| Type | Holding (IPSA:COPEC) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Energy |
| Founded | (1934) |
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
| Key people | Roberto Angelini Rossi, (Chairman) Eduardo Navarro Beltrán, (CEO) |
| Products | Forestry Fuel Fishing Other Investments |
| Revenue | US$ 12.2 billion (2008) |
| Employees | 14.792 |
| Parent | AntarChile |
| Subsidiaries | Celulosa Arauco y Constitución, Copec, Metrogas, among others. |
| Website | www.ec.cl |
Empresas Copec (IPSA:COPEC) is a Chilean energy and forestry company with a chain of gas stations throughout Chile.
Copec started as company in 1934. The first president of Copec was Pedro Aguirre Cerda, who later became Chilean president.[1] Today Roberto Angelini Rossi is the president of Copec.
Copec expanded its activities to the sale of tires and accessories, machinery, and vehicles in 1941. It participated in the formation of Petroleum Navigation Company (SONAP 1943), National Society Pipeline (SONACOL, 1956).
During the 1970s Copec extended its activities through the purchase of Celulosa Arauco, Forestal Arauco and cellulose Constitution later form one of its main subsidiaries Celulosa Arauco y Constitución. In 2003 it transferred all operations to fuel a new subsidiary that holds the name Copec and changed its name to Copec SA, keeping control of all companies belonging to Copec which until then had fulfilled the role of parent.
Copec originally started Abcdin in 1950.
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