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 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...