A HUB FOR BEER PRODUCERS
The Ponta do Felix port facility in Antonina, part of the Paranagua port area (APPA port authority), will next month (July) open up six new silos for storing malt, barley and wheat, adding 40,000 tons of static storage capacity at a cost of Reais45million (US$9m).
Petropolis Brewery, based in the city of Petropolis (north of Rio de Janeiro), which produces the popular Petra and Itaipava beer brands at plants around the country, and the Uruguayan Barley malthouse have already committed themselves to 10-year contracts to use the port, and other breweries and malthouses are also being lined up, according to Gilberto Birkhan, President, Ponta do Felix.
“We hope to turn our facility into a hub for beer producers,” says Birkhan. ““Our investments are focused on equipment, with the installation of concrete silos, leading to less impact of the external temperature on the quality of the stored products. In this way, we promote the integrity of the products and improve quality overall.”
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