On October 05th, 2020 a new scCO₂ hops extraction unit was commissioned successfully at Hopfenveredlung St. Johann GmbH's plant in St. Johann (Lower Bavaria), upon a building phase of almost three years and - as planned - at the beginning of the harvest season in 2020.

Featuring a processing capacity of up to 13,000 tons of hops pellets, it is the world's biggest and most advanced scCO₂-extraction unit for hops, designed for pressures up to 500 bar.