Maderas Arauco Planta Horcones II
Closed 2023Maderas Arauco S.A.AraucoID 01557
Maderas Arauco Planta Horcones II is a closed softwood sawmill in Arauco (Horcones), Chile, owned by Arauco. With a capacity of 300 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 7th largest of the 13 sawmills in Chile with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Nearest port
- Coronel · 21 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- No siding mappedOpenStreetMap track way/1034000337 ↗, 558 m from the site point. Method
- Nearest railway
- 0.6 km
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 300 000 m3/y sawn timberAnnual report
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
Fibre
History and sources
Timeline
- closure2023Closed in July 2023 as Arauco called the situation for its wood business in Chile unsustainable, citing raw material supply problems, timber theft, forest fires and costs from rural violence and roadblocks, with about 121 workers dismissed.Source ↗
Sources
- annual reportchecked 2026-09-08sec.gov ↗
- directorychecked 2026-09-09bibliotecadigital.infor.cl (archived copy) ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-27arauco.com ↗
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- otherchecked 2026-07-27diarioconcepcion.cl ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-27acoforag.cl ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-10services.arcgisonline.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-14services.arcgisonline.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-14datosretc.mma.gob.cl ↗
Related facilities
Arauco
Largest in Chile
How to cite
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