September 13, 2024

Colgas begins construction of new LPG import facilities in Colombia

The initiative will be located at the Okianus Terminals port in the city of Cartagena, and it is expected to start opera...

August 23, 2024

Empresas Copec and subsidiaries stand out among the most attractive companies to...

The 2024 version of the Merco Talento Chile ranking placed the Company and its subsidiaries Copec, Arauco and Abastible ...

August 16, 2024

Abastible acquires liquefied gas operation in Spain and Portugal for €275 millio...

By means of a material fact sent to Chile’s Financial Market Commission (CMF), Empresas Copec reported that its su...

August 9, 2024

Orizon to set up office in India

The subsidiary will begin operations in the city of Mumbai, India, in September, together with eight other Chilean compa...

August 9, 2024

Copec Wind Ventures leads Corporate Venture Capital ranking in Chile

The subsidiary’s corporate venture capital (CVC) was ranked number one in Chile in the latest study conducted by E...

August 5, 2024

ARAUCO joins global biodiversity campaign

The subsidiary is part of a group of more than 130 businesses and financial institutions that have joined to the “...

August 5, 2024

Las Salinas begins detailed engineering stage at Viña del Mar site

The work in the southern plot, Paño Sur, is a preliminary stage for the bioremediation process, which seeks to recover 1...

July 19, 2024

Copec signs agreement with Transelec for 420 MWh storage project

The agreement between the subsidiary and the country’s largest electricity transmission company considers building...

July 16, 2024

ARAUCO completes sale of forestry assets in Brazil for US$1.168 billion

In a Material Fact sent by Empresas Copec today to CMF (Chile’s Financial Market Commission), the company informed...

July 11, 2024

Abastible signs agreement to develop green hydrogen project

The partnership with electric company Comasa will enable the subsidiary to make progress in the first project to produce...

July 11, 2024

Copec Wind Ventures Director Named Among Top 100 World Leaders

Brian Walsh, in charge of Copec’s investment arm, is part of the Powerlist 2024 by Global Corporate Venturing (GVC...

July 9, 2024

Arauco approves US$100 million investment in Ñuble

The funds will be used to finance a new OSB manufacturing line at the Trupán-Cholguán Facility, which will start operati...

July 4, 2024

Nutrisco completes its first purchase in USA

The subsidiary acquired 80% of LiveMore SuperFoods, a California-based company that specializes in the production of fru...

July 4, 2024

Empresas Copec subsidiaries participate in Biodiversity Action Plan

Copec, Arauco and Orizon will be members of the strategic committee in charge of designing the Business Action Plan on B...

July 4, 2024

Terpel is one of the top 5 best companies to work for in Colombia

The subsidiary was acknowledged by the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award 2024 as one of the 5 best companies to work fo...

July 4, 2024

Copec's Flux Solar and Galgo sign alliance to expand access to solar energy

The agreement between Copec’s subsidiary, specialized in residential energy solutions, and the Chilean fintech, se...

July 4, 2024

Empresas Copec successfully issues UF 1.2 million in bonds

The notes, corresponding to the AD series, with a nine-year bullet maturity, were placed at a rate of 3.93%, achieving a...

July 4, 2024

Empresas Copec awards scholarships for academic excellence to future generations

Eight students, who graduated from Belén Educa Foundation schools were awarded the Anacleto Angelini Fabbri Scholarship,...

July 4, 2024

Abastible signs agreement benefiting small and medium-sized bakeries

The collaboration agreement signed with Fechipan, the Chilean Federation of Industrial Bakers, will enable nearly 20 tho...

June 28, 2024

CEO of Empresas Copec joins Icare's board of directors

Following the annual meeting, Eduardo Navarro was elected to the board of directors. “The incorporation of Eduardo...

June 24, 2024

Duragas awarded for sustainable management

Abastible’s subsidiary was acknowledged by the Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce with the Mention of Merit for Corpora...

June 24, 2024

Nutrisco calls for proposals for Food Innovation 2024

The public-private initiative is promoted together with Transforma Alimentos and Espacio Food & Service, seeking to ...

June 21, 2024

Terpel sells subsidiary in Ecuador and assets in Peru

On June 20, 2024, the Colombian subsidiary Organización Terpel S.A. (“Terpel”) disclosed, by means of a Rele...

June 14, 2024

Copec's Flux Solar boosts dairy industry sustainability

In alliance with Colun, the subsidiary will develop a series of solar plants to supply renewable energy to the dairy pro...

June 14, 2024

UC Anacleto Angelini Innovation Center celebrates 10 years promoting entrepreneu...

With a ceremony attended by Aisén Etcheverry, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation; Juan Carlos Muñ...

June 14, 2024

Executives of Empresas Copec and subsidiaries are recognized in Citizen Brands s...

The XIV study “Citizen Brands: Green shoots, from pessimism to optimism,” by Cadem, highlighted Eduardo Nava...

June 14, 2024

Orizon Seafood opens community plant for Coronel female entrepreneurs

The project provides a group of women from the Lo Rojas Union of Charqueadoras (workers in the fish drying and salting p...

June 14, 2024

Fundación Arauco participates in public-private initiative for education

Fundación Arauco is one of the 25 institutions that make up the Sumar Saberes alliance, an initiative promoted by the Mi...

June 14, 2024

Terpel Voltex launches first battery exchange network for electric motorcycles i...

Swap & Go is the subsidiary’s new ecosystem, in alliance with Gogoro and MOTORED, to promote electromobility a...

May 30, 2024

ARAUCO succeeds in recovering 70% of its waste

With the start-up of the Waste Valorization Centers (CVR, for its acronym in Spanish), located in Valdivia and Constituc...

May 30, 2024

EMOAC boosts energy storage thanks to agreement with Grenergy

In line with moving towards a sustainable future, the new agreement with the global clean energy company will provide mo...

May 30, 2024

Fundación Terpel signs alliance for education in Colombia

By signing a memorandum of understanding with the Education Ministry, Fundación Terpel reinforced its commitment to impr...

May 24, 2024

Empresas Copec subsidiaries make progress in recycling initiatives

Committed to waste reduction, Copec, Golden Omega and Orizon announced different actions of environmental responsibility...

May 24, 2024

Copec and Abastible boost the country's entrepreneurial ecosystem

Both subsidiaries of Empresas Copec are carrying out different initiatives in support of SMEs and entrepreneurs, demonst...

May 23, 2024

Las Salinas awards bid for bioremediation of land in Viña del Mar

The French company Séché Group will be in charge of carrying out the final remediation of the first part of the 16 hecta...

May 17, 2024

Copec expands its financial ecosystem and launches prepaid card

The Copec Pay digital account added a physical prepaid card that will allow users to make in-person purchases at any ret...

May 17, 2024

Golden Omega signs agreement with Museo del Mar to enhance its educational role

Aiming to increasingly raise awareness about ocean care, both organizations committed to exchange experiences and create...

May 8, 2024

Empresas Copec leads Merco ESG ranking as Chile's most responsible holding compa...

In the 2023 version of the Merco ESG ranking, the Company was recognized among the 100 leading companies in Chile in sus...

May 7, 2024

Copec and Arauco companies renew their boards of directors

During the last shareholders’ meetings of Empresas Copec and the forestry subsidiary, the members of their respect...

May 7, 2024

Copec acquires photovoltaic park "Granja Solar" in Tarapacá

The subsidiary informed that it acquired Granja Solar photovoltaic farm, the electric substation and the 23.4 kilometers...

May 7, 2024

Copec and Walmart seal alliance to lower energy consumption in the air condition...

The subsidiary, through its energy trader, EMOAC, will implement smart engines developed by Turntide Technologies, which...

May 2, 2024

Empresas Copec successfully completes US$59 million bond placement

The Company’s placement was worth UF1,500,000 (approximately US$59 million) and evidenced the market’s high ...

April 11, 2024

Copec receives international award for promoting women's leadership and gender e...

The subsidiary was awarded with the first place in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion category at the Tank Storage Maga...

April 11, 2024

ARAUCO held "Women Leaving Footprints" meeting

The meeting took place in Concepción on April 3 and brought together more than 200 employees from different roles within...

April 11, 2024

Copec partners with sustainable transportation startup

The subsidiary announced the investment in Optibus, a comprehensive platform that plans and operates public transportati...

April 5, 2024

Nutrisco opens business center in Miami

Through Nutrisco North America, the subsidiary seeks to deepen its presence in frozen fruit and seafood products in the ...

April 5, 2024

ARAUCO commits to reduce 1.5 million tons of CO2 and receives approval from Scie...

The goal is to achieve this lower amount of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, which was analyzed and positively validate...

April 5, 2024

Duragas is recognized as the best place to work in Ecuador's gas industry

Abastible’s subsidiary was acknowledged as the best Employer Brand in the Gas Industry in the Employer Branding 20...

April 5, 2024

Copec and Abastible stand out in customer experience ranking

Empresas Copec’s subsidiaries were acknowledged by the Praxis Xperience Index 2024 (PXI) study, an indicator that ...

April 5, 2024

Copec deploys innovative vessel to supply fuel to salmon farms

The vessel Agustinas will deliver fuel directly to salmon farming companies operating in different areas of the Los Lago...

March 22, 2024

Copec-UC Foundation awards winners of 2023 contests

At the ceremony, held at the UC Anacleto Angelini Innovation Center, the nine projects selected during the last version ...

March 22, 2024

Golden Omega develops Omega-3 concentrate based on jack mackerel

Through this innovation, the subsidiary is today the only company in the world that offers this “superfood” ...

March 22, 2024

ARAUCO upgrades mobile library fleet in the Biobío Region

With the purpose of bringing reading closer to rural areas of the Biobío Region, the ARAUCO subsidiary, through its educ...

March 15, 2024

Orizon Seafood generates 100% of its power supply with renewable energies

The subsidiary announced that all the energy that supplies its plants in Coronel and Coquimbo uses solar energy and, to ...

March 14, 2024

Abastible sigue avanzando en su apoyo a los emprendedores pyme

The subsidiary signed a collaboration agreement with Conupia, Confederación Nacional de la Pequeña Industria y Artesanad...

February 22, 2024

Terpel Colombia is featured in Standard & Poor's Sustainability Yearbook 2024

For the seventh time, the fuel distributor is chosen as one of the most sustainable companies in the world, for its outs...

February 16, 2024

Empresas Copec featured in Standard & Poor's Sustainability Yearbook 2024

After an evaluation that considered the review of more than 9,400 companies worldwide, from 62 industries, Standard &...

February 16, 2024

ARAUCO signs agreement to protect wild areas in Chile

The forestry subsidiary signed an agreement with Conaf and Universidad de Concepción, to generate key information using ...

February 16, 2024

Copec's Move your Dreams program supports 160 Chilean entrepreneurs

Forty projects were the winners of the program to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and SMEs, led by the...

February 12, 2024

Copec introduces the first battery exchange system for electric motorcycles

The subsidiary signed an agreement with Taiwanese startup Gogoro, which will represent a milestone in the evolution of e...

February 5, 2024

Copec-UC Foundation opens R&D to Innovate contest

Applications are now open for the innovation contest aimed at projects related to natural resources and energy. The winn...

February 5, 2024

Golden Omega leads Omega-3 global meeting in Greece

Promoted by the Global Omega-3 EPA and DHA Organization (GOED), the event brought together more than 270 people from com...

January 12, 2024

EC was once again ratified in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

For the eighth consecutive year, the Company was included in this sustainability benchmark, one of the most important an...

January 12, 2024

Arauco participates in COP 28

For the fourth consecutive time, the forestry subsidiary participated in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in...

January 12, 2024

Arauco strengthens itself to face fires

To prevent this unfortunate scenario from occurring during the summer period, the subsidiary invested close to US$79 mil...

January 12, 2024

Empresas Copec and subsidiaries stand out in Merco Empresas 2023 ranking

The Company and its subsidiaries Copec, Abastible and Arauco were recognized among the 100 companies in the country with...

January 12, 2024

Empresas Copec leaders stand out for their reputation

The Merco Líderes 2023 ranking acknowledged six executives and directors from the Company and its subsidiaries among the...

January 8, 2024

EC and executives receive awards from Enseña Chile and Belén Educa

The institutions acknowledged the constant commitment of the Company, Roberto Angelini and Eduardo Navarro to promote qu...

January 8, 2024

Golden Omega inaugurates desalination plant in Arica

With these new facilities, the company will be supplied with treated seawater, reducing the consumption of water resourc...

January 8, 2024

Empresas Copec receives La Voz del Mercado Award

For the fifth time, the Company was acknowledged as one of the three Chilean firms with the best corporate governance pr...

January 8, 2024

Las Salinas launches its vision for Viña del Mar project and starts bidding proc...

The initiative aims to clean up and provide the city with a sustainable urban project, in collaboration with the communi...

November 30, 2023

Las Salinas opens bidding process to remediate land in Viña del Mar

Out of a total of 14 interested bidders, seven international consortiums were selected as candidates to develop soil bio...

November 30, 2023

Orizon Seafood acquires 70% stake in Fiordosur

With this acquisition, valued at nearly US$20 million, the subsidiary will strengthen its activities in strategic market...

November 30, 2023

Empresas Copec and subsidiaries among the best companies to work for according t...

The fourth edition of the report “Merco Talento Universitario en Chile” -which ranks the 200 most attractive...

October 26, 2023

Copec introduces hydrogen station for the first H2 bus in Chile

After four years of studies and engineering, the subsidiary Copex Voltex, together with hydrogen supplier Linde, unveile...

October 26, 2023

ARAUCO creates app to fight fires

The technology developed by the subsidiary makes it possible to recognize inner roads in forest areas, so that both fire...

October 25, 2023

Orizon introduces social investment plan for Coronel

After interviewing more than 160 people from four different areas of the municipality, the fishing subsidiary, in collab...

October 25, 2023

Nutrisco awards innovation prize to entrepreneurs

Recognizing startups that have developed a novel, sustainable value proposition with a social impact is the goal of the ...

October 6, 2023

ARAUCO allocates one-third of its land to native forest protection areas in Sout...

The subsidiary committed to set aside 491,000 hectares for the care and conservation of native forests, an area equivale...

October 6, 2023

Orizon's Pet Marine awarded for its innovation in Transforma Alimentos program

The premium pet food brand by subsidiary Orizon Seafood was one of the 50 innovative projects selected in the “Foo...

October 5, 2023

ARAUCO and Copec promoted carbon neutrality at World Rally Chile-Biobío 2023

Both subsidiaries were sponsors of the World Rally Championship (WRC) Chile 2023, that took place between September 28 a...

October 5, 2023

Alxar announces expansion of Mina Justa in Peru

Along with grupo Breca and five years after its arrival in Peru, Empresas Copec’s subsidiary Alxar announced the J...

October 4, 2023

ARAUCO promotes training program for women in Los Ríos

18 women will have the opportunity to become drivers in the forestry transport sector after completing a six-month cours...

October 4, 2023

Orizon Seafood and CeTA sign alliance to create an innovation center in Biobío

As a result of the agreement between the fishing subsidiary and the Technological Center for Food Innovation (CeTA), a n...

September 16, 2023

Fundación Copec-UC awards Ch$434 million in R&D to Innovate Contest

The purpose of the initiative is to provide comprehensive support for innovative science and technology-based proposals ...

September 16, 2023

Copec supports project to address water deficit in Chile

Building the country’s first water park and implementing a climate change laboratory in the high mountains during ...

September 16, 2023

UC-Anacleto Angelini Innovation Center to develop Green Hydrogen Roadmap

The initiative, which will last 9 months, aims to promote the development of the H2V industry in Chile, through collabor...

September 14, 2023

Empresas Copec leads ranking of the most valuable brands in Chile

The Company was recognized in the first-ever “Chile 10 2023” report by Brand Finance, which includes the top...

September 12, 2023

ARAUCO indefinitely suspends operations at Licantén pulp mill

Despite the efforts and adjustments in recent times, the subsidiary suspended operations due to several reasons related ...

August 30, 2023

Fitch Ratings and S&P ratify "BBB" international rating for Empresas Copec

Both agencies maintained the Empresas Copec’ stable outlook, highlighting the Company’s healthy credit profile. Fitch Ra...

August 30, 2023

Copec's new electro-terminal begins operations and will energize half of Santiag...

In the presence of the Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Juan Carlos Muñoz, the subsidiary inaugurated a new...

August 30, 2023

Empresas Copec and subsidiaries are distinguished in MERCO Talento 2023

The Company and its subsidiaries showed significant progress in the Merco Talento Chile ranking, which analyzes the 200 ...

August 30, 2023

Copec and Abastible are recognized as most valued brands

Copec won first place in the Service Stations category in ProCalidad 2023 National Customer Satisfaction Index, which an...

August 30, 2023

Empresas Copec subsidiaries lead ranking in payment to SMEs

Abastible, ARAUCO and Copec were acknowledged with the Best Paying Companies award (MEP, for its acronym in Spanish), an...

August 11, 2023

Empresas Copec stands out in international Investor Relations ranking

The Company was recognized in several categories of the Latin American Executive Team Ranking 2023 by Institutional Inve...

August 9, 2023

Copec's WIND Ventures awarded as the best Corporate Venture Capital in Chile

The survey, conducted by CIE Innovación ESE Business and El Mercurio’s Innovation section, analyzed the investment...

August 9, 2023

Abastible supports free accounting platform for MSMEs

The new technological tool, developed by Multigremial Nacional and Kame ERP, together with the subsidiary, provides an a...

August 1, 2023

Golden Omega obtains SSINDEX sustainability certification

For the second consecutive year, the related company dedicated to the production of high-quality omega-3 fatty acids, co...

July 31, 2023

Focusing on community dialogue, Las Salinas gets ready to execute land remediati...

The Environmental Assessment Service, SEA, reported details of the resolution that ratifies the favorable agreement reac...

July 26, 2023

ARAUCO and Inacap seal alliance to promote productivity and employability in Chi...

This is a national agreement that will allow students in the forestry sector to develop skills with the support of ARAUC...

July 14, 2023

ARAUCO implements field hospital in Licantén

In response to the severe effects of the recent rains in the Maule Region, ARAUCO announced the opening of a field hospi...

July 13, 2023

UC - Anacleto Angelini Innovation Center - starts Cybersecurity project with Mic...

In July, both institutions launched a plan to address the challenges posed by cybersecurity, which will include nine wor...

June 29, 2023

Copec launches entrepreneurship program

The subsidiary announced the second version of “Mueve tus Sueños” (Move your Dreams), an initiative that see...

June 29, 2023

Copec becomes majority shareholder of Ampere Energy

The subsidiary announced it is taking control of Ampere Energy, leader in the area of smart energy storage in Spain, whi...

June 29, 2023

Orizon Seafood launches biodegradable containers

The subsidiary became the first company in the jack mackerel industry to market products through these planet-friendly c...

June 29, 2023

ARAUCO issues UF 5 million in sustainable bonds

Through a Relevant Fact, the subsidiary disclosed this placement in the Chilean market, which is for general corporate p...

June 29, 2023

Abastible's Roda-e enters the Peruvian market

Abastible’s subsidiary, dedicated to providing integrated solutions in energy efficiency, renewable energy and sus...

June 6, 2023

Orizon Seafoods strengthens its presence in Europe

The subsidiary will open a new office in the port of Vigo, Spain, enabling it to establish commercial synergies in the j...

June 6, 2023

Orizon opens new premium jack mackerel production plant

This new facility, located in Coronel, Biobío Region, required resources of close to US$8 million and will generate jobs...

June 6, 2023

Orizon Seafood enters premium pet food market

The subsidiary launched its own brand PetMarine, becoming the first company in Chile to offer a complete portfolio of pr...

June 6, 2023

Copec and Pronto Copec lead Citizen Brand 2023 ranking

As part of the 12th edition of the Citizen Brands study, conducted by consulting firm Cadem, Copec and Pronto Copec rank...

May 22, 2023

Golden Omega highlighted for its regional contribution and intellectual property

The subsidiary was distinguished as “Outstanding Company of the Year” in Arica for its contribution to the r...

May 22, 2023

Copec and Abastible lead in customer experience

Empresas Copec subsidiaries were recognized in the Praxis Xperience Index 2023 study in the Service Stations and Gas Cyl...

May 22, 2023

Flux Solar delivers energy to 1,000 families

Of the total number of homes, 790 belong to the Casa Solar program, which is promoted by the Ministry of Energy and the ...

May 11, 2023

Belén Educa students receive the "Anacleto Angelini Fabbri Scholarship of Excell...

In an emotional ceremony at Empresas Copec, a scholarship was awarded to graduates of Belén Educa Foundation schools, wh...

May 11, 2023

ARAUCO provides 363 families in Curanilahue with a home of their own

After the completion of the second stage of Portal de Curanilahue, a real estate project managed by the subsidiary toget...

May 10, 2023

Orizon and USS sign agreement to move towards energy efficiency

The subsidiary entered into an alliance with the School of Engineering, Architecture and Design of Universidad San Sebas...

May 10, 2023

Copec launches digital payment account

“Copec Pay” is now available, a new feature that allows customers to manage their funds and make different transac...

May 10, 2023

Copec agreed to sell MAPCO Express in the US

Through a Relevant Fact, Empresas Copec announced that the subsidiary agreed to sell 100% of the shares of MAPCO Express...

May 10, 2023

Abastible inaugurates its first solar photovoltaic power plant

Located at the subsidiary’s Concón Plant, it has an installed capacity of 118 KW and began its start-up at the end...

April 28, 2023

ARAUCO issues its first Sustainable Bond in Chile for UF 7 million

This is the first placement of bonds in this category in the country by the subsidiary ARAUCO. These instruments are rat...

April 20, 2023

Empresas Copec leads Merco ESG ranking in the Corporate Holding Category

The Company was recognized among the 100 leading companies in Chile in sustainability by the MERCO ESG 2022 responsibili...

March 24, 2023

Copec ranks among the three most innovative companies in Latin America

Fast Company published its selection of the 10 most innovative firms in Latin America, from among 540 initiatives that a...

March 24, 2023

Golden Omega joins Global Compact Chile

The subsidiary of Empresas Copec, dedicated to the production of high quality Omega-3 fatty acids, adhered to this Unite...

March 24, 2023

Fundación Copec-UC holds award ceremony for 2022 contests

A total of nine projects, five of them led by women, were winners of the latest version of the Fundación Copec-UC’...

March 24, 2023

Terpel Panama leads its category in Merco 2022 ranking

The Copec subsidiary obtained the first place among companies in the Fuels sector in the latest version of the Merco Pan...

February 19, 2023

ARAUCO joins firefighting efforts in affected areas of southern Chile

In order to fight the fires affecting the regions of Maule, Ñuble, Biobío and Los Ríos, ARAUCO has deployed 1,300 profes...

February 18, 2023

Golden Omega enters the U.S. dietary supplement market

The company entered this growing market thanks to a commercial alliance with the Norwegian company Zooca, allowing it to...

February 17, 2023

Copec launches new electroterminal for public transport in Renca

The site is already part of the Metropolitan Transport and will be a new energy charging point for 67 electric public tr...

February 16, 2023

Terpel's new fuels laboratory in Colombia receives important recognition

The Colombian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation highlighted Terpel’s project, considering its positiv...

February 15, 2023

Orizon Seafood launches Fisherman, its new marine protein premium brand

The company took an important strategic step in its plan to expand in the seafood market by focusing on the premium and ...

February 14, 2023

MAPCO is named TOP Workplace for the second consecutive year in the U.S.

The company, which has more than 3,000 employees and 300 stores in southeastern North America, received this important r...

January 18, 2023

Duragas stands out for its sustainability management

Abastible’s subsidiary received recognition at the first edition of the Commerce Awards, presented by the Guayaqui...

January 18, 2023

Copec will bring satellite internet to Chile's extreme regions

In order to provide greater connectivity to the communities, the subsidiary sealed an alliance with Starlink, part of th...

January 11, 2023

Copec opens Cerro Castillo's first service station in the Aysén Region

On Wednesday, January 4, the first Copec service station was inaugurated in Villa Cerro Castillo, in the Aysén Region, i...

January 11, 2023

Orizon receives important award for its Digital Transformation process

Orizon was highlighted as a national leader in the Digital Transformation process in the “Food Industry” cat...

January 11, 2023

Golden Omega receives certificate for operating with 100% renewable energy

Chile’s National Electric Coordinator accredited, through the National Renewable Energy Registry, RENOVA, that 100...

January 11, 2023

Copec opens the first electric station in San Pedro de Atacama

Copec Voltex joined forces with Albermarle, one of the largest lithium producers in the world, to incorporate a charging...

January 6, 2023

Empresas Copec obtains first place in the corporate holding sector in the MERCO ...

The Company was recognized among the 100 firms in Chile with the best corporate reputation in the MERCO 2022 ranking, le...

January 6, 2023

Copec closes purchase of Blue Express and steps into last-mile business

Through an Relevant Fact issued on December 26, Empresas Copec announced the acquisition of Blue Express after receiving...

January 3, 2023

Empresas Copec ratified in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

For the seventh consecutive year, the Company was selected to join the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Chile (DJSI), a re...

December 30, 2022

ARAUCO's MAPA is ready to start operations

Through an Relevant Fact, Empresas Copec announced that its subsidiary ARAUCO began feeding or loading wood chips into t...

December 29, 2022

Copec joins the market of payment instruments issuers

Through an Relevant Fact, Empresas Copec announced that the Financial Market Commission approved the inscription of Comp...

December 26, 2022

Abastible is recognized for promoting the well-being of its associates

The subsidiary obtained a Seal of Distinction as part of the study “Integrating Personal Life and Work: Better Org...

December 26, 2022

Copec and Pronto Copec close the year with recognitions

The Cadem Citizen Brands ranking, which recognizes the “Presence, Relevance and Contribution” of the differe...

November 29, 2022

Empresas Copec leads for the fourth time "La Voz del Mercado"

The Company was recognized as one of the three Chilean publicly traded companies with the best evaluation in corporate g...

November 29, 2022

Flip, a subsidiary of Nutrisco, begins a new stage of expansion

The low-fat vegetable chip company opens its first industrial-scale plant in Santiago to increase its production capacit...

November 29, 2022

Copec is one of the five most innovative companies in Chile

The subsidiary obtained two important awards in the 13th version of the Most Innovative Companies 2022 ranking, conducte...

November 29, 2022

Copec and Pronto lead again in the "Consumer Loyalty" index

The study, conducted by Consultora Alco, annually awards this recognition to outstanding companies in the country’...

November 29, 2022

Copec and Arauco stand out in ranking for their management against climate chang...

The report “Radiography 2022: Corporate vulnerability to climate change of the 100 largest companies in Chile̶...

November 16, 2022

Empresas Copec places two series of bonds worth USD 254 millions

The Company has placed two series of bonds in the local market, worth a total of 6.5 million UF, or approximately USD 25...

October 26, 2022

Fundación Copec-UC seminar addresses strategies to face climate crisis

On October 24, the eighteenth version of the traditional event was held, with climate change and strategies to address i...

September 26, 2022

Empresas Copec CEO recognized as one of the 500 most influential executives in L...

Eduardo Navarro was featured in the new edition of Bloomberg Linea’s ranking “The 500 most influential peopl...

September 26, 2022

Copec agrees to acquire 100% of Blue Express

The subsidiary announced the purchase of the last-mile company, which provides logistics services for e-commerce and cou...

September 23, 2022

New Golden Omega desalination plant to reduce its water footprint

As part of its commitment with sustainability, the subsidiary is developing this project in Arica, aiming to achieve in ...

September 9, 2022

Flux Solar to supply power to retail chain

The Copec subsidiary and Multicentro established an agreement for the operation of eight photovoltaic plants that will s...

September 9, 2022

Copec wins first place in Energy category in ICREO 2022 study

The subsidiary was awarded in this ranking developed by Almabrands consulting firm, which highlights those companies tha...

September 8, 2022

Copec and Pronto Copec lead ProCalidad 2022 Index

Both companies won first place in the 21st edition of this ranking in the Service Stations and Minimarket categories, re...

September 8, 2022

ARAUCO takes on the challenge of becoming a zero-waste company by 2030

The world’s first carbon-neutral forestry company has defined a clear path towards circular economy. With the help...

August 24, 2022

Copec to implement the largest electromobility project in the mining industry

After winning a new tender from Codelco, Copec Voltex will be the company in charge of providing 94 charging points that...

August 24, 2022

Fundación Belén Educa and Empresas Copec hold Master Talks

With the aim of guiding high school students on the road to their personal and professional development, twelve executiv...

July 21, 2022

ARAUCO's "Illuminated Forest" project will bring digital connectivity to rural a...

A strategic alliance between ARAUCO and Sonda will “light up” more than 700,000 hectares of forestry land, i...

June 23, 2022

ARAUCO signs US$3 billion investment Agreement with the Government of Mato Gross...

The agreement was signed as part of the challenge of seeking new opportunities that will contribute to the development o...

June 9, 2022

Copec and Pronto Copec recognized as leading citizen brands

Both ranked first in the service stations and minimarket categories, respectively, in the tenth edition of the Cadem ran...

May 25, 2022

Copec achieves carbon neutrality in all its service stations

As part of the commitments made in its Declaration on Climate Change, Copec neutralized the emissions of its 678 service...

May 23, 2022

Fundación Belén Educa and Empresas Copec launch new version of the Tutoring Prog...

This initiative, where the Company has been participating since 2009, is intended to guide high school students through ...

May 18, 2022

Abastible takes ownership of RODA Energía, a company specialized in energy

In order to continue promoting energy transition, strengthening and expanding its Energy Solutions business line, Abasti...

May 18, 2022

Abastible is recognized with Conaset's "Chile's Safest Fleet" award

Having high safety levels and the lowest Risk of Accident due to Excessive Speed (RAEV) 2021 indicator in its packaging ...

May 4, 2022

Empresas Copec sells two series of bonds for USD 207 million

Today, Empresas Copec has sold two series of bonds in the local market, for a total amount of UF 5.5 million, equivalent...

April 28, 2022

Abastible and Copec top PXI 2022 customer experience ranking

Empresas Copec’s subsidiaries were awarded first and second place, respectively, in the Praxis Xperience Index sur...

March 10, 2022

Golden Omega joins sustainability index

Empresas Copec’s subsidiary, which produces high quality Omega-3 fatty acids, joined the Stakeholders Sustainabilt...

February 2, 2022

Empresas Copec once again listed in S&P's Sustainability Yearbook

For the second consecutive year, the Company was included in the Sustainability Yearbook, an annual report by the global...

January 31, 2022

FTSE4Good reaffirms Empresas Copec's commitment to sustainability

This global ranking, which measures more than four thousand companies in 47 countries, reaffirmed the soundness and cons...

January 27, 2022

Orizon to run on 100% renewable energy

As of April 2022, the company will begin a transition towards the use of renewable energies in its plants. This will be ...

January 21, 2022

Copec and Pronto Copec are recognized as citizen brands and leaders in their ind...

Both subsidiaries ranked first in the service station and convenience store categories, respectively, in the ninth versi...

January 12, 2022

Copec Voltex and Electro Pipau deploy electroterminal for South America's larges...

The Copec subsidiary closed an alliance with Electro Pipau, a leading transport, logistics and distribution company in t...

January 7, 2022

MAPA project moves forward and closes Line 1 of ARAUCO Mill

After 50 years of history, Line 1 of the Arauco mill halted production as part of the start-up process of MAPA, the Mode...

December 30, 2021

Empresas Copec completes exit from Mina Invierno project

In line with a strategy that places sustainability at the core of its investment decisions, on December 29, Empresas Cop...

December 28, 2021

Copec and STEM prepare first virtual power plant in South America

In the town of Quintero, Valparaíso Region, Copec and its subsidiary Stem completed the first pilot of a battery storage...

December 21, 2021

Abastible and AquaChile develop co-generation project to maximize energy use

In order to reduce the carbon footprint and contribute to energy efficiency, the companies became strategic partners to ...

December 15, 2021

Abastible obtains the top international recognition in energy management

The subsidiary became the first company in Latin America to receive the “CEM Energy Management Leadership Awards 2...

December 3, 2021

Orizon launches e-commerce platform for grocery store owners and business owners

After a positive 2020, a year in which the Empresas Copec subsidiary significantly boosted its profits, the company, foc...

November 22, 2021

Empresas Copec confirmed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index Chile and MILA Pacifi...

For the sixth consecutive year, Empresas Copec was selected to be part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Chile made ...

November 18, 2021

Copec and Abastible receive "Consumer Loyalty 2021" award

Empresas Copec’s subsidiaries were selected as the companies with the best levels of closeness and good experience...

November 18, 2021

EC and subsidiaries executives hold vocational talks to students of the Belén Ed...

For the fifth consecutive year, the Company participated in the event, this time with 272 students from the Arzobispo Cr...

November 18, 2021

Belén Educa Foundation and Empresas Copec close 2021 Mentoring Program

Empresas Copec and its subsidiaries participate every year in this initiative of the Belén Educa Foundation, aimed at gu...

November 3, 2021

Copec ranked first in its category in Most Innovative Companies 2021

The award recognizes the most innovative companies in their capacity to develop new products, processes and services, an...

October 29, 2021

Empresas Copec receives "La Voz del Mercado" award for third year in a row

The Company was considered one of the three best rated companies in the country in terms of corporate governance. Promot...

October 7, 2021

Copec announces carbon neutrality goal by 2030

With the aim of adding actions to help fight global warming and greenhouse gas emissions, the subsidiary issued its clim...

October 1, 2021

Empresas Copec announces payment of interim dividends

The Company’s Board of Directors agreed, at a meeting held on September 30, to amend Empresas Copec S.A.’s Dividen...

September 22, 2021

Orizon's successful artificial intelligence project enables to identify captured...

An innovative system has just completed its pilot stage with optimal results. The project consists of a gantry installed...

August 20, 2021

Abastible and Pronto Copec win PROCALIDAD 2021 Award

Both subsidiaries were distinguished with the National Customer Satisfaction Award, which is based on five indicators: g...

August 13, 2021

Empresas Copec receives important awards

The Company’s ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance in the last period was distinguished by promi...

August 13, 2021

Empresas Copec joins Chile Global Compact

On August 9, the Company was admitted as a participant in this initiative, created by the United Nations to encourage or...

August 3, 2021

Abastible closes Gasmar sale transaction

In an essential fact sent to the CMF, Empresas Copec reported the information provided by its subsidiary Abastible regar...

July 23, 2021

Mina Justa makes its first shipment of copper concentrate

The Matarani port terminal said that it made this first shipment with a total of 22 thousand wet metric tons, a major mi...

July 9, 2021

Orizon receives 2020 Technology Transfer Award

Thanks to its healthy snack FLIP, the subsidiary won the first place in the “Collaborating Company” category...

July 5, 2021

Copec will bring the use of solar energy to 300 families

Through its subsidiary Flux Solar, COPEC will be part of the “Casa Solar” program, promoted by the Ministry ...

June 29, 2021

Abastible and TECHO-Chile launch campaign "Chile Comparte Calor"

With the arrival of winter, cold and rain worry many families in the country, especially the most vulnerable ones who, i...

June 24, 2021

Copec honors more than 40,000 health care workers for their role in the pandemic

By delivering breakfasts and snacks to all staff in the medical centers with the greatest coverage in the Metropolitan R...

June 15, 2021

Innovative project wins Inmobiliaria Las Salinas' Parque Urbano contest

In December 2020, the real estate subsidiary of Empresas Copec launched an international contest for different architect...

June 11, 2021

Empresas Copec awards "Anacleto Angelini Fabri Academic Excellence Scholarships"

In line with its commitment to promote quality education in the most vulnerable sectors of the country, since 2006 the C...

June 11, 2021

Empresas Copec and Belén Educa Foundation launch English tutoring program

With the aim of giving second and third grade students the opportunity to practice and enhance the learning of this lang...

May 24, 2021

Abastible announces sale of Gasmar

Through an Essential Fact sent to the CMF, Empresas Copec reported the information provided by its subsidiary Abastible ...

May 14, 2021

ARAUCO announces sale of forestry properties

Through an Essential Fact sent today to the Financial Market Commission, CMF, Empresas Copec reported the information pr...

May 14, 2021

Empresas Copec and Belén Educa Foundation launch 2021 Tutoring Program

In order to provide guidance to students in their final year at the Foundation’s schools, 38 executives from Empre...

April 30, 2021

Empresas Copec renews its board of directors

Three new board members were elected at the virtual Shareholders’ Meeting, held on April 28, 2021, and in front of...

April 15, 2021

Empresas Copec leads its category in MERCO rankings

The Company ranked first among holding companies in the latest MERCO Corporate Responsibility and Governance 2020 study....

March 30, 2021

Copec Voltex brings electromobility to taxis

As part of its strategic plan, Copec has posed the challenge of accelerating the energy transition to sustainably addres...

March 26, 2021

Orizon renews its purpose: Leading sustainable nutrition from the sea

Empresas Copec’s subsidiary recently made a commitment to be the amplifier of the positive impact created by the o...

February 18, 2021

Empresas Copec joins the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021

The Company is again recognized for its environmental, social and governance management being selected, for the first ti...

February 17, 2021

Golden Omega obtains Green-e™ Energy certification for its use of clean energy

The company specialized in the production of high-quality Omega-3 concentrates for the food and nutraceutical industry i...

January 22, 2021

Empresas Copec is part of the S&P IPSA ESG Tilted Index

S&P Dow Jones Indices and the Santiago Stock Exchange this week announced the launch of the S&P IPSA ESG Tilted ...

January 22, 2021

Abastible develops innovative service with Blockchain technology

The Measurement and Verification of Savings and Emissions with Blockchain technology is a unique tool in Chile and in th...

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...