Juan Naveira~~Michael Isby
January 23, 2026
Simpson Thacher Represents Arauco in €555 Million Export Credit Facility

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- Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A
- (Arauco), a major Chilean forestry company, secured a €555 million export credit facility to finance the construction and start-up of a new bleached hardwood kraft pulp production line at its mill in the province of Arauco, Bio Bio Region, Chile
- The legal team from Simpson Thacher advised on corporate, tax, and environmental matters related to the transaction.
The Firm recently represented Chilean forestry company Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. (“Arauco”) in connection with a €555 million export credit facility to finance the construction and start-up of a new production line of bleached hardwood kraft pulp in their mill, located in province of Arauco, Bio Bio Region, Chile.~~Arauco is one of Latin America’s largest forest plantation owners and one of the world’s largest producers of bleached and unbleached softwood kraft pulp, bleached hardwood kraft pulp and wood products, in terms of production capacity.~~The Simpson Thacher team included David L. Williams, Juan M. Naveira, Pablo Richards and Enrique Güijosa Rincón (Corporate); Sarah Julian Duffy (Tax); and Michael Isby (Environmental).
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Juan Naveira~~Michael Isby
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