Thanks words of “Belgospishcheprom” to the President of the Union A. Mordovin (2014-09-03)

From the moment of creation of Barley, Malt, Hops & Beer Union, we have been defending interests of brewing and raw materials industry not only in the RF but in the Republics of Belarus and Kazakhstan. This cooperation became currently important from 17th of June 2014, the date of forming of the Union of Eurasian […]

Beer Purity Law: your questions – our answers (2014-08-29)

Beer Purity Law of 1516 is a harsh production standard, according to which the only ingredients that could be used in the production of beer were water, malt, hops and yeast. The question arises as to whether this law fits the current criteria and why did transnational companies launch an attack against our Union, espousing […]

Carlsberg will close plants in Russia – an interview of Buhl Rasmussen to the newspaper Berlingske, Denmark. (2014-08-27)

“Russian ax hung up above Carlberg” – it is a word-for-word translation of Jesper Kongskov’s report published in the newspaper Berlingske in August 20, 2014. “Carleberg fell into a Russian hole”, “Billions of Carlsberg debts are increasing as if a huge snowball”, “Carlberg will leave Russia”, “Carlberg’s shares crashed after tapping new sources of information […]

Beer production in January – July 2014: statistics by regions – decline to 5,9%. (2014-08-26)

According to the data of the Federal Service of State Statistics, in July 2014 beer production in Russia was 74.855,48 dL. (a.b.v. above 0,5 to 8,6) and in January – July 2014 – 470.897,67 dL. that is equivalent to 94,1% for the same period last year. More detailed statistics of beer production in January – […]

Alcohol sale by regions: January-July 2014. (2014-08-20)

According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service, retail sales of alcohol products in the Russian regions over a period of January – July 2014 were (dL): – Vodka 59573855,8; – Cognac 6605242,6; – Alcoholic beverages >25% 4599868,4; – Alcoholic beverages <25% 4105337,3; – Wine 61045941,3; – Low alcohol drinks 12862337,4; – Beer […]

The Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation is planning to limit alcohol import to the territory of the RF – no more than 5 litre per capita. (2014-08-20)

The Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation of the RF prepared a regulatory legal act: the Federal Law “Concerning Amending of Law “On the State Regulation and Circulation of Alcohol and Alcohol-Containing Products and Limiting of Alcohol Consumption” and the Russian Federation Administrative Offence Code”. This Draft Bill is focused on solving problems connected with […]

New members of the Union “Barley, Malt, Hops & Beer in Russia”. (2014-08-18)

We’d like to inform you that the company “Chemtura” became a member of our Union. Chemtura Corporation (www.chemtura.com) is a global specialty chemicals company, with leading positions in diversified markets.  With global headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the company manufactures products in 11 countries and sells products in over 100 countries.  They have approximately 3,500 […]