-stock company "Pivobezalkogolny Kombinat 'Slavutich'" (Beer and Soft Drink Combine "Slavutich"). In August 1996 the combine was bought by the group Baltic Beverages Holding AB (BBH), whose owners were the Finnish company Hartwall and the industrial group Orkla. The first investments in the innovative transformation of the enterprise amounted to USD 20 million, which allowed the plant's design capacity to be increased by more than a factor of two. During 2001, capital investments totalling more than USD 50 million were made, part of which were reinvestments of the OJSC itself. As part of the modernisation, the old bottling lines were completely re-equipped, their capacity rising to 60,000 bottles per hour. A new high-productivity beer bottling line (80,000 bottles per hour) was installed, fully equipped with equipment from the German firms Kloeckner Holstein Seitz (KHS) and Kettner and the Danish firm Zycla. A new beer keg-filling line with a capacity of 50 kegs per hour from the German firm Keg-technologie was introduced into production. A fundamentally new fermentation department was built at the enterprise; its main units were 30 cylindrical-conical tanks (CCTs) produced by the Danish firm HOLVRIEKA. A water-treatment station was installed, the equipment of the refrigeration department was completely replaced, and warehouses for containers and finished products were reconstructed and expanded. On a tender basis the enterprise selected a project for the reconstruction of the brewhouse. The work was carried out by the German firm Steinecker. As a result, only the copper surface of the shell remained from the old kettles; everything else was fully equipped with the most modern, technologically advanced equipment. As a result, the capacity of the brewhouse increased almost threefold. The same firm installed a new filter at the plant. In the process of modernisation, capital investments amounting to almost USD 50 million were absorbed at the enterprise. In May 1998 the "Slavutich" trademark was launched, which in the 2000s became one of the most popular on the Ukrainian beer market. The enterprise brought to market the following beer varieties: "Slavutich Pyvo", "Slavutich Klasychne", "Slavutich Temne", "Slavutich Rizdviane", "Khmilne", "Orel". Later, the brands "Slavutich Extra" and the beer "Orel-2" with greater density, and the light variety "Slavutich Svetloe" were released. In 2003 the plant passed certification under the international standards ISO 9001:2000 (product quality management) and ISO 14001:1996 (environmental safety of the enterprise and environmental protection). In 2007 "BBH-Ukraine" received a loan of USD 97.2 million from the EBRD for the modernisation and expansion of its plants, including the Zaporizhzhia one. In 2013 the plant confirmed its conformity with the standards ISO 9001:2008, 14001:2004, ISO 22000:2005. In 2012, with the renaming of the company "BBH Ukraine" to Carlsberg Ukraine, the enterprise also received a new name. Production: The plant's capacity is about 407 million litres per year. The number of employees at the plant is more than 500 people. At the plant, wastewater is treated with a full treatment cycle, which is extraordinary for Ukrainian enterprises in the industry. In the technological process, produced associated biogas is consumed.

• 2013

  The plant confirmed its conformity with ISO 9001:2008, 14001:2004, and ISO 22000:2005 standards.

• 2012

  With the renaming of BBH Ukraine to Carlsberg Ukraine, the enterprise also received a new name.

• 2007

  BBH-Ukraine received a USD 97.2 million loan from the EBRD to modernise and expand its plants, including the Zaporizhzhia one.

• 2003

  The plant was certified under ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:1996.

• 2001

  Capital investments of more than USD 50 million were made, including a new bottling line and fermentation department.

• 1998

  In May, the "Slavutich" trademark was launched.

• 1996

  In August, the combine was bought by Baltic Beverages Holding AB (BBH), owned by Hartwall and Orkla.

• 1993

  The Zaporizhzhya Brewery was reorganised into the open joint-stock company "Pivobezalkogolny Kombinat 'Slavutich'".

• 1986

  During the anti-alcohol campaign, sales quotas were introduced, significantly reducing production volumes.

• 1976

  The plant joined the Zaporizhzhia Association of the Beer and Soft Drink Industry, which existed until 1984.

• 1975

  On 15 January, the first bottling was carried out.

• 1974

  On 12 December, workers of Zaporizhzhya Brewery No. 2 made the first brew.

• 1971

  Construction began on one of the first breweries under a Czech design, with a capacity of 72 million litres per year.

One of Ukraine's largest breweries, producing beer and soft drinks as part of Carlsberg Ukraine.

• Slavutich Pyvo

• Slavutich Klasychne

• Slavutich Temne

• Slavutich Rizdviane

• Khmilne

• Orel

• Slavutich Extra

• Orel-2

• Slavutich Svetloe

1. 1Zaporizhzhya Brewery Carlsberg Ukraine on Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Запорожский пивоваренный завод Carlsberg Ukraine — Wikipedia (Russian)ru.wikipedia.org
3. 3Official page of the plant on the Carlsberg Ukraine websitecarlsbergukraine.com