The announcement comes in the context in which the Romanian beer market remained constant in 2021 and for 2022, the local beer consumption is expected to dwindle.
Company representatives said the brewery in Constanta has operated below its capacity for several years now.
HEINEKEN Romania will be transferring in time elements of the production and packaging capacities of the brewery in Constanta to the other breweries located in Craiova, Miercurea Ciuc and Ungheni.
“We will also continue to invest massively in the three remaining breweries in order to support our ambition of sustainable growth and development, maintaining a strong foothold on the Romanian market and in the communities where we operate,” the company said in a statement.
The company has more than 1,100 employees in Romania.
HEINEKEN Romania ended 2021 with a turnover of RON1.37 billion, up 9% on the year, considering that the beer market volume stayed at 2020 level. Its profit dropped by 19% to RON118 million in 2021 from RON137 million in 2020.