SABMiller Subsidiary To Establish $34m Brewery In Namibia
SABMiller, a brewing company headquartered in the UK, has said that its Namibian subsidiary, SABMiller Namibia, will build a $34m brewery on 7.2 hectares of land outside Okahandja city, 70km north of Windhoek. The brewery will produce the Castle and Castle Lite brands.
SABMiller also said that construction on the 220,000 hectolitre capacity brewery is anticipated to begin in the second half of 2010, and will also include a returnable bottle packaging line and warehousing facilities.
The brewing company's Namibian subsidiary will be 60% owned by SABMiller, with the remaining 40% owned by local Namibian partners in a broad-based black economic empowerment (BEE) initiative. The BEE component comprises 20% ownership by Onyewu Investments and 20% by three charitable trusts working on behalf of the communities in the Omaheke, Karas and Northern regions of Namibia.
Cobus Bruwer, country representative for SABMiller, said: We have been importing beer into Namibia for over 20 years and such a significant investment symbolises our current optimism in the country.
We will continue to work with our local partners to provide consumers with top quality products, further expand our portfolio and contribute meaningfully to the Namibian economy and communities.
The group's portfolio of brands includes international beers such as Grolsch, Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell, as well as local brands such as Aguila, Castle, Miller Lite, Snow and Tyskie.
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