Type Sociedad Anónima Revenue 22.7 billion USD (2012) | Traded as BCS: COPEC Number of employees 8,644 Net income 409.6 million USD (2012) Founded 1934 | |
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Key people Roberto Angelini Rossi, (Chairman)Eduardo Navarro Beltrán, (CEO) Products ForestryFuelFishingOther Investments Subsidiaries Celulosa Arauco y Constitución, Terpel, Copec Inc. | ||
Empresas Copec is a Chilean energy and forestry company with a chain of gas stations throughout Chile.
Copec started was founded in 1934. The first president of Copec, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, later became president of Chile. 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.
Copec founded the Chilean Homeware company Abcdin in 1950.