In accordance with the order of the State Duma plenary session on July 2, 2013, Tuesday, the following draft laws were reviewed and adopted: in the first reading the draft Federal Law No. 294880-6 “On amendments to the articles 8 and 26 of the Federal Law “On state regulation of production and turnover of ethanol, […]

Although the first quarter of 2013 saw beer sales fall in the UK and Germany, 2012 was a strong year for beer sales. Stronger economies in emerging markets have helped give consumers a bit more discretionary income and it appears these consumers are not shy about spending that money on drinks, The Drinks Business reported […]

During the III Field Day of Malting, Kvass and Brewing Industry in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan the best representatives of the production chain “malting barley – beer” have been awarded: – Letters of Acknowledgement of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation: Kovalev Ivan Pavlovich, a Mechanizer, the Belgorod Region Globin Valery Grigoryevich, […]

Good weather conditions are even more essential for malting barley than for all the other grains, industry analysts said in a report on June, 3, pointing out that the acreage will shrink in Western Europe, the Ukraine and Mercosur. The carry-over from crop 2012 is very small in West and East Europe, as well as […]