Carlsberg is in dialogue with the Lanzhou Huanghe Group about acquiring a share of the company's brewery in the Gansu province in the western part of China. In 2003, the brewery's beer sales volume was approx. 1 million hl and it has a 43% market share of the Gansu province.
Negotiations are developing positively. However, presently there are no final agreements about form or conditions for a co-operation, and therefore Carlsberg does not wish to provide further information until negotiations are finalised.