Pulp & paper in Chile: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

8 tracked facilities, ≈2,924,173 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing pulp & paper.

The numbers

Pulp & paper in Chile at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	8	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	2,924,173 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	365,522 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€226M/yr	at €77.4/t EUA

Carbon pricing here: Carbon tax US$5/t on large emitters; reform discussions ongoing (World Bank State & Trends of Carbon Pricing 2025 / ICAP 2025). Current benchmark: no liquid market price. Full country page: carbon price in Chile.

Largest emitters

Top 8 pulp & paper CO2 emitters in Chile

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Celulosa Arauco y Constitución - Arauco Pulp Mill	Celulosa Arauco y Constitución SA	989,562	€76.6M
2	Nueva Aldea pulp	Celulosa Arauco y Constitución SA	837,321	€64.8M
3	Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Constitución Pulp Mill	Celulosa Arauco y Constitución SA	365,522	€28.3M
4	CMPC Celulosa S.A. Sante Fe	CMPC Celulosa SA	332,391	€25.7M
5	Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Valdivia Pulp Mill	Celulosa Arauco y Constitución SA	167,464	€13.0M
6	CMPC Pulp Pacific Plant	Empresas CMPC SA	126,867	€9.8M
7	CMPC Celulosa S.A. - Laja Mill	CMPC Celulosa SA	65,971	€5.1M
8	Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill	Celulosa Arauco y Constitución SA	39,075	€3.0M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Pulp & paper in China

15,796,737 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Brazil

14,117,127 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Indonesia

6,493,185 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Finland

5,362,631 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Canada

4,686,950 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Chile

Cement in Chile

955,585 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many pulp & paper facilities does Chile have with tracked emissions?

8 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈2,924,173 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest pulp & paper emitter in Chile?

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución - Arauco Pulp Mill — ≈989,562 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

≈€226M per year at €77.4/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on free allocation and the local instrument.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.