Acon Timber Gobernador Virasoro
OperatingAcon TimberAcon GroupHS Timber Groupacontimber.comID 01587
Acon Timber Gobernador Virasoro is an operating softwood sawmill in Gobernador Virasoro, Argentina, owned by Acon Group, with a capacity of 650 000 cubic metres of log intake per year.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Gobernador Virasoro, Argentina
- Site
- Acon Timber Gobernador Virasoro pellet plant (Gobernador Virasoro, Corrientes)pellet plant · 132 000 t/y pellets
Shares the industrial site with the facilities listed. Each is its own record with its own capacity and status.
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Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 650 000 m3/y log intake
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- other2024The 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 ↗
- startup2023Test operation of the plant began in December 2023, followed by a gradual ramp up of production.Source ↗
- founded2022Construction 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
- otherchecked 2026-07-27diarioepoca.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-27economis.com.ar ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-05argentinaforestal.com ↗
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- company websitechecked 2026-10-08acontimber.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-10services.arcgisonline.com ↗
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