The plant of the largest Russian vodka producer Novabev Group (Beluga vodka, Arkhangelskaya) in the Nizhny Novgorod region has temporarily lost its license. The regulator made this decision due to a violation of environmental standards.
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As RBC reports, on October 10 Rosalkogoltabakcontrol suspended the license of JSC Chugunovsky Distillery. As explained by the department, the decision was due to the organization “not adequately eliminating” waste from alcohol production.
The Chugunovsky website reports that the plant, founded in 1913, is one of the oldest alcohol industry enterprises in Russia. In 2021, 88.46% of the plant was acquired by the Beluga Group, which was later renamed Novabev Group.
According to the financial statements, the Chugunovsky distillery’s revenue in 2023 amounted to 796.6 million rubles with a net profit of 219.9 million rubles.
In April 2024, the publication NN.ru wrote about an “ecological disaster” in the Nizhny Novgorod region, which local residents blamed on the distillery. People found a large number of dead fry and fish in the polluted Chugunka River.
A month later, Rosprirodnadzor confirmed that the source of pollution of the Chugunka River was the JSC Chugunovsky distillery. There was a higher content of contaminants in the company’s wastewater.
Additionally, an analysis of environmental documentation showed that the plant does not have approved standards for permitted discharges.
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Akhmed Sadulayev
Source: RB
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