Tag: Conchillas

• Friday, September 30th 2011 - 06:13 UTC

  Chilean/Swedish group ensure 1.35billion dollars to finance pulp plant in Uruguay

  

  The Chilean group Arauco, an affiliate of the pulp and paper Copec Enterprises announced on Thursday that together with its European partner they had subscribed 1.354 billion dollars in loans for the construction of a pulp plant in Uruguay.

• Monday, August 1st 2011 - 22:47 UTC

  Record Foreign Direct Investment in Uruguay in 2010 with 2.35 billion dollars

  

  Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, in Uruguay was record in 2010 with 2.35 billion dollars (47.8% higher than in 2009) according to the latest report on global investment from the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD. FDI represented 30.5% of total gross investment in Uruguay last year.

• Saturday, June 18th 2011 - 03:02 UTC

  Green light for construction of Uruguay’s second pulp mill

  

  The construction of Uruguay’s second pulp mill, which includes a power plant and port facilities have been authorized following the approval of the Montes del Plata environment policies.

• Friday, May 27th 2011 - 22:37 UTC

  Chile’s pulp giant Arauco trebles profits in first quarter of 2011

  

  Chile’s Arauco the forestry and pulp unit belonging to the Copec group, trebled profits in the first quarter boosted by higher international prices and sale volumes particularly pulp, according to the company’s latest financial report.

• Thursday, May 26th 2011 - 19:53 UTC

  Construction of Uruguay’s second pulp mill begins with concern on costs in Pesos

  

  The scarcity of qualified labour and the increase in costs have become a growing concern for the pulp mill that Chilean and Scandinavian investors are building in Conchillas, Uruguay.

• Thursday, April 28th 2011 - 02:41 UTC

  Chilean and Finnish companies confirm second pulp mill in Uruguay

  

  Chilean fuel and forestry conglomerate Empresas Copec SA will invest a record 1.2 billion US dollars this year, company president Roberto Angelini said on Wednesday, according to local newswire Valor Futuro.