List of companies of Chile

Chile is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania.

Location of Chile

Chile is today one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations.[1] It leads Latin American nations in rankings of human development, competitiveness, income per capita, globalization, state of peace, economic freedom, and low perception of corruption.[2] It also ranks high regionally in sustainability of the state, and democratic development.[3] Chile is a founding member of the United Nations, the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

Notable firms edit

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
     Active     State-owned     Defunct
NameIndustrySectorHeadquartersFoundedNotes
ACE TeamTechnologySoftwareSantiago1997video games
AerocardalConsumer servicesAirlinesSantiago1991Airline
AeroEjecutivaConsumer servicesAirlinesSantiago?Charter airline
Aerovías DAPConsumer servicesAirlinesPunta Arenas1980Airline
AES AndesUtilitiesConventional electricitySantiago1921Electrical utility
Air Comet ChileConsumer servicesAirlinesSantiago2004Airline, defunct 2008
AmnesiaGamesTechnologySoftwareSantiago2006Video games
AntarChileConglomerates-Santiago2003Timber, oil & gas, shipping and fisheries
Antofagasta PLCBasic materialsNonferrous metalsSantiago1888Copper
AsenavIndustrialsCommercial vehicles & trucksValdivia1973Shipyard
Banco BICEFinancialsBanksSantiago1979Bank
Banco de ChileFinancialsBanksSantiago1893Bank
Banco de Crédito e InversionesFinancialsBanksSantiago1937Bank
Banco del Estado de ChileFinancialsBanksSantiago1855State bank
Banco FalabellaFinancialsBanksLas Condes1998Bank
Banco ParisFinancialsBanksSantiago[4]2004Bank
Banco PentaFinancialsBanksSantiago2004[5]Bank
Banco RipleyFinancialsBanksSantiago2003Bank
BanmédicaFinancialsLife insuranceSantiago1988Health insurance
Behaviour SantiagoTechnologySoftwareSantiago2002Video games
CalicheraFinancialsInvestment servicesSantiago2003Investments
Canal 13Consumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainmentSantiago1959Television
CAP S.A.Basic materialsIron & steelSantiago1946Iron, steel
Celulosa Arauco y ConstituciónBasic materialsForestrySantiago1979Wood
CencosudConsumer servicesBroadline retailersSantiago1960Retail stores
Central Bank of ChileFinancialsBanksSantiago1925Central bank
ChilevisiónConsumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainmentSantiago1960Television
CMPCBasic materialsForestrySantiago1920Wood
CodelcoBasic materialsNonferrous metalsSantiago1955Copper
Colbún S.A.UtilitiesConventional electricitySantiago1986Power transmission
Compañía de Acero del PacíficoBasic materialsIron & steelSantiago1946Steel
Compañía de las Cervecerías UnidasConsumer goodsSoft drinksSantiago1902Beverages
Compañía Electro-Siderúrgica e Industrial de ValdiviaBasic materialsIron & steelValdivia1926Ironworks
Compañia General de ElectricidadUtilitiesMultiutilitiesSantiago1905Electric/gas utility
Compañía Minera San Esteban PrimeraBasic materialsNonferrous metalsSantiago1957Copper, gold
Concha y ToroConsumer goodsDistillers & vintnersSantiago1883Wine
Cono Sur Vineyards & WineryConsumer goodsDistillers & vintnersSantiago1993Wine
Cooperativa Agrícola Pisquera Elqui LimitadaConsumer goodsDistillers & vintnersVicuña1938Spirits
Cooperativa Agrícola y Lechera de La Unión LimitadaConsumer goodsSoft drinksLa Unión1949Dairy
CopesaConsumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainmentSantiago1955Media conglomerate
CorpbancaFinancialsBanksSantiago1871Commercial bank
Correos de ChileIndustrialsDelivery servicesSantiago1747Postal services
CSAVIndustrialsMarine transportationValparaíso1872Shipping
CumploFinancialsSpecialty financeSantiago2011Crowd funding
DAP HelicópterosConsumer servicesAirlinesPunta Arenas1989Helicopters
E-CLUtilitiesConventional electricitySantiago1981Utility
El MercurioConsumer servicesPublishingVitacura1827Newspaper
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del EstadoIndustrialsRailroadsSantiago1884National railway
Empresa Nacional del PetróleoOil & gasExploration & productionSantiago1950State-owned gas and oil
Empresas CopecConsumer servicesIntegrated oil & gasSantiago1934Oil and gas, retail
ENAERIndustrialsAerospaceSantiago1984State-owned defense, aircraft
EndesaUtilitiesConventional electricitySantiago1943Electric utility
EnersisUtilitiesConventional electricitySantiago1889Electric power
EntelTelecommunicationsFixed line telecommunicationsSantiago1964Telecommunications
Entel PhoneTelecommunicationsMobile telecommunicationsSantiago1997Mobile phones, part of Entel
FalabellaConsumer servicesBroadline retailersSantiago1889Department stores
FAMAEIndustrialsDefenseSantiago1811State-owned firearms
FerronorIndustrialsRailroadsSantiago1997Railway
Fondo Nacional de Salud (FONASA)Health careHealth care providersSantiago1979Health distributions
IANSAConsumer goodsFood productsSantiago1953Sugar
Inversiones Aguas MetropolitanasUtilitiesWaterSantiago1999[6]Sanitation
JumboConsumer servicesFood retailers & wholesalersSantiago[7]1976Hypermarkets
Kingston Family VineyardsConsumer goodsDistillers & vintnersCasablanca1990Wine
KunstmannConsumer goodsBrewersValdivia1997Brewery
La CuartaConsumer servicesPublishingSantiago1984Newspaper
La NaciónConsumer servicesPublishingSantiago1917Newspaper
La PolarConsumer servicesBroadline retailersSantiago1920Retail stores
La SegundaConsumer servicesPublishingSantiago1931Newspaper
La TerceraConsumer servicesPublishingSantiago1950Newspaper
Las Últimas NoticiasConsumer servicesPublishingSantiago1902Newspaper
LATAM Airlines GroupConsumer servicesAirlinesSantiago2012Airline holding group
LATAM Cargo ChileIndustrialsDelivery servicesSantiago1929Cargo airline, part of LATAM Airlines Group
LATAM ChileConsumer servicesAirlinesSantiago1929Airline, part of LATAM Airlines Group
LATAM ExpressConsumer servicesAirlinesSantiago1998Airline, part of LATAM Airlines Group
Latin American WingsConsumer servicesAirlinesSantiago2015Charter airline
LíderConsumer servicesFood retailers & wholesalersSantiago1893Hypermarket, now part of Walmart (US)
Mall PlazaConsumer servicesBroadline retailersSantiago1990Malls
MasisaBasic materialsForestrySantiago1920Wood
MegaConsumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainmentSantiago1990Television
Miguel Torres ChileConsumer goodsDistillers & vintnersCuricó1979Wine
Minera EscondidaBasic materialsNonferrous metalsSantiago1978Copper
Minera ValparaísoConglomerates-Santiago1906Industrial holdings, utilities
NavimagIndustrialsMarine transportationPuerto Montt1979Ferries
Ochagavia WinesConsumer goodsDistillers & vintnersMacul1851Wine
One AirlinesConsumer servicesAirlinesSantiago2013Airline, defunct 2020
Oro BlancoFinancialsInvestment servicesSantiago1983Investments
PAL AirlinesConsumer servicesAirlinesLas Condes2003Airline, defunct 2014
ParísConsumer servicesBroadline retailersSantiago1900Department stores, part of Cencosud
Parque Arauco S.A.Consumer servicesBroadline retailersSantiago1979Malls
Pilmaiquén S.A.UtilitiesAlternative electricitySantiago1986Hydroelectric
ProvidaFinancialsAsset managersSantiago1981Pension fund management
RedbancFinancialsBanksSantiago1987Banking network
Ripley S.A.Consumer servicesBroadline retailersSantiago1956Department stores
SalfaCorpFinancialsReal estate holding & developmentSantiago1926Real estate
Santa IsabelConsumer servicesFood retailers & wholesalersSantiago1976Supermarkets
Santiago Stock ExchangeFinancialsInvestment servicesSantiago1893Primary exchange
Sky AirlineConsumer servicesAirlinesSantiago2001Airline
SM-ChileFinancialsEquity investment instrumentsSantiago1996Financial holdings, including Banco de Chile
Sociedad Química y MineraBasic materialsSpecialty chemicalsSantiago1968Chemicals
SocovesaFinancialsReal estate holding & developmentSantiago1967Real estate
SodimacConsumer servicesHome improvement retailersRenca1952[8]Home improvement
Sonda S.A.TechnologySoftwareSantiago1974Information technology
SoproleConsumer goodsMilk productsSantiago1949Dairy, part of Grupo Gloria (Peru)
SVR ProduccionesConsumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainmentSantiago1987Record label
Televisión Nacional de ChileConsumer servicesBroadcasting & entertainmentSantiago1969Television
TottusConsumer servicesFood retailers & wholesalersSantiago[9]2002Supermarket
Transbordadora Austral Broom S.A.IndustrialsMarine transportationPunta Arenas1968Water transport
VigatecIndustrialsIndustrial machinerySantiago1980Industrial equipment
VTRTelecommunicationsFixed line telecommunicationsSantiago1928Telecommunications


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