The technology involves recovering energy from the resulting flue gas in the brewery’s boiler. To identify the innovative technical solution, Ursus Breweries collaborated with sustainability experts from Asahi Europe & International and suppliers with relevant international expertise. By implementing the heat energy recovery system, the natural gas consumption is estimated to decrease by approximately 18% and thus lower the associated carbon dioxide emissions.
Ursus Breweries is part of Asahi Europe & International. The installation is a special project in the Asahi Group and is part of a series of sustainability investments in the Ursus Breweries strategy.
“Thanks to this investment, we will be able to reduce natural gas consumption by 18% as well as our carbon footprint”, said Robert Uzună, Vice President of Corporate Affairs of Ursus Breweries”, said Robert Uzuna, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Ursus Breweries.
Ursus Breweries has three production units in Romania, in the cities of Buzau, Timisoara and Brasov, as well as a microproduction facility in Cluj-Napoca.
Ursus Breweries constantly runs sustainability projects with six major objectives and directions of intervention: reducing carbon dioxide emissions, reducing water consumption, using raw materials from sustainable sources, using reusable and recyclable packaging, supporting inclusion and well-being, as well as and promoting responsible alcohol consumption.
Ursus Breweries ended 2022 with a turnover of RON2.279 billion (about EUR462 million), up over 6% on the year, and a net profit of RON97 million, down 62% on the year, as per finance ministry data. The company has more than 1,600 employees.