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Pulp mills and sawmills in Chile

WoodComp tracks 8 operating pulp mills and 26 sawmills in Chile, with capacity, status and location as open data. Chile holds 18.2 M ha of forest, 24 % of its land area, led by Coihue and Ulmo.

Wood supply

Forest area
18.2 M ha 24 % of land area
Standing volume
4.5 bn m3 growing stock, over bark
Industrial roundwood
42.3 M m3/y production

Forest types

share of forest area
  • Primary 49.2 % · 8.9 M ha
  • Other naturally regenerating 33.5 % · 6.1 M ha
  • Plantation 17.4 % · 3.2 M haone or two species, one age class

Tree species

share of growing stock
  • Coihue 29.0 %
  • Ulmo 8.3 %
  • Tepa 7.7 %
  • Pino insigne 7.0 %introduced
  • Roble 6.6 %
  • Other species 41.4 %
All 12 reported species
  • Coihue29.0 %1 301 M m3Nothofagus dombeyi
  • Ulmo8.3 %373 M m3Eucryphia cordifolia
  • Tepa7.7 %346 M m3Laureliopsis philippiana
  • Pino insigneintroduced7.0 %316 M m3furnish of 33 local facilitiesPinus radiata
  • Roble6.6 %297 M m3Nothofagus obliqua
  • Mañío hembra6.2 %281 M m3Saxegothaea conspicua
  • Tineo4.2 %189 M m3Weinmannia trichosperm
  • Olivillo3.7 %166 M m3Aextoxicon punctatum
  • Trevo3.1 %141 M m3Dasyphyllum diacanthoides
  • Eucaliptointroduced2.8 %125 M m3furnish of 4 local facilitiesEucalyptus spp
  • Lenga2.7 %123 M m3Nothofagus pumilio
  • Araucaria2.7 %122 M m3Araucaria araucana

Introduced species hold 9.8 % of the reported growing stock. FAO ranks the ten largest native and five largest introduced species, together 84.1 % of the total.

The facilities on this page report Pine (33) and Eucalyptus (4) as furnish. The species matching that demand hold 9.8 % of the growing stock. Removals by species are not reported internationally, so this is a comparison of demand and standing forest, not a balance.

Forest, species and production figures: FAO FRA 2025 and FAOSTAT (2024-2025).

Key figures

Pulp mills
9
Sawmills
29
Sites
52
Operating
49
Operating pulp capacity
6 166 000 t/y pulp
Sawn timber capacity
2 517 229 m3/y sawn timber

Capacity is the sum over 7 of 8 operating pulp mills with a reported capacity (t/y). Sawn timber capacity covers 11 of 26 operating sawmills with a reported figure. Data last updated 2026-11-03.

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MillRaw materialStatusCapacity
A I S.A. aserraderoSawmillA I S.A.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Andes Bio-Pellets Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles, Biobío)Pellet plantAndes Bio-Pellets SpA-Operating26 000 t/y pellets
Arauco MillPulp millAraucoMixedOperating2 100 000 t/y pulp
Arauco Nueva Aldea (Ránquil)Pulp millCelulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.MixedOperating1 040 000 t/y pulp
Aserraderos Blocks and CutstockSawmillAserraderos Blocks and Cutstock SpASoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Aserraderos Cerro ColoradoSawmillAserraderos Cerro Colorado S.A.SoftwoodOperating39 600 m3/y sawn timber
Aserraderos JCESawmillAserraderos JCE S.A.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Aserraderos LoncocheSawmillAserraderos Loncoche S.A.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Aserraderos MestreSawmillAserraderos Mestre S.A.SoftwoodOperating89 815 m3/y sawn timber
BioPatagonia Valdivia (Valdivia, Los Ríos)Pellet plantBioPatagonia-Operating13 000 t/y pellets
Cartulinas CMPC Maule (Yerbas Buenas)Pulp millCartulinas CMPC S.A.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
CMPC Maderas Planta BucalemuSawmillCMPC Maderas SpASoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
CMPC Maderas Planta MulchenSawmillCMPC Maderas SpASoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
CMPC Maderas Planta NacimientoSawmillCMPC Maderas SpASoftwoodOperating400 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 800 000 m3/y log intake
Constitución MillPulp millCelulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.SoftwoodOperating355 000 t/y pulp
Davidson Industry Coronel (Coronel, Biobío)Pellet plantDavidson Industry SpA-Operating13 000 t/y pellets
Eco Indef BiobíoPellet plantAsesorías Eco Indef Ltda (Indef S.A.)-Operating125 000 t/y pellets
Ecomas Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles, Biobío)Pellet plantEcomas S.A.-Operating110 000 t/y pellets
Electrica Nueva Energia Coronel (Coronel, Biobío)Pellet plantElectrica Nueva Energia S.A.-Operating10 000 t/y pellets
Ferramenta (Podero) Lautaro (Lautaro, Araucanía)Pellet plantComercializadora y Distribuidora Ferramenta SpA-Operating10 000 t/y pellets
Foraction ChiliSawmillForaction Chili S.A.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Forestal AndesSawmillForestal Andes Ltda.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Forestal Leon Planta CoelemuSawmillForestal Leon Ltda.SoftwoodOperating79 200 m3/y sawn timber
Forestal Santa Blanca Planta ConstitucionSawmillForestal Santa Blanca S.A.SoftwoodOperating87 120 m3/y sawn timber
Forestal Santa Blanca Planta LongaviSawmillForestal Santa Blanca S.A.SoftwoodOperating87 094 m3/y sawn timber
Forestal Tres Eme Constitución (Constitución, Maule)Pellet plantForestal Tres Eme SA-Operating10 000 t/y pellets
Forestal y Aserradero LeoneraSawmillForestal y Aserradero Leonera Ltda.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
INNAPEL Talcahuano (Talcahuano, Biobío)Pellet plantIndustria Nacional del Pellets SpA-Closed 202610 000 t/y pellets
Laja MillPulp millCMPC Pulp SpASoftwoodOperating293 000 t/y pulp
Licancel MillPulp millCelulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.SoftwoodIdled 2023160 000 t/y pulp
Ligno Pellet Buin (Buin, Región Metropolitana)Pellet plantLigno Pellet-Operating10 000 t/y pellets
Maderas Arauco Planta CholguanSawmillMaderas Arauco S.A.SoftwoodOperating317 000 m3/y sawn timber
Maderas Arauco Planta El ColoradoSawmillMaderas Arauco S.A.SoftwoodClosed 2024325 000 m3/y sawn timber
Maderas Arauco Planta Horcones ISawmillMaderas Arauco S.A.SoftwoodOperating484 000 m3/y sawn timber
Maderas Arauco Planta Horcones IISawmillMaderas Arauco S.A.SoftwoodClosed 2023300 000 m3/y sawn timber
Maderas Arauco Planta Nueva AldeaSawmillMaderas Arauco S.A.SoftwoodOperating400 000 m3/y sawn timber
Maderas Arauco Planta ValdiviaSawmillMaderas Arauco S.A.SoftwoodOperating464 000 m3/y sawn timber
Maderas Arauco Planta VinalesSawmillMaderas Arauco S.A.SoftwoodOperating377 000 m3/y sawn timber
Maderas de ExportacionSawmillMaderas de Exportacion S.A.SoftwoodOperating92 400 m3/y sawn timber
Maderas Jaime Venturelli Planta LautaroSawmillMaderas Jaime Venturelli y Cia. Ltda.SoftwoodClosed 2019No data yet
Maderas MartinSawmillMaderas Martin Ltda.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Maderas Prosperidad (PuroPellet) Talca (Talca, Maule)Pellet plantMaderas Prosperidad Ltda-Operating24 000 t/y pellets
Maderas Venturelli (Fuoco) AraucaníaPellet plantMaderas Venturelli-Operating12 000 t/y pellets
Masisa aserraderoSawmillMasisa S.A.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Masisa Santiago (Santiago (huvudkontor))Pellet plantMasisa S.A.-Operating10 000 t/y pellets
Mauricio Munoz y CiaSawmillMauricio Munoz y Cia. Ltda.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Pacific Valley Marchigüe (Marchigüe, O'Higgins)Pellet plantPacific Valley SpA-Operating10 000 t/y pellets
Pacifico MillPulp millCMPC Celulosa S.A.SoftwoodOperating528 000 t/y pulp
Pellpac Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles, Biobío)Pellet plantPellets del Pacífico SpA-Operating10 000 t/y pellets
Prestacion de Servicios Luis Flores GonzalezSawmillPrestacion de Servicios Luis Flores Gonzalez EIRLSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Procesadora de Maderas Los AngelesSawmillProcesadora de Maderas Los Angeles S.A.SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Río Claro Pellet MaulePellet plantForestal Rio Claro Ltda-Operating20 000 t/y pellets
Santa Fe MillPulp millCMPC Celulosa S.A.HardwoodOperating1 300 000 t/y pulp
Valdivia MillPulp millAraucoMixedOperating550 000 t/y pulp

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