Papeles Bio-Bio

BO Paper Arapoti started its operations in 1925 in the old mother factory, symbolically recognized as the unit that made the evolution to the current site possible, which began operations in 1992 with one of the most modern facilities of the paper industry in Latin America. The Unit is a producer of coated papers of low weight and thermo-mechanical... fibers of high yield for the market. It is a leader in the paper market for Latin American publications, offering a wide portfolio of printing and writing products and a line of Special Papers for the Auto Adhesives and Flexible Packaging markets. Certified by ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, CERFLOR and FSC®, it works in a sustainable manner in its operations and also in the development of the socio-environmental management of the region with its suppliers and employees. The Arapoti Mother Factory, a pioneer in paper-making in Brazil, starts its operations After just 23 months from its creation, the Pisa plant starts its operations, controlled by the O Estado de So Paulo newspaper. The New Zealand group Fletcher Challenge becomes a shareholder of Pisa and conducts a capital increase with forest assets. Inpacel inaugurates more modern facilities in the city of Arapoti. The Norske Skog Group acquires the paper operations of Fletcher Challenge and the shares of the newspaper O Estado de So Paulo and starts to control the operations of Pisa. PBB is acquired by the consortium Inversiones BO S.A. (Chile). Pisa becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chilean group Papeles Bo Bo.Read More