Colombia's beer industry bets on water efficiency and technology to cut its water use
Colombia's beer industry, a market with per capita consumption of 51.4 liters per year according to Euromonitor, faces the challenge of managing water more efficiently. The sector is adopting smart monitoring, automation and reuse of treated water in secondary processes, as well as automated CIP systems for equipment cleaning. According to Diego Varrá of Ecolab for South Latin America, Central America and the Caribbean, sustainability has become a condition for growing and operating.
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- Beer consumption in Colombia is 51.4 liters per person per year, according to Euromonitor.
- Breweries use smart monitoring and real-time analysis to reduce unnecessary water use.
- Reusing treated water in secondary processes aims to lower freshwater extraction and effluent generation.
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