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Oriental Brewery

Oriental Brewery is one of the two leading breweries in South Korea with a market leading position in the Seoul Metropolitan Area and with a strong portfolio of brands including Cass, OB Golden Lager, and Cafri. With approximately 1,600 employees, Oriental Brewery operates three production facilities in South Korea.

Key Environmental Performance Area:

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Facilities)

In 2010, Oriental Brewery began actively measuring energy consumption in its production facilities as part of the Green Portfolio Program against 2007 baseline. In absolute terms, GHG emissions from these sources have increased approximately 2%, compared to 2007. Over the same time period, efficiency has improved by an estimated 16% (GHGs/hectoliter of beer). The improvement in efficiency helped Oriental Brewery to avoid almost ₩9 billion, or approximately $5.3 million, in costs and almost 40,000 metric tons of GHG emissions since 2007.

Results

Oriental Brewery: Manufacturing Energy Efficiency (2007 Baseline)

Actions

In 2010, Oriental Brewery achieved these results by implementing the following practices:

• Improving insulation on pipes and replacing traditional boilers with biogas boilers
• Installing high efficiency lighting and replacing old transformers and accessories
• Incorporating recovery equipment to capture and reclaim emissions from key manufacturing processes
• Optimizing boiling time in the brewhouse
• Optimizing air compressor equipment and refrigeration on the weekends

Future Plans

In 2011 and 2012, Oriental Brewery is actively implementing or considering additional improvements, such as:

• Improving the vapor condenser in the brew kettle
• Optimizing the steam supply line for production processes
• Improving hot water tanks for heat recovery
• Ongoing replacement of old equipment with more energy efficient equipment

Oriental Brewery enrolled in the Green Portfolio Program in 2010 and is reporting results for the first time.