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News Release

No.9733   March 12, 2007

Suntory Musashino Brewery New Facilities Completed Establishing a production system to respond more quickly to market needs


Suntory Limited has undertaken a complete overhaul of facilities at the Suntory Musashino Brewery in Fuchu, Tokyo. The work was finished on Monday, March 12.

Suntory Musashino Brewery began operation in April 1963 as the company's first beer brewery. It has produced a large number of Suntory products, including The PREMIUM MALTS, which won the Grand Gold Medal in the beer category at the Annual Monde Selection for two consecutive years.

The complete overhaul of facilities that Suntory has recently completed was carried out to further strengthen the company's ability to develop products and enhance quality in beer operations. Installation of the latest facilities means a production system can be established to respond more quickly to market needs. Specifically, the overhaul allows flexible development of a diverse range of products over the long term and will shorten the time between product development and the start of production.

Environmentally friendly production technology has also been used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions substantially.

Overview of Suntory Musashino Brewery

Area of buildings Approx. 1,700 m²
Total construction cost Approx. 4 billion yen

Overview of Suntory Musashino Brewery

Address 3-1 Yazaki-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan
Total area of site Approx. 110,000 m²
Total area of buildings Approx. 50,000 m²