World: Malt capacities not enough for next 3 years
Apart from the precarious supply situation of malting barley, malt capacities will not be enough for two or three years to come, according to analysts, November 2.
There are quite a few announcements of new constructions, but as per our information only factories in Germany 75.000 tons, Spain 100.000 tons, Russia 100.000 tons, Argentina 140.000 tons will be operational in 2008. Further projects for Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Australia will be realized between 2009 and 2011.
09 November, 2007