(ANSA) - CAGLIARI, 23 FEB - Heineken Italia invests 73 million euros in Italy for the modernization and expansion of the Ichnusa brewery in Assemini (Cgliari).
The investment plan is also carried out with the creation of a development agreement in collaboration with the Mise, Invitalia and the Sardinia Region, aimed at supporting large-scale strategic and innovative investment programs.
The project provides for a State-Region agreement which will participate with a contribution of approximately 14 million euros from the Minister of Economic Development and 200,000 euros from the Sardinia Region.
The planned interventions include a new refrigeration plant, CO2 storage systems and cooling towers, which will contribute to improving environmental performance, resulting in a reduction in water and electricity consumption and a reduction in CO2 emissions.
"The investment in the Assemini brewery is an important part of our development strategy - explains WietseMutters, CEO of Heineken Italia - The planned interventions will have an improved impact not only on the capacity and production quality of the brewery, but also on the territory in terms of employment. environment and induced environment. The pandemic has eliminated the entire growth of the sector over the last 4 years - he adds - with this operation Heineken intends to confirm its commitment to Italy and Sardinia in particular, and to be the engine of the recovery of beer and the agri-food economy ".
The Dutch group Heineken has been present in Italy for 47 years with establishments in Comun Nuovo (Bergamo), Massafra (Taranto), Assemini (Cagliari), Pollein (Aosta), in addition to the Milan office and the active partnership in Sicily with the Messina Brewery.
The objective of the 73 million euro investment, as a note from Invitalia explains, is to increase the production and packaging capacity of the Assemini plant, the oldest brewery in Sardinia.
The packaging capacity, when fully operational (in 2024), will increase by over 60% compared to today.
Not only that Finally, it will also involve the hiring25 of new employees.
"The investment is considered strategic and in line with the development policies implemented so far by the Heineken Group, which increasingly in recent years is testing the products and innovations in Italy that will then be placed on other markets: in Assemini, the latest generation automated machinery will be adopted, compliant to the thematic areas of the Industry 4.0 National Plan,
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