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Environment | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure for environment related expense [Abstract] |
Disclosure For Environment Related Expense Explanatory [Text Block] | Note 35 Environment Distribution of CCU´s main environmental costs in the Industrial Units, accumulated to December 2017:
| - | Industrial Waste Water Treatment (IWWT): 50.8%
These expenses are mainly related to the maintenance and control of the respective Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT).
| - | Solid Industrial Residues (SIR): 36.4%
These expenses are related to the handling and disposal of Solid Industrial Residues (SIR), including hazardous Waste (ResPel) and valorisation of recyclable residues.
| - | Gas Emission Expenses: 0.7%
These expenses are related to the calibration and verification of monitoring and operational instrumentation of stationary sources (mainly industrial boilers and electric generators) and their respective emissions, in order to provide compliance to rules and central and local government regulations.
| - | Other Environmental Expenses: 12.1%
These expenses are related to the verification and compliance of Food Safety, Environmental Management and Operational Health & Safety Management Standards (ISO 22000, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001 OHSAS respectively) in CCU´s industrial sites and distribution centers, which are in different stages of implementation and certification. The implementation and certification of those three standards is a corporate goal of CCU. The main expenses of each year, detailed by project, are the following:
|  |  |  |  |  | For the years ended as of December 31, |
Company that made the disbursement |  | Project |  | Expenses |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
|  |  |  |  |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |
Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 1,388,954 |  |  | 1,319,489 |  |  | 1,160,516 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 641,683 |  |  | 666,781 |  |  | 607,091 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions. |  |  | 16,687 |  |  | 21,655 |  |  | 26,031 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 236,910 |  |  | 233,364 |  |  | 173,115 |
CCU Argentina S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 930,683 |  |  | 820,999 |  |  | 1,089,788 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 527,248 |  |  | 560,710 |  |  | 602,247 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions. |  |  | 8,925 |  |  | 21,847 |  |  | 2,857 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 201,726 |  |  | 141,379 |  |  | 167,668 |
Cervecería Kunstmann S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 98,614 |  |  | 86,515 |  |  | 87,069 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 36,292 |  |  | 40,150 |  |  | 10,633 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 37,623 |  |  | 45,876 |  |  | 45,781 |
Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 207,922 |  |  | 237,994 |  |  | 224,045 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 55,341 |  |  | 43,059 |  |  | 78,746 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 14,280 |  |  | 12,582 |  |  | 15,628 |
Transportes CCU Ltda. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | - |  |  | 9,792 |  |  | 18,687 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 388,198 |  |  | 288,856 |  |  | 196,114 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions. |  |  | 7,544 |  |  | 13,356 |  |  | 17,297 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 155,951 |  |  | 141,138 |  |  | 130,044 |
VSPT S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 417,134 |  |  | 454,828 |  |  | 381,893 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 202,204 |  |  | 165,697 |  |  | 172,089 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 21,916 |  |  | 10,916 |  |  | 5,227 |
Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 653,910 |  |  | 593,414 |  |  | 665,990 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 623,732 |  |  | 421,771 |  |  | 53,539 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions |  |  | 16,400 |  |  | 14,305 |  |  | 10,233 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 119,226 |  |  | 156,295 |  |  | 96,019 |
Aguas CCU-Nestlé Chile S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Maintenance and control of the Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plants (IWWT). |  |  | 19,453 |  |  | 35,550 |  |  | 29,057 |
|  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 10,818 |  |  | 3,910 |  |  | 3,661 |
|  | Gases |  | Management of atmospheric emissions |  |  | 400 |  |  | - |  |  | - |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 67,023 |  |  | 69,330 |  |  | 50,904 |
Fàbrica de Envases Plàsticos S.A. |  | SIR |  | Solid waste (SIR) and hazardous waste (ResPel) management. |  |  | 175,805 |  |  | 129,487 |  |  | 137,359 |
|  | Others |  | Management of internal and external regulatory compliance. |  |  | 21,973 |  |  | 21,410 |  |  | 19,326 |
The main disbursements (investment) of each year, detailed by project, are the following:
As of December 31, 2017
Company that made the disbursement |  | Project |  | Concept |  | Status [Finished, In process] |  | Disbursements made |  | Amount committed future periods |  | Estimated Completion Date Disbursements
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  |
Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. |  | IWWT |  | Temuco: replacement cells anaerobic reactor, extension of IWWT. |  | Finished |  |  | 71,334 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | SIR |  | Containers for glass and solid waste. |  | Finished |  |  | 12,173 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Santiago: thermal plant improvements, videoconferencing rooms, steam and biogas meters; Temuco: fuel change from FO6 to LNG, boiler economizer 1 and 2 and improvements in steam consumption. |  | Finished |  |  | 384,720 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Santiago: DS 10 and DS 78 compliance, sanitary permits; Temuco: SEC certification of BG plant, fire sensors. |  | Finished |  |  | 637,229 |  |  | - |  | Finished
CCU Argentina S.A. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT stage 2 and 3, Salta. |  | In progress |  |  | 509,641 |  |  | 109,047 |  | Dec-18
|  | Others |  | Commitments ISO 22 K / 14K / 18 OSH. |  | Finished |  |  | 16,518 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Cervecería Kunstmann S.A. |  | Others |  | Plant insurance standardization. |  | Finished |  |  | 197,979 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Process water meters. |  | Finished |  |  | 4,918 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | SIR |  | Containers for glass. |  | Finished |  |  | 3,390 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | 4-ton/hr boiler. |  | Finished |  |  | 185,663 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | PE: Casino Normalization. |  | Finished |  |  | 421,118 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Transportes CCU Ltda. |  | Gases |  | Electric forklift. |  | Finished |  |  | 3,838,140 |  |  | - |  | Finished
VSPT S.A. |  | IWWT |  | EE Generator for IWWT, water flowmeter plant and HC separator chamber. |  | Finished |  |  | 21,694 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | SIR |  | Hand dryers. |  | Finished |  |  | 6,660 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Electrical meters, cold Insulation in G2 and cube, video system conference. |  | Finished |  |  | 33,927 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Extension of hazardous waste warehouse, VESDA fire detection in Isla de Maipo and Molina, DS 10 compliance, sulfur warehouse container, 900-liter diesel pond. |  | Finished |  |  | 26,841 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Embotelladoras Chilenas |  | IWWT |  | Santiago: COD measurement. |  | Finished |  |  | 23,849 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Unidas S.A. |  | Gases |  | Santiago: NOX NP Renca compensation and Condensate Recovery. |  | Finished |  |  | 100,518 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Santiago: DS 10 compliance, upgrade ammonia system, SEC electrical standardization and new hazardous waste warehouse. Antofagasta: chemicals warehouse, implementation of emergency brigade teams. |  | Finished |  |  | 309,900 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Aguas CCU-Nestlé |  | IWWT |  | IWWT Coinco. |  | Finished |  |  | 1,133,835 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Chile S.A. |  | Others |  | Decanter pond, steam pipes, soda pond, emergency brigade. |  | Finished |  |  | 33,180 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Fábrica de Envases Plásticos S.A. |  | Others |  | DS 43 and PREXOR compliance. |  | Finished |  |  | 40,250 |  |  | - |  | Finished
As of December 31, 2016
Company that made the disbursement |  | Project |  | Concept |  | Status [Finished, In process] |  | Disbursements made |  | Amount committed future periods |  | Estimated Completion Date Disbursements
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ThCh$ |  | ThCh$ |  |
Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT Temuco Stage II; IWWT expansion (Screw) Temuco. |  | In progress |  |  | 2,854,428 |  |  | 156,383 |  | Dec - 17
|  | SIR |  | Changing and increasing containers for glass and rubbish. |  | Finished |  |  | 37,602 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Change fuel from FO6 to GNL Temuco, upgrade odor control, Quilicura thermal plant improvements, videoconferencing rooms. |  | In progress |  |  | 265,248 |  |  | 103,093 |  | Dec - 17
|  | Others |  | DS 10 and RE 43 compliance; Emergency brigade and fire protection system. |  | In progress |  |  | 108,188 |  |  | 352,424 |  | Dec - 17
CCU Argentina S.A. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT Stage 2 and 3, Salta. |  | In progress |  |  | 217,401 |  |  | 134,386 |  | Dec - 17
|  | Gases |  | Boiler 1 Economizer, Luján. |  | Finished |  |  | 227,079 |  |  | 29,780 |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Fire Network in Distribution Center SV; Compromises ISO 22 K/14K/18 K OSHAS Luján. |  | In progress |  |  | 32,360 |  |  | 25,076 |  | Dec - 17
Cervecería Kunstmann S.A. |  | IWWT |  | New IWWT PTR – IC Technology. |  | In progress |  |  | 2,050,705 |  |  | 548,710 |  | Dec - 17
|  | Others |  | DIA; Increase installed power; Equipment protection structures. |  | In progress |  |  | 33,835 |  |  | 278,000 |  | Dec - 17
Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A. |  | IWWT |  | IWWT, Change of hydro-ejectors, water plant and dam, IWWT improvement in Salamanca and Sotaquí, new sewage plant, water process meters. |  | Finished |  |  | 133,879 |  |  | 6,864 |  | Finished
|  | SIR |  | Improved sludge system; Containers for glass. |  | Finished |  |  | 20,224 |  |  | 1,610 |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Requirement for ISO standards in Salamanca, Monte Patria, Sotaquí and Pisco Elqui; DS 10 compliance in Salamanca and Montepatria. |  | In progress |  |  | 268,003 |  |  | 379,547 |  | Dec - 17
Transportes CCU Ltda. |  | SIR |  | Ceiling of waste area in Llay Llay Distribution Center. |  | In progress |  |  | - |  |  | 57,224 |  | Dec - 17
|  | Gases |  | LED lighting in the Talca Distribution Center. |  | In progress |  |  | 81,355 |  |  | 43,939 |  | Dec - 17
|  | Others |  | Access to Copiapó DC and acoustic closure at the Cervecería Santiago DC. |  | In progress |  |  | 138,743 |  |  | 103,057 |  | Dec - 17
VSPT S.A. |  | IWWT |  | Sewage plant; Degassing pond improvement. |  | Finished |  |  | 76,285 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | SIR |  | Solid packing separator. |  | Finished |  |  | 3,128 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Gases |  | Electric power generator for IWWT, power meters. |  | Finished |  |  | 19,296 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Fire network Molina, DS 10 compliance, standardization 5 dining rooms, autonomous breathing equipment. |  | Finished |  |  | 220,005 |  |  | - |  | Finished
Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. |  | Gases |  | Condensate recovery, meters and monitoring of consumption, mantle insulation of boilers, heat recovery compressor discharge, upgrade exhaust gas analyzer, upgrade system control and installation of lighting system. |  | In progress |  |  | 54,282 |  |  | 29,402 |  | Dec- 17
|  | Others |  | Safety acid injection; Standardizing kitchen ECCUSA; autonomous breathing equipment to Santiago and Antofagasta. |  | In progress |  |  | 112,904 |  |  | 27,843 |  | Dec - 17
Aguas CCU-Nestlé |  | IWWT |  | IWWT Coinco. |  | In progress |  |  | 559,569 |  |  | 410,347 |  | Dec - 17
Chile S.A. |  | Gases |  | Lighting lines 1, 2 and 3, steam networks, solar Lighting. |  | Finished |  |  | 21,425 |  |  | - |  | Finished
|  | Others |  | Coinco flammables warehouse , RE 43 and DS 594 compliance. |  | In progress |  |  | 28,694 |  |  | 222,221 |  | Dec - 17
Fábrica de Envases Plásticos S.A. |  | Gases |  | Control of electrical variables, change of lighting. |  | In progress |  |  | 187,373 |  |  | 22,404 |  | Dec - 17
|  | Others |  | Risk Mitigation, reduction weight of PET bottles, bathroom expansion, various SIG -OCA, ammonia sensors |  | In progress |  |  | 158,522 |  |  | 47,436 |  | Dec - 17

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