Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill — Chile
Pulp & Paper Mill in Chile. Approximate location -34.98583, -72.02222.
Pulp & Paper MillChileCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Chile. Its listed capacity is 88,876 t of pulp & paper. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency. It is operated by Celulosa Arauco y Constitución SA. By capacity it ranks #8 among 8 pulp & paper mills in Chile. It emits about 39,075 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.49% of the CO₂e from the 20 facilities in Chile that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 19% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375437.
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Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Licanten · Biomass · 6 MW · 0 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 88,876 t of pulp & paper, Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill is below the median pulp & paper mill in Chile (756,020 t of pulp & paper). Subsector: pulp-and-paper. As pulp & paper mill, it requires high process heat (typically 150–250°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 39,075 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 39k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €2.9M/yr.
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest pulp & paper mills in Chile
Listed capacity (t of pulp & paper), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Celulosa Arauco y Constitución SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 35.0°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1365 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
The #8 largest of 8 pulp & paper mills in Chile by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Constitución Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 365,522 t CO₂
- Curico Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 122,511 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -34.98583, -72.02222. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill?
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Chile. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.
What capacity is listed for Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill?
The open dataset lists 88,876 t of pulp & paper of capacity for Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill.
How much CO₂ does Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill emit?
The page uses about 39,075 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #17 among facilities in Chile by estimated CO₂.
Where is Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill located?
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill is in Chile at approximately -34.98583, -72.02222.
Who operates Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. - Licancel Pulp Mill?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Celulosa Arauco y Constitución SA.