Empresas CMPC SA

Detailed Description

Empresas CMPC S.A., a forestry company, produces, markets, sells, and exports wood products, pulp, paper, tissue, personal care, and packaging products in Chile and internationally. It operates through Pulp, Biopackaging, and Softys segments. The Pulp segment produces and markets pulp and wood products. It offers pulpwood logs, sawn pulpwood, sawn timber, refabricated wood, plywood board, and long and short pulp fiber. This segment also owns approximately 647,000 hectares of forest plantations primarily comprising pine and eucalyptus, including 453,000 hectares in Chile; 140,000 hectares in Brazil; and 54,000 hectares in Argentina, as well as operates a biomass electric energy production plant located in Nacimiento. The Biopackaging segment offers cardboard, corrugated paper, corrugated cardboard boxes, bags or industrial sacks, and molded pulp trays; and distributes and recycles paper. The Softys segment produces and sells tissue products comprising toilet papers, paper towels, paper napkins, and facial tissues; sanitary products, such as baby diapers, wipes, adult diapers, and sanitary napkins; and specialized hygiene products for consumption in institutions and public places. This segment sells its products under the Elite, Confort, Nova, Higienol, Sussex, Babysec, Cotidian, and Ladysoft brands name. Empresas CMPC S.A. was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.