Carlsberg Group invested UAH 1.5 billion in opening of new production line at Kyiv brewery, which will enable to increase production output in cans by 80%, as the press service of the brewery reported.
“An important player on the world stage and industry leader, Carlsberg believes in Ukraine and is ready to invest in it at a time when Ukraine continues to fight against Russian aggression. This is another example of close Danish-Ukrainian partnership. Denmark is one of the closest partners of Ukraine. We cannot wait for peace to come. We have to start now and create concrete results. This is what Carlsberg does here”, – Ole Egberg Mikkelsen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Denmark to Ukraine, said during his visit to the plant on Monday.
According to the report, the peculiarity of the new line is modern technology, full automation, compliance with the safety requirements of the operating personnel and the safety of the product produced on it.
“Safe working conditions, excellent product quality and high technological effectiveness of the production process are our priorities. And the new production line is one of the effective tools that help us to implement these priorities. Carlsberg Group supports us all the time, because it believes not only in us as a business, but also in Ukraine as a whole, “- said Oleg Haidakin, Chief Executive of Carlsberg Ukraine.
Carlsberg Ukraine is a part of Carlsberg Group, one of the leading brewery groups in the world, the products of which are sold in over 150 countries. Carlsberg Group started its operation in Ukraine in 1996 and since then it has invested over EUR 1 billion in the construction of its enterprises, and employs over 1500 people.
Carlsberg Group in Ukraine includes three breweries in Zaporozhye, Kiev and Lvov. At the beginning of the war the company suspended operations at all three breweries. In 2023 the company gradually resumed the work of the breweries: in March the Lviv brewery was launched where at first only water was produced for humanitarian needs, then in May – the Kiev brewery, in July – the Zaporozhye brewery.
Carlsberg portfolio in Ukraine includes beer, cider and soft drinks such brands as “Lvivske”, Robert Doms, Baltika, Carlsberg, Tuborg, Kronenbourg 1664, “Arsenal”, “Kvas Taras”, Somersby, Guinness, Seth & Riley’s Garage, Warsteiner, Grimbergen and others.
