CAMBODIA BREWERY LIMITED
Ist BREWS AUGUST 1996
On 8 August 1996,
Cambodia Brewery Limited
recorded yet another mile
stone in its history book.
After more than 16 months
of continuous hard work by
the local civil contractors
and the Installation Team,
the much awaited First
Brew took place.
FIRST BREW FOR
CAMBODIA
The employees who made the First Brew possible.
It was a commendable effort that the
First Brew commenced according to
schedule as everybody was working
against the ever so unpredictable
environment and weather condi
tions.
The brewery will start commer
cial brewing next month with an
initial capacity of 170,000 his.
To cater for the thirst of the
Cambodian market, it was agreed in
February this year to extend the
brewery to a capacity of 260,000 his.
This made the completion of the
brewery even more challenging. It is
expected that the brewery will be
fully operational by June 1997.
A total investment of US$ 46 mil
lion and a potential workforce of 225
will ensure that the products Tiger
Beer, ABC Stout en Anchor are brew
ed and sold to the Cambodian beer
drinkers. CBL has also committed
more than US$ 1 million in the next
two years to training the employees
to face such a tremendous challenge.
The Cambodian beer market is
expected to grow steadily by
10 - 15% with an annual per capita
consumption estimated at 2 litres.
Although this is lower than its
regional neighbours, the encourag
ing economic development makes
the investment in this promising
beer market a very viable long-term
assignment.