Acon Timber Gobernador Virasoro
Acon Timber Gobernador Virasoro is an operating softwood sawmill in Gobernador Virasoro, Argentina, with a capacity of 650 000 cubic metres of log intake per year.
- Company
- Acon Timber
- Group
- Acon Group
- WoodComp ID
- 01587 (how IDs work)
- Country
- Argentina
- City
- Gobernador Virasoro
- Status
- Operating
- Capacity
- 650 000 m3/y log intakeverified 2026-09-08
- Type
- Softwood
- Website
- acontimber.com
location pending verification
Raw material
Products
Related facilities
- Largest sawmills in Argentina
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Timeline
- 2024other
The plant was officially inaugurated in 2024 in a ceremony attended by founder Gerald Schweighofer and the governor of Corrientes, Gustavo Valdés, with 315 direct jobs reported.
Source ↗ - 2023startup
Test operation of the plant began in December 2023, followed by a gradual ramp up of production.
Source ↗ - 2022founded
Construction of the sawmill at Gobernador Virasoro started with the laying of the foundation stone in January 2022, in a project of the Austrian HS Timber Group and the Belgian company Forestcape representing an investment of around 300 million US dollars.
Source ↗
Sources
Data confidence: High (80 of 100) how this is computed
- otherchecked 2026-07-27diarioepoca.com
- otherchecked 2026-07-27argentinaforestal.com
- otherchecked 2026-07-27economis.com.ar
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- otherchecked 2026-09-10services.arcgisonline.com
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