Paraná will add malt to 5 of every 10 beers in Brazil

A factory about to be opened in Paraná will produce 300 thousand tons of malt per year, an essential ingredient in beer. The volume adds to another 360 thousand tons of current production and consolidates the state as the largest malt producer in the country and one of the largest in the world, with potential for 660 thousand tons/year. With the expansion of supply, it is estimated that 5 out of every 10 Brazilian beers will contain malt from Paraná. Brazil produces 1.6 billion liters of beer per year. In the first phase of operation, the malthouse is the result of an investment of R$ 1.6 billion, the result of an intercooperation project that brings together six cooperatives from Paraná: Agrária (Guarapuava), Bom Jesus (Lapa), Capal (Arapoti), Castrolanda (Castro), Coopagrícola (Ponta Grossa) and Frísia (Carambeí). The factory, already in operation, is scheduled to officially open on June 6th. The annual revenue forecast is R$1 billion, generating 150 direct jobs and 3,000 ...