Environment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure for environment related expense [Abstract]

Disclosure of detailed information about environment related expense [Text Block]

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

Disclosure of information about disbursements investment environment related expense [Text Block]

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$

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$

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