Carlsberg Croatia investment in expanding production

The investment in the line where the cans will be filled will start at the end of this year. With existing lines for filling glass and PET bottles, as well as barrels, the addition of a line for filling cans will mean Carlsberg Croatia will be able to meet even more consumer needs for locally produced beer and cider.

- We are extremely pleased that we will significantly increase our production capacity and do so in the pack that the market is increasingly looking for - cans. In terms of volume, this will mean a growth of 46 percent for us, which is certainly a big step forward. It should be repeated that Koprivnica has so far been an important production centre for Somersby from which we exported bottles around the world, and this investment means that we are even more ready for success, both in the local market and in the export part of our business. Of course, on the line of cans, we will also fill our most important domestic brand, Pan beer - said Marcin Burdach, CEO of Carlsberg Croatia.

The can filling line will be located in the existing plant, so it does not require construction work. After the physical arrival of the line at the end of this year, its installation and adjustment will take several months, and the first cans filled in Koprivnica from the brewery will be released in early May.

Investing 2.5m euros in the can line will also mean creating an additional jobs, around 20 of them.

- Today, beer production requires high standards and the application of modern technologies, but people remain the most important factor. Without quality employees, no company can expect success and we always keep that in mind in everything we do, so we try to reward employees for their dedicated work and reward excellence. We are happy that new colleagues will join us soon and that Carlsberg is growing in Croatia - concluded Marcin Burdach.