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Process Westfalia Separator profi at Romaqua GReenfield bReWeRy pRoject in Rumania With the lateSt kieSelGuhR-fRee filtRation technoloGy The greenfield project of the Rumanian Romaqua brewery uses the very latest technology, and consequently employs the kieselguhr-free Westfalia Separator profi system for filtration of its beers. An exclusive solution – Westfalia Separator profi is the only filtration system in the new one million hl brewery. And the persons responsible are very satisfied with their decisions. The brewery and Westfalia Separator profi have been producing beer since the spring of 2008. Extremely quality conscious The Romaqua Group is based in Borsec in the Transylvanian province of Harghita; it is a very successful beverage company, and is wholly-owned by Rumanian private investors. In the past, the group had focused on mineral water and soft drinks. The well-known mineral water Borsec is the market leader with around 20 percent of the market; the beverage portfolio also includes the soft drink brands Giusto and Brifcor, the juice range Giusto Natura, a further mineral water Stanceni, the coffee brand Metropolitan Caffe and the cola brand Quick Cola. In 2007, the Romaqua Group generated annual sales of around EUR 130 million. There are plans for consolidated sales to be increased by no less than 50 percent to approximately EUR 200 million in 2008, and there are good signs that this objective will be achieved. Not least thanks to the decision to break into the premium beer market. The Romaqua Group has been extremely quality conscious right from the very
eginning, and has always used the latest technology for this purpose. the borsec brewery was also the first Rumanian bottling plant which was certified in accordance with iSo 9001, haccp and ifS and which introduced a tQm system. in this way, the group was able to meet the expectations of customers, employees, suppliers and partners at all times during the past eight years. Transferring the success on the water market to the beer market the Romaqua Group is now consistently transferring the success on the market for mineral water and soft drinks to the beer market. in 2007, around 15 million hl of beer were sold in Rumania, generating sales of around euR 1 billion. four major international brewery groups accounted for approximately 80 percent of this market. in the first year of breaking into the market, the Romaqua Group aims to obtain a share of between four and five percent in this field. and it appears to be having success in this respect. at the end of the summer season 2008, the output was around half a million hl. at the beginning of 2007, the Romaqua Group started planning the brewery in Sebes with an initial capacity for one million hl. in april 2008, the brewery commenced production on a 27 ha site with a total investment of euR 40 million. the albacher brand will initially be available exclusively in pet bottles and cans. “the success of albacher is due to the quality of the beer and the technological innovations, the strong presence in the sales markets and the attractive equipment“, says head of pR mihaela draghici. Forward-looking decision kieselguhr-free filtration of the beers with the Westfalia Separator profi system is one of these technological innovations. Within the context of increasing discussions regarding the impact of manufacturing processes on the environment, the so-called “carbon footprint“, water consumption, effluent and disposal problems, the Romaqua Group used this new environmentally-friendly installation technology for planning the new brewery. the decision regarding the specific filtration technology was taken although the company did not have any of its own experience in terms of making beer. the decision for Westfalia Separator profi was future-oriented and forward-looking Fully automatic and consistent filtration process as a result of optimum pre-clarification with the special centrifugal pollisher from GEA Westfalia Separator. on the basis of the existing reference installations and the convincing advantages. a capacity of 300 hl / h was installed, with potential uninterrupted operation of 22 hours a day; this is equivalent to 6600 hl per day or an annual capacity of more than 1.5 million hl. Consistent filtration process with Westfalia Separator profi Westfalia Separator profi guarantees a completely automatic and consistent filtration process as a result of optimum pre-clarification with the special centrifugal polisher from Gea Westfalia Separator. compared with other kieselguhr-free filtration systems, the compact separation of more than 99 percent of solids in the separator results in very low losses. With Westfalia Separator profi, there is no retentate cycle and no retentate processing. this also means that there is no retentate cycle cooling, which in turn results in a good energy performance compared with other systems. the overflow velocity is also lower than is the case with conventional crossflow membrane filtration. the beer flows through the entire installation in only one direction. non-aggressive cleaning media which are typical for breweries are adequate for cleaning the membranes. the design of membrane cleaning also requires high cleaning temperatures. the continuous method of operation ensures consistently high product quality of the filtered beer. the Romaqua Group was aware of all these factors when it took its decision in favour of Westfalia Separator profi. the concept of GEA Westfalia Separator Process 13 Separator’s Digest 3 | 2008 pre-clarification via the Westfalia Separator profi centrifuge with a genuine polishing effect was particularly convincing; this arrangement means that the green beer is clarified extremely well to very low solid contents. this is achieved in combination with membrane filtration, which however does not have to be operated as a typical cross-flow filtration solution with the disadvantages of the occurrence of retentate. Since april 2008, the operation of the Westfalia Separator profi system at the Romaqua Group has been very satisfactory, stable and reliable with high operating times. Filtered with Westfalia Separator profi the Romaqua Group will not rest on its laurels with the success which it has achieved with albacher. in 2009, albacher will be available not only in pet bottles and cans; it will also be available in glass bottles, and sales are to be extended to include restaurants, hotels and cafés. there are plans for the introduction of additional beer brands in 2010. filtered with Westfalia Separator profi.
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