al baths, inhalation, and levage of stomach and intestine. They are used as a curative and table drink outside the resort.
Borjomi mineral water is the most popular mineral water available in the CIS. In the 1980s exports reached over 420 million bottles per year. However Borjomi production and sales declined significantly between 1990-1995 due to the economic collapse in the former Soviet Union
In September of 1995 the Georgian Glass and Mineral Water company. N.V. (GG & MW) began to produce Borjomi mineral water at two Soviet - era bottling plants in Borjomi. A short period later the bottling plants, pipelines and quality control systems were brought up to world standards.
The Khashuri Glass plant, located 30 km from Borjomi, has also been reconstructed. After being purchased by GG & MW, the production process was modernized and a new automated bottle-packaging system was installed.
In 1997, GG & MW obtained the license and exclusive right to use the Borjomi name until 2007. In order to restore Borjomi mineral water and make it compatible with international standards, GG & MW found it essential to cooperate with international financial institutions, such as: IFC, EBRD, ING Barings, and TBC Group of Georgia.
GG & MW mainly orients its exports towards the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Baltic States, USA, and Israel, and it is considered as the biggest, financially strongest and most progressive Borjomi bottling company.
Sairme Mineral Waters . The Sairme resort is situated in the valley of the Tsalabris tskali river 950 m above sea level and 55 km south of the second biggest town in Georgia - Kutaisi. The nearby mountainsides are overgrown with leaf bearing (oak, beech, etc.) and also coniferous woods. The resort has been operating since 1930. Climate of the region is moderately humid, subtropical, average temperature of the air totals 8.8 C, the annual amount of precipitation makes up on average 1100mm, average humidity of the air is 80%.
The word "Sairme" in Georgian means "a place of deer". In winter many deer and roes used to come down to the mineral watering places from the nearby woods, therefore the hunters called the place "Sairme."
As it was mentioned above, the Sairme resort is rich with mineral water springs - the major natural curative factor of the resort. Sairme mineral waters are known since the end of the 19 th century. In terms of their chemical composition, they are of acidulous hydrocarbonate calcium-sodium kind of acidulous hydrocarbonate sodium Borjomi - like variety. It has been established that "Sairme" acidulos waters have a curative action against diseases of kidneys, urinary tracts, and liver.
The only company that bottles Sairme is the CARTU group. The company uses a German bottling line and produces water in 1 liter ...
