Krombacher was a model brewery. Well equipped and ideally placed. It was quoted “The structural and mechanical installations form, as a result of their expedient arrangement and appointment, a harmonious whole and thus a model brewery.” Several steam engines were set up in the brewery and it was with their help that the energy needed was generated for the brewing process. The mash house was state-of-the-art in its day. It was extended to a double mash house in 1899 and was equipped for a malt brew mixture of about 32 hundredweight. With this equipment, in 1904, 34,908 hectolitres could be produced in Krombach. This grew to 39,908 hectolitres the following year. By 1910, the per-capita consumption was around 101 litres. By 1990 the 2 million hectolitre mark was surpassed. Also in this year the German Democratic Republic collapsed, and the Federal Republic of Germany had 18 million new consumers in five new Federal German states. This opened opportunities for Krombacher particularly in the East. It was only two years later that production reached 3.2 million and a further three years when it crashed through the 4.1 million mark. Krombacher has always had a special connection with its local environment. From the initial positioning of a home product to recycling initiatives that conserve energy and use less materials. In 2002 however, those environment credentials went global. A spectacular initiative was started with Günter Jauch and the WWF - The Krombacher Rain Forest Project was born. This initiative captured the hearts and minds of consumers in supporting the project that conserved 1 square metre of forest for every crate bought. In 2002 with sales of 4,865 million hectolitres a historical landmark was reached. The following year this grew to 5,440 million hectolitres, smashing through the 5 million hectolitre mark. It was in this year that Krombacher Pils became the market leader in the German Pils market.