Celulosa Arauco y Constitución
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución (also called CELCO or ARAUCO) is a Chilean wood pulp, engineered wood and forestry company controlled by Anacleto Angelini's economic group; Empresas Copec. In 2006 CELCO/ARAUCO had five pulp mills in Chile and one in Argentina. Apart from pulp mills, CELCO/ARAUCO has 4 engineered wood manufacturing plants in Chile, 2 in Argentina and 2 in Brazil.
| Company type | joint stock company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
Key people | Anacleto Angelini Julio Ponce |
| Products | woodpulp engineered wood products wood |
Number of employees | 13227 direct employees+ 27000 contract workers |
| Parent | Empresas Copec |
| Subsidiaries | Forestal Valdivia |
| Website | www.arauco.cl |
The company was founded in September 1979 as result of the fusion of Celulosa Arauco S.A. (1967) and Celulosa Constitución S.A. (1969). Both companies had been privatized during the Pinochet Era from CORFO in 1977 and 1979 respectively.
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