Arauco announced that a storm in mid-August, which affected the central-southern area of Chile, forced the company to completely shut down its Licancel pulp mill, located in Licanten, in the Maule Region of Chile. The shutdown took place August 21 due to the overflowing of the Mataquito River. Arauco said it is “currently reviewing the […]
Tag Archives: Arauco
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May
May
Valmet will deliver a new refiner with chip washer capacity of 28 ton/h to Arauco’s new MDF plant located in Zitácuaro, Mexico. The start-up of the system is planned for the last quarter of 2024. The order was included in Valmet’s orders received of the first quarter 2023. The value of the order will not […]
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Jan
Jan
Arauco on January 20 produced the first bale of eucalyptus kraft pulp by the new production line (Line 3) at Arauco Mill in southern Chile. The construction of the new production line is part of Arauco’s MAPA Project, which also includes major improvements to Line 2 and the closure of Line 1 — the last […]
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Aug
Aug
Arauco’s MAPA project is close to completion. The new pulp line will have a capacity of 1.56 million tpy of bleached eucalyptus (BEK) pulp. The new bleached eucalyptus (BEK) pulp line of Chilean Arauco is expected to start up by the end of October. Empresas Copec, Arauco’s parent company, announced on 19 August that the […]
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Jan
Jan
Arauco, a global leader in sustainable forestry, today announced it has closed the acquisition of majority ownership in Odd Industries, the ethically-driven industrial artificial intelligence (IAI) pioneer. Together they will accelerate the use of artificial intelligence with the mission to slow and reverse climate change.“Sustainability is in our nature, committing us to the development and […]
10
Sep
Sep
Global technology company ABB has been contracted by manufacturer of forest products, Arauco, to modernize its Licancel Cellulose Plant in Chile to deliver faster response times, greater cyber security, upgraded operator interfaces, enhanced process reliability and flexibility for remote working. Arauco will continue to utilize ABB Ability™ System 800xA distributed control system (DCS) and […]
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May
May
Valmet and Arauco have signed an agreement to jointly develop the Arauco Mill Line 3 in Chile to become the world’s most autonomous pulp mill. Valmet will supply its Industrial Internet Solutions (VII Solutions) comprised of Mill Wide Optimization applications, advanced prediction, and monitoring applications as well as expert services. The target is to improve […]
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Mar
Mar
Since summer 2020, Covid-19 related problems have been complicating and delaying the progress of the pulp mill expansion project. The modernization and expansion of Arauco’s MAPA bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp mill in southern Chile was almost 75 percent complete by the end of January. In its annual report, the company said that the main […]
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Nov
Nov
The Covid-19 crisis is having an impact on Arauco’s pulp expansion project in Chile. The expanded mill will start-up several months later than planned. Chilean forestry group Celulosa Arauco will start up its expanded pulp mill in Arauco around six months later than originally planned. According to a company spokesman, this delay is attributable in […]