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Overview
2019 Corporate Presentation - ARAUCO
ARAUCO at a glance

                                                      Angelini                                       Empresas
                       Shareholder Structure                                  AntarChile
                                                       Group         74.30%                 60.82%    Copec          99.98%

                                                                     International Scale                                        National Scale

                                                            Fitch Ratings              BBB
                                                                                      (Negative)
                                                                                                                              Fitch Ratings       AA-
                                                                                                                                                 (Negative)

                              Credit Ratings                       S&P                BBB-
                                                                                      (Negative)
                                                                                                                               Feller Rate        AA
                                                                 Moody’s              Baa3                                                        (Stable)

                                                                                       (Stable)

                                                            EBITDA            1,147        Net Debt/EBITDA    3.9x

                  Financial highlights 2019                 EBITDA Margin      22%         Net Debt/Equity    82%
                                      In US$million
                                                            Debt              6,050        Net Income          62

                                                            Cash              1,560        CAPEX             1,350
 As of December 2019
2019 Corporate Presentation - ARAUCO
DIVERSIFIED SALES                                                               REVENUE BY REGION
 AROUND THE WORLD

                                                      Forestry   Others
                                                        3%        3%

  Revenues
  MUS$5,329                                          Pulp                 Wood
                                                                          51%            32%                    32%
                                                     43%                            Asia and Oceania     North America

                                                                 Others
                                                      Forestry    -5%
                                                        22%
Adjusted EBITDA
                                                                                         24%                     8%
   MUS$1,147                                          Wood                Pulp         Central and              Europe
                                                     products             58%         South America
                                                       25%
                                                                                                        4%
   As of December 2019 LTM                                                                             Others
   (1) Pulp and Wood products include energy sales
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THREE STRATEGIC BUSINESS SEGMENTS
                                                 Forestry                Pulp                               Wood products                                      Complementary energy
                                                                                                       Panels                      Solid Wood                      operations
                                                                                                         2 Mills
                                                                                                                             7 Sawmills: 2,646 th. m3            10 Power Plants
                                                697 th. Ha (1)          5 Mills                  MDF:      515 th. m3        Plywood(5) : 710 th. M3                     606 MW
                                                                                                 PB:       340 th. m3        4 Rem. Facilities
                                                                      2,905 th. t                                                                               Surplus: 219 MW

                                                                                                         2 Mills                                                 2 Power Plants
                                                                         1 Mill                                              1 Sawmill: 318 th. m3
                                                                                                 MDF:      300 th. m3                                                     82 MW
                                                133 th. Ha   (1)
                                                                        350 th. t                                            1 Rem. Facility
                                                                                                 PB:       260 th. m3                                            Surplus: 8 MW

                                                                                                          4 Mills
                                                130 th. Ha (1)                                   MDF: 1,530 th. m3
                                                                                                 PB:    720 th. m3

                                                                                                                                                                 1 Power Plant
                                                                        1 Mill                                                                                           91 MW (2)
                                                 79 th. Ha (1) (2)
                                                                      710 th. t (2)                                                                             Surplus: 50 MW

                                                                                                        10 Mills
                                                                                                  MDF: 1,470 th. m3
                                                                                                  PB: 2,104 th. m3

                                                                                                         2 Mills
                                                                                                  MDF: 250 th. m3
                                                                                                  PB:  339 th. m3

                                                                                                    10 Mills (3)(4)
                                                                                                   PB: 1,165 th. m3           1 Sawmill (3): 25 th. m3
                                                                                                   MDF: 741 th. m3
                                                                                                   OSB: 258 th. m3
                                Total          1.0 million ha        4.0 million t              10.1 million m3                 3.7 million m3                    779 MW

As of December 2019                                                    (4) One PB mill in South Africa is currently shut down
(1) Considers hectares planted, in thousands                           (5)Considers 2 plywood mills.
(2) Considers 50% of Montes del Plata                                  (6)As of the date of publication of this report, 2 MDF mills are shut down. Also, the
(3) Considers 50% of Sonae Arauco                                        PB lines of two different mills are also shut down.
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WE ARE A MAIN PLAYER IN
                                                                                                               Market Pulp Capacity (thousand tonnes)
THE GLOBAL MARKET
                                                                                  Suzano
                                                                             ARAUCO (*)                                                 5,225
                                                                            IP (exc. Ilim)
                                                                                    CMPC

                #2
                                     In market
                                                                                    APRIL
                                     pulp capacity
                                                                           Metsa Group
                                     in the world
                                                                        UPM-Kymmene
                                                                         Georgia Pacific                                                                MAPA’s new capacity
                                                                              Stora Enso
                                                                           APP (excl. PE)

                                                                                             0                2,000       4,000         6,000       8,000        10,000

                                                                                                                World Panels** Capacity (thousand m3)
                                                                            Kronospan
                                                                          ARAUCO (*)                                            9,916

                #2
                                     In Panels                                    Egger
                                     capacity in                              Norbord
                                     the world                            Swiss Krono
                                                                           Kastamonu
                                                                       Georgia Pacific
                                                                      Louisiana Pacific
                                                                             Pfleiderer
                                                                               Duratex

                                                                                             0      3,000       6,000   9,000     12,000 15,000 18,000 21,000 24,000
 World market pulp and panel competitors capacity as of December 2019
 *Arauco capacity includes 50% of Montes del Plata, 50% Sonae Arauco, and MAPA Project, as of December 2019
 **Panels refers to Composite Panels, which corresponds to MDF, PB and OSB.
 Source: Hawkins Wright, Public fillings, Arauco estimations and Company information and fillings
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MAXIMIZING THE
VALUE OF EVERY TREE
                                             PULP
                                                    EKP
                                                    BSKP
                                                    UKP
                                                    Fluff
                                                    DissolvingPulp

                              PULP
                              MILLS
                                                                                  SURPLUS
                      Chips                                                       277 MW

                                             HEAT                        ENERGY             National Grid
                                          PRODUCTION                     &STEAM

                                                    MDF/ PB
                                                    Plywood
                               WOOD                 SawnTimber
                              PRODUCTS              Rem. Wood Products
                                MILLS
                                         WOOD
                                         PRODUCTS

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BUSINESS
SEGMENTS
2019 Corporate Presentation - ARAUCO
FORESTRY BUSINESS
    Total Plantations                                            Includes plantations in Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
                                                                                                                                 Planting and harvesting
  In thousand hectares                                                                                                          In thousand hectares
                                                                                                                    1,038              90

                                                                                                                                      80                                                                                             71 ha
                                                                                                                                      70

                                                                                                                                      60                                                                                             55 ha
                                                                                                                                      50

                                                                                                                                      40
                                                                                                                                           37 ha

                                                                                                                                      30   23 ha                                                                  Planted hectares
                                                                                                                                      20                                                                          Harvested hectares
                                                                                                                                      10
      2003         2005         2007         2009         2011      2013            2015            2017            2019                   2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

                     1.8 million (*)                                                          Hectares Planted                                                           Environmental Certifications
                              hectares owned                                                                                           Pine : 70 th.                     Our forests plantations have international
                                                                                                                                       Euca: 60 th.                      certification in Forestry Management and Chain
                                                                                                                                       Others: 0.2 th.                   of Custody
                           1.0 million                                                                                                             130 th.
                                                                                                                                                                         For detailed information about each certification, you can visit our
                             hectares planted                                                                                         Euca: 78 th.                       web site www.arauco.com
                                                                                                                                      Pine: 0.1 th.
                                                                                                      Pine : 503 th.                  Others: 0.4 th.
                           667 th. of Pine                                                            Euca: 192 th.                                79 th.
                                                                                                      Others:  2 th.            Pine : 94 th.
                          349 th. of Euca                                                                                       Euca: 19 th.
                           22 th. Others                                                                              697 th.
                                                                                                                                Others: 20 th.
                                                                                                                                       133 th.
(*) includes 515 th. hectares of native forest plantations.
As of December 2019
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FORESTRY BUSINESS

Bioforest research and development

Bioforest was formed in 1990 by Arauco and one of the
achievements has been the increase in the plantation
yields by 40%

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                Highly
                trained
                researchers                             ● Bioforest has a wide participation in local and international
                                                          organizations that are leaders in the forestry-industrial
 work in order to develop and                             scientific knowledge
 apply the best technologies,                           ● In addition, Bioforest aims to fulfill the environmental
 maximizing the forestry and                              objectives for the protection and conservation of
 industrial resources.                                    biodiversity present in our native forests

                                                        ● During October 2019 and after 3 years of work, Bioforest
                                                          discovered a species of fungus that is affecting more than
                                                          80% of the chilean Araucaria. This fungus has already killed
                                                          10% of that protected native tree species.

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PULP BUSINESS                                                                                 Production
                                                                                              million tonnes

                                                                                                4                         3.6                      3.7             3.8    3.7
                                                                                                           3.3                     3.4
                                                                                                3

                                                Pulp Sales
                                                                                                2

                                                                                                1

                                                     MUS                                        0
                                                                                                          2014            2015    2016            2017             2018   2019

                                          $2,296
                                                                                                                                 EKP     BSKP        UKP      Fluff
                                                                                              Sales volume: 3.7 million tonnes

                                                                                                                  Fluff
                                                     Does not include energy sales                       UKP                                              Europe
                                                                                                                   4%                                      17%
                                                     As of December 2019 LTM                             13%

          EKP(1)                     BSKP (2)     UKP(3)                  FLUFF      DP (4)                                                      America
                                                                                                                                                  11%
                                                                                                                                 EKP                                         China
                                                                                                                                 48%                                          54%
                                                                                                                                                Rest of the
                                                                                                                                                  World
                                                                                                     BSKP                                          12%        Korea
                                                                                                     35%                                                       6%

(1)   Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp
(2)   Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp
(3)   Unbleached Kraft Pulp
(4)   Dissolving Pulp
                                                                                              As of December 2019 LTM
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PULP BUSINESS
OUR MILLS
in thousand tonnes

                                  LICANCEL
                                   160 UKP

                             CONSTITUCION       ALTO PARANA
                                   355 UKP      350 BSKP & Fluff
                                                Swing mill
   MAPA PROJECT (2021)
           NEW LINE 3
             1,560 EKP          ARAUCO MILL
                              LINE 1: 290 EKP
  Line 1 will be shut down   LINE 2: 510 BSKP
         upon completion.

                             NUEVA ALDEA        MONTES DEL PLATA
                                  520 EKP       1,414 EKP
                                 520 BSKP       Arauco owns 50%

                                  VALDIVIA
                                   550 EKP

 As of December 2019

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PULP BUSINESS
     COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
        1. Logistic Efficiency                                                                                                                  2. Cost Advantages

                                                                                                                                          620
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   East Canada
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Coastal BC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Int. West Canada
                                                                                                                                          570                                                                                                                 Japan
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Japan
                                                                                                                                                                                                US                Finland
                                                                                                                                                                        Other Europe                                                                        US
                                                                                                                                          520                       Sweden

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                China

                                                                                                                   Cash Cost, CIF China
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Bel/France
                                                                                                                                          470                                                                                                       East Europe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Iberia

                                                                                                                        US$/ADt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Indonesia              Canada
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Finland
                                                                                                                                          420                                                                                         Sweden
Average distances from                                                 Average distances from                                                                                                                                Other Asia
                                                                                                                                                              East Europe
   Forests to Mills                                                        Mills to Ports                                                 370
                                                                                   Km                                                                      Chile
                                                                                                                                          320       Other World                                                      Chile/Uruguay
       Chile                  85                       Licancel                    420
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Brazil
                                                      Constitucion                 316                                                    270
       Argentina              80
                                                      Nueva Aldea                  63
                                                                                                                                          220
       Uruguay               282
                                                       Arauco                      35                                                           0           5,000        10,000        15,000        20,000         25,000        30,000         35,000       40,000
                                                                                                                                                                                       Annual capacity (000s ADt)
                                                       Valdivia                    301
                                                  Arauco
                                                       Alto Paraná                1,200
                                                                                                                                                                                       BSKP                             BHKP
                                                       Montes del plata             0
                                                       Weighted Avg.             205 (1)     161(2)                                       Source: Hawkins Wright, as of December 2019
                                                                                                                                          Other world includes Argentina, China and Oceania.
                                                                                           with MAPA
     Source: ARAUCO, as of December 2019
     (1) Calculated using sales volume for 2019
     (2) Calculated including sales volume from ARAUCO´s Line 3 expected capacity and assuming Line 1’s shutdown

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PULP BUSINESS
     COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
        3. Product Diversification

                                                                                               BCP world industry demand by End-use, 2018(2)
  (48%)           FLUFF
SOFTWOOD           9%
        UKP
        13%

                  Current Capacity
                                                    (52%)
                    4.0 million                  HARDWOOD
                      tonnes

                                           EKP
           BSKP                            52%
           26%                                                  DP
                                                                4%
                                                        FLUFF
                                                 UKP
                                                         7%                      (60%)
                                                 10%                          HARDWOOD
                                       (40%)                    Projected
                                     SOFTWOOD                    Capacity
                                                                5.2 million   EKP
       Including MAPA’s                                           tonnes      59%
                                                 BSKP
       capacity and DP (1)                       20%

     Source: ARAUCO, as of December 2019                                                 (2) Source: Hawkins Wright, as of December 2019
     (1)Dissolving Pulp                                                                  BCP: Bleached Chemical Pulp, which includes all bleached kraft pulp (and not unbleached)
                                                                                         and sulphite pulp

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WOOD PRODUCTS BUSINESS                              Sales evolution
                                                    US$ billion

                                                              3      2.8   2.6               2.6      2.7      2.7
                                                                                       2.5
                                                              2

               Revenues                                       1

                   MUS
                                                              0
                                                                    2014   2015       2016   2017    2018     2019
                                                                                  Panels      Solid wood

            $2,742  Does not include energy sales
                                                    Subdivisions

                    As of December 2019 LTM
                                                                  PANELS

                                                                                                           SOLID WOOD

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WOOD PRODUCTS BUSINESS: PANELS                       Production
                                                     million m3
                                                                           7

                                                                Millares
                                                                                                                                      6.0
                                                                           6                                               5.6
                                                                                  4.8    4.8      4.8          4.9
                                                                           5

                                                                           4

            Panels Sales                                                   3

                                                                           2

                                                                           1

                   MUS                                                     0
                                                                                 2014    2015     2016
                                                                                                  MDF    PB
                                                                                                              2017
                                                                                                                Others
                                                                                                                         2018        2019

             $1,859  Does not include energy sales
                                                     Sales volume: 5.9 million m3

                                                                               Others*
                                                                                 3%
                                                                                                                       Chile 4%
                                                                                                               Argentina
                                                                                                                                Others**
                                                                                                                                   4%
                     As of December 2019 LTM
                                                                                                                  6%
                                                                                                              Mexico
                                                                                                               10%
                                                                                            MDF
                                                         PBO                                53%
                                                         44%
                                                                                                                                            USA and
                                                                                                                Brazil                      Canada
                                                                                                                25%                          51%

                                                     As of December 2019 LTM
                                                     Does not include Sonae Arauco volumes
                                                     *OSB, HB, Retail and Composite panels
                                                     ** EMEA, Asia, Oceania and Rest of Latam
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PANELS
OUR MILLS                              2 mills
                                      470 m3 MDF                                                                              4 mills *
in thousands                                                                                                                  974 m3 PB
                                                                                                                              886 m3 MDF
                                                                                                                              516 m3 OSB
                                                                                                                  2 mills*
                                                                                                                 140 m3 MDF
                                                                                                                 428 m3 PB

                                                                                                               2 mills*
                                                                                                               372 MDF
                                                                                                               456 PB

           8 mills (**)
          1,000 m3 MDF
          2,104 m3 PB

                                                                              2 mills
                                                                              339 m3 PB
                                                                              250 m3 MDF

                                                                                                            4 mills
                                                                                                            1,530 m3 MDF
                                                                                                              720 m3 PB                       2 mills*
                                                                                                                                           472 m3 PB***
                                                                                                                                            84 m3 MDF

                                                 3 mills
                                                 515 m3 MDF
                                                 340 m3 PB
Legend                                                                                         2 mills
MDF: Medium Density Fiberboard                                                                 300 m3 MDF
PB: Particle Board                                                                             260 m3 PB
OSB: Oriented Strand Board

As of December 2019
*Arauco owns 50% of Sonae Arauco
**As of the date of publication of this report, 2 MDF mills are shut down. Also, the PB lines of two
different mills are also shut down.
***One PB mill in South Africa is currently shut down                                                                                                     17
WOOD PRODUCTS BUSINESS: SOLID WOOD                   Production
                                                     million m3
                                                                     5

                                                                     4
                                                                                         3.2            3.2         3.1           3.2           3.1
                                                                             2.9
                                                                     3

                                                                     2

    Solid Wood Sales                                                 1

                                                                     0

               MUS                                                          2014
                                                                          Sawn Timber
                                                                                        2015           2016
                                                                                             Kiln dried lumber
                                                                                                                   2017
                                                                                                                 Plywood
                                                                                                                                  2018         2019
                                                                                                                             Reman. Wood products

                 $883Does not include energy sales
                     As of December 2019 LTM
                                                     Sales volume: 2.7 million m3

                                                             Rem. Wood
                                                              products
                                                                          Others*
                                                                            2%
                                                                                                                                 Rest of Latam

                                                                                                                             Chile
                                                                                                                                      8%                 Asia and
                                                                                                                                                         Oceania
                                                                16%                     Kiln-dried                           12%
                                                                                                                                                           36%
                                                                                         lumber
                                                                                           34%
                                                                                                                           EMEA
                                                      Plywood                                                               13%
                                                        18%

                                                                                                                                         North America
                                                                             Sawn Timber                                                     31%
                                                                                30%

                                                     As of December 2019 LTM
                                                     Does not include Sonae Arauco volumes
                                                     * Pallets
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SOLID WOOD
OUR MILLS
in thousands

                                                                   1 sawmill*
                                                                   50 th. m3 ST

                                    7 Sawmills
                                    2,646 m3 ST
                                      408 m3 Rem
Legend
                                    2 Plywood Mills   1 sawmill
ST: Sawn Timber                                       318 m3 ST
                                      710 m3
Rem: Remanufactured Wood Products
                                                       45 m3 Rem

As of December 2019
*Arauco owns 50% of Sonae Arauco

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ENERGY BUSINESS                                Highlights                                                                       As of September 2018

                                               Arauco generates renewable energy from forestry biomass and uses it in
                                               the production processes.

                                               In Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, we are self-sufficient in net electricity
                                               consumption and we sell the surplus to the local grid.

                  Revenues                     5 cogeneration plants in Chile and 1 plant in Uruguay are registered under
                                               the Kyoto Protocol Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
                                               ARAUCO expects MAPA will generate an additional surplus of 142MW
                      MUS                      available for the national grid.

                    $74                                                                           277 MW
                     As of December 2019 LTM
                                                              779MW                           Sold to National Grid in Chile,
                                                              Installed capacity                 Argentina and Uruguay

                                                 606 MW
                                                                        82 MW                900,000 homes
                                                                                              can be powered by the surplus
                                                                                                   injected to the grid

                                                                   91 MW
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FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
MAIN FIGURES
    Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                      Net Debt
    2,000
     US$ million                                                                            35%
                                                                           31%                           US$ million
    1,800                                                                                                                                                                     3.9x
                                                                                            30%   5,000
                                                                  26%                                             3.8x                       3.6x
    1,600                                  25%                                                    4,500                  3.2x     2.9x
                                24%                                                         25%                                                         2.7x
    1,400
                  22%                                   22%                          22%          4,000                                                            1.9x
                                                                                                  3,500
    1,200                                                                                   20%
                                                                                                  3,000
    1,000                                                                  1,851            15%   2,500
                                                                                                              4,359                                                          4,490
                                                                                                  2,000                  4,107    3,805      3,889
     800                                                                                                                                                3,684      3,434
                                1,280     1,290                  1,353                            1,500
                                                                                            10%
                  1,153                             1,067                          1,147
     600                                                                                          1,000
                                                                                            5%     500
     400
                                                                                                     -
     200                                                                                    0%                2013       2014     2015       2016       2017       2018      2019
                  2013          2014       2015     2016         2017      2018    2019
                                                                                                                                  Net Debt          Net Debt/ EBITDA
                                      Adjusted EBITDA         Adjusted EBITDA Mg

     CAPEX                                                                                                  Debt Breakdown
     US$ million
                                                                                                             by Instrument                                       by Currency
                                                                                                                    Leasing                                       Other
                                                                                                                                                                Currencies
                                                                                                          Bank        4%
                                                                                                                                                                   4%
                                                                                                          Loans
                                                                                    1,350                  16%

            865                                                             921
                          614                      665           654
                                        469

        2013          2014              2015      2016          2017       2018     2019
                                                                                                                                 Bonds                                           USD (1)
                                                                                                                                  80%                                             96%
    As of December 2019
    (1) 23% of the total debt corresponds to local currency swapped to US dollar

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FUTURE
INVESTMENTS
MAPA NEW PULP LINE AT                                                           Modernization and Expansion of the Arauco Mill (MAPA)
ARAUCO MILL & COGENERATION                                                      consists in the construction of a third pulp line of 1.56
PLANT                                                                           million tonnes (short fiber), increasing ARAUCO’s total
                                                                                pulp capacity to more than 5 million tonnes.

 The investment for this project is   Additionally, the Project considers the       The Project is expected to    It is expected that the new line will
 approximately US$ 2,350million.      shut down of Arauco´s line 1 of 290 th.       generate 8,000 jobs as of     start its operations during the
                                      tonnes of short fiber pulp once the new       August 2020.                  second quarter of 2021.
                                      line (line 3) is operating, and the
                                      construction of a 132 MW cogeneration
                                      plant.

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MAPA PROJECT TIMELINE

                           July 2018                                  February 2019                                        May 2019                           March 2020: 45% advance
                       The Board ofDirectors                                                                               Contracts awarded for              Most of the critical equipment is arriving on-site
                       approved the MAPA                               Earth-moving worksstart.                            construction companies, totaling   and building constructions are in progress.
                       Project.                                                                                            approximately US$ 680 million.

  April 2011                                   October 2018                                       April 2019                                                                            2021
  Arauco’s first                               Arauco signed main equipment                       On April 1st, 2019, Arauco signed an                                                  The new Line 3 is
  environmental studies                        contracts with Andritz and                         ECA* agreement for a total of Eur 555                                                 expected to start
  for MAPA Project.                            Valmet                                             million. This financing is mainly                                                     operating on 2021,
                                                                                                  associated with the suppliers                                                         while Line 1 is
                                                                                                  contracts signed on October 2018.                                                     shutdown.

(*) Export Credit Agency

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DISSOLVING PULP PROJECT

                          • Dissolving Pulp Project is a brownfield project, located in the Valdivia mill and approved by
                            ARAUCO’s Board of Directors on September 2017. This US$ 200 million investment consists
                            in the mill’s adaptation to produce dissolving pulp, with the option to switch back to paper
                            pulp production

                          • This project allows Arauco to continue diversifying its product portfolio and reaching new
                            costumers

                                                                                 As of this report, construction of the
                               Dissolving pulp is used to produce viscose,
                                                                                 dissolving Pulp Project is finished. It is
                               an alternative material for cotton.
                                                                                 expected to start operating during the
                               It is used to soften, shine, and purify fibers.
                                                                                 second quarter of 2020.

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SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

Combining science,       Developing high standard,   Responsibly managing       Being a virtuous actor in
innovation and           quality-oriented products   our operations using       the areas where we
technology               that always aim to be the   best-in-class              maintain operations to
with the goal of         superior choice for our     environmental practices    become an active agent
unlocking the full       customers.                  and promoting the safety   for their social and
potential of our                                     of ARAUCO’s workers.       economic development.
plantations.

                                                           With products that come from responsible
                                                           management of natural and renewable
                     Towards a Bioeconomy                  resources
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

 Global Change
 Our commitment to sustainable development is a
                                                              CARBON
 response to the challenges posed by climate change
 and population growth.                                       NEUTRAL
COMMITMENT                         RENEWABLE RESOURCE
                                                                 2020
Capture more                       Solutions to fulfill the
greenhouse gas
emissions than it
                             +     world´s demand, while
                                   keeping our planet in
                                                               ARAUCO anticipates it will
                                                               be the first company in
emits globally                     balance
                                                               our industry to certify
                                                               achieving this important
                                                               goal

     ARAUCO also announced its intention to align with the
                  “Science Based Targets”

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SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY                                  Around                                    We maintain and protect,

                                       Engagement with     US$56                                63 128
                                       220
                                                               million                    Areas of High Biological
                                                                                            Conservation Value
                                                                                                                     Areas of High Social,
                                                                                                                     Cultural or Religious
                                                             Invested during 2019                                    Conservation Value
                                                          in environmental projects

                                   communes
                                                over           In alignment with the UN

                                                                                                    more than
                                                                                                   70,000
                                          programs with                                             direct beneficiaries
                                           communities
Source: ARAUCO Sustainability Report

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