INNOVATION AT THE CORE
INNOVATION IN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
DISSOLVING PULP
In 2022, the product reached a production of 272 thousand tons (ADt), achieving a market share of 5.2%.
In 2020, ARAUCO produced its first dissolving pulp in Chile. This pioneering project required an investment of approximately US$190 million and involved converting the Valdivia mill into a reversible facility capable of producing paper pulp and dissolving pulp, according to market needs. Dissolving pulp, which has environmental and production advantages over cotton, is marketed mainly in Asia and is used as a raw material in the manufacture of viscose and rayon fabrics.
WOOD AS THE MATERIAL OF THE FUTURE
According to a UN study, by 2030 new housing will be needed for three billion people, so wood arises as one of the most convenient options to streamline processes in an environmentally friendly way. This is because, for every cubic meter of wood used, one ton of CO2 is stored. In addition, it reduces execution times by 50%.
LESS POLLUTING
BETTER THERMAL INSULATION
EXCELLENT ACOUSTIC ABSORPTION
HEALTH AND WELFARE FRIENDLY MATERIAL
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION FOR WOOD
E2E
The company was founded by ARAUCO and ETEX Group with the purpose of designing and producing an industrialized construction system based on wood panels, with high thermal, acoustic and resistance performance. The wood used comes from certified renewable forests.
HILAM
https://www.arauco.cl/chile/marcas/hilam/
New structural plywood product that seeks to drive the transition to sustainable architecture and construction.
In addition, the company is working on the expansion of the Arauco mill, which includes a line of curved and straight beams, capable of producing elements of up to 40 meters long, and a CLT (cross-laminated timber) line.
VOLTEX
A subsidiary focused on generating charging solutions for electric vehicles in public and private spaces, in addition to providing maintenance and software services to residential and commercial clients and clients from different industries, such as transportation, mining, retail and tourism, to name a few.
Telemetry for the industrial sector
Abastible developed a telemetry system that uses the Internet of Things (IoT) to measure, in real time and remotely, the level of liquefied gas in bulk tanks.
MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION OF SAVINGS AND EMISSIONS USING BLOCKCHAIN
Abastible launched a new service, unique in Latin America, which allows companies and organizations to trace the energy and environmental impact of their energy efficiency projects.
Thanks to this initiative, customers can transform intangible assets (emission reductions and/or energy savings) into traceable and transparent digital assets.
INNOVATION AT THE CORE
INNOVATION PLATFORMS
BIOFOREST
Research and development are essential to ensure long-term sustainability. To this end, ARAUCO created Bioforest, a high quality research center at the service of people.
The center develops several initiatives and scientific projects that seek to increase and improve knowledge about the ecosystems we inhabit.
FORESTRY
In-depth knowledge of the soils, environment and forest species that ARAUCO cultivates, in order to optimize and maximize their growth in plantations and timber production, in addition to complying with environmental goals for the conservation and protection of the biodiversity present in ARAUCO’s native forest.
BIOCEL
Optimize production processes, pulp product development, and technologies for treating and transforming waste into by-products that add value to the company. To this end, ARAUCO simulates different pulp production processes and analyzes critical process and product parameters.
BIO-PANELS
Given ARAUCO’s worldwide relevance in the manufacture of panels for the furniture and construction industries, research is focused on improving the production processes of panel manufacturing, on studying the physical and mechanical properties of the products, searching for new adhesives and on developing new products.
WIND COPEC + WIND GARAGE
Developing comprehensive and sustainable solutions to continue facilitating people’s lives on the move, propelling the company and countries into the future. From WIND Garage, innovative ideas are identified, designed, incubated and scaled to respond to the needs of a new era.
Through WIND Copec we make progress in innovation and new developments in the areas of mobility, energy and artificial intelligence. It is a space designed to generate, incubate and scale new ideas and projects that can evolve into new businesses.
ALLIANCES WITH INNOVATION CENTERS
By supporting specialized innovation centers, Empresas Copec and its subsidiaries demonstrate their commitment to the development of innovative solutions to respond to the environmental, social and economic challenges of an increasingly dynamic and demanding environment.
FUNDACIÓN COPEC-UC
Fundación Copec-UC is a strategic alliance between Empresas Copec and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, created in 2002, with the aim of promoting scientific and technological development in the country to respond to problems that are relevant to society.
UC ANACLETO ANGELINI INNOVATION CENTER
The Center promotes a pro-innovation and entrepreneurship culture and environment at the University and in the country, through meetings, networking and the promotion of joint projects between academia, the private sector and the public sector.
TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER FOR FOOD INNOVATION (CETA)
CeTA’s Northern Innovation Center is located inside the Orizon plant, in the Pampilla sector, Coquimbo, and seeks to serve entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the northern region, with an emphasis on the use of raw materials and marine bioproducts, thus accelerating innovation in the food industry.