New products -- new targets. (Focus on Latin America: Chile).

From: Wood Based Panels International | Date: June 1, 2001 | Copyright information

Backed by a rich forest plantation resource and restricted by the size of the domestic market, Chile's major panel manufacturers have accelerated their expansion abroad.

For top players this has meant new investment in capacity elsewhere in the region, especially in Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela.

Meanwhile, the last three years have seen significant restructuring, prompted partly by the emergence of Chile's leading forestry and wood pulp producer, Celulosa A...

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