January 22, 2021

Orizon bets on new technology to produce healthy snacks

It is a project of the UC academic and Vice-Rector for Research Pedro Bouchon, that became the winner of a Copec-UC Foun...

December 22, 2020

ARAUCO acquires majority stake in Artificial Intelligence pioneering company

The forestry subsidiary completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Odd Industries, a leading company in Industrial...

December 22, 2020

Empresas Copec’ rating on Climate Change raises

The Company increased its rating to “B” in the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) this year, specifically in the Climate Ch...

December 16, 2020

Empresas Copec leads MERCO 2020 ranking in Business Holding sector

The Company ranked first in this category of the study that recognizes the companies with the best corporate reputation ...

December 7, 2020

Copec opens Latin America’s largest electroterminal

Located in Maipú, the 15,000 m2 modern facility includes 57 high-power Copec Voltex chargers (150kW) and is fully suppli...

December 2, 2020

ARAUCO becomes the first forestry company in the world to certify carbon neutral...

This year the subsidiary has achieved the important goal of being carbon neutral certified. This means that carbon dioxi...

December 1, 2020

Abastible wins 2020 Consumer Loyalty award

The subsidiary was chosen as the best liquefied gas company in this study, where 13,840 consumers from 16 industries ope...

November 27, 2020

Empresas Copec receives “La Voz del Mercado” award

For a second year in a row, the Company was praised in the measurement of quality and corporate governance practices amo...

November 26, 2020

Empresas Copec ratified in DJSI Chile and MILA 2020

This year the Company has been selected, for the fifth consecutive year, to be a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability ...

November 26, 2020

Copec-UC Foundation held International Seminar with record audience

For the first time in 100% online mode, and under the title “Science, Technology and Innovation: Engine to promote...

November 26, 2020

Empresas Copec held 2020 Vocational Talks

The health crisis affecting the country was not an impediment to carrying out this program that the Company holds every ...

November 26, 2020

Empresas Copec joins global sustainable development network

On November 9, the Company became part of Acción Empresas, an organization that brings together more than 130 leading fi...

September 2, 2020

Abastible is recognized as the best company to work in the Energy and Distributi...

According to the Merco Talento Chile 2020 ranking, the subsidiary is an industry leader that brings together fuel, elect...

September 2, 2020

Copec celebrates 85 years serving Chile

In order to ensure fuel supply in the country, Compañía de Petróleos de Chile (Copec) began its operations in 1935. Five...

September 2, 2020

Copec, Pronto and Abastible win PROCALIDAD 2020 Award

Copec, Pronto and Abastible were honored with the PROCALIDAD National Customer Satisfaction Award, which is based on thr...

August 26, 2020

Key Inmobiliaria Las Salinas project approved

The Valparaiso Environmental Assessment Commission (COEVA by its Spanish acronym) unanimously approved Las Salinas land ...

July 24, 2020

Lorenzo Gazmuri, Copec Executive Vice President, appointed ICARE Chairman

ICARE Board of Directors, in a unanimous decision, elected the executive as Chairman of the entity, as of July 20, repla...

July 23, 2020

Empresas Copec starts sale process for stake in Metrogas

At the Board meeting held on June 19, 2020, a plan to analyze the sale of the Company’s minority interests in Metr...

June 23, 2020

Empresas Copec nominated in all ALAS20 categories

Every year, ALAS20, an initiative of GOVERNART, a think tank and ASG consultant, recognizes the 10 organizations and inv...

June 22, 2020

UC signs partnership with Chinese laboratory that develops cutting-edge vaccine ...

This agreement between the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech Ltd. and the Pontifical Catholic University...

June 16, 2020

ARAUCO starts operation of its dissolving pulp mill

On June 9, the first bales of dissolving pulp were manufactured at the Valdivia Pulp Mill, in the Mariquina commune, Los...

May 29, 2020

ARAUCO agrees US$700 million capital increase

At the General Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, held on May 19, 2020, it was agreed, by the unanimity of the issued ...

May 7, 2020

Fundación Copec-UC made an extraordinary contribution for the development of a v...

Through a virtual meeting, the Board of Fundación Copec-UC, composed of its chairman Roberto Angelini and board members ...

March 29, 2020

Contributions to cope with the emergency

The Confederation of Production and Commerce (CPC in Spanish) announced the creation of a “private emergency fund ...

March 6, 2020

Terpel sold three series of bonds

The Copec subsidiary sold three series of bonds for COP$ 470 billion in the Colombian Stock Exchange (BVC). Demand excee...

February 20, 2020

Fundación Copec-UC announced winners of the Applied Innovation Contest

In its 2019 version, projects in the areas of mining, energy, agriculture and health were recognized, which will receive...

February 19, 2020

ARAUCO inaugurates housing complex

The Villa Bosques de Montemar project will benefit 147 families from the Arauco commune, who received the keys to their ...

February 18, 2020

Pronto Copec and Nestlé seal recycling alliance

As part of its sustainability strategy, Pronto Copec has assumed an active role in reducing the use of plastic, by insta...

February 17, 2020

Copec launches new payment App

This is “Muevo”, a new application that replaces “PagoClick”, and has innovative features. Throu...

January 24, 2020

Empresas Copec receives “La Voz del Mercado” award

The Company was distinguished, along with BCI and Banco Santander, for its good Corporate Governance practices. This rec...

January 24, 2020

Mina Justa is 75% complete

In an interview with El Mercurio newspaper, Alxar’s chief executive Erwin Kaufmann spoke about the copper project highli...

January 16, 2020

Copec makes important contribution to the community of Puerto Río Tranquilo

More than 1,000 people living in this isolated town in southern Chile will benefit every day after the first ATM was ins...

January 16, 2020

Copec signs 2020 Electromobility Agreement

Along with 51 other companies and in a ceremony led by the Minister of Transportation, Gloria Hutt, and the Minister of ...

January 16, 2020

ARAUCO North America won the “Partner of the Year” award

The subsidiary was distinguished in the category “Building Materials” in this recognition granted annually b...

December 16, 2019

Copec signs key renewable energy agreement

Located in the Atacama Desert, Cerro Dominador is a state-of-the-art energy complex, consisting of a 100 MW photovoltaic...

December 16, 2019

Abastible makes commitment to gender equity in the liquefied gas industry

The subsidiary of Empresas Copec joined WINLPG (Women in LPG), a global network that aims to promote female inclusion in...

December 10, 2019

Copec acquires stake in Ampere Energy

In Spain, the agreement was sealed through which the subsidiary of Empresas Copec acquired a 13.5% stake in Ampere Energ...

November 28, 2019

Terpel enters the world of electric mobility

With the opening of its first electric charging point, the subsidiary of Empresas Copec announced that, in this first ph...

November 19, 2019

Empresas Copec released Third Quarter 2019 Earnings

The quarterly profit was MMUS$ 21.8, 92.9% lower than 3Q18, as a result of a MMUS$ 303 drop in its operating result, ass...

October 30, 2019

ARAUCO sells two sustainable bonds

The subsidiary of Empresas Copec sold two 144th bonds in the international market in 10-year and 30-year papers, for a t...

October 28, 2019

Copec-UC Foundation held an International Seminar

In its fifteenth version, and under the theme “Advanced Materials: Cutting-Edge Technologies”, this event wa...

October 25, 2019

Copec launches new EV Public Charging Network

Through a public-private alliance with the Santiago Metropolitan Regional Government, the subsidiary of Empresas Copec i...

October 16, 2019

Copec Voltex inaugurates “Electro Ruta del Cobre”

The subsidiary of Empresas Copec, together with ProCobre, launched this initiative that will provide fast charging infra...

October 9, 2019

Empresas Copec executives participate in Master Class Program

The activity was carried out within the framework of the Group of Companies’ commitment to the Belén Educa Foundat...

September 25, 2019

Copec launches first 100% solar electric charger in South America

The inauguration of this new technology took place at the Salar del Carmen plant, where SQM produces lithium hydroxide a...

September 23, 2019

ARAUCO will be certified as the world's first carbon neutral forestry company

Empresas Copec’s subsidiary plans to be certified as a carbon neutral company by 2020. To this end, an independent firm ...

September 16, 2019

Empresas Copec remains in Dow Jones Sustainability Index Chile and MILA 2019

For the fourth year in a row, the Company was selected to be part of Dow Jones Sustainability Chile (DJSI Chile). This i...

September 5, 2019

E2E inaugurates first manufacturing facility in Chile

The joint venture between ARAUCO and the Belgian company Etex Group was born in 2017 aimed at improving the habitability...

August 26, 2019

Empresas Copec releases Second Quarter 2019 Earnings

Profit reached MMUS$ 135, 59.6% lower than in 2Q18, as a result of a MMUS$ 302 drop in its operating result, associated ...

August 14, 2019

MAPA construction making progress

After completing the award of construction contracts for a total of US$ 1 billion, the first works were installed for th...

August 6, 2019

Copec receives PROCALIDAD National Customer Satisfaction Award

This distinction recognizes the major brands best evaluated by their customers. Empresas Copec subsidiary won in the “Se...

August 2, 2019

Empresas Copec was ratified in FTSE4Good

The company is again confirmed in the sustainability index of the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE4Good highlights the fi...

July 26, 2019

Empresas Copec is recognized by the financial market

Within the framework of the “2019 Latin America Executive Team”, Empresas Copec Investor Relations team was recognized b...

July 18, 2019

Orizon receives international sustainability recognition

It is a certification under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard, which states that the jack mackerel fishery i...

July 17, 2019

Empresas Copec and subsidiaries are among the 100 most attractive companies to w...

Arauco, Copec, Abastible and Empresas Copec were distinguished in the MERCO talent ranking, a monitor that identifies th...

July 1, 2019

UC Anacleto Angelini Innovation Center celebrates its fifth anniversary

The institution celebrated 5 years of history in a ceremony that summoned the main actors who contributed to the creatio...

June 4, 2019

Golden Omega holds outstanding place in the C³ Creativity and Innovation Ranking...

The survey, produced by Brinca and the Universidad del Desarrollo, rewards companies that stood out for their innovation...

June 3, 2019

Empresas Copec awarded “Anacleto Angelini Fabbri” 2019 Scholarship

Since 2006, the business group has given this award to be used to finance higher education studies and that, at present,...

May 23, 2019

ARAUCO received recognition from the US Embassy

Because of its sustainable nature and an investment that will positively impact the American community, ARAUCO’s Graylin...

May 22, 2019

Copec and Abastible lead corporate reputation ranking in their respective indust...

According to the RepTrak 2019 corporate reputation survey, which measures the perception of different interest groups ab...

May 22, 2019

Golden Omega closes acquisition of Norwegian OmegaTri

The Oslo-based company owns the patented technology to manufacture an innovative compressible powder with high Omega-3 c...

May 22, 2019

ARAUCO inaugurates Grayling project, the biggest Chilean investment in the US

The board plant, which has been in operation since February, involves an investment of US$ 450 million and will have an ...

May 20, 2019

Copec Rally Chile 2019 was a success

The World Rally Championship (WRC) was held for the first time in our country from May 10 to 12. The most important cate...