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Empresas CMPC

Logo: CMPC, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Chilean pulp and paper company

Empresas CMPC S.A. (Spanish: Compañía Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones; popularly known as the “Papelera”) is a Chilean pulp and paper company, headquartered in Santiago, Chile. It is the largest paper manufacturer in the country; and one of the biggest companies worldwide, according to Forbes Global 2000's ranking in 2023, with $1B in profits in 2023.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryPulp and Paper1
  • HeadquartersSantiago1
  • Websitewww.cmpc.cl
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Sede central CMPC, Santiago 20230521
Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Empresas CMPC S.A. (Spanish: Compañía Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones; popularly known as the “Papelera”) is a Chilean pulp and paper company, headquartered in Santiago, Chile. It is the largest paper manufacturer in the country; and one of the biggest companies worldwide, according to Forbes Global 2000's ranking in 2023, with $1B in profits in 2023.2

Corporate structure

Empresas CMPC sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The company was founded in 1920 as a merger of factories between "Cartón del Maipo" and "Esperanza" and a merge of the businessman Luis Matte Larraín and the German engineer Germán Ebbinghaus.

In 1983, CMPC expanded in to the printing business. In 1992, a partnership was form between CMPC and Simpson Paper Co. to form Celulosa del Pacífico S.A. (CELPAC). In 1995, CMPC purchased 20% of Scott Paper Company in Chile.

They have been subject to many controversies. In 2017, CMPC agreed out of court to compensate consumers who were affected by illegal price fixing on soft paper business (such as toilet, napkins, tissues, diapers, and others).

From Wikipedia’s article on Empresas CMPC, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • cellulose

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2009Acquired CMPC Celulose Riograndense1

Sources

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