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Arauco Mill

Arauco Mill (Planta Arauco) · also known as Arauco Horcones, Arauco Mill / Horcones Complex, Horcones Complex, Horcones Mill, MAPA Project Mill, Planta Arauco

OperatingAraucoarauco.comID 00009

Arauco Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Arauco, Chile, owned by Arauco. With a capacity of 2 100 000 tonnes per year it is the 1st largest of the 8 pulp mills in Chile with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location
Arauco, Bío-Bío, Chile
Nearest port
Coronel · 20 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding
Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-02
OpenStreetMap track way/149829093 ↗, 87 m from the site point. Method
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
2 100 000 t/y pulp
Production
Not reported
Type
Kraft

Raw material and products

Pulp grades
Certifications
FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. expansionunsourced2024
    Line 3 reaches full production capacity (1.56M tpy)
  2. startupunsourced2023
    Line 3 (eucalyptus pulp) production starts
  3. expansion2018
    Arauco approves US$2.35B MAPA modernization and expansion project
    Source ↗

Sources

  1. otherchecked 2026-07-22
    gem.wiki ↗
  2. otherchecked 2026-09-16
    valmet.com ↗
  3. otherchecked 2026-07-22
    banktrack.org ↗
Show all 8 sources
  1. company websitechecked 2026-09-16
    arauco.com ↗
  2. otherchecked 2026-07-22
    bioenergyinternational.com ↗
  3. otherchecked 2026-07-27
    news.mongabay.com ↗
  4. otherchecked 2026-09-16
    andritz.com ↗
  5. otherchecked 2026-10-02
    openstreetmap.org ↗

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