Chile's Arauco Re-Opens Eight Plants after Worker Protests

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución, Latin America's largest timber company, a subsidiary of Empresas COPEC, S.A. (Santiago Stock Exchange:COPEC), reported that with the help of local police officers, the company successfully re-opened eight of 24 plants closed due to disruptions from protesting sub-contracted workers.

Chile Posts Trade Surplus, President Bachalet Seeks to Further Strengthen Ties to Asia

After the Chile's central bank reported a US$ 881 million trade surplus in October, the copper exporting country's president, Michelle Bachalet embarked on a diplomatic trip to China, South Korea, and Singapore, to further strengthen trade ties with Asia.