Cleaner water in Spain
Spain
Specific water consumption
breweries and soft drink plants
In Tadcaster (UK) the specific water consumption decreased
due to the installation of a new reverse osmosis plant, which
allows for recuperation of hot water within the brewery.
Upgrading and repair work in Ekaterinburg (Russia) and
Karlovac (Croatia) resulted in additional water savings.
In Valencia (Spain) and Irkutsk (Russia) water consumption
decreased through more efficient water utilisation
and monitoring within the brewery. TPM improvement
programmes such as in Badr (Egypt) and Vialonga (Portugal)
also reduced the specific consumption of water.
In 2009, almost 80 per cent of our breweries complied
with the maximum limit of 7 hectolitres of water per
hectolitre beer brewed as set out in our Aware of Water
programme. Seven of the 26 non-compliant breweries are
recent acquisitions.
continue to protect and preserve the environment.
Alfonso Garcia
Environmental Manager
into the environment.
in beer to be adjusted.
achieving our goal of reducing levels even further.
During the course of the year, Heineken Spain identified two ways
to reduce phosphorous discharge. The first involved substituting
its use, where possible, with other natural compounds such as
citric acid. The second incorporates a biological and chemical
phosphorous removal process in the Waste Water Treatment
Plant (WWTP), prior to it being discharged into the environment.
This additional stage was put into operation in Heineken's
breweries in Madrid, Valencia and Jaén.
These steps have led to a 65 per cent reduction in the
amount of phosphorous we discharge, which will have a
positive impact on the surrounding aquatic environment,"
says Alfonso. "We will continue to think of ways to reduce
the amount of phosphorous we use and release, and thus
Phosphorous is a naturally occurring chemical component that
can be found in our bodies and in many everyday products, such
as washing detergents and fertilisers. In breweries, it is used as
a cleaning agent. It is also a substance that is naturally found in
raw materials such as malt which therefore requires pH levels
Phosphorous is an essential nutrient in order for natural life
to flourish, but too much or even too little can be damaging,"
explains Alfonso Garcia, Environmental Manager at Heineken
Spain. "Heineken has always been well under the regulated limits
of phosphorous discharge, but with these new measures we're
In 2009, Heineken Spain introduced important new measures
to reduce the amount of phosphorous its breweries discharge
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2009 I
Restated
2008
2008
2007
Target
Actual
The performance data for 2009 (actual - target) relate to the
companies that were part of the Heineken Company in 2008
and therefore exclude acquisitions made in 2009.
