6-K 1 d714261d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of March, 2019

Commission File Number 33-99720

 

 

ARAUCO AND CONSTITUTION PULP INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

El Golf 150

Fourteenth Floor

Santiago, Chile

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  ☒             Form 40-F  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes   ☐            No  ☒

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-             

 

 

 


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Item         Page  

1.

  

Ratio Analysis of the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

     1  

2.

  

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

     7  

3.

  

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss

     9  

4.

  

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

     10  

5.

  

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

     11  

6.

  

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow

     12  

7.

  

Unaudited Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

     13  
  

Annex: Press Release

  

 


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Ratio Analysis of the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

1. ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

  a)

Statement of Financial Position

The principal components of assets and liabilities at each period, as follows:

 

Assets

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Current assets

     3,364,981        3,441,160  

Non-current assets

     11,664,647        11,152,588  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     15,029,628        14,593,748  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Current liabilities

     1,778,476        1,579,764  

Non-current liabilities

     5,849,983        5,675,013  

Non–parent participation

     37,264        37,192  

Net equity attributable to parent company

     7,363,905        7,301,779  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net equity and liabilities

     15,029,628        14,593,748  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2019, total assets increased MU.S.$436 compared to December 31, 2018, equivalent to a 2.99% variation. This variation was driven mainly by increases in the balance of property, plant and equipment, trade and other current receivables, which were partially offset by decreases in cash and cash equivalents.

In turn, total liabilities increased by MU.S.$374 principally due to an increase in financial liabilities (mainly financial leasing), and current non-financial liabilities (minimum dividend), partially offset by a decrease in deferred tax liabilities.

The main financial and operational indicators as of the dates and periods indicated below are as follows:

 

Liquidity ratios

   03-31-2019      12-31-2018  

Current Liquidity (current assets / current liabilities)

     1.89        2.18  

Acid ratio ((current assets-inventories, biological assets) / current liabilities)

     1.10        1.33  

Debt indicators

   03-31-2019      12-31-2018  

Debt to equity ratio (total liabilities / equity)

     1.03        0.99  

Short-term debt to total debt (current liabilities / total liabilities)

     0.23        0.22  

Long-term debt to total debt (non-current liabilities / total liabilities)

     0.77        0.78  
     03-31-2019      03-31-2018  

Financial expenses coverage ratio (earnings before taxes + interest expense / interest expense)

     3.46        5.83  

Activity ratio

   03-31-2019      12-31-2018  

Inventory turnover-time (cost of sales / inventories + current biological assets)

     2.73        2.95  

Inventory turnover-time (excluding biological assets) (Cost of sales /inventory)

     3.55        3.92  

Inventory permanence-days ((inventories + biological assets) /cost of sales)

     131.75        121.96  

Inventory permanence-days (excluding biological assets) (inventory / cost of sales)

     101.51        91.80  

 

 

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Ratio Analysis of the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

As of March 31, 2019, the short-term debt represented 23% of total liabilities (22% as of December 31, 2018).

Our financial expenses coverage ratio decreased from 5.83 to 3.46, mainly due to lower earnings before taxes for the period ended March 31, 2019, compared to the same period of 2018.

 

  b)

Statement of profit or loss

Income before income tax

Income before income tax registered a profit of approximately MU.S.$141 compared to a profit of approximately MU.S.$250 in the same period of 2018. The negative variation of MU.S.$109 is explained by the factors described in the following table:

 

Item

   MU.S.$  

Gross margin

     (97

Distribution and Administrative Expenses

     (10

Other income and expenses

     (2
  

 

 

 

Net change in income before income tax

     (109
  

 

 

 

The main indicators related to result accounts and the details of revenues and operation costs are as follows:

 

Revenues

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     03-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Pulp

     652,215        732,860  

Timber

     697,781        692,689  

Forestry

     30,747        30,024  

Other

     7,443        9,081  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     1,388,186        1,464,654  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sales costs

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     03-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Wood

     184,242        178,431  

Forestry work

     133,003        158,586  

Depreciation and amortization

     115,187        95,023  

Other costs

     509,484        489,551  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total sales costs

     941,916        921,591  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Profitability index

   03-31-2019      12-31-2018  

Profitability on equity

     6.84        10.05  

Profitability on assets

     3.41        5.08  

Return on operating assets

     4.58        8.19  

Profitability ratios

   03-31-2019      03-31-2018  

Income per share (U.S.$) (1)

     1.11        1.75  

Income after tax (ThU.S.$) (2)

     126,099        197,716  

Gross margin (ThU.S.$)

     446,270        543,063  

Financial costs (ThU.S.$)

     (57,391      (51,662

 

(1)

Earnings per share refer to the profit to net equity to parent company.

(2)

Includes non-controlling interest.

 

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March 31, 2019

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EBITDA

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     03-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Gain (loss)

     126,099        197,716  

Finance costs

     57,391        51,662  

Financial income

     (6,746      (4,782

Expenses for income tax

     15,100        51,841  

EBIT

     191,844        296,437  

Depreciation and amortization

     124,684        102,315  

EBITDA

     316,528        398,752  

Cost at fair value of the harvest

     74,837        81,848  

Gain from changes in fair value of biological assets

     (36,981      (29,575

Exchange difference

     (2,127      (1,049

Others*

     2,627        7,024  

Adjusted EBITDA

     354,884        457,000  

 

*

Considers impairment provision for property, plant and equipment.

2. MAIN SOURCES OF FINANCING

Arauco’s financing needs are mainly covered through the capital markets, with bond issuances and credits obtained from banks and financial institutions serving as the main sources of financing. For short-term borrowing, Arauco follows a liquidity policy which indicates the amounts and institutions from which it can borrow according to several conditions defined in the policy. In the case of long-term debt, corporate bond issuances in the local market and also in international markets are used as sources of new resources. Another source of long-term financing corresponds to borrowings from banks and financial institutions around the world.

3. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ECONOMIC VALUES AND BOOK ASSETS

Assets and liabilities are presented in the Financial Statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards and instructions issued by Chilean Commission for the Financial Market. We believe that there are no material differences between the economic value of our assets and the value reflected in these Financial Statements.

4. MARKET SITUATION

Pulp Division

At the beginning of the year, we experienced no changes in the pulp market. The demand downtrend seen in the last quarter stabilized and showed a slight increase by the end of the quarter, especially in China. In terms of prices, we didn’t see a significant recovery from the last quarter and global inventories remained at high levels. Both scenarios are explained by a general downtrend demand and by pulp production levels that were practically equal to capacity levels. The last eight months remained free of any mayor production or climate issue impacting the market. The Asian market, specifically the Chinese one, was the most affected by the trend change from the end of 2018 through January 2019 and it showed a turnaround by the end of this quarter, but it didn’t reach the levels that we saw 6 months ago. The pulp demand increase experienced in February was due to higher paper production in order to normalize paper inventory levels after the Chinese New Year, when factories were closed for approximately 14 days. The uncertainty of the trade war between China and US remained high and, even though the negotiations were going as it was expected, paper producers showed prudency by the time they bought their raw material. Korean market distanced itself from Chinese trend with prices slightly higher by the end of March. In Europe the scenario was slightly different. Compared to the Asian market, the downward trend

 

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impact was belated and smoother, and there was no evidence of sustainable recovery with inventories at high levels. Regarding the paper industry, demand remained low. Tissue market, which is key reference in the local industrial trend, showed lower production and not at full capacity as tissue producers would like to. In the Middle East, pulp prices followed the European trend and showed low levels of demand due to the unfavorable economic scenario.

Pulp production during this quarter compared to the last one increased by 1.0%, due to several programmed maintenance stoppages during the fourth quarter of 2018. Regarding the first quarter of 2018, pulp production decreased by 2.2%, which is explained by a lower number of programmed maintenance stoppages at that time.

Composite Panel

Composite panel sales decreased slightly compared to the previous quarter, with sales volume falling by 1.3% (including both MDF and PBO products) and average pricesincreasing by 1.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. The Latin-American market showed healthy demand levels during the first quarter of 2019, specially in MDF consumption, highlighting countries such as Peru and Colombia. In Brazil, the year started lower than expected with higher MDF supply and with a slowed down economy affecting negatively the demand. In Argentina, demand stopped declining, but prices in dollar remained low due to the uncertainty that affect the economy and therefore the local currency. In United States and Canada, sales showed an increase compared to the last quarter.

Sawn timber

Sawn timber sales volume increased during the first quarter and prices continued its downward trend. In Asia and the Middle East, demand remained low and it reflected the higher European, Canadian and Brazilian supply levels. The next period of this year is expected to remain with a challenging environment due to higher supply levels and lower demand from key markets for this industry. In remanufactured products, supply and demand remained balanced in the United States mainly because of the positive seasonality effects in the northern hemisphere. The scenario remains expectant because of the trade war between China and the United States and a lower growth rate for the construction market.

Plywood

Plywood trend remained the same compared to the last quarter, with a decrease in prices and high supply levels from South America and Asia. Additionally, OSB (Oriented Strand Board), which is a substitute for plywood, participated strongly and increased the supply. On the other hand, inventories showed high levels throughout the whole supply chain.

 

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March 31, 2019

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5. ANALYSIS OF CASH FLOW

The main components of net cash flow in each period are as follows:

 

     03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     03-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Positive (negative) Cash flow

     

Cash flow from operating activities

     130,251        83,435  

Cash flow from (used in) financing activities:

     

Loan and bond obtention and payments

     (53,483      70  

Payment of lease liabilities

     (20,949      —    

Dividends paid

     —          (602

Others

     (316      10  

Cash flow from (used in) investment activities:

     

Purchase and sale of property, plant and equipment

     (161,616      (93,983

Purchase and sale of biological assets

     (72,629      (70,269

Purchase and sale of intangible assets

     (3,603      (282

Additions (Disposals), Investments in joint ventures and associates

     (151,294      (15,918

Dividends received

     6,206        2,211  

Others

     —          5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Positive (negative) net cash flow

     (327,433      (95,323
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities shows a higher positive balance of MU.S.$130 for the current period, representing a variation in respect of the previous period (MU.S.$83), resulting mainly from higher payments from accounts receivables partially offset by higher payments to accounts payables and the payment to Masisa Chile (acquisition of plants in Brazil).

The financing cash flow shows a negative balance of MU.S.$75 for the current period, representing a variation in respect of the previous period (negative balance of MU.S.$1), resulting mainly from lower borrowings net of lower payments.

Regarding the investment cash flow, as of the closing of the current period, it shows a higher negative balance of MU.S.$383 (MU.S.$178 for the 2018 period), mainly due to higher disbursements for the purchase of property, plant and equipment and the purchase of Masisa’s plants in Mexico.

 

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6. MARKET RISK ANALYSIS

In respect of the economic risks resulting from interest rate variations, the Company maintains, as of March 31, 2019, a ratio of fixed rate debt to total consolidated debt of approximately 85.6%, which it believes is consistent with industry standards.

Regarding variations in prices of pulp and forestry products, the Company does not participate in futures trading as to maintain one of the lowest cost structures in the industry, the risks for price fluctuations are bounded.

The Company and most of its subsidiaries maintain their accounting records and prepare their financial statements in U.S. dollars. Both the accounts receivable and most financial liabilities are denominated in U.S. dollars or are covered by an exchange rate swap, as well as most of their revenues. As a result, exposure to changes in the exchange rate has decreased significantly.

In the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2019, a detailed analysis of the risks associated with the business of Arauco is available (See Note 23).

 

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Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

     Note    03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Assets

        

Current Assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

   5      747,771        1,075,942  

Other current financial assets

   23      1,265        497  

Other current non-financial assets

   25      223,106        129,854  

Trade and other current receivables

   23      930,361        839,184  

Accounts receivable from related companies

   13      5,048        7,324  

Current inventories

   4      1,094,597        1,030,196  

Current biological assets

   20      317,055        315,924  

Current tax assets

        40,007        36,513  

Total Current Assets other than assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale

        3,359,210        3,435,434  

Non-Current Assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale

   22      5,771        5,726  

Non-Current Assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution to owners

        5,771        5,726  

Total Current Assets

        3,364,981        3,441,160  

Non-Current Assets

        

Other non-current financial assets

   23      26,683        20,346  

Other non-current non-financial assets

   25      88,454        86,948  

Trade and other non-current receivables

   23      12,032        15,149  

Accounts receivable from related companies, non-current

   13      —          481  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   15-16      353,594        358,053  

Intangible assets other than goodwill

   19      95,069        90,093  

Goodwill

   17      65,763        65,851  

Property, plant and equipment

   7      7,651,330        7,174,693  

Non-current biological assets

   20      3,366,164        3,336,339  

Deferred tax assets

   6      5,558        4,635  

Total Non-Current Assets

        11,664,647        11,152,588  

Total Assets

        15,029,628        14,593,748  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (continued)

 

     Note    03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
    12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Equity and Liabilities

       

Liabilities

       

Current Liabilities

       

Other current financial liabilities

   23      577,010       537,596  

Trade and other current payables

   23      740,962       659,618  

Accounts payable to related companies

   13      11,324       10,229  

Other current provisions

   18      1,258       413  

Current tax liabilities

   6      162,298       153,642  

Current provisions for employee benefits

   10      5,833       5,656  

Other current non-financial liabilities

   25      279,791       212,610  

Total Current Liabilities other than assets included in disposal groups classified as held for sale

        1,778,476       1,579,764  

Total Current Liabilities

        1,778,476       1,579,764  

Non-Current Liabilities

       

Other non-current financial liabilities

   23      4,244,575       4,044,279  

Non-current payables

        2,230       2,230  

Other non-current provisions

   18      33,693       33,884  

Deferred tax liabilities

   6      1,386,675       1,417,658  

Non-current provisions for employee benefits

   10      67,465       64,895  

Other non-current non-financial liabilities

   25      115,345       112,067  

Total Non-Current Liabilities

        5,849,983       5,675,013  

Total Liabilities

        7,628,459       7,254,777  

Equity

       

Issued capital

   3      353,618       353,618  

Retained earnings

        7,896,731       7,824,045  

Other reserves

        (886,444     (875,884

Equity attributable to parent company

        7,363,905       7,301,779  

Non-controlling interests

        37,264       37,192  

Total Equity

        7,401,169       7,338,971  

Total Equity and Liabilities

        15,029,628       14,593,748  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS

 

          For the years ended March 31,  
          2019     2018  
     Note    ThU.S.$     ThU.S.$  

Statements of profit or loss

       

Revenue

   9      1,388,186       1,464,654  

Cost of sales

   3      (941,916     (921,591

Gross profit

        446,270       543,063  

Other income

   3      45,539       37,232  

Distribution costs

   3      (142,858     (132,400

Administrative expenses

   3      (141,280     (141,525

Other expense

   3      (22,317     (16,827

Profit from operating activities

        185,354       289,543  

Finance income

   3      6,746       4,782  

Finance costs

   3      (57,391     (51,662

Share of profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method

   15      4,363       5,845  

Exchange rate differences

        2,127       1,049  

Profit before income tax

        141,199       249,557  

Income Tax

   6      (15,100     (51,841

Net Profit

        126,099       197,716  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net profit attributable to

       

Net profit attributable to parent company

        125,836       197,806  

Net profit attributable to non-controlling interests

        263       (90

Net Profit

        126,099       197,716  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share (in U.S.$ per share)

       

Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

        1.1120       1.1120  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share

        1.1120       1.1120  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

            For the years ended March 31,  
            2019     2018  
     Note      ThU.S.$     ThU.S.$  

Net profit

        126,099       197,716  

Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss before tax:

       

Other comprehensive income before tax actuarial gain (losses) on defined benefit plans

     10        811       (318

Other Comprehensive Income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss before tax

        811       (318

Components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss before tax:

       

Exchange differences on translation

       

Gains (losses) on exchange differences on translation, before tax

     11        (8,622     (5,525

Other Comprehensive Income before tax exchange differences on translation

        (8,622     (5,525

Cash flow hedges

       

Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, before tax

     23        (4,823     25,841  

Recycle of cash flow hedges to profit or loss before tax

     23        (2,148     (1,900

Other Comprehensive Income before tax Cash flow hedges

        (6,971     23,941  

Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method that will not be reclassified to profit or loss before tax

        592       1,694  

Other Comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss before tax

        (15,001     20,110  

Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive Income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss before tax

       

Income tax relating to actuarial losses on defined benefit plans

        (199     85  

Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive Income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss before tax

        (199     85  

Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive Income that will be reclassified to profit or loss before tax

       

Income tax relating to cash flow hedges

     6        3,718       (6,404

Income tax relating to share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method that will be reclassified to profit or loss

        (137     (423

Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss

        3,581       (6,827

Other comprehensive (loss) income

        (10,808     13,050  

Comprehensive (loss) income

        115,291       210,766  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income attributable to

       

Comprehensive (loss) income, attributable to owners of parent company

        115,276       211,170  

Comprehensive (loss) income, attributable to non-controlling interests

        15       (404

Total comprehensive (loss) income

        115,291       210,766  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

03-31-2019

   Issued
Capital
ThU.S.$
     Reserve of
exchange
differences
on
translation
ThU.S.$
    Reserve of
cash flow
hedges
ThU.S.$
    Reserve of
actuarial
losses on
defined
benefit
plans
ThU.S.$
    Other
Reserves
ThU.S.$
     Total other
Reserves
ThU.S.$
    Retained
Earnings
ThU.S.$
    Equity
attributable
to owners
of parent
ThU.S.$
    Non -
controlling
interests
ThU.S.$
    Total
Equity
ThU.S.$
 

Opening balance at 01-01-2019

     353,618        (872,395     13,395       (17,571     687        (875,884     7,824,045       7,301,779       37,192       7,338,971  

Increase (decrease) for changes in accounting policies

                   (188     (188     —         (188

Re-expressed opening balance

     353,618        (872,395     13,395       (17,571     687        (875,884     7,823,857       7,301,591       37,192       7,338,783  

Changes in Equity:

                      

Comprehensive income

                      

Net profit

                   125,836       125,836       263       126,099  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

     —          (8,374     (3,253     612       455        (10,560       (10,560     (248     (10,808

Comprehensive income

     —          (8,374     (3,253     612       455        (10,560     125,836       115,276       15       115,291  

Dividends

                   (53,105     (53,105     57       (53,048

Increase (decrease) from transfers and other changes

                   143       143       —         143  

 Changes in equity

     —          (8,374     (3,253     612       455        (10,560     72,874       62,314       72       62,386  

Closing balance at 03-31-2019

     353,618        (880,769     10,142       (16,959     1,142        (886,444     7,896,731       7,363,905       37,264       7,401,169  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

03-31-2018

   Issued
Capital
ThU.S.$
     Reserve of
exchange
differences
on
translation
ThU.S.$
    Reserve of
cash flow
hedges
ThU.S.$
     Reserve of
actuarial
losses on
defined
benefit
plans
ThU.S.$
    Other
Reserves
ThU.S.$
     Total other
Reserves
ThU.S.$
    Retained
Earnings
ThU.S.$
    Equity
attributable
to owners
of parent
ThU.S.$
    Non -
controlling
interests
ThU.S.$
    Total
Equity
ThU.S.$
 

Opening balance at 01-01-2018

     353,618        (691,772     4,752        (18,926     2,168        (703,778     7,425,133       7,074,973       41,920       7,116,893  

Changes in Equity:

                       

Comprehensive income

                       

Net profit

                    197,806       197,806       (90     197,716  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

     —          (5,211     17,537        (233     1,271        13,364         13,364       (314     13,050  

Comprehensive income

     —          (5,211     17,537        (233     1,271        13,364       197,806       211,170       (404     210,766  

Dividends

                    (86,247     (86,247     (22     (86,269

Increase (decrease) from transfers and other changes

                    —         —         (33     (33

Changes in equity

     —          (5,211     17,537        (233     1,271        13,364       111,559       124,923       (459     124,464  

Closing balance at 03-31-2018

     353,618        (696,983     22,289        (19,159     3,439        (690,414     7,536,692       7,199,896       41,461       7,241,357  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     For the years ended March 31,  
     2019
ThU.S.$
    2018
ThU.S.$
 

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    

Cash Flows from (used in) Operating Activities

    

Classes of cash receipts from operating activities

    

Receipts from sales of goods and rendering of services

     1,377,157       1,307,672  

Other cash receipts from operating activities

     93,953       114,996  

Classes of cash payments

    

Payments to suppliers for goods and services

     (1,077,969     (1,072,176

Payments to and on behalf of employees

     (175,631     (160,501

Other cash payments from operating activities

     (29,375     (86,641

Interest paid

     (48,124     (43,524

Interest received

     4,666       2,403  

Income taxes paid

     (12,638     21,785  

Other inflows (outflows) of cash, net

     (1,788     (579

Net Cash flows from Operating Activities

     130,251       83,435  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows (used in) investing activities

    

Cash flow used in obtaining control of subsidiaries or other businesses

     (150,824     (15,918

Cash flow used for the purchase of non-controlling interests

     (470     —    

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

     4,239       2,756  

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

     (165,855     (96,739

Purchase of intangible assets

     (3,603     (282

Proceeds from sales of other long-term assets

     1,230       7  

Purchase of other non-current assets

     (73,859     (70,276

Dividends received

     6,206       2,211  

Other inflows (outflows) of cash, net

     —         5  

Cash flows used in Investing Activities

     (382,936     (178,236
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from (used in) Financing Activities

    

Total borrowings obtained

     7,000       96,474  

Debt obtained in long-term

     7,000       46,474  

Debt obtained in short-term

     —         50,000  

Repayments of borrowings

     (60,483     (96,404

Payments of finance lease liabilities

     (20,949     —    

Dividends paid

     —         (602

Other outflows of cash, net

     (316     10  

Cash flows used in Financing Activities

     (74,748     (522
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes

     (327,433     (95,323

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (738     (905
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) of Cash and Cash equivalents

     (328,171     (96,228

Cash and cash equivalents, at the beginning of the period

     1,075,942       589,886  

Cash and cash equivalents, at the end of the period

     747,771       493,658  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2019 AND 2018 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

NOTE 1. PRESENTATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Entity Information

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. and subsidiaries, (hereafter “Arauco” or the “Company”), tax identification number 93,458,000-1, is a closely held corporation, that was registered in the Securities Registry (the “Registry”) of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market (“CMF”) as No. 042 on June 14, 1982. Additionally, the Company is registered as a non-accelerated filer in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the United States of America.

The Company’s head office address is El Golf Avenue 150, 14th floor, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.

Arauco is principally engaged in the production and sale of products related to the forestry and timber industries. Its main operations are focused on business areas of pulp, wood products and forestry.

Arauco is controlled by Empresas Copec S.A., which owns 99.9780% of Arauco, and is registered in the Securities Registry as No. 0028. Each of the above mentioned companies is subject to the oversight of the CMF.

The ultimate shareholders of Arauco are Mrs. María Noseda Zambra de Angelini (who passed away on April 15, 2018), Mr. Roberto Angelini Rossi and Mrs. Patricia Angelini Rossi, who have control fundamentally as follows:

 

  (i)

Through Inversiones Angelini y Cía. Ltda., entity wich has 63.4015% of the shares of AntarChile S.A. and

 

  (ii)

Mr. Roberto Angelini Rossi through the statutory control of Inversiones Golfo Blanco Ltda., direct owner of 5.77307% of the shares of AntarChile S.A.; and Mrs. Patricia Angelini Rossi, through the statutory control of Inversiones Senda Blanca Ltda., direct owner of 4.329804% of the shares of AntarChile S.A.

Arauco’s Interim Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared on a going concern basis.

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

Presentation of Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

The Financial Statements presented by Arauco are comprised by the following:

 

   

Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

   

Interim Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss for the periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

   

Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

   

Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

   

Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

   

Explanatory disclosures (notes)

Period Covered by the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Periods beginning on January 1 and ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

Date of Approval of Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

These interim consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) at the Extraordinary Meeting No. 610 on May 13, 2019.

Abbreviations used in this report:

IFRS - International Financial Reporting Standards

IASB - International Accounting Standards Board

IAS - International Accounting Standards

IFRIC - International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee

MU.S.$ - Millions of U.S. dollars

ThU.S.$ - Thousands of U.S. dollars

U.F. - Inflation index-linked units of account

UTA - Annual Tax Unit

ICMS - Tax movement of inventories and services (Brazil)

Functional and Presentation Currency

Arauco and most of its subsidiaries determined the United States (“U.S.”) Dollar as its functional currency since the majority of its revenues from sales of its products are derived from exports denominated in U.S. Dollars, while their costs of sales are to a large extent related or indexed to the U.S. Dollar.

For the pulp reportable segment, most of the sales are exports denominated in U.S. Dollars and costs are mainly related to plantation costs which are settled in U.S. Dollars.

For the wood products and forestry reportable segments, although total sales include a mix of domestic and exports sales, prices of the products are established in U.S. Dollars, which is also the case for the cost structure of the related raw materials.

 

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March 31, 2019

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In relation to the cost of sales, although labor and services costs are generally billed and paid in local currency, these costs are not as significant as the costs of raw materials, which are driven mainly by global markets and therefore, influenced mostly by the U.S. Dollar.

The currency used to finance operations is mainly the U.S. Dollar.

The presentation currency of the interim consolidated financial statements is the U.S. Dollar. Figures on these interim consolidated financial statements are presented in thousands of U.S. Dollar (ThU.S.$).

Summary of significant accounting policies

 

a)

Basis for preparation of interim consolidated financial statements

These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and they represent the explicit and unreserved adoption of IFRS.

The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for biological assets and certain derivative financial instruments which are measured at revalued amounts or fair value at the end of each period as explained in the following significant accounting policies.

 

b)

Critical accounting estimates and judgments

The preparation of these financial statements, in accordance with IFRS, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the carrying amounts reported. These estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions that are considered to be reasonable. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Management believes that the accounting policies below are the critical judgments that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the interim consolidated financial statements.

- Biological Assets

The recovery of forest plantations is based on discounted cash flow models which means that the fair value of biological assets is calculated using cash flows from continuing operations on a discounted basis, based on our sustainable forest management plans and the estimated growth of forests.

These discounted cash flows require estimates in growth, harvest, sales prices and costs; therefore, it is important that management make appropriate estimates of future levels and trends for sales and costs, as well as conduct regular surveys of the forests to establish the volumes of wood available for harvesting and their current growth rates. The main considerations used to measure forest plantations are presented in Note 20, including a sensitivity analysis.

 

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March 31, 2019

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- Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the acquisition cost over the fair value of the Group’s holding in the identifiable net assets of the acquired subsidiary at the date of acquisition. The aforementioned fair value is determined whether based on assessments and/or the discounted future flow method using hypotheses in their determination, such as sales prices and industry indexes, among others. See Note 17.

- Litigation and Contingencies

Arauco and its subsidiaries are subject to certain litigation proceedings. Future impact on Arauco’s financial condition derived from such litigations is estimated by management, in collaboration with its legal advisors. Arauco applies judgment when interpreting the reports of its legal advisors who provide updated estimates of the legal contingencies at each reporting period and/or at each time a modification is determined to be necessary. For a description of current litigations see Note 18.

 

c)

Consolidation

The interim consolidated financial statements include all entities over which Arauco has the power to direct the relevant financial and operating activities. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is obtained and up to the date that control ceases.

Specifically, a company controls an investee or subsidiary if, and only if, they have all of the following:

(a) power over the investee, i.e. the investor has existing rights which give it the ability to direct the relevant activities (the activities that significantly affect the investee’s returns)

(b) exposure or rights to variable returns from involvement with the investee; and

(c) the ability to use power over the investee to affect the amount of the investor’s returns.

When Arauco holds less than the majority of voting rights in a company in which it participates, it nonetheless has the power over said company - when these voting rights are enough - to grant it in practice the ability to unilaterally direct said company’s relevant activities. Arauco takes into account all facts and circumstances in order to assess if the voting rights in a company in which it participates are enough for granting it the power, including:

a) the size of the investor’s holding of voting rights relative to the size and dispersion of holdings of the other vote holders;

b) potential voting rights held by the investor, other vote holders or other parties;

c) rights arising from other contractual arrangements; and

d) any additional facts and circumstances that indicate the investor has, or does not have, the current ability to direct the relevant activities at the time that decisions need to be made, including voting patterns at previous shareholders’ meetings.

The Company will reevaluate whether or not it holds control of a company in which participates if the facts and circumstances indicate that changes have occurred in one or more of the three elements of control mentioned above.

 

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March 31, 2019

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Consolidation of an investee shall begin from the date the investor obtains control of the investee and cease when the investor loses control of the investee. An entity includes the income and expenses of an acquired or sold subsidiary in the consolidated financial statements from the date it gains control until the date when the entity ceases to control the subsidiary.

The profit or loss of each component of other comprehensive income is attributed to owners of the parent company and the non-controlling interest, as appropriate. Total comprehensive income is attributed to the owners of the parent company and non-controlling interests even if the results of the non-controlling interest have a deficit balance.

If a subsidiary uses accounting policies other than those adopted in the consolidated financial statements for transactions and other events in similar circumstances, appropriate adjustments are made to the interim consolidated financial statements of subsidiaries in order to ensure compliance with Arauco’s accounting policies.

All intercompany transactions and unrealized gains and losses from subsidiaries have been fully eliminated from interim consolidated financial statements and non-controlling interest is presented in the interim consolidated statement of financial position within equity, separately from the equity of the owners of the parent company.

The interim consolidated financial statements at the end of this period include the assets, liabilities, income and expenses of the subsidiaries shown in Note 13.

Certain consolidated subsidiaries have Brazilian Real, Argentine Pesos, Canadian Dollars and Chilean Pesos as their functional currencies. For consolidation purposes, the financial statements of those subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with IFRS and translated into the presentation currency as indicated in Note 1 (e) (ii).

A parent company will present non-controlling interests in the interim consolidated statement of financial position within equity, separately from the equity of the owners of the parent company.

 

d)

Segments

Arauco has defined its reportable segments according to its business areas, based on the products and services sold to its customers. This definition is consistent with the management, resource allocation and performance assessment made by key personnel responsible for making relevant decisions related to the Company’s operation. The personnel responsible for making such decisions are the Executive Vice-president and the Chief Executive Officer who are the highest authorities for making decisions and are supported by the Corporate Managing Directors of each segment.

Based on the aforementioned process, the Company has established reportable segments according to the following business units:    

 

   

Pulp

 

   

Wood products

 

   

Forestry

Refer to Note 24 for detailed financial information by reportable segment.

 

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March 31, 2019

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e)

Functional currency

 

(i)

Functional currency

All items in the financial statements of Arauco and each of its subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which each entity operates (the functional currency). The interim consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, which is Arauco’s functional and presentation currency.

 

(ii)

Translation to the presentation currency of Arauco

For the purposes of presenting interim consolidated financial statements, assets and liabilities of Arauco’s operations in a functional currency different from Arauco’s are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates prevailing at the end of each reporting period. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period, unless exchange rates fluctuate significantly during that period, in which case the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions are used. Exchange rate differences are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in “Other reserves” within–equity.

 

(iii)

Foreign Currency Transactions

Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency are recognized at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Profit or loss on transactions in currencies other than the functional currency resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are recognized in the statements of profit or loss, except those which are recorded in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity such as cash flows hedging derivatives.

 

f)

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash-on-hand, deposits held on demand at financial entities and other short term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

 

g)

Financial Instruments

Financial assets

Initial classification

Arauco classifies its financial assets into the following categories: fair value through profit or loss and amortized cost.

Arauco do not have financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

The classification is based on the business model used to manage the assets and the characteristics of their contractual cash flows.

 

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Management determines the classification of its financial assets at the time of their initial registration.

(a) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss: these instruments are initially measured at fair value. Net income and losses, including any income from interest or dividends, are registered in the profit or loss of the period. Financial assets are classified in the category of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss when they are maintained for negotiation or designated in their initial registration as assets at fair value through profit or loss. A financial asset can be classified in this category if it is acquired mainly for the purposes of being sold in the short-term. Gain or losses of assets held for negotiations are registered in the consolidated statements of Profit or Loss, and the related interest is registered independently as financial income. Derivatives are classified as acquired for negotiation also unless they are designated as hedging instruments.

(b) Assets measured at amortized cost: they are initially registered at the fair value of the transaction, adding or subtracting the transaction costs that are directly attributable to the issuance of the financial asset or financial liability. The financial asset is maintained within a business model, the objective of which is to maintain financial assets to obtain contractual cash flows and the contractual conditions of the asset give rise, on specified dates, to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interests (“SPPI”) over the amount of the outstanding principal.

Subsequent measurement

Financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss and amortized cost.

The classification is based on two criteria: i) the Company’s business model for the management of financial instruments, and ii) whether the contractual cash flows related to the financial instruments represent “Solely Payments of Principal and Interests”.

a) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss: these instruments are subsequently measured at fair value. Net earnings and losses, including income from interests and dividends, are registered as profits or losses for the period. These instruments are held for negotiation and they are mainly acquired to be sold in the short term. Derivatives are also classified as held for negotiation, unless they are registered as hedging instruments. Financial instruments of this type are classified as Other Current and Non-Current Financial Assets. They are subsequently valuated by determining their fair value, registering changes in value in the interim consolidated statements of Profit or Loss, in the items of Financial Income or Financial Costs.

b) Financial assets measured at amortized cost: These instruments are subsequently measured at amortized cost minus accumulated amortizations, using the effective interest method and adjusted by loss allowance and volume discounts, in the case of financial assets. Financial income and expenses, foreign exchange income and losses, and impairment are registered in results. Any earnings or losses due to initial or subsequent reductions of the value of the asset are registered in the statement of profit or loss of the period. Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial instruments with fixed or determinable payments not traded in any active market. They are registered at amortized cost, registering accrued conditions directly in profit or loss.

 

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March 31, 2019

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Arauco measures accumulated losses in a quantity equivalent to expected credit losses during the lifelong commitment. Expected credit losses are based on contractual cash flow differences based on the allowance of each contract and the cash flows that Arauco expects. The difference is then discounted based on an approximation of the asset’s original effective interest rate. The asset’s carrying value is reduced as the allowance is used, and the loss is recognized in sales expenses in the financial statements. When an account receivable cannot be collected, it is regularized against the allowance account for receivables. Subsequent recoveries of previously impaired amounts are recognized as a debit in distribution costs.

Derivative financial instruments are explained in Note 1 h)

Financial liabilities

Arauco classifies its financial liabilities as follows: fair value through profit or loss, derivatives designated as effective hedging instruments and amortized costs.

Management determines the classification of its financial liabilities upon initial recognition. Financial liabilities are derecognized when the obligation is cancelled, settled or expired. When an existing financial liability is replaced with another of the same provider under substantially different terms, or where the terms of an existing liability are substantially amended, such exchange or modification is treated as a write-off of the original liability, with a new liability being recognized, and the difference between the respective carrying amounts is recognized in the interim consolidated statement of profit or loss.

Financial liabilities are initially recognized at fair value, and in the case of loans, they include the costs directly attributable to the transaction. The subsequent measurement of the financial liabilities depends on their classification:

Financial Liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

Financial liabilities are included in the category of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss when they are held for trading or originally designated at fair value through profit or loss. Income and losses from liabilities held for trading are recognized in profit or loss. This category includes non-designated derivatives for hedging accounting.

Financial Liabilities at Amortized Cost

Other financial liabilities are subsequently valued at their amortized cost based on the effective interest rate method. The amortized cost is calculated taking into account any premium or acquisition discount, and includes the costs of transactions that are an integral part of the effective interest rate. This category includes Commercial Accounts Payable and Other Accounts Payable, lease liabilities, as well as the loans included in Other Current and Non-Current Financial Liabilities.

 

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h)

Derivative financial instruments

(i) Derivative Financial Instruments - The Company enters into a variety of derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate and foreign exchange rate risks, including foreign exchange forward contracts, interest rate swaps, currency swaps and zero cost collar contracts. The Company’s policy is to enter into derivatives contracts only for economic hedging purposes and there are no instruments with speculation objectives.

Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value at the date the derivative contracts are entered into and are subsequently re-measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period. The resulting gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss unless the derivative is designated as a hedging instrument and complies with hedge accounting requirements, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.

(ii) Embedded derivatives - The Company assesses the existence of embedded derivatives in financial instrument contracts. Derivatives embedded in non-derivative host contracts are treated as separate derivatives when they meet the definition of a derivative, their risks and characteristics are not closely related to those of the host contracts and the contracts are not measured at FVTPL as a whole. Arauco has determined that no embedded derivatives currently exist.

(iii) Hedge accounting - The Company designates certain hedging instruments as either fair value hedges or cash flow hedges.

At the inception of the hedge relationship, the entity documents the relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, along with its risk management objectives and its strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. Furthermore, at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, Arauco documents whether the hedging instrument is highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk.

-Fair Value Hedges - Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recognized in profit or loss immediately, together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk.

-Cash flow hedges - The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated under the heading of cash flow hedging reserve. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in profit or loss, and is included in the Finance costs line item in the interim consolidated statement of profit or loss. Amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss in the periods when the hedged item affects profit or loss, in the same line as the recognized hedged item.

Hedge accounting is discontinued when the Group revokes the hedging relationship, when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, or when it no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. Any gain or loss recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity at that time remains in equity and is recognized when the forecasted transaction is ultimately recognized in profit or loss. When a forecasted

 

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transaction is no longer expected to occur, the gain or loss accumulated in equity is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

 

i)

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined using the weighted average cost method.

The cost of finished and in process products includes the cost of raw materials, direct labor, other direct costs and manufacturing overhead expenses.

Initial costs of harvested wood are determined at fair value less cost of sale at the point of harvest.

Biological assets are transferred to inventories when forests are harvested.

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

When market conditions result in the production costs of a product exceeding its net realizable value, the inventories are written-down to their net realizable value. This write-down also includes obsolescence amounts resulting from slow moving inventories and technical obsolescence.

Spare parts that will be consumed in a period of less than twelve months are presented in inventories and recognized as an expense when they are consumed.

 

j)

Non-current assets held for sale

The Group classifies certain property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, investments in associates and disposal groups (groups of assets to be sold together with their directly associated liabilities) as non-current assets held for sale which as of the date of the statements of financial position are the subject of active sale efforts which are estimated to be highly probable.

These assets or disposal groups are measured at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less the costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated or amortized from the time they are classified as non-current assets held for sale.

 

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k)

Business Combinations

Arauco applies the acquisition method to account for a business combination. This method requires the identification of the acquirer, determination of the acquisition date, recognition and measurement of the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree; and recognition and measurement of goodwill or a gain from a bargain purchase. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed and any contingent liabilities in a business combination are initially measured at fair value at the acquisition date, except:

-deferred tax assets or liabilities, and assets or liabilities related to employee benefit arrangements are recognized and measured in accordance with IAS 12 Income Taxes and IAS 19 respectively;

-liabilities or equity instruments related to share-based payment arrangements of the acquiree or share-based payment arrangements of the Group entered into to replace share-based payment arrangements of the acquiree are measured in accordance with IFRS 3 at the acquisition date; and

-assets (or disposal groups) that are classified as held for sale in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations are measured in accordance with such standard.

Acquisition-related costs are accounted for as expenses when they are incurred, except for costs to issue debt or equity securities which are recognized in accordance with IAS 32 and IFRS 9.

A parent will present non-controlling interests in the interim consolidated statement of financial position within equity, separately from the equity of the owners of the parent company.

Changes in the ownership interest of a parent in its subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are treated as equity transactions. Any difference between the amount by which non-controlling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity and attributed to owners of the parent company. No adjustment is made to the carrying amount of goodwill, neither gains nor losses are recognized in the statement of profit or loss.

Non-controlling interests that are present ownership interests and entitle their holders to a proportionate share of the entity’s net assets in the event of liquidation may initially be measured either at fair value or at the present ownership instruments’ proportionate share of non-controlling interests, in the recognized amounts of the acquirer’s identifiable net assets. The choice is made on a transaction-by-transaction basis.

Arauco measures the fair value of the acquired company in the business combination achieved in each stage (“step acquisition”), recognizing the effects of remeasurement of previously held equity in the acquiree in the statements of profit or loss.

If the initial accounting for a business combination is not completed by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, Arauco reports preliminary amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. During the measurement period (no more than one year), these preliminary amounts are retrospectively adjusted, or additional assets or liabilities are recognized to reflect new information about facts and

 

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circumstances that existed at the acquisition date, if known, would have affected the amounts recognized at that date.

Business combinations that are under common control transactions are accounted using as a reference the pooling of interest. Under this method, assets and liabilities related to the transaction carry over the previous carrying values. Any difference between assets and liabilities included in the consolidation and the consideration transferred, is accounted in equity.

 

l)

Investments in associates and joint arrangements

Associates are entities over which Arauco exercises significant influence, but not control. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but is not control or joint control over those policies.

Joint arrangement is defined as an entity over which there is joint control, which exists only when the decisions about strategic of activities, both financial and operational, require the unanimous consent of the parties sharing control.

Investments in joint arrangements are classified as a joint venture or as a joint operation. A joint operation is a joint arrangement in which the parties that have joint control of the arrangement (i.e. joint operators) have rights to the assets and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the arrangement. A joint venture is a joint arrangement in which the parties that have joint control of the arrangement (i.e., participants in a joint venture) have rights to the net assets of the arrangement.

Investments in associates and joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method and are initially recognized at cost. Their carrying amount is increased or decreased to recognize the portion corresponding to the statement of profit or loss or to the statement of comprehensive income. Dividends received are recognized by deducting the amount received from the carrying amount of the investment. Arauco’s investment in associates includes goodwill (both net of any accumulated impairment loss).

The investments in joint operations are recognized through consolidation of assets, liabilities and results of operations in relation to Arauco’s ownership percentage.

If the acquisition cost is lower than the fair value of the net assets of the associate acquired, the difference is recognized directly in statement of profit or loss in line Other gains (losses).

Investments in associates and joint ventures are presented in the interim consolidated statement of financial position in the line item “Investments accounted for using equity method”.

After Arauco’s carrying value in the investee is reduced to zero, additional losses are provided for, and a liability is recognized, only to the extent that Arauco has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate or joint venture. If the associate or joint venture subsequently reports profits, Arauco resumes recognizing its share of those profits only after its share of the profits equals the share of losses not recognized.

 

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m)

Intangible assets other than goodwill

After initial recognition, intangible assets with finite useful lives are carried at cost less any accumulated amortization and impairment losses.

Amortization of an intangible asset with a finite useful life is allocated over the asset’s useful life. Amortization begins when the asset is available for use, i.e., when it is in the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

 

(i)

Computer Software

Computer software licenses are capitalized in terms of the costs incurred to acquire and make them compatible with existing software. These costs are amortized over the estimated useful lives of the software.

 

(ii)

Water Rights, Easements and Other Rights

This item includes water rights, easements and other acquired rights recognized at historical cost which have indefinite useful lives as there is no foreseeable limit to the period over which these assets are expected to generate future cash flows. These rights are not amortized, but are tested for impairment at least annually, or when there is any indication that the assets might be impaired.

 

(iii)

Customers and trade relations with customers

Correspond to the valuation over the time of the established relationship with customers, from the sale of products and services through its sales team. These relations will materialize in sales orders, which generate revenue and cost of sales. The useful life has been determined to be 15 years.

 

n)

Goodwill

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquired company, and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquired company (if any) over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. If the total of consideration transferred, non-controlling interest recognized and previously held interest measured is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired in the case of a bargain purchase, the difference is recognized directly in the statements of profit or loss.

Goodwill is not amortized but tested for impairment on annual basis.

After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. For purposes of impairment testing, goodwill in a business combination is allocated as of the acquisition date to the cash generating unit or a group of cash generating units expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the acquired company are allocated to those units or group of units.

The goodwill generated on acquisitions of foreign companies, is expressed in the functional currency of such foreign company.

 

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Goodwill recognized for the acquisition of the subsidiary Arauco do Brasil S.A. whose functional currency is the Brazilian Real, is translated into U.S. Dollars at the closing exchange rate.

 

o)

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment. The cost includes expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the assets.

Subsequent costs, such as improvements and replacement of components, are included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to Arauco and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognized from property, plant and equipment. All other repairs and maintenance costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.

Arauco capitalizes borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets as part of the cost of those assets, until the assets are ready for their intended use (See Note 12).

Depreciation is calculated by components using the straight-line method.

The useful lives of the items of property, plant and equipment is estimated according to the expected use of the assets. The residual values and useful lives of assets are reviewed and adjusted, if appropriate, annually.

 

p)

Leases

Arauco applies IFRS 16 for recognizing leases in a manner consistent with contracts with similar features and akin circumstances.

At the beginning of a contract, Arauco assesses whether the contract is, or if it contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if it transfers the right to control the use of a given asset for a certain period of time, in exchange for consideration.

As of the initial date for recording a lease, Arauco, as lessee, recognizes an asset by the right of use at cost.

The cost of the asset for right of use comprises:

  -

The amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability. This measurement is at present value of the payments for leases that have not been disbursed as of that date. Payments for leases are discounted using the incremental interest rate for financial loans;

 

  -

Payments for leases performed prior to or as of the initiation date, minus the lease incentives that have been received;

 

  -

The initial direct costs incurred by the lessee; and

 

  -

An estimation of the costs to be incurred by the lessee when dismantling and eliminating the underlying asset, restoring the location where the same is located, or restoring the underlying asset to the condition required under the terms and conditions of the lease, unless such costs are incurred in order to produce inventories. The lessee assumes obligations stemming from such costs either at

 

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  the commencement date, or as a result of having used the underlying asset during a specific period.

After the initiation date, Arauco, as lessee, recognizes its asset for right of use by applying the cost model, minus the accumulated depreciation and the accumulated losses for deterioration of the value, and adjusted by any new measurement of the liability for lease.

At the beginning, Arauco in the capacity of lessee, recognizes the lease liability at present value of the lease payments that have not been disbursed as of that date. Lease payments are discounted using the incremental interest rate for financial loans.

After the initiation date, Arauco, as lessee, recognizes a liability for leases by increasing the book value, so as to reflect the interest over the liability for lease, reducing the amount in order to reflect the payments for leases that have been performed and once again recognizing the book value, so as to reflect the new measurements and also to reflect the essential fixed payments for leases that have been revised.

Arauco presents the assets by right of use in the Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, within Properties, Plants and Equipment, and are further disclosed in Note 7. Likewise, lease liabilities are included in the Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position within Other Current and Non-Current Financial Liabilities, and further disclosed as Lease liabilities in Note 23.

 

q)

Biological Assets

IAS 41 requires that biological assets, such as standing trees, are measured at fair value less cost to sell in the statement of financial position. Forestry plantations are accounted for at fair value less costs to sell, based on the presumption that fair values of these assets can be measured reliably.

The measurement of forestry plantations is based on discounted cash flow models whereby the fair value of the biological assets is determined using estimated future cash flows from continuing operations calculated using our sustainable forest management plans and including the estimated growth of the forests. This valuation is performed on the basis of each identifiable farm block and for each type of tree.

The measurement of new forestry plantations made during the current year is made at cost, which corresponds to the fair value at that date. After twelve months, the valuation methodology used is that explained in the preceding paragraph.

Biological assets shown as current assets correspond to those forestry plantations that will be harvested in the short term.

Biological growth and changes in fair value of forestry plantations are recognized in the line item “Other income” in the interim consolidated statement of profit or loss.

 

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r)

Income taxes

The tax liabilities are recognized in the interim consolidated financial statements based on the determination of taxable income for the year and calculated using the tax rates in force in the countries where Arauco operates.

Deferred income tax is recognized using liability method, on the temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated annual accounts. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates contained in laws adopted as of the date of the financial statements and that are expected to be applicable when the related deferred tax asset is realized or the deferred income tax liability is settled.

Deferred taxes are recognized in accordance with the standards established in IAS 12 - Income Tax.

The goodwill arising on business combinations does not give rise to deferred tax.

The deferred tax assets and tax credits are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

 

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s)

Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation, legal or constructive, as a result of past events, under which it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation; and when a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period.

 

t)

Revenue recognition

Revenues are valued at fair value of the consideration received or to be received, derived from them.

Arauco analyses and takes under consideration all relevant facts and circumtances to apply the five-step model established under IFRS 15 to customer contracts: (i) identify the contract, (ii) identify the performance obligations, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price, and (v) recognise revenue. Aditionally, Arauco evaluates the incremental costs of obtaining a contract and the costs incurred to comply with a contract.

Arauco recognizes revenues when the steps established in IFRS have been satisfactorily complied with.

Accounts receivable are recognized when control over goods or services has been transferred to the customer, because at this point of the time collection is unconditional and the passage of time is only needed to receive payment.

 

(i)

Revenue recognition from the Sale of Goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when Arauco has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the committed goods, when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured, when Arauco does not retain any managerial involvement over the goods sold and when it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to Arauco and the costs incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably. Revenue from the sale of goods are recognized when there is no obligation unsatisfied that could affect the customer’s acceptance of the product. The delivery is effective when the products are sent to the specific location, the risks of obsolescence and loss have been transferred to the customer and when Arauco has objective evidence that all acceptance criteria have been satisfied.

Sales are recognized in terms of the price agreed to in the sales contract, less any volume discounts and estimated product returns at the date of the sale. There is no significant financing component given that receivables from sales are collected within a short period, which is in line with market practices.

The structure for recognizing revenue from export sales is based on the 2010 Incoterms, which are the official rules for the interpretation of commercial terms issued by the International Chamber of Commerce.

 

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The main Incoterms used by Arauco are the following:

“CFR (Cost and freight)”, where the company bears all costs including main transportation, until the products arrives at its port of destination. The risk is transferred to the purchaser once the products have been loaded onto the vessel, in the country of origin.

“CIF (Cost Insurance & Freight)”, where the Company organizes and pays for external freight services and some other expenses. Arauco is no longer responsible for the products once they have been delivered to the ocean carrier company. The point of sale is the delivery of the products to the carrier chartered by the seller.

 

(ii)

Revenue recognition from Rendering of Services

Revenue from the rendering of services is recognized as long as the performance obligation have been satisfied.

Revenue is recognized considering the stage of completion of the transaction at the date of the reporting period, when Arauco has the enforceable right of payment from the rendering of the services.

There is no significant financing component, given that sales are made with a reduced average collection period, which is in line with market practice.

Arauco mainly provides power supply services which are transacted principally in the spot market of the Sistema Eléctrico Nacional (SEN) (“National Electrical System”). According to current regulations, the prices on that market called “Marginal Costs” are calculated by the Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional (CEN) (“National Electrical Coordinator”) and are generally recognized in the period in which the services are rendered.

Electrical power is generated as a by-product of the pulp and wood process and is a complementary business to it, which is initially supplied to the group’s subsidiaries and any surplus is sold to the SEN.

Arauco provides other non-core services such as port services and pest control whose revenues are derived from fixed price service contracts are recognized considering the stage of completion of the services rendered at the date of reporting, generally during the period of the service contract on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract.

Revenues from reportable segments mentioned in Note 24 are measured in accordance with the policies indicated in the preceding paragraphs.

Revenues from inter-segment sales (which are made at market prices) are eliminated in the interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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u)

Minimum dividend

Article No. 79 of the Chilean Corporations Law states that, unless otherwise unanimously agreed by the shareholders, corporations must distribute annually at least 30% of net income for the current year as cash dividend to shareholders determined in proportion to their shares or in the proportion established in the by-laws for preferred shares, if any, except where necessary to absorb accumulated losses from prior years.

The General Shareholders’ Meeting of Arauco agreed to distribute annual dividends at 40% of net distributable income, including an interim dividend to be distributed at year end. Dividends payable are recognized as a liability in the interim consolidated financial statements in the period when they are declared and approved by the Arauco’s shareholders or when arises the corresponding present obligation based on existing legislation or distribution policies established by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

The dividends payable provision is registered for 40% of the liquid distributable profit and against a lower equity, based on the yearly resolution of the Shareholders’ Meeting.

Dividends payable are presented in the line item “Other current non-financial liabilities” in the interim consolidated statement of financial position.

 

v)

Earning per share

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net profit for the period attributable to the parent company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, excluding the average number of shares in the Company held by a subsidiary, if such circumstance exists. Arauco has not performed any type of transaction with a potential dilutive effect that would cause diluted earnings per share to be different from basic earnings per share.

 

w)

Impairment

Non-financial Assets

The recoverable amount of property, plant and equipment and other long-term assets with finite useful lives are measured whenever there are any circumstances indicating that the assets have to recognize an impairment loss. Among the circumstances to consider as evidence of impairment are significant declines in the assets’ market value, significant adverse changes in the technological environment, obsolescence or physical damages of assets and changes in the manner in which the asset is used or expected to be used). Arauco evaluates at the end of each reporting period whether there is any evidence of the indications above mentioned.

A previously recognized impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount however a reversal of an impairment loss shall not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined (net of amortization or depreciation) had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior years.

For the purposes of assessing impairment losses, assets are grouped at the lowest level for which there is identifiable cash flows separately for each cash-generating unit. Non-financial assets, other than goodwill, which had recognized an impairment loss, are

 

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reviewed at the end of each reporting period whether there are any circumstances indicating that an impairment loss previously recognized may no longer exists or has decreased.

“Cash-generating units” are the smallest identifiable groups of those cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflow from other assets or groups of assets.

Goodwill

Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful life are tested annually for impairment or whenever circumstances indicate it. The recoverable amount of an intangible asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. An impairment loss is recognized whenever the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount.

A cash-generating unit, for which goodwill has been allocated, is tested for impairment annually or more frequently when there are circumstances indicating that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to other assets pro rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment loss of goodwill is recognized directly in profit or loss. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

Goodwill is allocated to cash-generating units for impairment testing purposes. The allocation is made between cash-generating units or groups of cash generating units expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination.

Financial Assets

At the end of each reporting period, an assessment is performed in order to identify whether there is any objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets may have been impaired.

An allowance for doubtful accounts is established based on a measurement of expected losses using a simplified approach.

The allowance for doubtful accounts is measured as the difference between the carrying amount of receivables and the present value of estimated future cash flows. The carrying amount of the receivable is reduced through the use of the allowance. If the impairment loss decreases in later periods, it is reversed either directly or by adjusting the provision for doubtful accounts, with effect in profit or loss.

 

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x) Employee Benefits

Arauco constitutes labor obligations for severance payable in all circumstances for certain of its employees with at least 5 years of work in the Company, based on the terms of the staff’s collective and individual bargaining agreements.

The related provision is an estimate of the years of service to be recognized as a future labor obligation liability, in accordance with contracts between Arauco and its employees and pursuant to actuarial valuation criteria for this type of liability. This post-employment benefit is considered a defined benefit plan.

The main factors considered for calculating the actuarial value of severance obligation for years of service are employee turnover, salary increases and life expectancy of the workers included in this benefit.

Actuarial gains and losses are recognized in other comprehensive income in the year they are incurred.

These obligations are related to post-employee benefits in accordance with current standards.

y) Employee Vacations

Arauco recognizes the expense for employee vacation according to labor legislation in each country on an accrual basis.

This obligation is presented in line item “Trade and Other current payables” in the interim consolidated statements of financial position.

z) Recent accounting pronouncements

 

  a)

Standards, interpretations and amendments that are mandatory for the first time for annual periods beginning on January 1, 2019:

 

Standards and

   interpretations   

  

Content

  

Mandatory application

for annual periods

   beginning on or after   

IFRS 16   

Leases

The standard provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases unless the lease term is 12 months or less or the underlying asset has a low value.

   January 1, 2019
IFRIC 23   

Uncertain tax positions

It clarifies the method for applying the acknowledgment and measurement requirements of IAS 12 when there is uncertainty regarding the fiscal treatments.

   January 1, 2019

 

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Amendments and

   improvements   

  

Content

  

Mandatory application

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IAS 19   

Employee Benefits

Prescribe the accounting and disclosure for employee benefits, requiring an entity to recognise a liability where an employee has provided service and an expense when the entity consumes the economic benefits of employee service.

   January 1, 2019
IAS 28   

Investments in associates and joint ventures

It clarifies that an entity applies IFRS 9 Financial Instruments to long-term interests in an associate or joint venture that form part of the net investment in the associate or joint venture but to which the equity method is not applied.

   January 1, 2019
IFRS 9   

Financial instruments

Allows assets to be measured at amortised cost.

   January 1, 2019
IFRS 3   

Business Combinations

Clarifies that when an entity obtains control of a business that is a joint operation, it is a business combination achieve by steps.

   January 1, 2019
IFRS 11   

Joint Arrangements

Clarifies that when an entity obtains joint control of a business that is a joint operation, the entity does not remeasure previously held interests in that business.

   January 1, 2019
IAS 12   

Income taxes

Clarifies the income tax consequences of dividends from financial instruments at amortized cost should be recognized according to the past transactions or events that generated distributable profits.

   January 1, 2019
IAS 23   

Borrowing Costs

Clarifies that if any specific borrowing remains outstanding after the related asset is ready for its intended use or sale, that borrowing becomes part of the general borrowings.

   January 1, 2019

 

  b)

Standards, interpretations and amendments, the application of which is not yet mandatory, which have not been adopted in advance:

 

Standards and

   interpretations   

  

Content

  

Mandatory application

for annual periods

  beginning on or after  

IFRS 17   

Insurance Contracts

Supersedes IFRS 4. It changes mainly the accounting for insurance contracts and inverstments contracts.

   January 1, 2021

 

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Amendments and

   improvements   

  

Content

  

Mandatory application
for annual periods
   beginning on or after   

IFRS 10 y IAS 28-

Amendments

   Sale or Contribution of assets among an Investor and its Associates or Joint Ventures.    Indeterminate
IAS 1 y IAS 8    Presentation of Financial Statementes and Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors. Clarifies the definition of material and align the definition used in the Conceptual Framework and the standards themselves.    January 1, 2020
IFRS 3   

Definition of a Business

Narrows the definitions of a business

   January 1, 2020

Arauco considers that the adoption of the standards, amendments and interpretations described above will not have a significant impact on Arauco’s Interim Consolidated Financial Statements during its initial application period.

 

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NOTE 2. ACCOUTING POLICIES, CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Changes to accounting policies

Arauco has decided to apply IFRS 16, in accordance with the transition options of this standard, retroactively with the accumulated effect of the initial application, recognized on January 01, 2019, without re-expressing its comparative financial statements as of December 31, 2018.

Arauco has adopted IFRS 16, recognizing liabilities in connection with leases that had been previously classified as operative leases under IAS 17 – Leases.

The lease liabilities under IFRS 16 were measured at the present value of the remaining payments for leases, discounted using the average incremental rate of 3.99%, applied as of January 01, 2019.

The assets for right of use were measured by an amount equivalent to the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any lease payment that was prepaid or accumulated, in connection with the lease recognized in the balance sheet as of December 31, 2018.

As a consequence of the adoption of IFRS 16, Properties, Plants and Equipment increased by ThU.S.$290,781 and Other Financial Liabilities by ThU.S.$287,616 on January 1, 2019. The following table shows a reconciliation between both amounts.

 

     January 01, 2019
ThU.S.$
 

Assets for right of use

     290,781  

Advances granted

     (4,308

Sublease

     1,143  

Lease liabilities

     287,616  

Advances granted are presented net in the line of other financial liabilities.

Sublease has a net impact on the Acumulated earnings on January 1, 2019 of ThU.S.$ 188.

Upon applying IFRS 16, Arauco chose not to apply the requirements for recognizing a liability and an asset for right of use for the leases which term expires within 12 months following January 01, 2019 and for those were the underlying asset has a low value.

Changes to accounting estimates

As of March 31, 2019, there have been no changes regarding the accounting estimates for the 2018 financial year.

 

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NOTE 3. DISCLOSURE OF OTHER INFORMATION

 

a)

Disclosure of information on Issued Capital

At the date of these interim consolidated financial statements the share capital of Arauco is ThU.S.$353,618.

100% of Capital corresponds to ordinary shares

 

     03-31-2019    12-31-2018

Description of Ordinary Capital Share Types

   100% of Capital corresponds to
ordinary shares

Number of Authorized Shares by Type of Capital in Ordinary Shares

   113,159,655

Nominal Value of Shares by Type of Capital in Ordinary Shares

   ThU.S.$0.0031210 per share

Amount of Capital in Shares by Type of Ordinary Shares that Constitute Capital

   ThU.S.$353,618
     03-31-2019    12-31-2018

Number of Shares Issued and Fully Paid by Type of Capital in Ordinary Shares

   113,159,655

 

b)

Dividends paid

As of March 31, 2019, and 2018, there are no paid dividends to inform.

The interim dividend paid in December 2018 was equivalent to 20% of the distributable net profit calculated as of the end of September 2018 and was considered a decrease in the statements of changes in equity.

The final dividend paid each year on may corresponds to the difference between the 40% of the prior year distributable net profit and the amount of the interim dividend paid.

The ThU.S.$53,105 (ThU.S.$ 86,247 as of March 31, 2018) presented in the interim consolidated statement of changes in equity correspond to the minimum dividend provision recorded for the period 2019.

The following are the dividends paid and the corresponding per share amounts during the period 2018:

 

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Detail of Dividend Paid, Ordinary Shares

  

Dividend Paid

     Interim Dividend  

Type of Shares for which there is a Dividend Paid

     Ordinary Shares  

Date of Dividend Paid

     12-12-2018  

Amount of Dividend

     ThU.S.$ 142,256  

Number of Shares for which Dividends are Paid

     113,159,655  

Dividend per Share

     U.S.$ 1.25712  

 

Detail of Dividend Paid, Ordinary Shares

  

Dividend Paid

     Final Dividend  

Type of Shares for which there is a Dividend Paid

     Ordinary Shares  

Date of Dividend Paid

     05-10-2018  

Amount of Dividend

     ThU.S.$113,773  

Number of Shares for which Dividends are Paid

     113,159,655  

Dividend per Share

     U.S.$ 1.00542  

 

c)

Disclosure of Information on Reserves

Other reserves comprise reserves of exchange differences on translation, reserves of cash flow hedges and other reserves. Arauco does not have any restrictions associated with these reserves.

Reserves of exchange differences on translation

Reserves of exchange differences on translation correspond to exchange differences relating to the translation of the results and net assets of Arauco’s subsidiaries whose functional currency is other than Arauco’s presentation currency.

Reserves of cash flow hedges

The hedging reserve includes the cash flow hedge reserve and the costs of hedging reserve. The cash flow hedge reserve is used to recognise the effective portion of gains or losses on derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges.

Reserve of Actuarial Losses in Defined Benefit Plans

This corresponds to changes in the present value of the obligation for defined benefits resulting from experience adjustments (the effect of the differences between the previous actuarial assumptions and the events that occurred within the context of the plan) and the effects of the changes in the actuarial assumptions.

Other reserves

This mainly corresponds to the share of other comprehensive income of investments in associates and joint ventures.

 

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Other items in the Interim Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss

The table below sets forth other income, other expenses, finance income, finance costs and share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures for the periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

     January - March  
     2019
ThU.S.$
     2018
ThU.S.$
 

Classes of Other Income

     

Other Income, Total

     45,539        37,232  

Gain from changes in fair value of biological assets (See note 20)

     36,981        29,575  

Net income from insurance compensation

     708        31  

Revenue from export promotion

     358        1,039  

Lease income

     620        713  

Gain on sales of assets

     4,268        4,798  

Access easement

     —          85  

Compensations received

     33        2  

Other operating results

     2,571        989  

Classes of Other Expenses by activity

     

Total of Other Expenses by activity

     (22,317      (16,827

Depreciation

     —          (123

Legal expenses

     (3,307      (769

Impairment provision for property, plant and equipment and others

     (2,627      (7,015

Operating expenses related to plants stoppage

     (1,744      (530

Expenses related to projects

     (7,332      (1,638

Loss of asset sales

     (1,411      (522

Loss and repair of assets

     (34      (24

Loss of forest due to fires

     —          (9

Other Taxes

     (3,737      (3,336

Research and development expenses

     (587      (298

Fines, readjustments and interests

     (97      (180

Others rentals no operational

     —          (985

Other expenses

     (1,441      (1,398

Classes of financing income

     

Financing income, total

     6,746        4,782  

Financial income from mutual funds - term deposits

     4,859        2,374  

Financial income resulting from swap - forward instruments

     —          637  

Other financial income

     1,887        1,771  

Classes of financing costs

     

Financing costs, Total

     (57,391      (51,662

Interest expense, Banks loans

     (7,301      (7,153

Interest expense, Bonds

     (35,697      (35,669

Interest expense, other financial instruments

     (6,227      (3,378

Interest expence for right-of-use

     (2,869      —    

Other financial costs

     (5,297      (5,462

Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method

     

Total

     4,363        5,845  

Investments in associates

     262        171  

Joint ventures

     4,101        5,674  

 

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The analysis of expenses by nature contained in these interim consolidated financial statements is presented below:

 

     January - March  

Cost of sales

   2019
ThU.S.$
     2018
ThU.S.$
 

Timber

     184,242        178,431  

Forestry labor costs

     133,003        158,586  

Depreciation and amortization

     96,649        95,023  

Depreciation for right of use

     18,538        —    

Maintenance costs

     74,041        65,079  

Chemical costs

     141,217        131,950  

Sawmill Services

     36,544        38,439  

Other Raw Materials

     57,350        56,653  

Other Indirect costs

     41,805        48,843  

Energy and fuel

     54,538        48,743  

Cost of electricity

     8,767        11,124  

Wages and salaries

     95,222        88,720  

Total

     941,916        921,591  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Total amount is composed of the cost of inventory sales for ThU.S.$ 928,199 (ThU.S.$904,543 at March 31, 2018) and the cost of rendering services for ThU.S.$ 13,717 (ThU.S.$ 17,048 as of March 31, 2018)

 

     January - March  

Distribution cost

   2019
ThU.S.$
     2018
ThU.S.$
 

Selling costs

     9,651        7,779  

Commissions

     3,376        3,715  

Insurance

     917        978  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     (208      8  

Other selling costs

     5,566        3,078  

Shipping and freight costs

     133,207        124,621  

Port services

     5,659        7,892  

Freights

     119,246        104,010  

Other shipping and freight costs (internation, warehousing, stowage, customs and other costs)

     8,302        12,719  

Total

     142,858        132,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     January - March  

Administrative expenses

   2019
ThU.S.$
     2018
ThU.S.$
 

Wages and salaries

     59,349        65,824  

Marketing, advertising, promotion and publications expenses

     6,627        2,673  

Insurances

     4,936        3,628  

Depreciation and amortization

     7,029        6,945  

Depreciation for right of use

     2,131        —    

Computer services

     8,026        4,111  

Lease rentals (offices, other property and vehicles)

     3,782        4,115  

Donations, contributions, scholarships

     3,426        3,260  

Fees (legal and technical advisors)

     10,838        13,493  

Property taxes, city permits and rights

     3,986        4,546  

Cleaning services, security services and transportation

     5,902        6,451  

Third-party variable services (maneuvers, logistics)

     10,474        11,564  

Basic services

     2,259        2,517  

Maintenance and repair

     1,362        1,753  

Seminars, courses, training materials

     587        503  

Other administration expenses (travels, clothing and safety equipment, enviromental expenses, audits and others)

     10,566        10,142  

Total

     141,280        141,525  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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e)

Auditor Fees and Number of Employees (Not audited)

 

Auditors fees

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     03-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Audit services

     729        780  

Other services

     

Tax services

     421        132  

Others

     57        66  

TOTAL

     1,207        978  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of employees

   No.  
     17,252        15,379  

NOTE 4. INVENTORIES

 

Components of Inventory

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Raw materials

     157,393        111,483  

Production supplies

     117,696        122,794  

Work in progress

     73,518        66,432  

Finished goods

     568,700        554,933  

Spare Parts

     177,290        174,554  

Total Inventories

     1,094,597        1,030,196  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Inventories recognized as cost of sales at March 31, 2019 were ThU.S.$928,199 (ThU.S.$904,543 at March 31, 2018).

In order to have the inventories recorded at net realizable value at March 31, 2019, a net decrease of inventories was recognized associated with a higher provision of obsolescence of ThU.S.$553 (ThU.S.$2,689 at March 31, 2018). As of March 31, 2019, the amount of obsolescence provision is ThU.S.$30,211 (ThU.S.$29,658 at December 31, 2018).

At March 31, 2019, there were inventory write-offs of ThU.S.$1,511 (ThU.S.$178 at March 31, 2018)

The inventory obsolescence provision is calculated based on the sales conditions of products and age of inventory (inventory turnover).

As of the date of these interim consolidated financial statements, there are no inventories pledged as security to report.

 

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NOTE 5. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, bank checking account balances, time deposits and mutual funds. These are short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

The investment objective of time deposits is to maximize the amounts of cash surpluses in the short-term. These instruments are permitted under Arauco’s Investment Policy which allows investing in fixed income securities. These instruments have a maturity of less than three months from the date of acquisition.

Arauco invests in local and international mutual funds in order to maximize the returns of cash surpluses denominated in Chilean Pesos or in foreign currencies such as U.S. Dollars or Euros. These instruments are permitted under Arauco’s Investment Policy.

As of the date of these interim consolidated financial statements, there are no amounts of cash and cash equivalents with restrictions on use.

 

Components of Cash and Cash Equivalents

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Cash on hand

     153        126  

Bank checking account balances

     268,021        327,006  

Time deposits

     329,703        478,775  

Mutual funds

     149,894        270,035  

Total

     747,771        1,075,942  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The risk classification of the mutual funds in effect as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is shown below.

 

     March
2019
ThU.S.$
     December
2018
ThU.S.$
 

AAAfm

     143,771        268,237  

No classification

     6,123        1,798  

Total Mutual Funds

     149,894        270,035  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Changes in Financial Liabilities

 

                          Cash Flow                           
     Opening balance
01-01-2019
ThU.S.$
     Increase
(decrease)
for
changes in
accounting
policies
ThU.S.$
     Re-
expressed
opening
balance
ThU.S.$
     Borrowings
obtained
ThU.S.$
     Borrowings
paid
ThU.S.$
    Interest paid
ThU.S.$
    Accrued
interest
ThU.S.$
     Inflation adjustment
ThU.S.$
    Non-cash
movements
ThU.S.$
    Closing balance
03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
 

Borrowings from banks

     940,435        —          940,435        7,000        (60,459     (10,393     9,492        906       (41     886,940  

Hedging liabilities

     71,599        —          71,599        —          —         (2,148     2,148        (15,558     —         56,041  

Bonds and promissory notes

     3,501,654        —          3,501,654        —          —         (33,093     37,529        1,652       35,094       3,542,836  

Lease liabilities

     68,187        287,616        355,803        —          (20,973     (2,490     3,157        (746     1,017       335,768  

Total

     4,581,875        287,616        4,869,491        7,000        (81,432     (48,124     52,326        (13,746     36,070       4,821,585  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

            Cash Flow                           
     Opening balance
01-01-2018
ThU.S.$
     Borrowings
obtained
ThU.S.$
     Borrowings
paid
ThU.S.$
    Interest
paid
ThU.S.$
    Accrued
interest
ThU.S.$
     Inflation adjustment
ThU.S.$
    Non-cash
movements
ThU.S.$
    Closing balance
12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Borrowings from banks

     858,457        534,474        (453,789     (28,397     30,133        761       (1,204     940,435  

Hedging liabilities

     5,393        —          —         (803     —          (138     67,147       71,599  

Bonds and promissory notes

     3,302,685        329,077        (21,495     (143,080     144,116        (112,773     3,124       3,501,654  

Total

     4,166,535        863,551        (475,284     (172,280     174,249        (112,150     69,067       4,513,688  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 6. INCOME TAXES

The tax rates applicable in the countries in which Arauco operates are 27% in Chile, 30% in Argentina, 34% in Brazil, 25% in Uruguay and 21% in the United States (federal tax).

On December 22, 2017, a new law was enacted in the United States that amended several articles of the Income Tax Act. The most relevant amendments of this law include the reduction of the income tax rate, from 35% as to 21% by 2018 fiscal year. This amendment generated a benefit of ThU.S.$ 17,600 for Arauco’s subsidiaries in that country as of December 31, 2017, as a result of the reduction of the net deferred liabilities generated by the reduction of the federal income tax rate.

On December 29, 2017, Law No. 27,430 was enacted in the Official Gazette of Argentina, which amended several articles of the Income Tax Act. The most relevant amendments include the reduction of the federal income tax rate from 35% to 30% by 2018 and 2019 fiscal years, and 25% by 2020. This amendment generated a benefit of ThU.S$ 62,677 for Arauco’s subsidiaries in that country as of December 31, 2017, as a result of the reduction of the net deferred liabilities generated by the reduction of the federal income tax rate.

On March 25, 2019, the subsidiary Arauco Argentina S.A. chose to conduct the Tax Reappraisal set forth in Title X – Chapter 1 of Law No. 27,430. The option was exercised for all Properties, Plants and Equipment included in the category of amortizable movable assets, pursuant to the Income Tax Act, which were adjusted to inflation by using the coefficients published in that law for the purposes of calculating said tax. The sum of the special tax generated in the presentation amounted to $122,835,595 argentine pesos (equivalent to ThU.S.$2,833 as of March 31, 2019), which sum will be paid in five instalments during year 2019. Additionally, the increase of the value of these tax assets, arising from this adjustment, generated a decrease of the liabilities for deferred taxes as of March 31, 2019 amounting to approximately ThU.S.$14,485 as of March 31, 2019. Both the loss for the special tax and the profits for the decrease of the deferred tax, are shown in the Income tax line.

 

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Deferred Tax Assets

The following table sets forth the deferred tax assets as of the dates indicated:

 

Deferred Tax Assets

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Deferred tax Assets relating to Provisions

     6,266        6,105  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Accrued Liabilities

     5,794        10,906  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Post-Employment benefits

     20,035        19,072  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Property, Plant and equipment

     9,898        10,125  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Financial Instruments

     22,222        9,761  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Tax Loss Carryforward

     127,650        109,320  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Inventories

     5,583        5,532  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Provisions for Income

     14,105        7,443  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

     9,020        5,001  

Intangible revaluation differences

     7,268        7,651  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Other Deductible Temporary Differences

     21,232        21,108  

Total Deferred Tax Assets

     249,073        212,024  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Offsetting presentation

     (243,515      (207,389
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Effect

     5,558        4,635  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Certain subsidiaries of Arauco mainly in Chile, Brazil and Uruguay, as of the date of these interim consolidated financial statements, present tax losses for which we estimate that, given the projection of future profits, will allow the recovery of these assets. The total amount of these tax losses is ThU.S.$440,982 (ThU.S.$ 368,938 at December 31, 2018), which are mainly originated by operational and financial losses.

In addition, as of the closing of these interim consolidated financial statements there are ThU.S.$150,625 (ThU.S.$ 183,162 at December 31, 2018) of non-recoverable tax losses from companies in Uruguay as joint operations based on the participation of Arauco and subsidiaries in USA, for which deferred tax assets have not been recognized. The estimated recovery period exceeds the expiry date of such tax losses.

Deferred Tax Liabilities

The following table sets forth the deferred tax liabilities as of the dates indicated:

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Property, Plant and Equipment

     809,926        829,288  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Financial Instruments

     29,041        14,225  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Biological Assets

     658,791        661,582  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Inventory

     38,368        39,025  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Prepaid Expenses

     47,544        37,897  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Intangible

     20,420        20,240  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Other Taxable Temporary Differences

     26,100        22,790  

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

     1,630,190        1,625,047  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Offsetting presentation

     (243,515      (207,389
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Effect

     1,386,675        1,417,658  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The effect of changes in current and deferred tax liabilities related to financial hedging instruments corresponds to a debit of ThU.S.$3,718 as of March 31, 2019 (compared to a credit of ThU.S.$ 6,404 for the period ended March 31, 2018), which is presented net in Reserves for Cash Flow Hedges in the Interim Consolidated Statement of changes in Equity.

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

Reconciliation of deferred tax assets and liabilities

 

Deferred Tax Assets

   Opening
Balance
01-01-2019
ThU.S.$
     Deferred tax
Expenses
(Income)
ThU.S.$
    Deferred tax of
items charged
to other
comprehensive
income
ThU.S.$
    Increase
(decrease)
through
business
combinations
ThU.S.$
     Increase
(decrease)
Net
exchange
differences
ThU.S.$
    Closing
balance
03-31-2019
ThU.S$
 

Deferred tax Assets relating to Provisions

     6,105        (68     —         244        (15     6,266  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Accrued Liabilities

     10,906        (5,309     —         197        —         5,794  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Post-Employment benefits

     19,072        993       (197     150        17       20,035  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Property, Plant and equipment

     10,125        (227     —         —          —         9,898  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Financial Instruments

     9,761        14,565       (2,104     —          —         22,222  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Tax Loss Carryforward

     109,320        17,136       —         1,505        (311     127,650  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Inventories

     5,532        (227     —         279        (1     5,583  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Provisions for Income

     7,443        6,536       —         112        14       14,105  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

     5,001        3,964       —         68        (13     9,020  

Intangible revaluation differences

     7,651        (324     —         —          (59     7,268  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Other Deductible Temporary Differences

     21,108        (608     —         731        1       21,232  

Total Deferred Tax Assets

     212,024        36,431       (2,301     3,286        (367     249,073  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities

   Opening
Balance
01-01-2019
IAS 39
ThU.S.$
     Deferred tax
Expenses
(Income)
ThU.S.$
    Deferred tax of
items charged
to other
comprehensive
income
ThU.S.$
    Increase
(decrease)
through
business
combinations
ThU.S.$
     Increase
(decrease)
Net

exchange
differences
ThU.S.$
    Closing
balance
03-31-2019
ThU.S$
 

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Property, Plant and Equipment

     829,288        (23,442     —         4,234        (154     809,926  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Financial Instruments

     14,225        14,816       —         —          —         29,041  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Biological Assets

     661,582        (2,251     —         —          (540     658,791  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Inventory

     39,025        (657     —         —          —         38,368  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Prepaid Expenses

     37,897        9,563       —         82        2       47,544  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Intangible

     20,240        235       —         —          (55     20,420  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Other Taxable Temporary Differences

     22,790        3,226       —         169        (85     26,100  

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

     1,625,047        1,490       —         4,485        (832     1,630,190  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Opening
Balance
01-01-2018
IAS 39
     Amounts
restated
     Opening
Balance
01-01-2018
IFRS 9
     Deferred
tax
Expenses
(Income)
    Deferred tax of
items charged
to other
comprehensive
income
    Increase
(decrease)
Net
exchange
differences
    Closing
balance
12-31-2018
 

Deferred Tax Assets

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$     ThU.S.$     ThU.S.$     ThU.S$  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Provisions

     7,433           7,433        (1,015     —         (313     6,105  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Accrued Liabilities

     11,267           11,267        (361     —         —         10,906  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Post-Employment benefits

     19,276           19,276        297       (504     3       19,072  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Property, Plant and equipment

     11,657           11,657        (1,532     —         —         10,125  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Financial Instruments

     4,348        709        5,057        (507     5,211       —         9,761  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Tax Loss Carryforward

     62,706           62,706        53,103       —         (6,489     109,320  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Inventories

     5,941           5,941        (378     —         (31     5,532  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Provisions for Income

     21,354           21,354        (13,910     —         (1     7,443  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

     5,149        918        6,067        (843     —         (223     5,001  

Intangible revaluation differences

     10,389           10,389        (1,244     —         (1,494     7,651  

Deferred tax Assets relating to Other Deductible Temporary Differences

     27,364           27,364        (3,838     —         (2,418     21,108  

Total Deferred Tax Assets

     186,884        1,627        188,511        29,772       4,707       (10,966     212,024  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Opening
Balance
01-01-2018
IAS 39
     Amounts
restated
     Opening
Balance
01-01-2018
IFRS 9
     Deferred
tax
Expenses
(Income)
    Deferred tax of
items charged
to other
comprehensive
income
   

Increase

(decrease)
Net
exchange
differences

    Closing
balance
12-31-2018
 

Deferred Tax Liabilities

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$     ThU.S.$     ThU.S.$     ThU.S$  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Property, Plant and Equipment

     860,498        —          860,498        (23,428     —         (7,782     829,288  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Financial Instruments

     12,684        —          12,684        1,542       —         (1     14,225  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Biological Assets

     676,876        —          676,876        2,060       —         (17,354     661,582  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Inventory

     32,580        —          32,580        6,445       —         —         39,025  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Prepaid Expenses

     41,600        —          41,600        (3,703     —         —         37,897  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Intangible

     22,014        —          22,014        (562     —         (1,212     20,240  

Deferred tax Liabilities relating to Other Taxable Temporary Differences

     17,731        —          17,731        6,450       —         (1,391     22,790  

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

     1,663,983        —          1,663,983        (11,196     —         (27,740     1,625,047  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

Temporary Differences

The following tables summarize the deductible and taxable temporary differences:

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  

Detail of classes of Deferred Tax Temporary Differences

   Deductible
Difference
ThU.S.$
     Taxable
Difference
ThU.S.$
     Deductible
Difference
ThU.S.$
     Taxable
Difference
ThU.S.$
 

Deferred Tax Assets

     121,423           102,704     

Deferred Tax Assets - Tax loss carryforward

     127,650           109,320     

Deferred Tax Liabilities

        1,630,190           1,625,047  

Total

     249,073        1,630,190        212,024        1,625,047  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     January - March  

Detail of Temporary Difference Income and Loss Amounts

   2019
ThU.S.$
     2018
ThU.S.$
 

Deferred Tax Assets

     19,295        (14,306

Deferred Tax Assets - Tax loss carryforward

     17,136        9,504  

Deferred Tax Liabilities

     (1,490      5,121  

Total

     34,941        319  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense consists of the following:

 

     January - March  

Income Tax composition

   2019
ThU.S.$
     2018
ThU.S.$
 

Current income tax expense

     (46,825      (52,355

Tax benefit arising from unrecognized tax assets previously used to reduce current tax expense

     (2,815      646  

Prior period current income tax adjustments

     (401      (451

Other current benefit tax (expenses)

     (50,041      (52,160

Current Tax Expense, Net

     

Deferred tax expense relating to origination and reversal of temporary differences

     17,805        (9,185

Tax benefit arising from previously unrecognized tax loss carryforward

     17,136        9,504  

Total deferred Tax benefit (expense), Net

     34,941        319  

Income Tax benefit (expense), Total

     (15,100      (51,841
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

The following table presents the current income tax expense detailed by foreign and domestic (Chile) companies at March 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

     January - March  
     2019
ThU.S.$
     2018
ThU.S.$
 

Foreign current income tax expense

     (9,303      (8,877

Domestic current income tax expense

     (40,738      (43,283

Total current income tax expense

     (50,041      (52,160

Foreign deferred tax benefit (expense)

     19,861        4,144  

Domestic deferred tax benefit (expense)

     15,080        (3,825

Total deferred tax benefit (expense)

     34,941        319  

Total tax benefit (expense)

     (15,100      (51,841
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reconciliation of income tax expense from statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate.

The reconciliation of income tax expense is as follows:

 

     January - March  

Reconciliation of Income tax from Statutory Rate to Effective Tax Rate

   2019
ThU.S.$
    2018
ThU.S.$
 

Statutory domestic (Chile) income tax rate

     27.0     27.0

Tax Expense at statutory tax rate

     (38,124     (67,380

Tax effect of foreign tax rates

     552       (3

Tax effect of revenues exempt from taxation

     38,462       18,623  

Tax effect of not deductible expenses

     (23,772     (6,365

Tax rate effect of tax loss carry forwards

     —         248  

Tax effect of a new evaluation of assets for deferred not recognized taxes

     11,553       —    

Tax rate effect of adjustments for current tax of prior periods

     (2,815     646  

Other tax rate effects

     (956     2,390  

Total adjustments to tax expense at applicable tax rate

     23,024       15,539  

Tax benefit (expense) at effective tax rate

     (15,100     (51,841
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current tax liabilities

The current tax liabilities balances are as follow:

 

Current tax Liabilities

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
    12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Provision tax income (First category)

     298,917       260,538  

Monthly Provisional Payments (MPP)

     (136,721     (107,023

Other taxes

     102       127  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     162,298       153,642  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

NOTE 7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Property, Plant and Equipment

     7,309,847        7,174,693  

Property, Plant and Equipment by right of use

     341,483        —    

Total

     7,651,330        7,174,693  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Construction work in progress

     1,212,982        1,030,730  

Land

     973,621        972,143  

Buildings

     2,057,947        2,062,887  

Plant and equipment

     2,895,746        2,921,462  

Information technology equipment

     22,276        23,292  

Fixtures and fittings

     10,075        15,906  

Motor vehicles

     14,762        14,916  

Other property, plant and equipment

     122,438        133,357  

Total Net

     7,309,847        7,174,693  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross

     

Construction work in progress

     1,212,982        1,030,730  

Land

     973,621        972,143  

Buildings

     3,991,180        3,959,186  

Plant and equipment

     6,464,944        6,388,843  

Information technology equipment

     88,277        86,558  

Fixtures and fittings

     40,419        44,694  

Motor vehicles

     54,527        53,507  

Other property, plant and equipment

     140,283        157,301  

Total Gross

     12,966,233        12,692,962  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

     

Buildings

     (1,933,233      (1,896,299

Plant and equipment

     (3,569,198      (3,467,381

Information technology equipment

     (66,001      (63,266

Fixtures and fittings

     (30,344      (28,788

Motor vehicles

     (39,765      (38,591

Other property, plant and equipment

     (17,845      (23,944

Total

     (5,656,386      (5,518,269
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Description of Property, Plant and Equipment Pledged as Security for Liabilities

As of March 31, 2019, there are no significant assets pledged as collateral to be disclosed in these interim consolidated financial statements.

Disbursements commitments for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment and disbursements for property, plant and equipment under construction.

 

     03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Amount committed for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment

     814,145        798,631  

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

Reconciliation of Property, Plant and Equipment

The following tables set forth the reconciliation of the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

Reconciliation of Property, Plant and Equipment

   Construction
work in
progress
ThU.S.$
    Land
ThU.S.$
    Buildings
ThU.S.$
    Plant and
equipment
ThU.S.$
    IT
Equipment
ThU.S.$
    Fixtures and
fittings
ThU.S.$
    Motor
vehicles
ThU.S.$
    Other
Property,
Plant and
Equipment
ThU.S.$
    TOTAL
ThU.S.$
 

Opening Balance 01-01-2019

     1,030,730       972,143       2,062,887       2,921,462       23,292       15,906       14,916       133,357       7,174,693  

Increase (decrease) for changes in accounting policies

     —         —         —         (55,015     —         —         —         (17,237     (72,252

Restated opening balance

     1,030,730       972,143       2,062,887       2,866,447       23,292       15,906       14,916       116,120       7,102,441  

Changes

                  

Additions

     183,673       19       920       3,306       335       183       77       9,081       197,594  

Acquisitions through business combinations

     12,480       3,865       21,941       83,772       168       197       —         6,272       128,695  

Disposals

     —         (1,088     (331     (97     —         —         (3     (1,139     (2,658

Retirements

     (3,300     (491     (328     (3,154     (1     (1     (8     (1,529     (8,812

Depreciation

     —         —         (31,199     (68,395     (1,579     (643     (1,000     (292     (103,108

Impairment loss recognized in profit or loss

     —         —         (17     (2     —         (10     —         —         (29

Increase (decrease) through net exchange differences

     (910     (1,138     209       (2,901     13       (9     29       (104     (4,811

Increase (decrease) through transfers from construction in progress

     (9,691     311       3,865       16,245       48       (5,548     741       (5,971     —    

Reclassification of assets from leasing

     —         —         —         525       —         —         10       —         535  

Total changes

     182,252       1,478       (4,940     29,299       (1,016     (5,831     (154     6,318       207,406  

Closing balance 03-31-2019

     1,212,982       973,621       2,057,947       2,895,746       22,276       10,075       14,762       122,438       7,309,847  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Property, Plant and Equipment

   Construction
work in
progress
ThU.S.$
    Land
ThU.S.$
    Buildings
ThU.S.$
    Plant and
equipment
ThU.S.$
    IT
Equipment
ThU.S.$
    Fixtures and
fittings
ThU.S.$
    Motor
vehicles
ThU.S.$
    Other
Property,
Plant and
Equipment
ThU.S.$
    TOTAL
ThU.S.$
 

Opening Balance 01-01-2018

     597,351       1,008,310       2,135,201       3,112,755       22,665       12,297       15,959       129,761       7,034,299  

Changes

                  

Additions

     660,918       3       6,949       42,467       1,125       1,146       2,352       15,516       730,476  

Acquisitions through business combinations

     —         3,900       —         4,887       —         —         —         —         8,787  

Disposals

     (1,994     (448     (770     (702     (42     —         (129     (528     (4,613

Retirements

     (6,269     (4,466     (1,656     (17,680     (42     (28     (84     (5,599     (35,824

Depreciation

     —         —         (125,407     (316,118     (5,791     (2,870     (3,920     (3,660     (457,766

Impairment loss recognized in profit or loss

     —         —         (654     (356     (5     (20     —         —         (1,035

Increase (decrease) through net exchange differences

     (4,115     (34,204     (15,444     (42,059     (175     (210     (217     (6,332     (102,756

Reclassification of assets held for sale

     —         (2,193     (5     5,323       —         —         —         —         3,125  

Increase (decrease) through transfers from construction in progress

     (215,161     1,241       64,673       132,945       5,557       5,591       955       4,199       —    

Total changes

     433,379       (36,167     (72,314     (191,293     627       3,609       (1,043     3,596       140,394  

Closing balance 12-31-2018

     1,030,730       972,143       2,062,887       2,921,462       23,292       15,906       14,916       133,357       7,174,693  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

The depreciation expense for the period ending March 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 

     January-March  

Depreciation for the year

   2019
ThU.S.$
     2018
ThU.S.$
 

Cost of sales

     96,649        95,023  

Administrative expenses

     3,857        3,909  

Other expenses

     337        347  

Total

     100,843        99,279  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation charged to profit or loss differs from the movement of the period for Property, Plant and Equipment. This is mainly due to the periodic cost processes in which a portion of the depreciation charge remains in the Inventories. Furthermore, this deviation is also affected by the conversion differences of the companies with a functional currency different from U.S. dollars.

The useful lives of property, plant and equipment are estimated based on the expected use of the assets. The average useful lives by asset class are as follow:

 

     Years of Useful Life
(Average)
 

Buildings

     58  

Plant and equipment

     30  

Information technology equipment

     8  

Fixtures and fittings

     28  

Motor vehicles

     7  

Other property, plant and equipment

     14  

See Note 12 for details of capitalized borrowing costs.

 

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Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment by Right of Use

 

     03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
 

Property, Plant and Equipment by right of use, Net

  

Land

     68,816  

Buildings

     19,156  

Plant and equipment

     102,192  

Information technology equipment

     374  

Motor vehicles

     134,777  

Other property, plant and equipment

     16,168  

Total Net

     341,483  
  

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment by right of use, Gross

  

Land

     71,045  

Buildings

     20,379  

Plant and equipment

     111,246  

Information technology equipment

     425  

Motor vehicles

     143,327  

Other property, plant and equipment

     16,473  

Total Gross

     362,895  
  

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation and impairment by right of use

  

Land

     (2,229

Buildings

     (1,223

Plant and equipment

     (9,054

Information technology equipment

     (51

Motor vehicles

     (8,550

Other property, plant and equipment

     (305

Total

     (21,412
  

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Property, Plant and Equipment by Right of Use

The following tables set forth the reconciliation of the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment by right of use as of March 31, 2019:

 

Reconciliation of Property, Plant and Equipment by right of
use

   Land
ThU.S.$
    Buildings
ThU.S.$
    Plant and
equipment
ThU.S.$
    IT
Equipment
ThU.S.$
    Motor
vehicles
ThU.S.$
    Other
Property, Plant
and Equipment
ThU.S.$
    TOTAL
ThU.S.$
 

Opening Balance 01-01-2019

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Increase (decrease) for changes in accounting policies

     69,969       20,332       111,538       424       143,327       17,443       363,033  

Restated opening balance

     69,969       20,332       111,538       424       143,327       17,443       363,033  

Changes

              

Additions

     841       47       —         —         —         —         888  

Depreciation

     (2,229     (1,223     (9,054     (51     (8,550     (740     (21,847

Increase (decrease) through net exchange differences

     235       —         (292     1       —         —         (56

Reclassification of assets from leasing

     —         —         —         —         —         (535     (535

Total changes

     (1,153     (1,176     (9,346     (50     (8,550     (1,275     (21,550

Closing balance 03-31-2019

     68,816       19,156       102,192       374       134,777       16,168       341,483  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

The following table set forth the composition of the initial impact on Property, Plant and Equipment by right of use as a consequence of IFRS 16’s effectiveness:

 

     January 01, 2019  
     ThU.S.$  

Assets by right of use under IFRS 16

     290,781  

Assets from leasings under IAS 17

     72,252  

Increase (decrease) for changes in accounting policies

     363,033  
  

 

 

 

The depreciation expense for the period ending March 31, 2019 for Property, Plant and Equipment by right of use is as follows:

 

     January-March  
     2019  

Depreciation for the year

   ThU.S.$  

Cost of sales

     18,538  

Administrative expenses

     2,131  

Total

     20,669  
  

 

 

 

Depreciation charged to profit or loss differs from the movement of the period for Property, Plant and Equipment for right of use. This is mainly due to the periodic cost processes in which a portion of the depreciation charge remains in the Inventories. Furthermore, this deviation is also affected by the conversion differences of the companies with a functional currency different from U.S. dollars.

Additionally, Arauco has recognized directly in the interim consolidated statement of profit or loss, the following leases concepts excluded from the application of IFRS 16:

 

     January-March  
     2019  

Depreciation for the year

   ThU.S.$  

Expenses from payments of variable leases

     34,195  

Expenses from assets under value

     2,022  

Expenses from short-term leases

     9,143  
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 8. LEASES

Arauco acting as lessee

Arauco has adopted IFRS 16 - Leases, the effects of initial application of the standard have been disclosed in Note 2 - Changes in policies and accounting estimates. Rights of use assets and lease liabilities have been included in Notes 7 and 23, respectively.

Arauco acting as lessor

IFRS 16 substantially maintains the accounting requirements of the lessor of IAS 17. Consequently, Arauco has continued to classify its leases as operating or financial.

Reconciliation of Financial Lease Minimum Payments:

 

     03-31-2019  

Periods

   Gross
ThU.S.$
     Interest
ThU.S.$
     Present Value
ThU.S.$
 

Less than one year

     1,197        33        1,164  

Between one and five years

     640        —          640  

More than five years

     —          —          —    

Total

     1,837        33        1,804  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     12-31-2018  

Periods

   Gross
ThU.S.$
     Interest
ThU.S.$
     Present Value
ThU.S.$
 

Less than one year

     1,180        49        1,131  

Between one and five years

     837        —          837  

More than five years

     —          —          —    

Total

     2,017        49        1,968  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial lease receivables are presented in the interim consolidated statements of financial position in line items “Trade and other current receivable” and “Trade and other non-current receivable” depending on their maturities stated above.

Arauco accounts for its lease contracts as financial leases. These lease contracts are for a term of less than five-years at market interest rates and leased assets are forestry machinery and equipment. They also include an early termination option, under general and special conditions stipulated in each contract.

Arauco holds leases as lessee and lessor, described in the previous tables, for which there are no impairment, contingent payments or restrictions to report.

 

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NOTE 9. REVENUE

 

     January - March  

Classes of revenue

   2019
ThU.S.$
     2018
ThU.S.$
 

Revenue from sales of goods

     1,371,253        1,437,879  

Revenue from rendering of services

     16,933        26,775  

Total

     1,388,186        1,464,654  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The reportable segments revenues by business area and by geographical area are presented in Note 24.

NOTE 10. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Classes of Benefits and Expenses by Employee

 

     January - March  
     2019
ThU.S.$
    2018
ThU.S.$
 

Employee expenses

     159,231       142,786  

Wages and salaries

     154,607       131,417  

Severance indemnities

     4,624       11,369  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2019     2018  

Discount rate

     5.91     5.91

Inflation

     3.00     3.00

Annual rate of wage growth

     5.22     5.22

Mortality rate (1)

     RV-2014       RV-2014  

 

(1)

For the purposes of determining the technical reserves, Chilean annuity providers are required by law to utilize the mortality tables specified by the SVS (currently Chilean Commission for the Financial Market). The most recent table is the RV-2014, which is based on Chilean pensioner experience from 2006-2013 (SP & SVS, 2013). The mortality tables distinguish between males and females.

 

Sensitivities to assumptions

   ThU.S.$  

Discount rate

  

Increase in 100 bps

     (5,214

Decrease in 100 bps

     5,778  

Wage growth rates

  

Increase in 100 bps

     4,586  

Decrease in 100 bps

     (5,136

 

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Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

The following tables set forth the balances and the reconciliation of the present value of severance indemnities obligations as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

     03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Current

     5,833        5,656  

Non-current

     67,465        64,895  

Total

     73,298        70,551  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reconciliation of the present value of severance indemnities obligations

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Opening balance

     70,551        71,763  

Bussines combinations

     462        —    

Current service cost

     1,346        5,201  

Interest cost

     1,064        3,723  

(Gains) losses from changes in actuarial assumptions

     —          (172

Actuarial gains and losses arising from experience

     (811      (1,685

Benefits paid

     (984      (4,773

Costs from past services

     —          4,710  

Increase (decrease) for foreign currency exchange rates changes

     1,670        (8,216

Closing balance

     73,298        70,551  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 11. BALANCES IN FOREIGN CURRENCY AND FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE IMPACT IN PROFIT OR LOSS.

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Total Current Assets

     3,364,981        3,441,160  

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     747,771        1,075,942  

U.S Dollar

     495,139        834,513  

Euros

     40,615        8,295  

Brazilian Real

     42,202        44,605  

Argentine Pesos

     6,471        2,854  

Other currencies

     14,083        5,375  

Chilean Pesos

     149,261        180,300  

Other current financial assets

     1,265        497  

U.S Dollar

     1,265        497  

Other current non-financial assets

     223,106        129,854  

U.S Dollar

     —          49,170  

Euros

     62        125  

Brazilian Real

     14,157        19,018  

Argentine Pesos

     7,095        5,855  

Other currencies

     9,716        5,325  

Chilean Pesos

     192,076        50,361  

Trade and other current receivables

     930,361        839,184  

U.S Dollar

     682,665        631,047  

Euros

     8,091        7,399  

Brazilian Real

     59,390        66,500  

Argentine Pesos

     22,987        15,044  

Other currencies

     40,235        15,458  

Chilean Pesos

     112,898        99,950  

U.F.

     4,095        3,786  

Accounts receivable from related companies

     5,048        7,324  

U.S Dollar

     875        591  

Brazilian Real

     438        83  

Chilean Pesos

     3,243        6,169  

U.F.

     492        481  

Current Inventories

     1,094,597        1,030,196  

U.S Dollar

     1,018,640        957,529  

Brazilian Real

     75,957        72,667  

Current biological assets

     317,055        315,924  

U.S Dollar

     254,276        253,672  

Brazilian Real

     62,779        62,252  

Current tax assets

     40,007        36,513  

U.S Dollar

     14,250        16,042  

Euros

     202        262  

Brazilian Real

     7,933        4,978  

Other currencies

     3,134        1,501  

Chilean Pesos

     14,488        13,730  

Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale

     5,771        5,726  

U.S Dollar

     5,200        5,152  

Brazilian Real

     571        574  

 

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Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Total Non-Current Assets

     11,664,647        11,152,588  

Other non-current financial assets

     26,683        20,346  

U.S Dollar

     26,683        20,346  

Other non-current non-financial assets

     88,454        86,948  

U.S Dollar

     80,818        79,615  

Brazilian Real

     4,981        4,946  

Argentine Pesos

     1,366        1,427  

Other currencies

     1,033        730  

Chilean Pesos

     256        230  

Trade and other non-current receivables

     12,032        15,149  

U.S Dollar

     4,739        7,733  

Brazilian Real

     727        1,040  

Other currencies

     26        27  

Chilean Pesos

     3,543        3,267  

U.F.

     2,997        3,082  

Accounts receivable from related companies, non-current

     —          481  

U.F.

     —          481  

Investments accounted for using equity method

     353,594        358,053  

U.S Dollar

     131,001        135,805  

Euros

     177,805        177,548  

Brazilian Real

     41,757        42,052  

Chilean Pesos

     3,031        2,648  

Intangible assets other than goodwill

     95,069        90,093  

U.S Dollar

     92,669        87,729  

Brazilian Real

     2,220        2,364  

Chilean Pesos

     180        —    

Goodwill

     65,763        65,851  

U.S Dollar

     42,616        42,573  

Brazilian Real

     23,147        23,278  

Property, plant and equipment

     7,651,330        7,174,693  

U.S Dollar

     6,997,283        6,675,290  

Brazilian Real

     529,518        498,993  

Other currencies

     124,117        —    

Chilean Pesos

     412        410  

Non-current biological assets

     3,366,164        3,336,339  

U.S Dollar

     2,955,269        2,924,266  

Brazilian Real

     410,895        412,073  

Deferred tax assets

     5,558        4,635  

U.S Dollar

     4,822        4,558  

Brazilian Real

     —          36  

Other currencies

     736        41  

 

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Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

     Up to 90
days
ThU.S.$
     03-31-2019
From 91
days to 1
year
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
     Up to 90
days
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
From 91
days to 1
year
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
 

Total Liabilities, current

     1,367,713        410,762        1,778,475        1,160,815        418,949        1,579,764  

Other current financial liabilities

     168,311        408,698        577,009        121,606        415,990        537,596  

U.S Dollar

     109,881        334,551        444,432        110,329        334,747        445,076  

Brazilian Real

     1,831        4,800        6,631        1,880        4,948        6,828  

Chilean Pesos

     9,030        27,088        36,118        1,334        3,683        5,017  

U.F.

     47,569        42,259        89,828        8,063        72,612        80,675  

Bank Loans

     88,774        110,261        199,035        84,778        130,271        215,049  

U.S Dollar

     86,943        105,461        192,404        82,898        125,323        208,221  

Brazilian Real

     1,831        4,800        6,631        1,880        4,948        6,828  

Lease liabilities

     20,270        61,259        81,529        7,265        23,651        30,916  

U.S Dollar

     5,030        15,541        20,571        —          —          —    

Chilean Pesos

     9,030        27,088        36,118        1,334        3,683        5,017  

U.F.

     6,210        18,630        24,840        5,931        19,968        25,899  

Other Loans

     59,267        237,178        296,445        29,563        262,068        291,631  

U.S Dollar

     17,908        213,549        231,457        27,431        209,424        236,855  

U.F.

     41,359        23,629        64,988        2,132        52,644        54,776  

Trade and other current payables

     740,962        —          740,962        659,618        —          659,618  

U.S Dollar

     207,421        —          207,421        184,989        —          184,989  

Euros

     7,787        —          7,787        7,450        —          7,450  

Brazilian Real

     64,197        —          64,197        64,873        —          64,873  

Argentine Pesos

     8,498        —          8,498        15,590        —          15,590  

Other currencies

     33,975        —          33,975        9,650        —          9,650  

Chilean Pesos

     387,547        —          387,547        348,886        —          348,886  

U.F.

     31,537        —          31,537        28,180        —          28,180  

Accounts payable to related companies

     11,324        —          11,324        10,229        —          10,229  

U.S Dollar

     2,026        —          2,026        1,777        —          1,777  

Chilean Pesos

     9,298        —          9,298        8,452        —          8,452  

Other current provisions

     443        815        1,258        413        —          413  

U.S Dollar

     443        —          443        413        —          413  

Other currencies

     —          815        815        —          —          —    

Current tax liabilities

     161,288        1,010        162,298        152,994        648        153,642  

U.S Dollar

     —          —          —          88        —          88  

Euros

     7        —          7        7        —          7  

Argentine Pesos

     20,158        —          20,158        16,730        —          16,730  

Other currencies

     963        —          963        102        —          102  

Chilean Pesos

     140,423        1,010        141,433        136,067        648        136,715  

Current provisions for employee benefits

     5,805        28        5,833        4,923        733        5,656  

Brazilian Real

     —          —          —          51        —          51  

Chilean Pesos

     5,805        28        5,833        4,872        733        5,605  

Other current non-financial liabilities

     279,580        211        279,791        211,032        1,578        212,610  

U.S Dollar

     245,728        202        245,930        187,740        606        188,346  

Euros

     49        —          49        49        —          49  

Brazilian Real

     12,920        —          12,920        12,340        —          12,340  

Argentine Pesos

     1,935        —          1,935        3,037        —          3,037  

Other currencies

     6,402        —          6,402        4,104        —          4,104  

Chilean Pesos

     12,546        9        12,555        3,762        972        4,734  

 

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Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
     From 13
months to 5
years
ThU.S.$
     More than
5 years
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
     From 13
months to 5
years
ThU.S.$
     More than
5 years
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
 

Total non-current liabilities

     2,598,391        3,251,592        5,849,983        2,506,687        3,168,326        5,675,013  

Other non-current financial liabilities

     1,568,056        2,676,519        4,244,575        1,451,888        2,592,391        4,044,279  

U.S Dollar

     1,047,667        1,631,379        2,679,046        1,041,304        1,573,044        2,614,348  

Brazilian Real

     6,204        —          6,204        7,827        —          7,827  

Chilean Pesos

     107,175        1        107,176        5,821        —          5,821  

U.F.

     407,010        1,045,139        1,452,149        396,936        1,019,347        1,416,283  

Bank Loans

     483,207        204,698        687,905        526,062        199,324        725,386  

U.S Dollar

     477,003        204,698        681,701        518,235        199,324        717,559  

Brazilian Real

     6,204        —          6,204        7,827        —          7,827  

Lease liabilities

     201,889        52,350        254,239        37,271        —          37,271  

U.S Dollar

     61,902        52,240        114,142        —          —          —    

Chilean Pesos

     107,175        1        107,176        5,821        —          5,821  

U.F.

     32,812        109        32,921        31,450        —          31,450  

Other Loans

     882,960        2,419,471        3,302,431        888,555        2,393,067        3,281,622  

U.S Dollar

     508,762        1,374,441        1,883,203        523,069        1,373,720        1,896,789  

U.F.

     374,198        1,045,030        1,419,228        365,486        1,019,347        1,384,833  

Non-current payables

     2,230        —          2,230        2.230        —          2.230  

U.S Dollar

     2,230        —          2,230        2.230        —          2.230  

Other non-current provisions

     33,693        —          33,693        33,884        —          33,884  

U.S Dollar

     11        —          11        9        —          9  

Brazilian Real

     6,063        —          6,063        5,839        —          5,839  

Argentine Pesos

     27,617        —          27,617        28,035        —          28,035  

Chilean Pesos

     2        —          2        1        —          1  

Deferred tax liabilities

     811,602        575,073        1,386,675        841,723        575,935        1,417,658  

U.S Dollar

     721,032        575,073        1,296,105        751,356        575,935        1,327,291  

Brazilian Real

     89,068        —          89,068        90,367        —          90,367  

Other currencies

     1,502        —          1,502        —          —          —    

Non-current provisions for employee benefits

     67,465        —          67,465        64,895        —          64,895  

Other currencies

     531        —          531        159        —          159  

Chilean Pesos

     66,934        —          66,934        64,736        —          64,736  

Other non-current non-financial liabilities

     115,345        —          115,345        112,067        —          112,067  

U.S Dollar

     19        —          19        19        —          19  

Brazilian Real

     115,294        —          115,294        111,841        —          111,841  

Argentine Pesos

     25        —          25        29        —          29  

Chilean Pesos

     7        —          7        178        —          178  

The table below sets forth the subsidiaries that have determined a functional currency other than the U.S. Dollar as follows:

 

Subsidiary

  

Country

  

Functional Currency

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real

Arauco Industria de Paineis Ltda.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real

Empreendimentos Florestais Santa Cruz Ltda.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real

Mahal Empreendimentos e Participacoes S.A.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real

Novo Oeste Gestao de Ativos Florestais S.A.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real

Consorcio Protección Fitosanitaria Forestal S.A.

   Chile    Chilean Pesos

Forestal Nuestra Señora del Carmen S.A.

   Argentina    Argentine pesos

Forestal Talavera S.A.

   Argentina    Argentine pesos

Greenagro S.A.

   Argentina    Argentine pesos

Leasing Forestal S.A.

   Argentina    Argentine pesos

Savitar S.A.

   Argentina    U.S. Dollar

Maderas y Sintéticos de México, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    Mexican pesos

Maderas y Sintéticos Servicios, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    Mexican pesos

Masisa Manufactura, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    Mexican pesos

Masnova Química, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    Mexican pesos

Arauco Canada Ltd. (ex Flakeboard Company Ltd.)

   Canada    Canadian Dollar

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

The table below shows a detail per company of the effect in the period of the Reserve of Exchange Differences on translation:

 

     January - March  
     2019      2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

     (2,327      (3,404

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

     (2,326      (2,232

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

     (509      (1,284

Sonae Arauco S.A.

     (3,439      4,227  

Arauco Argentina S.A.

     (330      (264

Arauco Canada Ltd.

     1,304        (2,364

Others

     (747      110  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total reserve of exchange differences on translation

     (8,374      (5,211
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange rates changes

 

     January-March  
     2019      2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Exchange differences recognized in profit or loss, except for those arising on financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

     2,127        1,049  

Reserve of exchange differences on translation (with Non-controlling interests)

     (8,622      (5,525
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NOTE 12. BORROWING COSTS

Arauco capitalizes interest at effective rate on current investment projects.

At the date of issuance of these financial statements, Arauco has capitalized financial interest related to the modernization and extension of Planta Arauco (MAPA) project in Chile and to the Grayling project in the United States.

 

     January - March  
     2019     2018  
     ThU.S.$     ThU.S.$  

Property, plant and equipment capitalized cost

    

Property, plant and equipment capitalized interest cost rate

     3.97     4.25

Amount of the capitalized interest cost, property, plant and equipment

     6,705       3,769  

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

NOTE 13. RELATED PARTIES

Related Party Disclosures

Related parties are those entities defined in IAS 24 and under the rules of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market and the Chilean Corporations Law.

The receivable and payable amounts among related parties at the end of each period correspond to commercial and financing transactions denominated in Chilean Pesos, U.S. dollars and Brazilian Real, where collection or payment deadlines are shown in the following tables and in general do not bear interest, except for financing transactions.

As of the date of these interim consolidated financial statements, the main transactions with related parties are related to fuel purchases with Compañía de Petróleos de Chile S.A. and sodium chlorate purchases at EKA Chile S.A.

As of the date of these interim consolidated financial statements, there are neither provisions for accounts of doubtful collection nor any guarantees granted or received related to the balances with related parties.

Name of Group’s Main Shareholders

The ultimate shareholders of Arauco, direct and indirectly, are Mrs. Maria Noseda Zambra de Angelini (who passed away on April 15, 2018), Mr. Roberto Angelini Rossi and Mrs. Patricia Angelini Rossi.

Name of the Intermediate Controlling Entity that Produces Consolidated Financial Statements for Public Use

Empresas Copec S.A.

Compensation to Key Management Personnel

Compensation to key management personnel, including directors, managers and deputy managers, consist of a fixed monthly salary, and managers and deputy managers also receive an annual bonus subject to the results of the Company and the fulfillment of goals of the business as well as individual performance.

Pricing Strategy Terms and Conditions Corresponding to Transactions with Related Parties

Transactions carried out with related parties are intended to contribute to the corporate interest, are adjusted in price, terms and conditions to those prevailing in the market at the time of approval, and meet the requirements and procedures set forth in the law.

 

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Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

The table below sets forth information about the Relationship between the Parent Company and its Subsidiaries

 

               Functional    % Ownership interest
03-31-2019
     % Ownership interest
12-31-2018
 
ID N°   

Company Name

  

Country

  

Currency

   Direct      Indirect      Total      Direct      Indirect      Total  
-   

Agenciamiento y Servicios Profesionales S.A.

   Mexico    U.S. Dollar      0.0020        99.9970        99.9990        0.0020        99.9970        99.9990  
-   

Arauco Argentina S.A.

   Argentina    U.S. Dollar      9.9753        90.0048        99.9801        9.9753        90.0048        99.9801  
-   

Arauco Australia Pty Ltd.

   Australia    U.S. Dollar      —          99.9990        99.9990        —          99.9990        99.9990  
96547510-9   

Arauco Bioenergía S.A.

   Chile    U.S. Dollar      98.0000        1.9999        99.9999        98.0000        1.9999        99.9999  
-   

Arauco Canada Ltd. (ex Flakeboard Company Ltd.)

   Canada    Canadian Dollar      —          99.9990        99.9990        —          99.9990        99.9990  
-   

Arauco Colombia S.A.

   Colombia    U.S. Dollar      1.4778        98.5204        99.9982        1.4778        98.5204        99.9982  
-   

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real      1.0681        98.9309        99.9990        1.0681        98.9309        99.9990  
-   

Arauco Europe Cooperatief U.A.

   Netherlands    U.S. Dollar      0.5689        99.4301        99.9990        0.5689        99.4301        99.9990  
-   

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real      —          79.9992        79.9992        —          79.9992        79.9992  
-   

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real      9.7714        90.2278        99.9992        9.7714        90.2278        99.9992  
-   

Arauco Industria de Paineis Ltda.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real      —          99.9990        99.9990        —          99.9990        99.9990  
-   

Arauco Middle East DMCC

   Dubai    U.S. Dollar      —          99.9990        99.9990        —          99.9990        99.9990  
-   

Arauco North America, Inc. (ex Flakeboard America Ltd.)

   USA    U.S. Dollar      0.0001        99.9989        99.9990        0.0001        99.9989        99.9990  
76620842-8   

Arauco Nutrientes Naturales SPA

   Chile    U.S. Dollar      —          99.9484        99.9484        —          99.9484        99.9484  
-   

Arauco Perú S.A.

   Peru    U.S. Dollar      0.0013        99.9977        99.9990        0.0013        99.9977        99.9990  
-   

Arauco Wood (China) Company Limited

   China    U.S. Dollar      —          99.9990        99.9990        —          99.9990        99.9990  
-   

Araucomex S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    U.S. Dollar      0.0005        99.9985        99.9990        0.0005        99.9985        99.9990  
96657900-5   

Consorcio Protección Fitosanitaria Forestal S.A.

   Chile    Chilean Pesos      —          57.0831        57.0831        —          57.0831        57.0831  
-   

Empreendimentos Florestais Santa Cruz Ltda.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real      —          99.9985        99.9985        —          99.9985        99.9985  
85805200-9   

Forestal Arauco S.A.

   Chile    U.S. Dollar      99.9484        —          99.9484        99.9484        —          99.9484  
93838000-7   

Forestal Cholguán S.A.

   Chile    U.S. Dollar      —          98.5487        98.5487        —          98.5479        98.5479  
78049140-K   

Forestal Los Lagos S.A.

   Chile    U.S. Dollar      —          79.9587        79.9587        —          79.9587        79.9587  
-   

Forestal Nuestra Señora del Carmen S.A.

   Argentina    Argentine pesos      —          99.9805        99.9805        —          99.9805        99.9805  
-   

Forestal Talavera S.A.

   Argentina    Argentine pesos      —          99.9942        99.9942        —          99.9942        99.9942  
-   

Greenagro S.A.

   Argentina    Argentine pesos      —          97.9805        97.9805        —          97.9805        97.9805  
96563550-5   

Inversiones Arauco Internacional Ltda.

   Chile    U.S. Dollar      98.0186        1.9804        99.9990        98.0186        1.9804        99.9990  
79990550-7   

Investigaciones Forestales Bioforest S.A.

   Chile    Chilean Pesos      1.0000        98.9489        99.9489        1.0000        98.9489        99.9489  
-   

Leasing Forestal S.A.

   Argentina    Argentine pesos      —          99.9801        99.9801        —          99.9801        99.9801  
96510970-6   

Maderas Arauco S.A.

   Chile    U.S. Dollar      99.0000        0.9995        99.9995        99.0000        0.9995        99.9995  
-   

Maderas Arauco Costa Rica S.A.

   Costa Rica    U.S. Dollar      —          99.9990        99.9990        —          99.9990        99.9990  
-   

Maderas y Sintéticos de México, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    Mexican pesos      —          99.9990        99.9990        —          —          —    
-   

Maderas y Sintéticos Servicios, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    Mexican pesos      —          99.9990        99.9990        —          —          —    
-   

Mahal Empreendimentos e Participacoes S.A.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real      —          99.9991        99.9991        —          99.9991        99.9991  
-   

Masisa Manufactura, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    Mexican pesos      —          99.9990        99.9990        —          —          —    
-   

Masnova Química, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    Mexican pesos      —          99.9990        99.9990        —          —          —    
-   

Novo Oeste Gestao de Ativos Florestais S.A.

   Brazil    Brazilian Real      —          99.9991        99.9991        —          99.9991        99.9991  
-   

Placacentro Masisa México, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico    Mexican pesos      —          99.9990        99.9990        —          —          —    
-   

Savitar S.A.

   Argentina    Argentine pesos      —          99.9841        99.9841        —          99.9841        99.9841  
76375371-9   

Servicios Aéreos Forestales Ltda.

   Chile    U.S. Dollar      0.0100        99.9890        99.9990        0.0100        99.9890        99.9990  
96637330-K   

Servicios Logísticos Arauco S.A.

   Chile    U.S. Dollar      45.0000        54.9997        99.9997        45.0000        54.9997        99.9997  

The companies in the table below are classified as joint operations in accordance with IFRS 11. The assets, liabilities, income and expenses are recorded in relation to the Company’s ownership percentage in accordance with accounting standards applicable in each case.

 

Company Name

  

Country

  

Functional Currency

Eufores S.A.

   Uruguay    U.S. Dollar

Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira S.A.

   Uruguay    U.S. Dollar

Zona Franca Punta Pereira S.A.

   Uruguay    U.S. Dollar

Forestal Cono Sur S.A.

   Uruguay    U.S. Dollar

Stora Enso Uruguay S.A.

   Uruguay    U.S. Dollar

El Esparragal Asociación Agraria de R.L.

   Uruguay    U.S. Dollar

Ongar S.A.

   Uruguay    U.S. Dollar

Terminal Logística e Industrial M’Bopicua S.A.

   Uruguay    U.S. Dollar

There are no significant restrictions on the ability of subsidiaries to transfer funds to Arauco, in the form of cash dividends or repayment of loans and/or advances.

Employee Benefits for Key Management Personnel

 

     January - March  
     2019
ThU.S.$
     2018
ThU.S.$
 

Salaries and bonuses

     16,197        17,629  

Per diem compensation to members of the Board of Directors

     617        670  

Termination benefits

     846        7,248  

Total

     17,660        25,547  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

Related Party Receivables, Current

 

Name of Related Party

   Tax ID No.    Nature of Relationship    Country    Currency    Maturity    03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Forestal Mininco S.A.

   91.440.000-7    Common Stockholder    Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      5        14  

Eka Chile S.A.

   99.500.140-3    Joint Venture    Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      2,327        2,362  

Forestal del Sur S.A.

   79.825.060-4    Associate of a
subsidiary’s minority
shareholder
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      646        3,740  

Unilin Arauco Pisos Ltda.

   —      Joint Venture    Brazil    Brazilian Real    30 days      438        83  

Colbún S.A.

   96.505.760-9    Common Stockholder    Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      —          52  

CMPC Pulp S.A.

   96.532.330-9    Common Stockholder    Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      1        1  

Fundación Educacional Arauco

   71.625.000-8    Common director    Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      166        —    

Fundación Acerca Redes

   65.097.218-K    Parent company is
founder and
contributor
   Chile    U.S. Dollar    30 days      505        221  

Parque Eólico Ovejera del Sur SpA.

   76.839.949-2    Associate    Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      98        —    

Sonae Arauco Portugal S.A.

   —      Subsidiary of a Joint
Venture
   Portugal    U.S. Dollar    30 days      370        370  

Compañía Puerto de Coronel S.A.

   79.895.330-3    Subsidiary of an
Associate
   Chile    U.F.    Jan-20      492        481  

TOTAL

                    5,048        7,324  
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Related Party Receivables, Non-Current

 

Name of Related Party

   Tax ID No.    Nature of Relationship    Country    Currency    Maturity    03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Compañía Puerto de Coronel S.A.

   79.895.330-3    Subsidiary of an

Associate

   Chile    U.F.    Jan-20      —          481  

TOTAL

                    —          481  
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Related Party Payables, Current

 

Name of Related Party

   Tax ID No.    Nature of Relationship    Country    Currency    Maturity    03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Compañía de Petróleos de Chile S.A.

   99.520.000-7    Common controlling
parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      8,688        7,019  

Abastible S.A.

   91.806.000-6    Common controlling
parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      393        601  

Fundación Educacional Arauco

   71.625.000-8    Common director    Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      —          616  

Red to Green S.A.

   86.370.800-1    Common
Stockholder
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      20        14  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.

   92.580.000-7    Common
Stockholder
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      71        123  

Servicios Corporativos Sercor S.A.

   96.925.430-1    Associate    Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      22        11  

Puerto Lirquén S.A.

   96.959.030-1    Subsidiary of an
associate
   Chile    U.S. Dollar    30 days      1,123        1,003  

Compañía Puerto de Coronel S.A.

   79.895.330-3    Subsidiary of an
associate
   Chile    U.S. Dollar    30 days      899        772  

Depósitos Portuarios Lirquén S.A.

   96.871.870-3    Subsidiary of an
associate
   Chile    U.S. Dollar    30 days      4        2  

Adm.Estaciones de Servicio Serco Ltda.

   79.689.550-0    Common controlling
parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      —          1  

Adm. de Ventas al Detalle Arco Prime Ltda.

   77.215.640-5    Common controlling
parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      —          1  

Empresa Distrib. Papeles y Cartones S.A.

   88.566.900-k    Common
Stockholder
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      —          8  

Elemental S.A.

   76.659.730-0    Indirect associate of
controlling parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      —          1  

Woodtech S.A.

   76.724.000-7    Indirect associate of
controlling parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      73        28  

Orizon S.A.

   96.929.960-7    Common controlling
parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      1        1  

CMPC Maderas S.A.

   95.304.000-K    Common
Stockholder
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      10        —    

Vía Limpia SPA

   79.874.200-0    Common controlling
parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      4        9  

Air BP Copec

   96.942.120-8    Common controlling
parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      —          19  

E2E S.A.

   76.879.577-0    Subsidiary of an
associate
   Chile    Chilean pesos    30 days      16        —    

TOTAL

                    11,324        10,229  

Related Party Transactions

Purchases

 

Name of Related Party

   Tax ID No.    Nature of Relationship    Country    Currency    Transaction
Descriptions
   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Abastible S.A.

   91.806.000-6    Common controlling
parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    Fuel      670        3,668  

Compañía de Petróleos de Chile S.A.

   99.520.000-7    Common controlling
parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    Fuel and other      13,497        75,328  

Compañía Puerto de Coronel S.A.

   79.895.330-3    Subsidiary of the
Associate
   Chile    U.S. Dollar    Transport and
stowage
     2,781        10,607  

Puerto Lirquén S.A.

   96.959.030-1    Subsidiary of the
Associate
   Chile    U.S. Dollar    Port services      2,206        8,488  

EKA Chile S.A.

   99.500.140-3    Joint Venture    Chile    Chilean pesos    Sodium chlorate      7,593        47,209  

Forestal del Sur S.A.

   79.825.060-4    Associate of a
subsidiary’s
minority
shareholder
   Chile    Chilean pesos    Wood and ships      757        1,675  

Portaluppi, Guzman y Bezanilla Asesorías Ltda.

   78.096.080-9    Common director    Chile    Chilean pesos    Legal services      187        897  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.

   92.580.000-7    Common
Stockholder
   Chile    Chilean pesos    Telephone
services
     91        617  

CMPC Maderas S.A.

   95.304.000-K    Common
Stockholder
   Chile    Chilean pesos    Wood and logs      39        644  

Forestal Mininco S.A.

   91.440.000-7    Common
Stockholder
   Chile    Chilean pesos    Wood and logs      —          261  

Colbún Transmisión S.A.

   76.218.856-2    Common director    Chile    Chilean pesos    Electrical
Power
     61        453  

Woodtech S.A.

   76.724.000-7    Indirect associate of
controlling parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    Wood volumen
measurement
services
     299        2,449  

Inversiones Siemel S.A.

   94.082.000-6    Common
Stockholder
   Chile    Chilean pesos    Rentals      80        326  

Vía Limpia

   79.874.200-0    Common controlling
parent
   Chile    Chilean pesos    Other purchases      56        257  

Sales

 

Name of Related Party

   Tax ID No.    Nature of Relationship    Country    Currency    Transaction
Descriptions
   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Colbún S.A.

   96.505.760-9    Common director    Chile    Chilean pesos    Electrical Power      29        277  

EKA Chile S.A.

   99.500.140-3    Joint venture    Chile    Chilean pesos    Electrical Power      5,473        24,857  

Forestal del Sur S.A.

   79.825.060-4    Associate of a
subsidiary’s
minority
shareholder
   Chile    Chilean pesos    Harvesting
services, Wood
and chips
     3,290        26,308  

Unilin Arauco Pisos Ltda.

   —      Joint venture    Brazil    Brazilian
Real
   Wood      1,111        1,474  

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

NOTE 14. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

On January 31, 2019, Arauco’s subsidiaries Inversiones Arauco Internacional Limitada and Araucomex, S.A. de C.V., closed the purchase of all of the shares of Masisa’s Mexican subsidiaries, namely Maderas y Sintéticos de México, S.A. de C.V., Maderas y Sintéticos Servicios, S.A. de C.V., Masisa Manufactura, S.A. de C.V., Placacentro Masisa México, S.A. de C.V. and Masnova Química, S.A. de C.V.

The price of the transaction, in the amount of ThU.S.$160,000 was paid on that day.

The main assets acquired, consist of two industrial complexes located in Durango and Zitácuaro, that jointly have three Particleboard (PB) lines with an annual installed capacity of 339,000 m3; a MDF line of with an annual installed capacity of 220,000 m3; melamine (or TFL) lines with an annual total installed capacity of 309,000 m3 ; a chemical plant with an installed capacity of 60,000 tons of resins and 60,600 tons of formaldehyde; and impregnation lines with an aggregate annual installed capacity of 28.9 million of m2.

Arauco carried out the initial recognition of the acquisition of these companies based on the information available as of that date, performing a preliminary determination about the allocation of the fair values during the acquisition of the same. The amounts of acquired assets and liabilities are deemed to be provisional amounts and could be adjusted during the measurement period of this acquisition, in order to reflect new information obtained based on facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date and which, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date. The measurement period will not exceed the term of one year as from the acquisition date.

The table below shows the fair values of assets and liabilities at the date of the transaction:

 

Masisa Mexico Group

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
 

Cash and cash equivalent

     9,152  

Other current non-

     599  

Trade and other current receivables

     29,971  

Accounts receivable due from related companies

     27,484  

Inventories

     31,692  

Current tax assets

     1,567  

Investments accounted for using equity method

     1,571  

Intangible assets other than goodwill

     223  

Property, plant and equipment

     120,013  

Non-Current Assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale

     49  

Total assets

     222,321  

Trade and other current payables

     45,650  

Accounts payable to related companies

     12,692  

Other current provisions

     902  

Current tax liabilities

     1,388  

Deferred tax liabilities

     1,227  

Non-current provisions for employee benefits

     462  

Total liabilities

     62,321  
  

 

 

 

Total equity

     160,000  
  

 

 

 

 

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Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

The following table shows revenue and net profit recognized at the acquisition day:

 

ARAUCO INDUSTRIA DE PAINEIS LTDA.

   February 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019
ThU.S.$
 

Revenue

     23,518  

Net loss

     (4,610
  

 

 

 

If the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2019, consolidated pro-forma revenue and profit for the year ended March 31, 2019 would have been:

 

CELULOSA ARAUCO Y CONSTITUCIÓN S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

   January-March  2019
(Pro-forma)
ThU.S.$
 

Revenue

     1,417,727  

Net profit

     123,874  
  

 

 

 

On December 31, 2018, Arauco Wood Products Inc and Arauco Panels USA, LLC merged into Arauco North America, Inc (ex Flakeboard America Limited). This transaction had no effect on Arauco’s profit or loss.

On May 7, 2018, the company Maderas Arauco Costa Rica S.A. was created through the subsidiary Inversiones Arauco Internacional Ltda., with a capital of 10,000 colones (equivalent to U.S.$ 18). On December 24, 2018, Inversiones Arauco Internacional Ltda. made a capital contribution of ThU.S.$ 300 to the company Maderas Arauco Costa Rica S.A.

On August 3, 2018, the company Arauco Wood (China) Company Limited was created through the subsidiary Inversiones Arauco Internacional Ltda. with a capital of ThU.S.$ 500 which it has not been paid to date.

The details of the subsidiaries included in the consolidation of Arauco are disclosed in Note 13.

 

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NOTE 15. INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES

At March 31, 2019 there were no new investments in associates to report.

On May 2, 2018, the company E2E S.A. was incorporated through the subsidiary Maderas Arauco S.A., with a total capital of ThU.S.$ 6,000, under 50% ownership of Arauco. As of March 31, 2019, ThU.S.$ 2,711 have been contributed.

On January 19, 2018, the company Parque Eólico Ovejera Sur SpA was incorporated through the subsidiary Arauco Bioenergía S.A., under 50% ownership of Arauco. The capital contributed by Arauco is ThU.S.$ 782.

The following tables set forth information about Investments in associates.

 

Name    Puertos y Logística S.A.
Country    Chile
Functional Currency    U.S. Dollar
Corporate purpose    Docking and warehousing operations for proprietary and third party use, cargo of all classes of goods, as well, as warehousing and transport operations.
Ownership interest (%)    20.2767%
   03-31-2019    12-31-2018
Carrying amount    ThU.S.$56,492    ThU.S.$ 62,511
Name    Inversiones Puerto Coronel S.A.
Country    Chile
Functional Currency    U.S. Dollar
Corporate purpose    Investments in movables and real estate, acquisition of companies, securities and investment instruments, investment management and development and/or participation in all kind of businesses and companies related to industrial, shipping, forestry and commercial activities.
Ownership interest (%)    50.0000%
   03-31-2019    12-31-2018
Carrying amount    ThU.S.$52,140    ThU.S.$51,760
Name    Servicios Corporativos Sercor S.A.
Country    Chile
Functional Currency    Chilean Pesos
Corporate purpose    Consulting services related to business management to Boards of Directors and Senior Management of all Arauco’s entities.
Ownership interest (%)    20.0000%
   03-31-2019    12-31-2018
Carrying amount    ThU.S.$ 209    ThU.S.$ 193

 

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Name    Genómica Forestal S.A.
Country    Chile
Functional Currency    Chilean Pesos
Corporate purpose    Developing forestry genomics, through the use of biotechnological, molecular and bioinformatics tools with the purpose of strengthening genetic programs so as to improve the competitive position of the Chilean forestry industry for priority tree species.
Ownership interest (%)    25.0000%
   03-31-2019    12-31-2018
Carrying amount    ThU.S.$(1)    ThU.S.$(1)
Name    Consorcio Tecnológico Bioenercel S.A.
Country    Chile
Functional Currency    Chilean Pesos
Corporate purpose    Developing of technologies which will promote the development of a biofuels industry in Chile, obtained from lingo-cellulosic materials. The future execution of this sustainable project is financed by the Innova Chile Committee.
Ownership interest (%)    20.0000%
   03-31-2019    12-31-2018
Carrying amount    ThU.S.$7    ThU.S.$7
Name    Vale do Corisco S.A.
Country    Brazil
Functional Currency    Brazilian Real
Corporate purpose    Management of forestry activities.
Ownership interest (%)    49.0000%
   03-31-2019    12-31-2018
Carrying amount    ThU.S.$38,270    ThU.S.$38,497
Name    E2E S.A.
Country    Chile
Functional Currency    Chilean pesos
Corporate purpose    Development of construction solutions
Ownership interest (%)    50.0000%
   03-31-2019    12-31-2018
Carrying amount    ThU.S.$2,249    ThU.S.$2,044
Name    Parque Eólico Ovejera Sur SpA
Country    Chile
Functional Currency    Chilean pesos
Corporate purpose    Electrical power projects
Ownership interest (%)    50.0000%
   03-31-2019    12-31-2018
Carrying amount    ThU.S.$775    ThU.S.$597

 

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Summarized Financial Information of Associates

 

     Assets  

03-31-2019

   Puertos y
Logística
S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Inversiones Puerto
Coronel S.A.
ThU.S.$
     Serv.Corporativos
Sercor S.A.
ThU.S.$
    E2E S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Parque Eólico
Ovejera del
Sur SpA.
ThU.S.$
    Vale do
Corisco
S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Consorcio
Tecnológico
Bioenercel
S.A.
ThU.S.$
     Genómica
Forestal S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Total
ThU.S.$
 

Current

     99,083       29        4,308       1,074       349       5,789       2        25       110,659  

Non-current

     546,360       106,100        928       5,957       1,068       104,854       36        19       765,322  

Total

     645,443       106,129        5,236       7,031       1,417       110,643       38        44       875,981  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Liabilities  
     Puertos y
Logística
S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Inversiones Puerto
Coronel S.A.
ThU.S.$
     Serv.Corporativos
Sercor S.A.
ThU.S.$
    E2E S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Parque Eólico
Ovejera del
Sur SpA.
ThU.S.$
    Vale do
Corisco
S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Consorcio
Tecnológico
Bioenercel
S.A.
ThU.S.$
     Genómica
Forestal S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Total
ThU.S.$
 

Current

     36,294       82        3,526       195       14       333       —          7       40,451  

Non-current

     330,546       —          664       —         —         26,077       5        42       357,334  

Equity

     278,603       106,047        1,046       6,836       1,403       84,233       33        (5     478,196  

Total

     645,443       106,129        5,236       7,031       1,417       110,643       38        44       875,981  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
03-31-2019                                                         

Revenues

     46,763       476        1,272       1       3       563       —          —         49,078  

Expenses

     (46,751     —          (1,215     (154     (1     (253     —          —         (48,374

Profit or loss (continuing

operations)

     12       476        57       (153     2       310       —          —         704  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     7,540       —          —         —         —         —         —          —         7,540  

Comprehensive income

     7,552       476        57       (153     2       310       —          —         8,244  

Dividends

     —         —          —         —         —         —         —          —         —    
     Assets  

12-31-2018

   Puertos y
Logística
S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Inversiones Puerto
Coronel S.A.
ThU.S.$
     Serv.Corporativos
Sercor S.A.
ThU.S.$
    E2E S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Parque Eólico
Ovejera del
Sur SpA.
ThU.S.$
    Vale do
Corisco
S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Consorcio
Tecnológico
Bioenercel
S.A.
ThU.S.$
     Genómica
Forestal S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Total
ThU.S.$
 

Current

     97,866       29        22,870       680       1,246       4,295       2        25       127,013  

Non-current

     566,484       105,354        907       3,600       703       105,836       36        19       782,939  

Total

     664,350       105,383        23,777       4,280       1,949       110,131       38        44       909,952  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Liabilities  
     Puertos y
Logística
S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Inversiones Puerto
Coronel S.A.
ThU.S.$
     Serv.Corporativos
Sercor S.A.
ThU.S.$
    E2E S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Parque Eólico
Ovejera del
Sur SpA.
ThU.S.$
    Vale do
Corisco
S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Consorcio
Tecnológico
Bioenercel
S.A.
ThU.S.$
     Genómica
Forestal S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Total
ThU.S.$
 

Current

     28,938       82        22,192       192       754       81       —          7       52,246  

Non-current

     327,124       —          619       —         —         31,485       5        42       359,275  

Equity

     308,288       105,301        966       4,088       1,195       78,565       33        (5     498,431  

Total

     664,350       105,383        23,777       4,280       1,949       110,131       38        44       909,952  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
03-31-2018                                                         

Revenues

     34,503       4,852        1,334       —         —         2,326       —          —         43,015  

Expenses

     (35,878     —          (1,197     —         —         (2,423     —          —         (39,498

Profit or loss (continuing operations)

     (1,375     4,852        137       —         —         (97     —          —         3,517  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     1,868       —          —         —         —         —         —          —         1,868  

Comprehensive income

     493       4,852        137       —         —         (97     —          —         5,385  

Dividends

     —         —          —         —         —         —         —          —         —    

 

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Reconciliation of Investment in Associates and Joint Ventures

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Opening balance as of January 1

     358,053        368,772  

Changes

     

Investment in joint ventures, Additions

     470        3,028  

Share of profit (loss) in investment in associates

     262        3,043  

Share of profit (loss) in investment in joint ventures

     4,101        14,203  

Dividends Received, Investments in Associates

     (6,060      (11,307

Increase (Decrease) in foreign exchange currency on translation of Associates and Joint Ventures

     (3,668      (17,287

Other increase (decrease) in investment and associates and joint
ventures (*)

     436        (2,399

Total changes

     (4,459      (10,719

Closing balance

     353,594        358,053  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

In May 2017, Arauco’s associate Florestal Vale do Corisco S.A. performed a return of capital to its shareholders. This transaction did not generate effects in the Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss nor modified Arauco’s shareholding in Florestal Vale do Corisco S.A.

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Carrying amount of associates accounted for using equity method

     150,142        155,609  

Carrying amount of joint ventures accounted for using equity method

     203,452        202,444  

Total investment accounted for using equity method

     353,594        358,053  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NOTE 16. INTERESTS IN JOINT ARRANGEMENTS

Investments and contributions made

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, Arauco has not carried out any contributions to Uruguayan companies Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira S.A. and Zona Franca Punta Pereira S.A.

The investments in Uruguay qualify as a joint operation. In relation to “other rights and contractual conditions”, the joint operation has the primary objective of providing the parties an output. As established in the “Pulp Supply Agreement”, both Arauco and its partner have the obligation to acquire 100% of the yearly pulp produced by the joint operation. Arauco has recognized the assets, liabilities, income and expenses associated with its interest ownership, as of January 1, 2013, pursuant to IFRS 11.

Arauco holds a 50% interest in Sonae Arauco, which subsidiary produces and commercializes wood panels, of the type of MDF, PB and OSB, and sawn timber, through the operation of 2 panel plants and one sawmill in Spain; 2 panel plants and one resin plant in Portugal; 4 panel plants in Germany and 2 panel plants in South Africa.

Furthermore, Arauco holds a 50% ownership interest in Unilin Arauco Pisos Laminados Ltda., a Brazilian company, and in Eka Chile S.A. (“Eka”), a company that sells sodium chlorate to cellulose plants in Chile. There is a contractual agreement with these companies whereby Arauco has engaged in an economic activity subject to common control, which is classified as a joint venture.

 

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The following tables set forth summarized financial information of the more significant interests in joint arrangements, which qualify as joint operations:

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  

Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira S.A.

(Uruguay)

   Assets
ThU.S.$
     Liabilities
ThU.S.$
     Assets
ThU.S.$
     Liabilities
ThU.S.$
 

Current

     265,400        241,002        220,699        204,455  

Non-current

     2,199,359        519,903        2,044,534        441,010  

Equity

        1,703,854        —          1,619,768  

Total Joint Arrangement

     2,464,759        2,464,759        2,265,233        2,265,233  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment

     851,927           809,884     
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     03-31-2019      03-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Income

     235,359        215,649  

Expenses

     (155,393      (151,145

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     79,966        64,504  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
     Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities  

Forestal Cono Sur S.A. (consolidated)

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Current

     33,668        1,645        23,528        1,668  

Non-current

     166,389        6,530        170,443        1,957  

Equity

     —          191,882        —          190,346  

Total Joint Arrangement

     200,057        200,057        193,971        193,971  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment

     95,941           95,173     
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     03-31-2019      03-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Income

     14,332        16,129  

Expenses

     (12,795      (13,148

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     1,537        2,981  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
     Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities  

Eufores S.A.(consolidated)

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Current

     180,306        213,505        160,708        159,988  

Non-current

     808,275        139,807        638,832        8,282  

Equity

     —          635,269        —          631,270  

Total Joint Arrangement

     988,581        988,581        799,540        799,540  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment

     317,635           315,635     
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     03-31-2019      03-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Income

     69,046        85,464  

Expenses

     (65,019      (70,412

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     4,027        15,052  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  

Zona Franca Punta Pereira S.A. (Uruguay)

   Assets
ThU.S.$
     Liabilities
ThU.S.$
     Assets
ThU.S.$
     Liabilities
ThU.S.$
 

Current

     6,270        113,702        5,482        106,676  

Non-current

     469,803        20,190        472,539        27,863  

Equity

     —          342,181        —          343,482  

Total Joint Arrangement

     476,073        476,073        478,021        478,021  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment

     171,091           171,741     
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     03-31-2019      03-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Income

     4,510        4,527  

Expenses

     (5,811      (5,724

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     (1,301      (1,197
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following tables set forth summarized financial information of the more significant interests in joint ventures:

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
     Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities  

Unilin Arauco Pisos Ltda.

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Current

     6,145        3,795        6,165        3,591  

Non-current

     4,673        48        4,574        37  

Equity

     —          6,975        —          7,111  

Total Joint Arrangement

     10,818        10,818        10,739        10,739  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment

     3,488           3,556     
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     03-31-2019      03-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Income

     4,492        2,767  

Expenses

     (4,448      (2,766

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     44        1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     —          —    

Comprehensive income

     44        1  

Dividends

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
     Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities  

Eka Chile S.A.

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Current

     20,950        3,956        19,840        4,443  

Non-current

     32,017        4,692        32,363        5,078  

Equity

     —          44,319        —          42,682  

Total Joint Arrangement

     52,967        52,967        52,203        52,203  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment

     22,160           21,341     
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     03-31-2019      03-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Income

     11,930        11,184  

Expenses

     (10,293      (10,090

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     1,637        1,094  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     —          —    

Comprehensive income

     1,637        1,094  

Dividends

        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
     Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities  

Sonae Arauco S.A.

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Current

     249,230        210,792        272,030        221,393  

Non-current

     664,440        347,269        655,856        351,397  

Equity

     —          355,609        —          355,096  

Total Joint Arrangement

     913,670        913,670        927,886        927,886  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets

     147,540           146,762     

Net asset adjustment (Goodwill)

     30,265           30,786     

Investment

     177,805           177,548     
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     03-31-2019      03-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Income

     243,157        270,724  

Expenses

     (236,494      (260,353

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     6,663        10,371  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     —          —    

Comprehensive income

     6,663        10,371  

Dividends

     7,480        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 17. IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS

Provisions for impairment of property, plant and equipment due to technical obsolescence have been recorded as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, as shown below:

 

Disclosure of Asset Impairment

    

Principal classes of Assets affected by Impairment and Reversal of Losses

   Machinery and Equipment

Principal Facts and Circumstances that lead to Recognizing Impairment and Reversal of losses

   Technical Obsolescence and Claim
     03-31-2019    12-31-2018

Provisions for impairment of property, plant and equipment

   ThU.S.$16,513    ThU.S.$16,328

Goodwill

Goodwill is allocated to the groups of cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination.

At the date of these interim consolidated financial statements, the balance of goodwill is ThU.S.$65,763 (ThU.S.$ 65,851 at December 31, 2018), as shown below:

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  

Goodwill

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Opening balance at January 1

     65,851        69,922  

Increase (decrease) in foreign currency exchange

     (88      (4,071

Closing balance

     65,763        65,851  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Of the total of goodwill, ThU.S.$40,704 (ThU.S.$ 40,661 as of December 31, 2018) are generated by the acquisition of “Flakeboard”, a company that, directly and/or through its subsidiaries, possesses and operates 7 panel plants, for which Arauco acquired and paid, on September 24, 2012, the price of ThU.S.$242,502 for the 100% interest ownership.

The recoverable amount for Flakeboard’s cash generating unit was determined based on the calculations of its value in use, and this calculation was made using cash flow projections covering a 5-year term, applying a real discount rate of 6.7% which reflects current market assessments for the wood products segment in North America.

The investment in the panel plant in Pien, Brazil generated a goodwill of ThU.S.$23,147 (ThU.S.$ 23,278 as of December 31, 2018).

The recoverable amount for the Pien plant’s cash generating unit was determined based on the calculations of its value in use, and this calculation was made using cash flow projections based on the operational plan approved by the Administration, covering a 5-year term, applying a 7% real discount rate that reflects current evaluations for the panel segment in Brazil.

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value of the goodwill of the plants did not exceed their recoverable value, and therefore there was no need to recognize impairment losses.

 

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NOTE 18. PROVISIONS, CONTINGENT ASSETS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The contingent liabilities for outstanding litigations are as follows:

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

1. On August 25, 2005, the Chilean Servicio de Impuestos Internos (the “Chilean IRS”) issued tax resolutions No. 184 and No. 185 of 2005, and objected certain income tax returns made by Arauco on April 16, 2001 and October 31, 2001, and furthermore, requested the reimbursement of the amounts returned in connection with tax losses, along with the amendment of the FUT (Tax Profits Fund) Registry balance. In consideration to the foregoing, the above mentioned tax resolutions ordered the restitution of the historical amount of $4,571,664,617 (equal to ThU.S.$6,738 as of March 31, 2019). On November 7, 2005, the Company requested a Review of the Supervision Action (Revisión de la Actuación Fiscalizadora, or “RAF”), which is an administrative review of the tax action brought by the Chilean IRS, and filed a claim disputing the above mentioned tax resolutions No. 184 and 185 of 2005. The RAF was resolved on January 9, 2009 by the Chilean IRS, partially sustaining the Company’s request, granting a discount to the total amount of $1,209,399,164 (equal to ThU.S.$1,782 as of March 31, 2019), resulting in a total disputed amount of $3,362,265,453 (equal to ThU.S.$4,955 as of March 31, 2019) plus fines and interests. On February 19, 2010, the Court acknowledged receipt of the Company’s request.

On September 26, 2014, Arauco requested the submission of this claim to the competent jurisdiction of the new Tax and Customs Courts. On October 10, 2014, Arauco’s request was granted. Currently the action is being considered by these new Courts under the Docket No. RUC 14-9-0002087-3. On March 20, 2015, the SII responded to the allegations submitted by Arauco against Liquidations No. 184 and 185 of 2005. On June 19, 2017, the Court issued the evidence production ruling, which resolution was notified via certified letter on July 23 of 2017. Arauco lodged a motion for reconsideration and a supplementary appeal, requesting the terms of the evidence production ruling be modified. On July 7, 2017, the Court upheld the motion for reconsideration. On September 20, 2017, the Court issued its first instance decision confirming the liquidations. On October 12, 2017, Arauco challenged the decision through an appeal, requesting the Court of Appeals of Santiago to revoke the first instance decision and uphold Arauco’s claim instead. On June 29, 2018, the Court of Appeals of Santiago issued a ruling on appeal, confirming the first instance decision. On July 19, 2018, Arauco lodged a cassation appeal based on formal and substantial flaws before the Supreme Court. The case is pending.

Considering that the Company’s position is based on solid legal grounds, there is a reasonable margin for obtaining a favorable result for the Company and therefore as of March 31, 2019, Arauco has not made any provision whatsoever in connection with this contingency.

2. Through Res. Ex. N° 1 issued by the Superintendence of the Environment (“SMA”) on January 8, 2016, notified on January 14, 2016, the SMA formulated 11 charges against the Company, due to alleged breaches of certain Environmental Qualification Resolutions for the Valdivia Plant and of DS No. 90/2000. The 11 charges were classified as follows by the SMA: 1 critical, 5 severe, 5 minor.

 

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On February 12, 2016, the Company submitted its defenses.

On December 15, 2017, the Superintendence of the Environment issued Exempted Resolution No. 1,487, closing the punitive administrative proceeding, absolving the company with regards to one of the charges and convicting for other 10 charges, applying a fine of 7,777 UTA (equal to ThU.S.$ 6,650 as of March 31, 2019). On December 22, 2017, the Company submitted a motion for reconsideration regarding Exempted Resolution No. 1,487, before the SMA, requesting that we be absolved of all infringements, with the exception of the charge specified under number 7 (late submission of the water quality report regarding the Cruces river). Exempted Resolution No. 357, issued by the Superintendence of the Environment (SMA) was notified on March 23, 2018, through which the reconsideration appeal lodged by the company was rejected. On April 5, 2018, a judicial claim was submitted before the Third Environmental Court against Exempted Resolutions No. 1487 and No. 357 of the SMA. On November 12, 2018, the case was in agreement status. Minister Sibel Villalobos Volpi was designated to draft the resolution. The case is pending.

Considering that the Company’s position is based on solid legal grounds, there is a reasonable margin for obtaining a favorable result for the Company, and therefore as of March 31, 2019, Arauco has not made any provision whatsoever in connection with this contingency.

3. Through Exempted Resolution No. 1/File F-031-2016, dated September 15, 2016, the SMA formulated three charges against the company due to certain alleged breaches of certain Environmental Qualification Resolutions of the Constitución Plant, and an alleged contravention of Law No. 19,300 resulting from a purported circumvention of the Environmental Assessment System. The SMA classified the three charges as follows: 1 severe and 2 minor.

On October 17, 2016, the company filed a Compliance Program containing 7 actions and objectives. On January 3, 2017, the SMA served its resolution approving the compliance program submitted by the Company. If the compliance program is executed satisfactorily, the proceedings would conclude without the application of any sanctions.

The final report regarding the Compliance Program was submitted on October 2, 2017, and further supplemented on December 11, 2017, evidencing the complete and comprehensive performance of all the actions and measures envisaged in said program. The SMA must issue its opinion regarding the satisfactory performance of the Compliance Program.

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A., Forestal Arauco S.A., Maderas Arauco S.A. y Servicios Logísticos Arauco S.A.

1. On August 13, 2018, Asociación Gremial de Dueños de Camiones de Constitución (ASODUCAM) filed a complaint seeking the performance of a contract and claiming compensation for damages against Forestal Arauco S.A., Servicios Logísticos Arauco S.A., Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. and Maderas Arauco S.A. The complaint is based on alleged breaches of some agreements for the allocation, distribution and supply of cargo volumes for the years 2001 and 2005, initially executed by associates of ASODUCAM with Forestal Arauco S.A., and then, allegedly, with Servicios Logísticos Arauco S.A., in favor of the other two defendants, Celulosa Arauco and Constitución S.A. and Maderas Arauco S.A.

 

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The complaint seeks to enforce the contract, plus $575,000,000 (equal to ThU.S.$ 847 as of March 31, 2019) in compensation for damages. In the alternative, it claims (a) $11,189,270,050 (equivalent to ThU.S.$ 16,490 as of March 31, 2019), for actual damages; (b) $ 11,189,270,050 monthly during the entire course of the trial, until the termination of the contract is declared in the final ruling, for loss of profits, and (c) $5,000,000,000 (equivalent to ThU.S.$ 7,369 as of March 31, 2019) for moral damages.

On August 28, 2018 the claim was served upon Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A., Forestal Arauco S.A. and Maderas Arauco S.A; service is pending on Servicios Logísticos Arauco S.A. (Rol C-757-2018 with the Civil Court of Constitución).

Considering that the Company’s position is based on solid legal grounds, there is a reasonable margin for obtaining a favorable result for the Company and, therefore, as of March 31, 2019, Arauco has not made any provision whatsoever in connection with this contingency.

Forestal Arauco S.A.

1. On April 28, 2015, the company was notified of and answered the action for recovery submitted in ordinary proceedings by Mr. Rodrigo Huanquimilla Arcos and Mr. Mario Andrades Rojas, attorneys at law, on behalf of 24 members of the Arcos succession, who claiming to be owners of the estate that they identify as Hacienda Quivolgo, of 5,202 hectares, request that Forestal Celco S.A., currently Forestal Arauco S.A., be sentenced to return the above mentioned real property plus civil and natural fruits or revenues as well as any estates adhered to it, along with any damages that the real property may have suffered, with litigation costs. They base their claim in that Forestal Celco S.A., currently Forestal Arauco S.A., would be a supposed possessor and not owner of this estate.

The company proceeded to answer the claim requesting that it be completely rejected, arguing that Forestal Celco S.A., currently Forestal Arauco S.A., is the sole and legitimate owner of the real property.

The Court ordered that this trial be joined with Case File C-54-2015.

On December 9, 2016, the Court summoned the parties for the issuance of the ruling. On February 24, 2017, the first instance final ruling was notified, which ruling dismissed the claim in its entirety.

On March 8, 2017, the claimant appealed against the first instance ruling. On May 25, 2018, the first instance ruling was confirmed by the Court of Appeals, with litigation costs.

On June 12, 2018, the plaintiff challenged the decision of the Court of Appeals, filing a cassation appeal based on substantial flaws before the Supreme Court. Pending case to be heard. (Case File 16,583-2018).

 

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Considering that the Company’s position is based on solid legal grounds, there is a reasonable margin for obtaining a favorable result for the Company and therefore, as of March 31, 2019, Arauco has not made any provision whatsoever in connection with this contingency.

2. On April 6, 2015, the company was notified through a rogatory letter regarding the claim submitted by Mr. Gustavo Andrés Ochagavía Urrutia, attorney at law, acting on behalf of 23 members of the Arcos succession, who claim to be the owners of the estate that they identify as Hacienda Quivolgo, of 5,202 hectares, requesting that Forestal Celco S.A., currently Forestal Arauco S.A., be ordered to return the above mentioned real property plus civil and natural fruits or revenues as well as any estates adhered to it, along with any damages that the real property may have suffered, with litigation costs. They base their claim in that Forestal Celco S.A., currently Forestal Arauco S.A., is allegedly in possession but does not own the real property in question.

On April 28, 2015, the company proceeded to answer the claim requesting that it be completely rejected, arguing that Forestal Celco S.A., currently Forestal Arauco S.A., is the sole and legitimate owner of the real property.

On January 8, 2016, the defendant requested a consolidation of the proceedings with Case file 334-2014. The Court ordered the requested consolidation.

On February 24, 2017, the final ruling of the lower court was notified, completely dismissing the claim, with litigation costs.

On March 8, 2017, the plaintiff filed an appeal against the lower court final ruling. On May 25, 2018, the Court of Appeals of Talca upheld the first instance final ruling with litigation costs. (Court of Appeals of Talca Case File No. 949-2017).

On June 12, 2018, the plaintiff challenged the decision of the Court of Appeals, filing a cassation appeal based on substantial flaws before the Supreme Court. Pending case to be heard. (Case File 16,583-2018).

Considering that the Company’s position is based on solid legal grounds, there is a reasonable margin for obtaining a favorable result for the Company and therefore, as of March 31, 2019, Arauco has not made any provision whatsoever in connection with this contingency.

3. On July 11, 2017, the company was notified of a civil claim for recovery in ordinary proceedings, filed by Mrs. Carmen Muñoz Domínguez on behalf of Forestal Ezrece S.A. The plaintiff argues that its client would be the rightful owner – as a result of an assignment and sale – of 87.5% of the hereditary rights in the rural real estate property called “Pino Huacho,” located in the boroughs of Los Alamos and of Cañete, province of Lebu, Eighth Region, for a surface area amounting to 5,144.22 hectares, which actions would be under the possession of Forestal Arauco S.A. The claimant has requested the court to order Forestal Arauco S.A. to be sentenced to restitute these actions and rights. Forestal Arauco S.A. answered the claim, requesting its total dismissal, with litigation costs, and further filing a counterclaim based on the ordinary prescription and, in lieu thereof, based on extraordinary prescription.

On April 15, 2019, the court summoned the parties to hear a judgment. Issuance pending. (Case File C-109-2017 First Instance and Guarantee Court of Lebu).

 

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Considering that the Company’s position is based on solid legal grounds, there is a reasonable margin for obtaining a favorable result for the Company and therefore, as of March 31, 2019, Arauco has not made any provision whatsoever in connection with this contingency.

4. Mrs. Estela Jaramillo, filed a lawsuit in a special indigenous procedure, before the First Civil Court of Osorno (Case C-2540-2018), requesting the absolute nullity of the contract of sale signed in 1999, by which Consorcio Forestal S.A. sold to Forestal Valdivia S.A., today Forestal Arauco S.A., 1,505.6 hectares under the name of Fundo San Nicolás Dos Lote Uno Norte. It also demands compensation for damages for the exploitation and use of indigenous lands against Forestal Arauco S.A.

On November 10, 2018, Forestal Arauco SA was notified of the lawsuit. On January 16, 2019, the Court dismissed the lawsuit regarding Consorcio Forestal S.A., who was not notified of the complaint.

On March 18, 2019, the answer and settlement hearing took place, and, during said hearing, the court decided to proceed to the production of evidence stage. Currently, the term for the production of evidence has expired, and the only pending act is the submission of a report regarding the debated issue by the National Institute of Indigenous Development (Corporación Nacional de Desarrollo Indígena).

Considering that the Company’s position is based on solid legal grounds, there is a reasonable margin for obtaining a favorable result for the Company and therefore, as of March 31, 2019, Arauco has not made any provision whatsoever in connection with this contingency.

5. Inversiones Forestales Los Alpes Limitada and Forestal Neltume-Carrasco S.A. filed a claim against Forestal Arauco S.A. before the Civil Court of Angol (C-502-2015), in which they request that Forestal Arauco S.A. restitute the material possession of 1,855.9 hectares, which would be part of their property “Resto del Fundo Los Alpes”, which would have an area of approximately 2,700 hectares. Likewise, they requested that it be declared that the property is the exclusive domain of the claimants, the restitution of the civil and natural fruits, in addition to the deteriorations that the property would have experienced, with litigation costs.

On January 22, 2019, the lawsuit was notified to Forestal Arauco S.A., and the deadline for its response is pending.

On February 13, 2019 Forestal Arauco S.A. filed dilatory exceptions, which are pending resolution.

Considering that the Company’s position is based on solid legal grounds, there is a reasonable margin for obtaining a favorable result for the Company and therefore, as of March 31, 2019, Arauco has not made any provision whatsoever in connection with this contingency.

 

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Arauco Argentina S.A.

Pursuant to law No. 25,080, the former Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Foodstuffs, the enforcement agency referred to in the law approved, by Res. No. 952/2000, the forestry and industrial-forestry projects submitted by Arauco Argentina S.A. In the context of these projects, the Company afforested: 1) 4,777 hectares during 2000, in observance of its committed yearly plan; and 2) 23,012 hectares between 2000 and 2006 as a part of the multi-year afforestation plan. Likewise, a sawmill was built with installed capacity to produce 250,000 m3 of sawn timber per year.

On January 11, 2001, Arauco Argentina S.A. submitted an expansion for the approved industrial-forestry project. The expansion was approved via Res. No. 84/03 issued by the former Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Foodstuffs. In accordance with the assumed obligations, the Company built a MDF board (panels) plant and afforested 8,089 hectares between 2001 and 2006.

Additionally, the Company has filed yearly forestry plans between years 2007 and 2017 for its local operations in the Provinces of Misiones and Buenos Aires.

On March 25, 2019, the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing approved the resolution No. 2019-55-APN-SECAGYP # MPYT, approving the annual forestry plan for 2007. For this reason, Arauco Argentina S.A. may compute the exemption in the income tax related to the forest appraisal on 7,836 hectares planted in that year as of this period.

In March 2005, Note No. 145/05 of the Undersecretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Afforestation suspended the benefit that exempted Arauco Argentina S.A. from paying export duties under Law No. 25,080. This measure is currently under discussion by the Company. On November 8, 2006, the V Chamber of the National Appeals Court for Adversarial Administrative and Federal Matters issued a ruling ordering Arauco Argentina S.A. to continue to enjoy an exemption from paying the exportation duties, in the same manner and scope it had prior to the suspension ordered by Note No. 145/05, if the clearance of merchandise is performed pursuant to the guarantee regime established in article 453, subsection a) of the Customs Code, for the exempted tax obligation. The judicial measure became effective beginning on March of 2007 by collateralization through the granting of bond (caución) policies for each shipment permits exempted from payment of export duty. The company maintains an assignment of funds equivalent to $1,017,120,050 Argentine Pesos (ThU.S.$ 23,463 as of March 31, 2019) for guaranteed export duties, which appears under not current provisions. Additionally, the Company filed a restitution claim for a total amount of US$6,555,207, plus interests accrued from the service of the claim, corresponding to export duties between March 2005 and March 2007, as a result of the application of Note 145/05 issued by the Undersecretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Afforestation. Both the underlying issue and the restitution claim have yet to be resolved.

On the other hand, in April 2016, the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing issued Resolution No.154 – E/2016, that requires that the holders of enterprises that have received the fiscal benefits envisaged by Law No. 25,080, establish collateral to cover a third of the duration of the project, with a minimum term of five years. During May of 2018, the Company modified the duly established collateral in accordance to the terms of said Resolution, for which reason the security was ultimately established at an amount of $330,929,852 Argentine Pesos (ThU.S.$7,634 as of March 31, 2019).

Arauco Argentina S.A. believes that it has complied with all of the obligations imposed upon it by the system set forth under Law No. 25,080.

 

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Arauco do Brasil S.A.

On November 8, 2012, the Brazilian tax authorities issued an Infringement Notice against one of our Brazilian subsidiaries, Arauco do Brasil S.A., for allegedly unpaid taxed owed by said company during the period from 2006 to 2010. Specifically, the tax authorities (i) objected to the deductibility of certain payments made, and expenses incurred (including the amortization of premiums, interest and litigation costs) by Arauco do Brasil between 2005 and 2010, and, (ii) argued that Arauco do Brasil made certain insufficient payments regarding the Brazilian Corporate Tax (“IRPJ”) and the Corporate Contribution over Net Profits (“CSLL”) during 2010.

On July 20, 2015, Arauco do Brasil was notified of the first-level administrative ruling which partially upheld the Infringement, at the estimated amount of R$164,159,000 (ThU.S.$42,092 as of March 31, 2019). Against this ruling, a Voluntary Appeal was filed seeking to revoke the Infringement Notice before the Brazilian Administrative Tax Council (Conselho Administrativo de Recursos Fiscais de Brasil or “CARF”), which is the second administrative level. The CARF’s decision was issued on May 16, 2017, and took into consideration certain arguments presented by the Company regarding the premiums, but preserving other charges. On September 27, 2018, Arauco do Brasil was notified of the CARF’s decision, representing the final amount of this case R$57,556,262 (ThU.S.$ 14,758 as of March 31, 2019), and interests and readjustments will be added to that value until the discussion is over. Arauco do Brasil S.A. filed an appeal for declaration embargoes, to elicit clarifications from the CARF regarding certain points of the decision. On January 25, 2019, the CARF ruled that there were no clarifications or omissions to be made and, consequently, granted a term for filing the last remedy within the administrative realm. This Special Remedy was submitted before the Upper Chamber of Fiscal Remedies of the CARF (CSRF) on February 11, 2019, reiterating the Company’s defense allegations regarding the matters and charges that remained in such process; we are currently expecting the decision on such Special Remedy.

Based on the last decision of the declaratory liens, the CARF submitted that the current value under discussion would amount to R$58,059,580.30 (ThU.S.$ 14,887 as of March 31, 2019), with basis as of January 31, 2019. Interests and adjustments must be added to the aforesaid amount as from January 31, 2019 until the discussion concludes.

The company believes that its challenge against the Infringement Notice is based on sound legal grounds and that a reasonable possibility exists that this matter will be resolved in favor of the company. Otherwise, as the next step, the Company will discuss the Infringement Notice before the Brazilian Justice Courts.

Considering that the Company’s position is based on solid legal grounds, there is a reasonable margin for obtaining a favorable result for the Company and therefore, as of March 31, 2019, Arauco has not made any provision whatsoever in connection with this contingency.

At the closing date, there are no other contingencies in which the Companies act as obligor, that may significantly affect their financial, economic or operational conditions.

 

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Provisions recorded as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  

Classes of Provisions

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Provisions, Current

     1,258        413  

Provisions for litigations

     407        413  

Other provisions

     851        —    

Provisions, non-Current

     33,693        33,884  

Provisions for litigations

     10,193        10,384  

Other provisions

     23,500        23,500  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Provisions

     34,951        34,297  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     03-31-2019  

Movements in Provisions

   Litigations (*)
ThU.S.$
     Other
Provisions (**)
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
 

Opening balance

     10,797        23,500        34,297  

Changes in provisions

        

Increase in existing provisions

     570        17        587  

Increase through business combinations

     —          919        919  

Used provisions

     (108      (91      (199

Increase (decrease) in foreign currency exchange

     (657      2        (655

Other Increases (Decreases)

     (2      4        2  

Total Changes

     (197      851        654  

Closing balance

     10,600        24,351        34,951  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

The increase in legal claims is composed mainly of ThU.S.$275 and ThU.S.$294 (Brazilian and Argentine subsidiaries respectively) in connection with civil and labor lawsuits.

(**)

Increase through business combinations is due to Maderas y sintéticos de México S.A. ThU.S.$ 815 where there is a resolution against the company for a lawsuit related to trademark.

 

     12-31-2018  

Movements in Provisions

   Litigations (*)
ThU.S.$
     Other
Provisions (**)
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
 

Opening balance

     13,172        25,564        38,736  

Changes in provisions

        

Increase in existing provisions

     1,660        2        1,662  

Used provisions

     (887      —          (887

Increase (decrease) in foreign currency exchange

     (5,262      —          (5,262

Other Increases (Decreases)

     2,114        (2,066      48  

Total Changes

     (2,375      (2,064      (4,439

Closing balance

     10,797        23,500        34,297  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

The increase in legal claims is composed mainly of ThU.S.$886 and ThU.S.$776 (Brazilian and Argentine subsidiaries respectively) in connection with civil and labor lawsuits.

(**)

The decrease in Other Increases (Decreases) in Other provisions is due to legal claims from Arauco Industrias de Paineis which were classified as Other provisions in 2017 and were included as Litigations in December 2018

Provisions for litigations are related to labor and tax claims whose payment period is uncertain. Other provisions mainly include the recognition of a liability related to investments in associates and joint ventures accounted under the equity method with net asset deficiency at the end of the reporting period, and the constitution of provision for the export duties lawsuit (see Arauco Argentina’s contingent liability set forth in this note).

 

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NOTE 19. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  

Classes of Intangible Assets, Net

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Intangible assets, net

     95,069        90,093  

Computer software

     25,355        26,545  

Water rights

     5,966        5,966  

Customer

     40,606        41,634  

Other identifiable intangible assets

     23,142        15,948  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Classes of intangible Assets, Gross

     196,486        185,895  

Computer software

     91,110        88,177  

Water rights

     5,966        5,966  

Customer

     71,835        71,443  

Other identifiable intangible assets

     27,575        20,309  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Classes of accumulated amortization and impairment

     

Total accumulated amortization and impairment

     (101,417      (95,802

Accumulated amortization and impairment, intangible assets

     (101,417      (95,802

Computer software

     (65,755      (61,632

Customer

     (31,229      (29,809

Other identifiable intangible assets

     (4,433      (4,361
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reconciliation of the carrying amount of intangible assets at the beginning and end of each reporting period balances

 

     03-31-2019        

Reconciliation of intangible assets

   Computer
Software
ThU.S.$
    Water Rights
ThU.S.$
     Customer
ThU.S.$
    Others
ThU.S.$
    TOTAL
ThU.S.$
 

Opening Balance

     26,545       5,966        41,634       15,948       90,093  

Changes

           

Additions

     417       —          —         4,848       5,265  

Additions through business combination

     223       —          —         —         223  

Amortization

     (1,889     —          (1,193     (90     (3,172

Increase (Decrease) related to foreign currency translation

     59       —          165       (22     202  

Other Increases (Decreases)

     —         —          —         2,458       2,458  

Changes Total

     (1,190     —          (1,028     7,194       4,976  

Closing Balance

     25,355       5,966        40,606       23,142       95,069  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     12-31-2018        

Reconciliation of intangible assets

   Computer
Software
ThU.S.$
    Water Rights
ThU.S.$
     Customer
ThU.S.$
    Others
ThU.S.$
    TOTAL
ThU.S.$
 

Opening Balance

     26,747       5,697        47,144       9,027       88,615  

Changes

           

Additions

     6,369       269        —         7,424       14,062  

Disposals

     (1     —          —         —         (1

Amortization

     (7,132     —          (4,808     (409     (12,349

Increase (Decrease) related to foreign currency translation

     (287     —          (702     (31     (1,020

Other Increases (Decreases)

     849       —          —         (63     786  

Changes Total

     (202     269        (5,510     6,921       1,478  

Closing Balance

     26,545       5,966        41,634       15,948       90,093  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Years of Useful life
(Average)
 

Computer Software

     5  

Customer

     15  

Brands

     7  

The amortization of customer and computer software is presented in the Interim Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss under the “Administrative Expenses” line item.

 

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NOTE 20. BIOLOGICAL ASSETS

Biological assets comprise forestry plantations, mainly radiata and taeda pine, and to a lesser extent eucalyptus. The plantations are located in Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, with a total surface of 1.7 million hectares as of March 31, 2019 out of which 1 million hectares are used for forestry planting, 432 thousand hectares are native forest, 197 thousand hectares are used for other purposes and 110 thousand hectares not yet planted.

For the period ended March 31, 2019, the production volume of logs totaled 5.2 million m3 (5.1 million m3 as of March 31, 2018).

Measurements of fair value of Arauco’s biological assets are classified as Level 3, due to the fact that inputs are not observable. However, this information reflects the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset, including assumptions about risk.

These unobservable inputs were developed using the best information available and includes internal data from Arauco. These unobservable inputs can be adjusted if the available information indicates that other market participants would use different information or there is something specific in Arauco that is not available to other market participants.

The main considerations in determining the fair value of biological assets include the following:

 

 

Arauco uses discounted expected future cash flows of its forest plantations, which are based on a harvest projection date for all existing plantations.

 

 

Current forestry plantations are projected based on a net volume that will not decrease, with a minimum growth equivalent to the current supply demand.

 

 

Future plantations are not considered.

 

 

The harvest of forestry plantations supplies raw materials for all other products that Arauco produces and trades. By directly controlling the development of forests that will be processed, Arauco ensures high quality timber for each of its products.

 

 

Expected cash flows are determined in terms of harvest and expected sale of forestry products, associated with the demand from the Company’s own industrial centers and sales to third parties at market prices. Sales margin of the different products that are harvested in the forest is also considered in the valuation. The changes in the value of the plantations pursuant to the criteria defined above are accounted for in the results for the fiscal year, as established in IAS 41. These changes are presented in the Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss under the line item Other income per function, which as of March 31, 2019 amounted to ThU.S.$36,981 (ThU.S.$ 29,575 as of March 31, 2018). The appraisal of biological assets resulted in a greater cost of the lumber sold in comparison to the real incurred cost, which is presented included in the cost of sales which as of March 31, 2019 amounted to ThU.S.$45,876 (ThU.S.$ 54,768 as of March 31, 2018).

 

 

Forestry plantations are harvested according to the needs of Arauco’s production plants.

 

 

The discount rates used are 6.4% in Chile, 7.9% Brazil, 10.5% in Argentina and 6.9% in Uruguay.

 

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It is expected that prices of harvested timber are constant in real terms based on market prices.

 

 

Cost expectations with respect to the lifetime of the forests are constant based on estimated costs included in the projections made by Arauco.

 

 

The average crop age by species and country is:

 

     Chile      Argentina      Brazil      Uruguay  

Pine

     24        15        15        —    

Eucalyptus

     12        10        7        10  

The following table sets forth changes in fair value of biological assets considering variations in significant assumptions considered in calculating the fair value of the assets:

 

            ThU.S.$  

Discount rate

     0,5        (132,466
     -0,5        140,038  

Margins (%)

     10        398,446  
     -10        (398,446

The adjustment to fair value of biological assets is recorded in the Interim Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss, under the line item Other Income or Other Expenses, depending on whether it corresponds to profits or losses.

Forestry plantations classified as current Biological assets are those to be harvested and sold within twelve months after the reporting period.

The Company has contracted fire insurance policies for its forestry plantations, which in conjunction with the Company’s resources, allow risks to be minimized.

Detail of Biological Assets Pledged as Security

As of March 31, 2019, there are no forestry plantations pledged as security.

Detail of Biological Assets with Restricted Ownership

As of the date of these interim consolidated financial statements, there are no biological assets with restricted ownership.

No significant government grants have been received.

Current and Non-Current Biological Assets

As of the date of these interim consolidated financial statements, the Current and Non-current biological assets are as follows:

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Current

     317,055        315,924  

Non-current

     3,336,164        3,336,339  

Total

     3,683,219        3,652,263  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of carrying amount of biological assets

 

     03-31-2019  

Movement

   Current
ThU.S.$
     Non-current
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
 

Opening Balance

     315,924        3,336,339        3,652,263  

Changes in real incurred cost

     456        38,946        39,402  

Additions through acquisition and costs of new plantations

     1,612        70,728        72,340  

Sales

     —          (150      (150

Harvest

     (9,404      (20,848      (30,252

Increases (decreases) in Foreign Currency Translation

     (27      (2,572      (2,599

Transfers from non-current to current

     8,237        (8,237      —    

Other Increases (decreases)

     38        25        63  

Changes in fair value

     675        (9,121      (8,446

Gain (losses) arising from changes in fair value minus sale costs

     (1,647      38,628        36,981  

Sales

     —          (223      (223

Harvest

     (14,212      (30,992      (45,204

Transfers from non-current to current

     16,534        (16,534      —    

Total Changes

     1,131        29,825        30,956  

Closing balance

     317,055        3,366,164        3,683,219  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     12-31-2018  

Movement

   Current
ThU.S.$
     Non-current
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
 

Opening Balance

     307,796        3,459,146        3,766,942  

Changes in real incurred cost

     34,684        (27,174      7,510  

Additions through acquisition and costs of new plantations

     2,105        205,353        207,458  

Sales

     (52      (315      (367

Harvest

     (117,729      —          (117,729

Increases (decreases) in Foreign Currency Translation

     (5,424      (76,672      (82,096

Loss of forest due to fires

     —          (8,702      (8,702

Transfers from non-current to current

     155,789        (155,789      —    

Other Increases (decreases)

     (5      8,951        8,946  

Changes in fair value

     (26,556      (95,633      (122,189

Gain (losses) arising from changes in fair value minus sale costs

     (8,684      93,160        84,476  

Sales

     —          (445      (445

Harvest

     (203,164      —          (203,164

Loss of forest due to fires

     —          (3,056      (3,056

Transfers from non-current to current

     185,292        (185,292      —    

Total Changes

     8,128        (122,807      (114,679

Closing balance

     315,924        3,336,339        3,652,263  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of the date of these interim consolidated financial statements, there are no committed disbursements related to the acquisition of biological assets.

 

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NOTE 21. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

Environment Management

For Arauco, sustainability means management strategy. This strategy incorporates values, commitments and standards, that together with the adoption of best practices as well as the use of the latest available technologies, seek to continuously improve the Company’s environmental management. It is the environmental department and each of its specialists that ensure these guidelines are met and are put in to practice in everyday company operations.    

All of Arauco’s production units have certified environmental management systems, which reinforce the Company’s commitment to environmental performance and ensure the traceability of all raw materials used.

Arauco uses several supplies in its productive processes such as wood, chemical products, and water, etc., which in turn produce liquid and gas emissions. As a way to make the Company’s environmental management more efficient, significant progress has been made to reduce consumption and emissions.

Environmental investments have been made related to the control of atmospheric emissions, process improvements, water and waste management, as well as effluent treatment, in order to improve the environmental performance of all of Arauco’s business units.    

These investments are reflected in the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as Properties, Plants and Equipment when they refer to disbursements in major works executed and are reflected in Expenses when they refer to improvements or management not directly associated with investment projects.

Detail information of disbursements related to the environment

As of March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018 Arauco has made and / or has committed the following disbursements by major environmental projects:

 

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Disbursements undertaken 2019

   Committed
Disbursements
 

Company

  

Name of project

  

State of
project

   Amount
ThU.S.$
    

Asset
Expense

  

Asset/expense
destination item

   Amount
ThU.S.$
     Estimated
date
 

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      1,182      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      4,417        2019  

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      879      Expense    Administration expenses      5,364        2019  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

   Investment projects for the control and management of gas emissions from industrial process    In process      14      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      2,287        2019  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      4,597      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      91,991        2019  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

   Investment projects for the control and management of gas emissions from industrial process    In process      101      Expense    Operating cost      368        2019  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

   Investment projects for the control and management of hazardous liquids and water energy optimization of industrial plants    In process      1,969      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      7,247        2019  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      4,239      Expense    Operating cost      10,225        2019  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

   Expansion of solid industrial waste dumpsite for management of these in the future    In process      143      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      3,654        2019  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

   Expansion of solid industrial waste dumpsite for management of these in the future    In process      1,839      Expense    Operating cost      6,442        2019  

Arauco Argentina S.A.

   Construction emisario    In process      —        Assets    Property, plant and equipment      697        2019  

Arauco Argentina S.A.

   Expansion of solid industrial waste dumpsite for management of these in the future    In process      526      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      954        2019  

Arauco Argentina S.A.

   Investment projects for the control and management of gas emissions from industrial process    In process      16      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      1,314        2019  

Maderas Arauco S.A.

   Expansion of solid industrial waste dumpsite for management of these in the future    In process      70      Expense    Operating cost      209        2019  

Maderas Arauco S.A.

   Investment projects for the control and management of hazardous liquids and water energy optimization of industrial plants    In process      221      Expense    Operating cost      664        2019  

Maderas Arauco S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      256      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      18        2019  

Forestal Arauco S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      162      Expense    Administration expenses      798        2019  

Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira S.A.

   Investment projects for the control and management of hazardous liquids and water energy optimization of industrial plants    In process      53      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      2,986        2019  

Forestal Los Lagos S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      39      Expense    Operating cost      233        2019  
        

 

 

          

 

 

    
      TOTAL      16,306              139,868     
        

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

12-31-2018

  

Disbursements undertaken 2018

   Committed
Disbursements
 

Company

  

Name of project

  

State of
project

   Amount
ThU.S.$
    

Asset
Expense

  

Asset/expense
destination item

   Amount
ThU.S.$
     Estimated
date
 

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      1,771      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      4,001        2019  

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      3,284      Expense    Administration expenses      2,723        2019  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

   Investment projects for the control and management of gas emissions from industrial process    In process      6,467      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      8,271        2019  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      29,419      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      63,035        2019  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

   Investment projects for the control and management of gas emissions from industrial process    Finished      563      Expense    Operating cost      —       

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

   Investment projects for the control and management of hazardous liquids and water energy optimization of industrial plants    In process      21,978      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      9,233        2019  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    Finished      25,684      Expense    Operating cost      —       

Arauco Argentina S.A.

   Construction emisario    In process      1,454      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      797        2019  

Maderas Arauco S.A.

   Investment projects for the control and management of hazardous liquids and water energy optimization of industrial plants    In process      499      Expense    Operating cost      —       

Maderas Arauco S.A.

   Expansion of solid industrial waste dumpsite for management of these in the future    In process      1,471      Expense    Operating cost      —       

Maderas Arauco S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      —        Assets    Property, plant and equipment      291        2019  

Forestal Arauco S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      1,547      Expense    Administration expenses      1,957        2019  

Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira S.A.

   Investment projects for the control and management of hazardous liquids and water energy optimization of industrial plants    In process      52      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      3,266        2019  

Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira S.A.

   Investment projects for the control and management of hazardous liquids and water energy optimization of industrial plants    Finished      281      Assets    Property, plant and equipment      —       

Forestal Los Lagos S.A.

   Environmental improvement studies    In process      236      Expense    Operating cost      273        2019  
        

 

 

          

 

 

    
      TOTAL      94,706              93,847     
        

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

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NOTE 22. NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

Arauco decided to sell assets in previous years corresponding mainly to sawmills in Chile and remains committed to its sales plan.

The following table sets forth information on the main types of non-current assets held for sale:

 

     03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Land

     2,401        2,352  

Buildings

     1,284        1,284  

Property, plant and equipment

     2,086        2,090  

Total

     5,771        5,726  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, there were no significant effects on results related to the sale of assets held for sale.

 

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NOTE 23. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

23.1 Classification

Arauco’s financial instruments as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are displayed in the table below. Regarding those instruments valued at an amortized cost, an estimation of their fair value is displayed for informational purposes.

 

     March 2019      December 2018  

Financial Instruments

Thousands of dollars

   Carrying
amount
     Fair Value      Carrying
amount
     Fair Value  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (held for trading)

     150,052        150,052        270,110        270,110  

Derivatives (1)

     158        158        75        75  

Mutual funds (2)

     149,894        149,894        270,035        270,035  

Financial assets at amortized cost

     1,545,323        1,545,323        1,669,587        1,669,587  

Cash and cash equivalents (amortized cost)

     597,877        597,877        805,907        805,907  

Cash

     268,174        268,174        327,132        327,132  

Time deposits

     329,703        329,703        478,775        478,775  

Accounts Receivable (net)

     942,393        942,393        854,333        854,333  

Trade and other receivables

     820,557        820,557        751,158        751,158  

Lease receivable

     1,804        1,804        1,968        1,968  

Other receivables

     120,032        120,032        101,207        101,207  

Accounts receivable due from related parties

     5,048        5,048        7,805        7,805  

Other financial assets

     5        5        1,542        1,542  

Hedging assets

     27,785        27,785        19,226        19,226  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at amortized cost (3)

     5,520,060        5,649,764        5,182,353        5,206,334  

Bonds issued denominated in U.S. Dollars

     2,058,621        2,018,516        2,062,044        1,948,482  

Bonds issued denominated in U.F. (4)

     1,484,215        1,624,082        1,439,610        1,544,813  

Bank Loans in U.S. Dollars

     874,105        932,563        925,780        962,866  

Bank borrowing denominated in U.S. Dollars

     12,835        12,835        14,655        14,655  

Lease liabilities

     335,768        307,252        68,187        63,441  

Trade and other payables

     743,192        743,192        661,848        661,848  

Accounts payable to related parties

     11,324        11,324        10,229        10,229  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     198        198        289        289  

Hedging Liabilities

     55,843        55,843        71,310        71,310  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

The derivatives are presented in the line item “other financial assets” in the consolidated statements of financial position.

(2)

Although mutual funds are measured at fair value through profit or loss for purposes of the consolidated statements of financial position mutual funds are classified as “Cash and cash equivalents” due to the are highly liquid short-term investment.

(3)

Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost, other than “Trade and other payables”, “Accounts payable to related parties” and derivatives are presented in the consolidated statements of financial position in the line item “Other financial liabilities” as current and non-current based on their maturity.

(4)

The Unidad de Fomento (“U.F.”) is a unit of account that is linked to, and is adjusted daily to reflect changes in the Chilean consumer price index.

 

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23.2 Fair Value Hierarchy of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the interim consolidated statements of financial position as of March 31, 2019, have been measured based on the valuation methodologies provided in IFRS 13. The methodologies applied for each financial instrument are classified according to their hierarchy as follows:

 

 

Level 1: Securities or quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and

 

 

Level 3: Inputs for the assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

 

Fair Value

   March
2019
ThU.S.$
     Level 1
ThU.S.$
     Level 2
ThU.S.$
     Level 3
ThU.S.$
 

Financial assets at fair value

           

Derivatives

     158           158     

Mutual Funds

     149,894        149,894        

Hedging assets

     27,785           27,785     

Financial liabilities at fair value

           

Bonds issued denominated in U.S. Dollars

     2,018,516        2,018,516        

Bonds issued denominated in U.F. (4)

     1,624,082        1,624,082        

Bank loans in U.S. Dollars

     932,563           932,563     

Bank borrowing denominated in other currencies

     12,835           12,835     

Lease liabilities

     307,252           307,252     

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     198           198     

Hedging liabilities

     55,843           55,843     

23.3 Explanation of the valuation of Financial Instruments.

Cash and cash equivalent and accounts receivable

The carrying amount of accounts receivable, cash and cash equivalents (including mutual funds), and other financial assets and liabilities approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of such instruments.

Derivative financial instruments

Interest rate and currency swaps are valued under the cash flow discount method at the rate applicable according to the transaction’s and counterparties’ risk, using an internal methodology based on the information obtained from Bloomberg. In this particular case, given that cross currency swaps correspond to future flows in UF and future flows in Dollars, Arauco calculates the current value of such flows by using 2 discount curves: the UF zero coupon curve and the Dollar zero coupon.

The fair value of the interest rate swap contracts is calculated by reference to the rate differential between the agreed upon rate and the market rate as of the end date of these financial statements.

 

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The fair value of the currency forward contracts is calculated by reference to the current forward exchange rates of contracts with similar maturity profiles.

The counterparty risk, for the 3 cases, uses the Z-Spread obtained from the curve of the bonds issued by the counterparties, and they are deducted from each flow as appropriate.

Financial Liabilities

The fair value of bonds issued was determined with reference to quoted market prices as they have standard terms and conditions.

The fair value of bank borrowings and lease liabilities were determined based on discounted cash flow analysis, applying the corresponding discount yield curves to the remaining term to maturity.

Disclosures of the fair value of financial liabilities at amortized cost are determined via the use of discounted cash flows, calculated over variables of the observable markets as of the date of informing the interim consolidated financial statements, and correspond to Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following table shows the compliance with the financial covenants (level of indebtedness, detailed in section 23.9.3), for the bonds issued prior to the year 2015, as required by domestic indentures (Chile):

 

     March 2019
ThU.S.$
     December 2018
ThU.S.$
 

Interest bearing loans, current (a)

     576,225        535,836  

Other financial liabilities, current

     577,010        537,596  

Hedging liabilities current + Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss current

     785        1,760  

Interest bearing loans, non-current (b)

     4,189,319        3,974,440  

Other financial liabilities, non-current

     4,244,575        4,044,279  

Hedging liabilities non-current + Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss non-current

     55,256        69,839  

Financial debt total (c)

     4,765,544        4,510,276  

Cash and cash equivalents

     747,771        1,075,942  

Other financial assets current

     1,265        497  

Total Cash (d)

     749,036        1,076,439  

Net Financial Debt (e)

     4,016,508        3,433,837  

Non-controlling interests

     7,363,905        7,301,779  

Equity attributable to owners of parent

     37,264        37,192  

Total Equity (f)

     7,401,169        7,338,971  

Debt to equity ratio (g)

     0.54        0.47  

 

(a)

Other Current Financial Liabilities – (Current Hedge Liabilities + Financial Liabilities with changes in current results)

(b)

Other Non-Current Financial Liabilities – (Non-current Hedge Liabilities + Financial Liabilities with changes in non-current results)

(c)

Interest bearing loans, current + Interest bearing loans, non-current

(d)

Cash and Cash Equivalents + Other Current Financial Assets

(e)

Total Financial Debt – Total Cash

(f)

Equity attributable to owners of controlling parent + Non-controlling interests

(g)

Net Financial Debt / Total Equity

 

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The following table shows the compliance with the financial covenants (level of indebtedness, detailed in section 23.9.3), for the bonds issued after year 2015, as required by domestic indentures (Chile):

 

     March 2019
ThU.S.$
     December 2018
ThU.S.$
 

Other financial liabilities (a)

     4,821,585        4,581,875  

Other financial liabilities, current

     577,010        537,596  

Other financial liabilities, non-current

     4,244,575        4,044,279  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     198        289  

Hedging liabilities (b)

     55,843        71,310  

Swaps

     55,140        69,085  

Forward

     703        2,225  

Financial debt total (c)

     4,765,544        4,510,276  

Cash and cash equivalents

     747,771        1,075,942  

Total Cash (d)

     747,771        1,075,942  

Net Financial Debt (e)

     4,017,773        3,434,334  

Non-controlling interests

     7,363,905        7,301,779  

Equity attributable to owners of parent

     37,264        37,192  

Total Equity (f)

     7,401,169        7,338,971  

Debt to equity ratio (g)

     0,54        0,47  

 

(a)

Other Financial Liabilities current + Other Financial Liabilities non-current

(b)

Swaps + Forwards + Options

(c)

Other financial liabilities +Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss + Hedging liabilities

(d)

Cash and Cash Equivalents + Other Current Financial Assets

(e)

Total Financial Debt – Total Cash

(f)

Equity attributable to owners of controlling parent + Non-controlling interests

(g)

Net Financial Debt / Total Equity

 

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The following table sets forth a reconciliation between the financial liabilities and the consolidated statements of financial position as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

Thousands of dollars

   March 2019  
   Up to 90
days
     From 91
days to 1
year
     Other
current
financial
liabilities,
Total
     From 13
months to 5
years
     More than
5 years
     Other
non-current
financial
liabilities,
Total
     Total  

Bonds obligations

     58,483        237,178        295,661        827,704        2,419,471        3,247,175        3,542,836  

Bank borrowing

     88,774        110,261        199,035        483,207        204,698        687,905        886,940  

Lease liabilities

     20,270        61,259        81,529        201,889        52,350        254,239        335,768  

Swap and Forward

     785        —          785        55,256        —          55,256        56,041  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Liabilities, Total (a)

     168,312        408,698        577,010        1,568,056        2,676,519        4,244,575        4,821,585  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Thousands of dollars

   March 2019  
   Up to 90
days
     From 91
days to 1
year
     Total
Current
     From 13
months to 5
years
     More than
5 years
     Total
non-current
     Total  

Trades and other payables

     740,962        —          740,962        2,230        —          2,230        743,192  

Accounts payable to related companies

     11,324        —          11,324        —          —          —          11,324  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts Payable, Total (b)

     752,286        —          752,286        2,230        —          2,230        754,516  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Liabilities, Total (a) + (b)

     920,598        408,698        1,329,296        1,570,286        2,676,519        4,246,805        5,576,101  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Thousands of dollars

   December 2018  
   Up to 90
days
     From 91
days to 1
year
     Other
current
financial
liabilities,
Total
     From 13
months to 5
years
     More than
5 years
     Other
non-current
financial
liabilities,
Total
     Total  

Bonds obligations

     27,803        262,068        289,871        818,716        2,393,067        3,211,783        3,501,654  

Bank borrowings

     84,778        130,271        215,049        526,062        199,324        725,386        940,435  

Lease liabilities

     7,265        23,651        30,916        37,271        —          37,271        68,187  

Swap and Forward

     1,760        —          1,760        69,839        —          69,839        71,599  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Liabilities, Total (a)

     121,606        415,990        537,596        1,451,888        2,592,391        4,044,279        4,581,875  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Thousands of dollars

   December 2018  
   Up to 90
days
     From 91
days to 1
year
     Total
Current
     From 13
months to 5
years
     More than
5 years
     Total
non-current
     Total  

Trades and other payables

     659,618        —          659,618        2,230        —          2,230        661,848  

Accounts payable to related companies

     10,229        —          10,229        —          —          —          10,229  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts Payable, Total (b)

     669,847        —          669,847        2,230        —          2,230        672,077  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Liabilities, Total (a) + (b)

     791,453        415,990        1,207,443        1,454,118        2,592,391        4,046,509        5,253,952  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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23.4 Derivative Instruments

Hedging instruments recorded as of March 31, 2019 are cash flow hedges. Arauco uses derivatives for hedging purposes, such as cross currency swaps, currency and commodity forwards, interest rate swaps, and options. Depending on the fair value of each instrument, the position could be either an asset or a liability, and they are listed in the Statements of Financial Position under Other Non-Current Financial Assets or Other Non-current Financial Liabilities, respectively. The effects for the period are presented under Equity as Other Comprehensive Income or the Statements of Comprehensive Income as Finance Income or Finance Costs, net of differences in exchange rate of the hedged items and the deferred tax.

A summary of the derivative financial instruments included in the interim statements of financial position as of the end of this period, is presented below:

 

Financial Instruments

   March 2019
Fair Value ThU.S.$
     December 2018
Fair Value ThU.S.$
 

Assets at fair value through profit or loss (held for trading)

     158        75  

Derivative-Uruguay (1)

     158        75  

Hedging Assets

     27,785        19,226  

Derivative-Uruguay (1)

     1,877        1,357  

Cross Currency Swaps

     25,908        17,869  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     (198      (289

Forward (2)

     (22      (2

Derivative-Uruguay (1)

     (176      (287

Hedging Liabilities

     (55,843      (71,310

Cross Currency Swaps

     (55,140      (69,086

Derivative-Uruguay (1)

     (703      (2,224

 

(1)

Includes Swap and Forward from Uruguay tables.

(2)

Includes Forwards from Colombia and Chile.

23.4.1. Chile

Cross currency swaps

Arauco is exposed to the risk of variability in cash flows from changes in foreign exchange rates and inflation, mainly due to balances of assets denominated in U.S. Dollars and other currencies different from the functional currency, which causes mismatches that could affect operating results.

 

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Below are the cross currency swaps that Arauco has as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 to cover the exposure to the exchange rate risk generated from bonds denominated in U.F.:

 

Bond

   Institution      Amount U.S.$      Amount U.F.      Starting date      Ending date      March 2019
Fair Value
ThU.S.$
    December 2018
Fair Value
ThU.S.
 

F

     Deutsche - England        43,618,307        1,000,000        10-30-2011        10-30-2021        (2,297     (3,105

F

     JP Morgan - N.A.        43,618,307        1,000,000        10-30-2011        10-30-2021        (2,230     (3,039

F

     Deutsche - England        37,977,065        1,000,000        04-30-2014        04-30-2019        2,678       1,707  

F

     Scotiabank - Chile        38,426,435        1,000,000        10-30-2014        04-30-2023        2,885       2,041  

F

     Scotiabank - Chile        38,378,440        1,000,000        10-30-2014        04-30-2023        3,123       2,273  

F

     Santander - Chile        37,977,065        1,000,000        10-30-2014        04-30-2023        3,583       2,715  

F

     BCI - Chile        37,621,562        1,000,000        10-30-2014        04-30-2023        4,031       3,148  

F

     Banco de Chile - Chile        36,250,835        954,545        04-30-2019        10-30-2029        (8     155  

J

     Corpbanca - Chile        42,864,859        1,000,000        09-01-2010        09-01-2020        (2,046     (3,289

J

     Scotiabank - Chile        42,864,859        1,000,000        09-01-2010        09-01-2020        (2,046     (3,289

J

     Deutsche - England        42,864,859        1,000,000        09-01-2010        09-01-2020        (2,078     (3,313

J

     Santander - Spain        42,873,112        1,000,000        09-01-2010        09-01-2020        (2,036     (3,273

J

     Scotiabank - Chile        42,864,257        1,000,000        09-01-2010        09-01-2020        (1,976     (3,197

P

     Corpbanca - Chile        46,474,122        1,000,000        05-15-2012        11-15-2021        (4,249     (4,978

P

     JP Morgan - NA        47,163,640        1,000,000        11-15-2012        11-15-2021        (4,383     (5,102

P

     Scotiabank - Chile        42,412,852        1,000,000        11-15-2013        11-15-2023        (149     (882

P

     Santander - Chile        41,752,718        1,000,000        11-15-2013        11-15-2023        686       (89

P

     Deutsche - England        41,752,718        1,000,000        11-15-2013        11-15-2023        621       (92

Q

     BCI - Chile        26,990,765        625,000        10-01-2014        04-01-2021        (1,168     (1,679

Q

     BCI - Chile        26,997,935        625,000        10-01-2014        04-01-2021        (1,143     (1,655

R

     Santander - Chile        128,611,183        3,000,000        10-01-2014        04-01-2024        (5,078     (7,016

R

     JP Morgan - England        43,185,224        1,000,000        10-01-2014        04-01-2024        (1,364     (1,996

R

     Corpbanca - Chile        43,277,070        1,000,000        10-01-2014        04-01-2024        (1,373     (2,015

S

     Santander - Chile        201,340,031        5,000,000        11-15-2016        11-15-2026        8,301       5,830  

W

     Goldman Sachs        40,521,750        1,000,000        10-10-2018        10-10-2028        (2,236     (2,392

W

     Scotiabank - Chile        40,537,926        1,000,000        10-10-2018        10-10-2028        (2,031     (2,294

W

     Goldman Sachs        40,066,555        1,000,000        10-10-2018        10-10-2028        (1,669     (1,861

X

     Santander - Chile        118,400,504        3,000,000        10-10-2018        10-10-2038        (8,538     (7,976

X

     Santander - Chile        97,971,786        2,500,000        10-10-2018        10-10-2038        (7,042     (6,554
                 

 

 

   

 

 

 
                    (29,232     (51,217
                 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Arauco needs to minimize the risk of the exchange rate, as it holds debt in pesos, adjustable to reflect inflation. The objective of this position in the swap is to eliminate the uncertainty of the exchange rate, exchanging the flows derived from obligations expressed in adjustable pesos of the bonds described above, with flows in U.S. dollars (Arauco’s functional currency), at a fixed and determined exchange rate as of the agreement’s execution date.

Through an effectiveness test, and pursuant to IFRS 9, we were able to validate that the aforementioned hedging instruments are highly effective within an acceptable range for Arauco, for the purposes of eliminating the uncertainty of the exchange rate in the commitments derived from the hedged object.

23.4.2. Colombia

Forward contracts that are in force and effect, executed by Arauco Colombia as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are detailed in the following table:

 

Exchange rate

   Institution      Amount ThU.S.$      Starting date      Ending date      March 2019
Fair Value
ThU.S.$
 

USDCOP

     Corpbanca Colombia        1,400        01-14-2019        04-09-2019        (9

USDCOP

     Corpbanca Colombia        1,700        02-21-2019        05-13-2019        (6

USDCOP

     Corpbanca Colombia        2,000        03-20-2019        06-11-2019        (7
              

 

 

 
                 (22
              

 

 

 

 

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Exchange rate

   Institution      Amount ThU.S.$      Starting date      Ending date      December 2018
Fair Value
ThU.S.$
 

USDCOP

     Corpbanca Colombia        1,500        10-31-2018        01-09-2019        (2

USDCOP

     Corpbanca Colombia        1,700        11-26-2018        02-12-2019        —    

USDCOP

     Corpbanca Colombia        1,600        12-20-2018        03-12-2019        —    
              

 

 

 
                 (2
              

 

 

 

23.4.3. Uruguay

Forward

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, Arauco through its subsidiaries as a joint operation (50%) in Uruguay maintains the following forward contracts in force and effect for the purposes of ensuring an exchange rate for sale of dollars:

 

Exchange rate

   Institution    Notional ThU.S.$      March 2019
Fair Value
ThU.S.$
 

UYUUSD

   Banco Santander Uruguay      14,105        (654

UYUUSD

   HSBC Uruguay      9,235        81  

UYUUSD

   Citibank U.K.      4,900        1  

UYUUSD

   Banco Itaú Uruguay      1,580        (10
        

 

 

 
           (582
        

 

 

 

Exchange rate

   Institution    Notional
ThU.S.$
     December 2018
Fair Value
ThU.S.$
 

UYUUSD

   Banco Santander Uy      14,880        (586

UYUUSD

   HSBC Uruguay      11,610        (56

UYUUSD

   Citibank U.K.      4,425        29  
        

 

 

 
           (613
        

 

 

 

Arauco Uruguay’s profits and through its subsidiaries as a joint operation (50%), also face exposure to the price variation of certain fuels, as occurs with Fuel Oil N°6, which is used during the cellulose manufacturing process. In order to minimize this risk, the volatility of future flows associated to the purchase of Fuel Oil No. 6 for years 2018, 2019 and part of 2020 has been limited, through forwards of this commodity. The agreements that are in force and effect as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are detailed below:

 

Commodity

   Institution    Notional ThU.S.$      March 2019
Fair Value
ThU.S.$
 

Fuel Oil N°6

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6,588        628  

Fuel Oil N°6

   Citibank U.K.      401        81  

Fuel Oil N°6

   DNB Bank ASA      4,749        453  
        

 

 

 
           1,162  
        

 

 

 

Commodity

   Institution    Notional
ThU.S.$
     December 2018
Fair Value
ThU.S.$
 

Fuel Oil N°6

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      6,189        (800

Fuel Oil N°6

   Citibank U.K.      401        (34

Fuel Oil N°6

   DNB Bank ASA      4,837        (568
        

 

 

 
           (1,402
        

 

 

 

 

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Interest Rate Swap

In addition, Arauco through its subsidiaries as a joint operation (50%) in Uruguay maintains an Interest Rate Swap in force and effect, a derivative instrument which purpose is to set the interest rate of a variable rate debt in the same currency (USD). The valuation off this instrument as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is shown below:

 

Exchange rate

   Institution    Notional ThU.S.$      March 2019
Fair Value
ThU.S.$
 

USD

   DNB Bank ASA      37,978        576  

Exchange rate

   Institution    Notional ThU.S.$      December 2018
Fair Value
ThU.S.$
 

USD

   DNB Bank ASA      42,198        936  

Note: The amount and the market values in the tables of section 23.4.4 correspond to 50% of the total, reflecting the participation Arauco has in the corporations in Uruguay.

23.5 Loans and Receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. In the interim consolidated statements of financial position, they are included in line items “Cash and cash equivalents” (certain components of cash and cash equivalents), “Trade and Other Current/Non-Current Receivables” and “Accounts receivable from related parties”.

Loans and receivables are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method and are tested for impairment. Financial assets that are classified as loans and receivables are: cash and cash-equivalents, time deposits, repurchase agreements, trade and other current/non-current receivables, and accounts receivable from related parties.

As of March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, there are provisions for impairment for ThU.S.$ 15,263 and ThU.S.$ 15,147, respectively.

 

     March 2019
ThU.S.$
     December 2018
ThU.S.$
 

Financial assets at amortized cost

     1,545,323        1,669,587  

Cash and cash equivalents

     597,877        805,907  

Cash

     268,174        327,132  

Time Deposits

     329,703        478,775  

Trade and other receivables (net)

     947,441        862,138  

Trade and other receivables

     820,557        751,158  

Lease receivable

     1,804        1,968  

Other receivables

     120,032        101,207  

Accounts receivable from related parties

     5,048        7,805  

Other financial assets

     5        1,542  

 

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23.5.1. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Includes cash on hand, bank checking account balances and time deposits and other short term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. They are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

The composition of cash and cash equivalents (including the balance of mutual funds displayed in this note as valuation, instruments at fair value with profit or loss) at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, classified by origin coins is as follows:

 

     03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     747,771        1,075,942  

U.S. Dollars

     495,139        834,513  

Euro

     40,615        8,295  

Other currencies

     62,756        52,834  

Chilean pesos

     149,261        180,300  

23.5.2 Time Deposits and Repurchase Agreements: The investment objective of time deposits and repurchase agreements is to maximize in the short-term the amounts of cash surpluses. These instruments are authorized by Arauco’s Investment Policy, which allows investing in fixed income securities. These instruments have a maturity of less than three months from the date of acquisition.

23.5.3 Trade and Other Receivables: These represent enforceable rights for Arauco resulting from the normal course of the business.

23.5.4 Other Receivables: These correspond to receivables from sales, services or loans that are not considered within the normal course of the business.

The allowance for doubtful accounts is presented as a deduction of trade and other receivables. The provision for doubtful accounts is established based on an analysis of the age of the portfolio and considering the insurance coverage on accounts receivable. Other conditions are assessed for example when there is objective evidence that Arauco will not receive payments under the original sale terms and when the customer is a party to a bankruptcy court agreement or cessation of payments, and is written-off when Arauco has exhausted all levels of recovery of the receivable in a reasonable time.

23.5.5 Accounts receivable from related parties: Represent enforceable rights for Arauco resulting from the normal course of business, calling normal to the line of business, activity or purpose of exploitation and financing, and which Arauco owns a non-controlling ownership of the counterparty.

The following table sets forth trade and other current/non-current receivables classified by currencies as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

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     03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Trades and other current receivables

     930,361        839,184  

U.S. Dollars

     682,665        631,047  

Euros

     8,091        7,399  

Other currencies

     122,612        97,002  

Chilean pesos

     112,898        99,950  

U.F.

     4,095        3,786  

Accounts receivable from related parties, current

     5,048        7,324  

U.S. Dollars

     875        591  

Other currencies

     438        83  

Chilean pesos

     3,243        6,169  

U.F.

     492        481  

Trade and other non-current receivables

     12,032        15,149  

U.S. Dollars

     4,739        7,733  

Other currencies

     753        1,067  

Chilean pesos

     3,543        3,267  

U.F.

     2,997        3,082  

Accounts receivable from related parties, non-current

     —          481  

U.F.

     —          481  

23.6 Total Financial Liabilities

Arauco’s financial liabilities to the date of these interim consolidated financial statements are as follows:

 

Financial Liabilities

   March 2019
ThU.S.$
     December 2018
ThU.S.$
 

Total Financial Liabilities

     5,576,101        5,253,952  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (held for trading)

     198        289  

Hedging Liabilities

     55,843        71,310  

Financial Liabilities Measured at Amortized Cost

     5,520,060        5,182,353  

The following table sets forth the current portion of the non-current bank borrowings and debt issued as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

     March 2019
ThU.S.$
     December 2018
ThU.S.$
 

Bank borrowings - current portion

     97.920        99,397  

Bonds issued - current portion

     90.448        81,060  

Total

     188.368        180,457  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

23.7 Financial Liabilities Measured at Amortized Cost

Financial liabilities correspond to non-derivative financial instruments with contractual cash-flow payments that can be either fixed or variable.    

Also, this category includes those non-derivative financial liabilities for services or goods delivered to Arauco at the end of each reporting period that have not yet been paid. These amounts are not insured and are generally paid within thirty days after being recognized.

 

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At the end of each reporting period, Arauco includes in this category bank borrowings, bonds issued denominated in U.S. Dollars and in U.F., lease liabilities, and trade and other payables.

 

          03-31-2019      12-31-2018      03-31-2019      12-31-2018  
          ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  
     Currency    Amortized Cost      Fair Value  

Total Financial Liabilities

        5,520,060        5,182,353        5,649,764        5,206,334  

Bonds Issued

   U.S. Dollar      2,058,621        2,062,044        2,018,516        1,948,482  

Bonds Issued

   U.F.      1,484,215        1,439,609        1,624,082        1,544,813  

Bank borrowings

   U.S. Dollar      874,105        925,780        932,563        962,866  

Bank borrowings

   Other currencies      12,835        14,655        12,835        14,655  

Lease liabilities

   U.F.      57,761        57,349        55,344        53,593  

Lease liabilities

   Chilean pesos      143,294        10,838        131,075        9,847  

Lease liabilities

   U.S. Dollar      134,713        —          120,834        —    

Trades and Other Payables

   U.S. Dollar      209,651        187,219        209,651        187,219  

Trades and Other Payables

   Euro      7,787        7,450        7,787        7,450  

Trades and Other Payables

   Other currencies      106,670        90,113        106,670        90,113  

Trades and Other Payables

   Chilean pesos      387,547        348,886        387,547        348,886  

Trades and Other Payables

   U.F.      31,537        28,180        31,537        28,180  

Related party payables

   U.S. Dollar      2,026        1,777        2,026        1,777  

Related party payables

   Chilean pesos      9,298        8,452        9,298        8,452  

The financial liabilities at amortized cost presented in the consolidated statements of financial positions as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

     Current      March 2019
ThU.S.$
Non Current
     Total  

Other financial liabilities

     576,225        4,189,319        4,765,544  

Trade and other payables

     740,962        2,230        743,192  

Accounts payable to related parties

     11,324        —          11,324  

Total Financial Liabilities Measured at Amortized Cost

     1,328,511        4,191,549        5,520,060  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Current      December 2018
ThU.S.$
Non Current
     Total  

Other financial liabilities

     535,836        3,974,440        4,510,276  

Trade and other payables

     659,618        2,230        661,848  

Accounts payable to related parties

     10,229        —          10,229  

Total Financial Liabilities Measured at Amortized Cost

     1,205,683        3,976,670        5,182,353  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

23.8 Cash Flow Hedges Reserve Reconciliation

The following table sets forth the reconciliation balances of cash flow hedges presented in the interim consolidated statements of comprehensive Income:

 

     January-March  
     2019      2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Opening balance

     13,395        4,752  

Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges

     (4,823      25,841  

Recycle of cash flow hedges to profit or loss

     (2,148      (1,900

Income tax

     3,718        (6,917

Recycle of income tax

     —          513  

Closing balance

     10,142        22,289  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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23.9 Capital Disclosures

23.9.1 Information on Objectives, Policies and Processes applied by the Company regarding Capital Management

Arauco’s policies on capital management have the objective of:

 

  a)

Ensuring business continuity and normal operations in the long term;

 

  b)

Ensuring funding for new investments to achieve sustainable growth over time;

 

  c)

Keeping adequate capital structure considering all economic cycles that impact the business and the nature of the industry; and

 

  d)

Maximizing the Company’s value and providing an adequate return to shareholders.

23.9.2 Qualitative Information on Objectives, Policies and Processes applied by the Company regarding Capital Management

Arauco determines and manages its capital structure based on its carrying amount of equity plus its financial debt (bank borrowings and bonds issued).

23.9.3 Quantitative Information on Capital Management

The following table sets forth the financial covenants that the Company has to comply with as part of the terms of certain of its obligations:

 

Instrument

   March 2019
ThU.S.$
     December 2018
ThU.S.$
     Interest
coverage
>= 2,0x
   Debt level
(1) <=
1,2x

Domestic bonds (Chile)

     1,484,215        1,439,610      N/R   

Syndicate Loan Scotiabank

     198,746        200,563        

Syndicate Loan Banco Estado—Grayling

     297,797        287,565        

N/R: Not required for the financial obligation

(1)

Debt to equity ratio (financial debt divided by equity plus non-controlling interests)

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, Arauco has complied with all of its financial covenants.

The following table sets forth the credit ratings of our debt instruments as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are as follows:

 

Instrument

   Standard &
Poor’s
   Fitch Ratings    Moody’s    Feller Rate

Local bonds

   —      AA-    —      AA-

Foreign bonds

   BBB-    BBB    Baa3    —  

Capitalization requirements are established based on the Company’s financial needs and on maintaining an adequate liquidity level and complying with financial covenants established in current debt arrangements. The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments based on the prevailing economic conditions in order to mitigate the risks associated with adverse market conditions, and based on opportunities that may arise to improve the Company’s level of liquidity.

 

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The capitalization of Arauco as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

     March 2019      December 2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Equity

     7,401,169        7,338,971  

Bank borrowings

     886,940        940,435  

Financial leasing

     335,768        68,187  

Bonds issued

     3,542,836        3,501,654  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capitalization

     12,166,713        11,849,247  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

23.10 Risk Management

Arauco’s financial instruments are exposed to various financial risks: credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk (including exchange rate risks, interest rate risks and price risks).

Arauco’s overall risk management program focuses on uncertainty in financial markets and aims to minimize potential adverse effects on Arauco’s financial profitability.

Arauco’s financial risk management is overseen by the Corporate Finance Department. This department identifies, assesses and hedges financial risks in close collaboration with Arauco’s operational units.

23.10.1 Type of Risk: Credit Risk

Description

Credit risk refers to financial uncertainty at different periods of time relating to the fulfillment of obligations with counterparties, at the time of exercising the contract rights to receive cash or other financial assets on behalf of Arauco.

 

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Explanation of Credit Risk Exposure and How This Risk Arises

Arauco’s exposure to credit risk is directly related to each of its customer’s individual abilities to fulfill their contractual commitments, reflected in trade receivables.

Accounts exposed to credit risk are: trade receivable, financial lease debtors and other debtors.

Arauco does not have a securitized portfolio.

 

     March 2019      December 2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Current Receivables

     

Trade receivables

     817,214        747,258  

Financial lease receivables

     1,164        1,131  

Other debtors

     111,983        90,795  

Net subtotal

     930,361        839,184  

Trade receivables

     826,270        755,809  

Financial lease receivables

     1,164        1,131  

Other debtors

     114,388        93,370  

Gross subtotal

     941,822        850,310  

Provision for doubtful trade receivables

     9,056        8,551  

Provision for doubtful lease receivables

     —          —    

Provision for doubtful other debtors

     2,405        2,575  

Subtotal Bad Debt

     11,461        11,126  

Non-Current Receivables

     

Trade receivables

     3,343        3,900  

Financial lease receivables

     640        837  

Other debtors

     8,049        10,412  

Net Subtotal

     12,032        15,149  

Trade receivables

     7,145        7,921  

Financial lease receivables

     640        837  

Other debtors

     8,049        10,412  

Gross subtotal

     15,834        19,170  

Provision for doubtful trade receivables

     3,802        4,021  

Provision for doubtful lease receivables

     —          —    

Provision for doubtful other debtors

     —          —    

Subtotal Bad Debt

     3,802        4,021  

Explanation of Risk Management Objectives, Policies and Processes, and Measurement Methods

The Credit and Collections Sub-Division, dependent from the Treasury Division, is the area entrusted with minimizing the credit risk of the accounts receivable, supervising the delinquency of the accounts. The regulations and procedures applicable for the control and administration of the Arauco Group can be found in the Corporate Credit Policy.

As of March 31, 2019, Arauco’s balance for commercial Debtors was ThU.S.$ 833,415 of which, according to the agreed sales conditions, 55.37% corresponded to sales on credit (open account), 43.89% to sales with letters of credit and 0.74% to other types of sales, distributed in 3,025 debtors. The client with the largest Open Account debt represented 2.39% of the total accounts receivable as of that date.

Below we provide detail regarding accounts receivable, classified in tranches:

 

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March 31, 2019

 

Age of trade receivables  

Days

   Non-past due     1 to 30     31 to 60     61 to 90     91 to 120     121 to 150     151 to 180     181 to 210     211 to 250     More
than
250
    Total  

ThU.S.$

     778,476       40,028       1,687       625       101       28       12       10       13       12,435       833,415  

%

     93.42     4.80     0.20     0.08     0.01     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     1.49     100

December 31, 2018

 

Age of trade receivables  

Days

   Non-past due     1 to 30     31 to 60     61 to 90     91 to 120     121 to 150     151 to 180     181 to 210     211 to 250     More
than
250
    Total  

ThU.S.$

     688,024       59,844       854       36       111       43       141       127       69       14,481       763,730  

%

     90.09     7.84     0.11     0.00     0.01     0.01     0.02     0.02     0.01     1.89     100

Arauco applies the simplified approach regarding the expected losses from commercial debtors, which allows for the use of an estimate of expected credit losses over the instrument’s lifespan for all commercial accounts receivable. In order to establish this estimate, the commercial debtors have been grouped in relation to the corresponding risks for sales conditions as well as for tranches, including clients that are up-to-date or in default.

 

Days

   Non-past due     1 to 30     31 to 60     61 to 90     91 to 120     121 to 150     151 to 180     181 to 210     211 to 250     More
than
250
    Total  

Letters of credit

     360,556       5,176       5       1       8       —         —         —         —         24       365,770  

Loss allowance provision

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Expected loss rate

     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00  

Credit line

     413,196       33,887       1,398       619       93       28       10       9       10       12,207       461,457  

Loss allowance provision

     —         —         13       62       9       3       1       9       10       12,207       12,314  

Expected loss rate

     0.00     0.00     0.96     10.00     10.00     10.00     10.00     100.00     100.00     100.00  

Others

     4,393       965       284       5       —         —         2       —         3       536       6,188  

Loss allowance provision

     —         —         3       1       —         —         1       —         3       536       544  

Expected loss rate

     0.00     0.00     0.96     10.00     50.00     50.00     50.00     100.00     100.00     100.00  

Trade receivables, total (ThU.S.$)

     778,145       40,028       1,687       625       101       28       12       9       13       12,767       833,415  

Allowance for doubtful accounts, total (ThU.S.$)

     —         —         16       63       9       3       2       9       13       12,743       12,858  

Arauco does not conduct rescheduling or renegotiations with its clients that imply an amendment to the maturity of the invoices and, should it be necessary, any debt renegotiation with a client shall be analyzed on a case-by-case basis and subjected to the approval of the Corporate Finance Division.

Regarding the loss allowance provision for trade receivables and others, below we provide detail for the movements as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

     March 2019      December 2018  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Opening balance at January 1 - under IAS 39

     (15,147      (17,785

Amounts restated through opening retained earnings

     —          (2,732

Opening loss allowance as at January 1, 2018 - under IFRS 9

     (15,147      (20,517
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase in loan loss allowance recognised in profit or loss during the year

     (1,040      (5,088

Receivables written off during the year as uncollectible

     36        8,532  

Unused amount reversed

     888        1,926  

Closing balance

     (15,263      (15,147
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currently there is a policy for provisions for doubtful accounts receivable under IFRS for all the Arauco group companies.

 

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Explanation regarding the Sales Risk with Letters of Credit

The sales with letters of credit mainly occur in markets in Asia and the Middle East. Periodically, a credit assessment is conducted regarding the banks that issue the letters of credit with the purpose of obtaining their score over the basis of risk-qualification ratings, country-specific risk and financial statements. The decision of approving the issuing bank or asking for confirmation of the letter of credit is made in consideration to this assessment.

Explanation of the Sales Risk with Credit Line

Sales on credit are subject to the credit limit for each customer. The approval or rejection of a credit limit for all term sales is conducted by the Corporate Credit Sub-Division, as well as by the Credit and Collections area for North America, Brazil and Argentina, which report to the Corporate Finance Division. The regulations and procedures applicable for the correct control and risk management over the sales on credit are ruled by the Credit Policy.

A procedure that must be applied by all the companies of the Arauco group has been established for the approval and/or modification of client credit lines. Credit line requests are entered to the SAP that analyzes all available information. Afterwards, the same are either approved or rejected in each one of the internal committees of each company belonging to the Arauco group, depending on the maximum amount authorized by the Credit Policy. Lines of credit are renewed during this internal process on a yearly basis.

All sales are automatically controlled by a credit verification system, which has been configured to block any orders from clients who are delinquent in a given percentage of a debt and/or from clients whose line of credit, as of the time of the product’s shipping, has been exceeded or is overdue.

In order to minimize the credit risk for term or Open Account sales, it is Araucos policy to take out insurance to cover the export sales of companies Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A., Maderas Arauco S.A., Forestal Arauco S.A., and Arauco do Brasil S.A., as well as the domestic sales of Arauco México S.A. de C.V., Arauco Wood Inc, Arauco Colombia S.A., Arauco Perú S.A., Arauco Panels USA LLC, Flakeboard Company Ltd., Flakeboard America Ltd. (currently Arauco North America, Inc)., Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A., Maderas Arauco S.A., Arauco Florestal Arapoti, Arauco Forest Brasil S.A., Arauco do Brasil S.A., Arauco Industria de Paineis Ltda. and Arauco Nutrientes S.P.A., Arauco works with credit insurance company Euler Hermes World Agency (Aa3 rating, as per risk rating companies Moody’s and AA by S&P). The company grant a 90% coverage over the amount of each invoice, without deductibles, for registered clients and of 90% for non-registered clients (*). For Maderas y Sintéticos de México, S.A. of CV, both local and export sales are insured with the credit insurance company COFACE (rating A2 according to the risk rating agencies Moody’s and AA according to S&P) with 93% coverage on the amount of each invoice without deductible for customers nominated and 90% for discretionary clients (**).

 

(*)

Non-registered clients are those whose lines are under ThU.S.$ 100 (equivalent currency of their invoicing) of the local sales of companies Arauco Perú S.A., Arauco Colombia S.A., Arauco México S.A. de C.V., Arauco Do Brasil S.A., Arauco Argentina S.A. and Maderas Arauco S.A. Lines in excess of the aforesaid amounts correspond to registered clients.

(**)

Discretionary clients for the case of COFACE, the coverage reaches up to ThU.S.$ 70 (currency equivalent the billing) from the local sales and export of the company Maderas y Sintéticos de México, S.A. of C.V. The top lines are from nominated clients.

 

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As another way of minimizing risk and supporting a line of credit approved by the Credit Committee, Arauco holds guarantees such as mortgages, pledges, Standby letters of credit, bank performance bonds, checks, promissory notes, loans or any other that could be required under the laws of each country. The total amount held in guarantees amounts to ThU.S.$130.02 million, effective as of March 2019, as summarized in the following chart. The procedure for guarantees is regulated by Arauco’s Policy on Guarantees, whose purpose is to control their accounting, due date and custody.

 

Guarantees Arauco Group (ThU.S.$)  

Guarantees Debtors (received from clients)

     

Certificate of deposits

     19,600        15.1

Standby

     9,937        7.6

Promissory notes

     89,529        68.9

Finance

     3,469        2.7

Mortgage

     3,867        3.0

Pledge

     2,219        1.6

Promissory notes

     1,400        1.1

Total Guarantees

     130,021        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The maximum exposure to credit risk is limited to the value at amortized cost of the Debtors’ account for sales registered as of the date of this report, minus the percentage of sales insured by the aforementioned credit insurance companies and the guarantees granted in favor of Arauco.

In summary, the open account debt covered by the various insurance policies and guarantees amounts to 91.3% and, therefore, Arauco’s portfolio exposure amounts to 8.7%.

 

Secured Open Accounts Receivable    ThU.S.$      %  

Total open accounts receivable

     500,069        100.0

Secured receivables (*)

     456,563        91.3

Unsecured receivables

     43,506        8.7

 

(*)

Insured Debt is deemed to be the portion of accounts receivable that is covered by a credit company or by guarantees such as standby letters of credit, mortgages, performance bonds, among others

Investment Policy:

Arauco has an Investment Policy which identifies and limits the financial instruments and the entities into which the Arauco companies, in particular Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A., are authorized to invest. The Company’s Treasury Department is centralized with operations in Chile. The Head Office is responsible for carrying out investments, cash flow surplus investments, and short and long term debt subscriptions. Exceptions to this rule apply to short and long-term debt, and will be for specific investments made through other companies where authorization is required from the Chief Financial Officer.

For financial instruments, the only permitted investments are fixed income investments with adequate liquidity. Each instrument has defined classifications and limits, depending on duration and type of issuer.

Regarding intermediaries (such as banks, securities brokers and dealers of mutual funds that are bank affiliates), a scoring methodology is used to determine the relative degree of risk of each intermediary based on their financial position and assign score points that result

 

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in a credit risk rating to each intermediary. Arauco uses this scoring system to determine its investment limits for each intermediary.

The required information to evaluate the various criteria are obtained from published financial statements from the banks under evaluation and from the credit risk ratings of short and long term debt securities obtained from rating agencies authorized by the Superintendence of Banks and Financial Institutions (Fitch Ratings Chile, Humphreys and Feller Rate).

Any necessary exceptions regarding investment limits in each particular instrument or entity must have the authorization from Arauco’s Chief Financial Officer.

23.10.2 Type of Risk: Liquidity Risk

Description

This risk corresponds to Arauco’s ability to fulfill its financial obligations upon maturity.

Explanation of Liquidity Risk Exposure and How This Risk Arises

Arauco’s exposure to liquidity risk is mainly from its obligations to bondholders, banks and financial institutions, creditors and other payables. Liquidity risk may arise if Arauco is unable to meet the net cash flow requirements, which sustain its operations under both normal and exceptional circumstances.

Explanation of Objectives, Policies and Processes for Risk Management, and Measurement Methods

The Financial Management Department monitors on an ongoing basis the Company’s cash flow forecasts based on short and long-term forecasts and available financing alternatives. In order to manage the risk level of financial assets, Arauco follows its investment policy.

The following tables detail Arauco’s liquidity analysis for its financial liabilities as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The tables have been drawn up based on the contractual undiscounted cash outflows and their remaining contractual maturities:

 

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  Maturity     Total              

Tax ID

 

Name

   

Currency

   

Name - Country
Loans  with banks

 

Up to 3
months
ThU.S.$

   

3 to 12
months
ThU.S.$

   

1 to 2
years
ThU.S.$

   

2 to 3
years
ThU.S.$

   

3 to 4
years
ThU.S.$

   

4 to 5
years
ThU.S.$

   

More than 5
years
ThU.S.$

   

Current
ThU.S.$

   

Non
Current
ThU.S.$

   

Effective
rate

   

Nominal
rate

 

93.458.000-1

   

Celulosa Arauco
y Constitución
S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Scotiabank-
Chile
    —         63       7,519       7,519       7,519       202,443       —         63       225,000       3.70%       Libor + 1.10%

—  

   
Arauco
Argentina S.A.
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     BBVA     13,261       —         —         —         —         —         —         13,261       —         2.10%       2.10%  

—  

   

Zona Franca
Punta Pereira
S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Interamerican
Development
Bank
    —         2,098       2,161       2,139       2,115       1,047       —         2,098       7,462       4.62%       Libor + 2.05%  

—  

   

Zona Franca
Punta Pereira
S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Interamerican
Development
Bank
    —         5,603       2,857       —         —         —         —         5,603       2,857       4.37%       Libor + 1.80%  

—  

   

Zona Franca
Punta Pereira
S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     BBVA     14,243       —         —         —         —         —         —         14,243       —         4.06%       Libor + 1.30%  

—  

   

Zona Franca
Punta Pereira
S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Citibank     4,553       —         —         —         —         —         —         4,553       —         4.19%       Libor + 1.25%  

—  

   

Zona Franca
Punta Pereira
S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Scotiabank     2,536       —         —         —         —         —         —         2,536       —         4.39%       Libor + 1.50%  

—  

   

Celulosa y
Energía Punta
Pereira S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Banco
Interamericano
de Desarrollo
    —         8,468       9,906       9,432       8,973       4,313       —         8,468       32,624       4.62%       Libor + 2.05%  

—  

   

Celulosa y
Energía Punta
Pereira S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Banco
Interamericano
de Desarrollo
    —         22,644       11,489       —         —         —         —         22,644       11,489       4.37%       Libor + 1.80%  

—  

   

Celulosa y
Energía Punta
Pereira S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Finnish Export
Credit
    —         44,975       49,104       47,754       47,078       —         —         44,975       143,936       3.20%       3.20%  

—  

    Eufores S.A.       U.S. Dollar     Banco
Republica
Oriental de
Uruguay
    27,346       —         —         —         —         —         —         27,346       —         4.12%       Libor + 1.3%  

—  

    Eufores S.A.       U.S. Dollar     Banco Itau -
Uruguay
    12,640       —         —         —         —         —         —         12,640       —         4.17%       Libor + 1.75%  

—  

    Eufores S.A.       U.S. Dollar     Heritage     1,351       —         —         —         —         —         —         1,351       —         4.30%       Libor + 1.75%  

—  

    Eufores S.A.       U.S. Dollar     Banco
Santander
    5,072       20,046       —         —         —         —         —         25,118       —         3.86%       Libor + 1.3%  

—  

   
Arauco Do Brasil
S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    21       62       28       5       —         —         —         83       33       9.50%       9.50%  

—  

   
Arauco Do Brasil
S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco Alfa     17       49       64       53       —         —         —         66       117       10.35%       Tljp + 2% + spread 1.75%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco
Bradesco
    9       13       —         —         —         —         —         22       —         6.00%       6.00%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco
Votorantim
    22       —         —         309       309       —         —         22       618       5.00%       5.00%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco Safra     3       9       12       2       —         —         —         12       14       6.00%       6.00%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco Safra     3       8       11       2       —         —         —         11       13       10.00%       10.00%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    17       7       135       128       127       —         —         24       390       8.25%       8.25%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    6       54       46       44       22       —         —         60       112       10.00%       10.00%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    4       11       14       8       2       —         —         15       24       10.90%       10.90%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco
Bradesco
    11       18       24       24       8       —         —         29       56       7.20%       7.20%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Banco Alfa     2       7       9       2       —         —         —         9       11       17.00%       Cesta + 2% + spread 1.8%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco Alfa     5       14       19       5       —         —         —         19       24       0.22%       Tljp + 2% + Spread 1.8%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco
Votorantim -
Brazil
    168       49       —         274       274       —         —         217       548       7.92%       Tljp + 1.8% + Spread 2%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Banco
Votorantim -
Brazil
    34       11       —         —         —         —         —         45       —         10.40%       Cesta + 1.3% + spread 2%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco Bndes
Subcrédito
A-B-D
    3       —         197       392       197       —         —         3       786       21.78%       Tljp + 2.91%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Banco Bndes
Subcrédito C
    5       —         60       145       84       —         —         5       289       15.22%       Cesta + 2.91%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    29       76       175       171       108       —         —         105       454       8.67%       8.67%  

—  

   

Mahal
Emprendimientos
Pat. S.A.
 
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Bndes
Subcrédito E-I
    660       1,939       1,292       —         —         —         —         2,599       1,292       9.94%       Tljp + 2.91%  

—  

   

Mahal
Emprendimientos
Pat. S.A.
 
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Bndes
Subcrédito F-J
    398       1,163       776       —         —         —         —         1,561       776       10.94%       Tljp + 3.91%  

—  

   

Mahal
Emprendimientos
Pat. S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Bndes
Subcrédito
G-K
    520       1,528       1,188       —         —         —         —         2,048       1,188       7.54%       Cesta + 2.91%  

—  

   

Mahal
Emprendimientos
Pat. S.A.
 
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Bndes
Subcrédito
H-L
    443       1,292       862       —         —         —         —         1,735       862       12.14%       Tljp + 5.11%  

—  

   

Mahal
Emprendimientos
Pat. S.A.
 
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    6       18       23       18       —         —         —         24       41       11.03%       Tljp + 2% + Spread 2%  

—  

   

Mahal
Emprendimientos
Pat. S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Banco
Santander
    3       9       13       9       —         —         —         12       22       8.63%       Cesta + 2% + Spread 2%  

—  

   

Novo Oeste
Gestao de Ativos
Florestais S.A.
 
 
 
   
Brazilian
real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    6       18       24       20       —         —         —         24       44       11.03%       Tljp + 2% + Spread 2%  

—  

   

Novo Oeste
Gestao de Ativos
Florestais S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Banco
Santander
    4       9       13       10       —         —         —         13       23       8.63%       Tljp + 2% + Spread 2%  

—  

   


Arauco North
America, Inc (ex
Flakeboard
America Ltd)
 
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollar     Banco del
Estado de
Chile
    5,373       —         12,790       41,675       40,400       39,124       209,150       5,373       343,139       3.00%       Libor + 1.65%  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
      Total     88,774       110,261       100,811       110,140       107,216       246,927       209,150       199,035       774,244      
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

March 31, 2019

  Maturity     Total              

Tax ID

 

Name

 

Currency

 

Name - Country
Bonds

  Up to 3
months
ThU.S.$
    3 to 12
months
ThU.S.$
    1 to 2
years
ThU.S.$
    2 to 3
years
ThU.S.$
    3 to 4
years
ThU.S.$
    4 to 5
years
ThU.S.$
    More than 5
years
ThU.S.$
    Current
ThU.S.$
    Non
Current
ThU.S.$
   

Effective
rate

   

Nominal
rate

 

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-F

    12,793       9,233       18,466       18,466       18,466       18,466       104,650       22,026       178,514       4.24     4.21

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-F

    5,117       3,693       7,386       7,386       7,386       7,386       42,467       8,810       72,013       4.25     4.21

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-J

    —         546       203,090       —         —         —         —         546       203,090       3.23     3.22

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-P

    3,039       —         —         —         18,466       18,466       167,029       3,039       203,961       3.96     3.96

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-Q

    10,913       10,156       20,313       10,452       —         —         —         21,069       30,765       2.96     2.98

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-R

    3,624       —         —         —         —         —         202,250       3,624       202,250       3.57     3.57

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-S

    1,817       —         —         —         —         —         195,777       1,817       195,777       2.44     2.40

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-W

    1,209       —         —         —         —         —         118,092       1,209       118,092       2.12     2.09

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-X

    2,847       —         —         —         —         —         214,765       2,847       214,765       2.70     2.68

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.S. Dollar

 

Yankee 2019

    —         205,213       —         —         —         —         —         205,213       —         7.26     7.25

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.S. Dollar

 

Yankee 2021

    —         1,919       199,618       —         —         —         —         1,919       199,618       5.02     5.00

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.S. Dollar

 

Yankee 2022

    —         2,667       —         253,887       —         —         —         2,667       253,887       4.77     4.75

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.S. Dollar

 

Yankee 2024

    —         3,750       —         —         —         —         493,574       3,750       493,574       4.52     4.50

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.S. Dollar

 

Yankee 2027

    8,019       —         —         —         —         —         487,423       8,019       487,423       3.90     3.88

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.S. Dollar

 

Yankee 2047

    9,106       —         —         —         —         —         393,445       9,106       393,445       5.50     5.50
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
          58,484       237,177       448,873       290,191       44,318       44,318       2,419,472       295,661       3,247,174      
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

March 31, 2019

  Maturity     Total  

Tax ID

 

Name

 

Currency

 

Underlying asset class

 

Up to 3

months
ThU.S.$

   

3 to 12

months
ThU.S.$

   

1 to 2

years
ThU.S.$

   

2 to 3

years
ThU.S.$

   

3 to 4

years
ThU.S.$

   

4 to 5

years
ThU.S.$

   

More than 5

years
ThU.S.$

   

Current
ThU.S.$

   

Non

Current
ThU.S.$

 

85.805.200-9

  Forestal Arauco S.A.   U.F.   Other properties, plant and equipment     5,817       17,451       12,711       12,711       1,934       —         —         23,268       27,356  

85.805.200-9

  Forestal Arauco S.A.   Chilean pesos   Lands     2       5       7       7       7       7       1       7       29  

85.805.200-9

  Forestal Arauco S.A.   Chilean pesos   Other properties, plant and equipment     1,300       3,900       2,077       2,000       199       —         —         5,200       4,276  

—  

  Arauco Argentina S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Buildings     286       305       420       355       —         —         —         591       775  

—  

  Arauco Argentina S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Motor vehicles     190       555       329       —         —         —         —         745       329  

—  

  Arauco Industria de Paineis S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Buildings     18       54       58       17       6       —         —         72       81  

—  

  Arauco Industria de Paineis S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Information technology equipment     7       20       15       7       —         —         —         27       22  

—  

  Arauco Industria de Paineis S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Motor vehicles     11       34       23       —         —         —         —         45       23  

—  

  Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Information technology equipment     2       7       9       3       —         —         —         9       12  

—  

  Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Lands     619       1,901       2,412       2,747       2,873       3,005       11,647       2,520       22,684  

—  

  Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Other properties, plant and equipment     19       57       57       —         —         —         —         76       57  

—  

  Novo Oeste Gestao de Ativos Florestais S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Lands     588       1,791       1,422       —         —         —         —         2,379       1,422  

—  

  Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Information technology equipment     5       14       18       5       —         —         —         19       23  

—  

  Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Other properties, plant and equipment     7       20       21       —         —         —         —         27       21  

—  

  Arauco Do Brasil S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Information technology equipment     19       96       109       39       —         —         —         115       148  

—  

  Arauco Do Brasil S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Buildings     58       298       317       351       365       379       33       356       1,445  

93.458.000-1

  Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.   U.F.   Buildings     390       1,169       1,559       1,559       1,559       727       —         1,559       5,404  

93.458.000-1

  Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.   Chilean pesos   Buildings     16       49       65       65       65       30       —         65       225  

93.458.000-1

  Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Other properties, plant and equipment     373       1,117       1,490       1,279       —         —         —         1,490       2,769  

93.458.000-1

  Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.   Chilean pesos   Motor vehicles     4,237       12,710       16,947       16,947       16,947       9,082       —         16,947       59,923  

93.458.000-1

  Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Motor vehicles     28       85       113       113       113       92       —         113       431  

—  

  Arauco Canada Ltd.   U.S. Dollar   Buildings     142       492       1,325       1,109       922       994       4,795       634       9,145  

—  

  Arauco Canada Ltd.   U.S. Dollar   Motor vehicles     8       39       57       15       53       —         —         47       125  

—  

  Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira   U.S. Dollar   Other properties, plant and equipment     240       963       814       434       325       325       6,706       1,203       8,604  

—  

  Eufores S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Lands     802       2,826       2,919       3,163       3,095       2,936       20,035       3,628       32,148  

—  

  Eufores S.A.   U.S. Dollar   Other properties, plant and equipment     1,608       4,867       6,459       6,190       6,237       5,968       9,024       6,475       33,878  

96.510.970-6

  Maderas Arauco S.A.   Chilean pesos   Motor vehicles     3,475       10,424       13,899       13,899       13,899       1,026       —         13,899       42,723  

79.990.550-7

  Bioforest S.A.   U.F.   Lands     3       10       13       13       13       13       109       13       161  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total     20,270       61,259       65,665       63,028       48,612       24,584       52,350       81,529       254,239  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

December 31, 2018

  Maturity     Total              

Tax ID

  Name    

Currency

   

Name - Country
Loans  with banks

 

Up to 3
months
ThU.S.$

   

3 to 12
months
ThU.S.$

   

1 to 2
years
ThU.S.$

   

2 to 3
years
ThU.S.$

   

3 to 4
years
ThU.S.$

   

4 to 5
years
ThU.S.$

   

More than 5
years
ThU.S.$

   

Current
ThU.S.$

   

Non
Current
ThU.S.$

   

Effective
rate

   

Nominal
rate

 

93.458.000-1

   

Celulosa Arauco
y Constitución
S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Scotiabank-
Chile
    —         1,930       7,951       7,951       7,951       206,584       —         1,930       230,437       3.70%       Libor + 1.10%  

—  

   
Arauco
Argentina S.A.
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Banco Bice     5,040       —         —         —         —         —         —         5,040       —         2.10%       2.10%  

—  

   
Arauco
Argentina S.A.
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Banco Macro     10,054       —         —         —         —         —         —         10,054       —         6.00%       6.00%  

—  

   
Arauco
Argentina S.A.
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     BBVA     —         13,071       —         —         —         —         —         13,071       —         5.90%       5.90%  

—  

   

Zona Franca
Punta Pereira
S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Interamerican
Development
Bank
    1,184       1,032       2,435       2,335       2,233       2,126       —         2,216       9,129       4.62%       Libor + 2.05%  

—  

   

Zona Franca
Punta Pereira
S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Interamerican
Development
Bank
    2,940       2,786       5,701       —         —         —         —         5,726       5,701       4.37%       Libor + 1.80%  

—  

   

Zona Franca
Punta Pereira
S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     BBVA     —         14,103       —         —         —         —         —         14,103       —         4.06%       Libor + 1.30%  

—  

   

Zona Franca
Punta Pereira
S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Citibank     —         4,517       —         —         —         —         —         4,517       —         4.19%       Libor + 1.25%  

—  

   

Zona Franca
Punta Pereira
S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Scotiabank     —         2,509       —         —         —         —         —         2,509       —         4.39%       Libor + 1.50%  

—  

   

Celulosa y
Energia Punta
Pereira S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Banco
Interamericano
de Desarrollo
    4,770       4,179       9,826       9,411       9,008       8,605       —         8,949       36,850       4.62%       Libor + 2.05%  

—  

   

Celulosa y
Energia Punta
Pereira S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Banco
Interamericano
de Desarrollo
    11,871       11,274       23,035       —         —         —         —         23,145       23,035       4.37%       Libor + 1.80%  

—  

   

Celulosa y
Energia Punta
Pereira S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Finnish Export
Credit
    24,850       21,578       49,484       47,930       47,207       23,562       —         46,428       168,183       3.20%       3.20%  

—  

    Eufores S.A.       U.S. Dollars     Banco
Republica
Oriental de
Uruguay
    8       27,073       —         —         —         —         —         27,081       —         4.12%       Libor + 1.3%  

—  

    Eufores S.A.       U.S. Dollars     Citibank     3       —         —         —         —         —         —         3       —         3.43%       Libor + 2%  

—  

    Eufores S.A.       U.S. Dollars     Banco Itau -
Uruguay
    24       12,511       —         —         —         —         —         12,535       —         4.17%       Libor + 1.75%  

—  

    Eufores S.A.       U.S. Dollars     Heritage     1,352       —         —         —         —         —         —         1,352       —         4.30%       Libor + 1.75%  

—  

    Eufores S.A.       U.S. Dollars     Banco
Santander
    20,235       5,021       —         —         —         —         —         25,256       —         3.86%       Libor + 1.3%  

—  

   
Arauco Do Brasil
S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    21       64       48       6       —         —         —         85       54       9.50%       9.50%  

—  

   
Arauco Do Brasil
S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco Alfa     17       48       64       64       5       —         —         65       133       10.35%       Tljp + 2% + spread 1.75%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco Itau     3       —         —         —         —         —         —         3       —         7.00%       3.50%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco
Bradesco
    9       22       —         —         —         —         —         31       —         6.00%       6.00%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco
Votorantim
    14       —         —         310       310       —         —         14       620       5.00%       5.00%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco Safra     18       —         —         —         —         —         —         18       —         6.00%       6.00%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco Safra     6       17       23       10       —         —         —         23       33       10.00%       10.00%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    3       14       136       44       44       —         —         17       224       8.38%       8.38%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    34       33       50       129       129       —         —         67       308       10.32%       10.32%  

—  

   
Arauco Florestal
Arapoti S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    4       11       14       11       2       —         —         15       27       10.47%       10.49%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco
Bradesco
    21       23       24       24       14       —         —         44       62       9.00%       9.00%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Banco Alfa     2       7       9       5       —         —         —         9       14       17.00%       Cesta + 2% + spread 1.8%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco Alfa     5       14       19       10       —         —         —         19       29       0.22%       Tljp + 2% + Spread 1.8%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco
Votorantim -
Brazil
    162       198       —         276       276       —         —         360       552       16.00%       Tljp + 1.8% + Spread 2%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Banco
Votorantim -
Brazil
    34       45       —         —         —         —         —         79       —         10.40%       Cesta + 1.3% + spread 2%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco Bndes
Subcrédito
A-B-D
    3       —         98       394       295       —         —         3       787       21.78%       Tljp + 2.91%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Banco Bndes
Subcrédito C
    5       —         24       145       120       —         —         5       289       15.22%       Cesta + 2.91%  

—  

   
Arauco Forest
Brasil S.A.
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    43       58       181       173       138       —         —         101       492       8.67%       8.67%  

—  

   

Mahal
Emprendimientos
Pat. S.A.
 
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Bndes
Subcrédito E-I
    663       1,946       1,946       —         —         —         —         2,609       1,946       19.78%       Tljp + 2.91%  

—  

   

Mahal
Emprendimientos
Pat. S.A.
 
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Bndes
Subcrédito F-J
    399       1,167       1,167       —         —         —         —         1,566       1,167       21.78%       Tljp + 3.91%  

—  

   

Mahal
Emprendimientos
Pat. S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Bndes
Subcrédito
G-K
    520       1,528       1,697       —         —         —         —         2,048       1,697       15.22%       Cesta + 2.91%  

—  

   

Mahal
Emprendimientos
Pat. S.A.
 
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Bndes
Subcrédito
H-L
    444       1,297       1,297       —         —         —         —         1,741       1,297       24.18%       Tljp + 5.11%  

—  

   

Mahal
Emprendimientos
Pat. S.A.
 
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    6       18       23       23       —         —         —         24       46       21.96%       Tljp + 2% + Spread 2%  

—  

   

Mahal
Emprendimientos
Pat. S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Banco
Santander
    3       9       13       12       —         —         —         12       25       17.40%       Cesta + 2% + Spread 2%  

—  

   

Novo Oeste
Gestao de Ativos
Florestais S.A.
 
 
 
   
Brazilian
Real
 
 
  Banco
Santander
    5       18       24       24       2       —         —         23       50       21.96%       Tljp + 2% + Spread 2%  

—  

   

Novo Oeste
Gestao de Ativos
Florestais S.A.
 
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Banco
Santander
    3       9       13       13       2       —         —         12       28       17.40%       Tljp + 2% + Spread 2%  

—  

   
Flakeboard
Company Ltd.
 
 
    U.S. Dollars     Banco del
Estado de
Chile
    —         2,141       13,164       41,497       40,184       38,872       203,906       2,141       337,623       3.00%       Libor + 1.65%  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
      Total     84,778       130,271       118,466       110,797       107,920       279,749       203,906       215,049       820,838      
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

December 31, 2018

  Maturity     Total              

Tax ID

 

Name

 

Currency

 

Name - Country
Bonds

  Up to 3
months
ThU.S.$
    3 to 12
months
ThU.S.$
    1 to 2
years
ThU.S.$
    2 to 3
years
ThU.S.$
    3 to 4
years
ThU.S.$
    4 to 5
years
ThU.S.$
    More than 5
years
ThU.S.$
    Current
ThU.S.$
    Non
Current
ThU.S.$
   

Effective
rate

   

Nominal
rate

 

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-F

    —         19,425       25,413       24,656       23,899       23,143       116,673       19,425       213,784       4.24     4.21

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-F

    —         7,770       10,189       9,884       9,579       9,274       47,339       7,770       86,265       4.25     4.21

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-J

    2,132       —         204,731       —         —         —         —         2,132       204,731       3.23     3.22

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-P

    —         1,004       7,857       7,857       25,713       24,999       193,697       1,004       260,123       3.96     3.96

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-Q

    —         20,207       20,576       10,398       —         —         —         20,207       30,974       2.96     2.98

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-R

    —         1,770       7,079       7,079       7,079       7,079       278,892       1,770       307,208       3.57     3.57

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-S

    —         592       4,733       4,733       4,733       4,733       204,991       592       223,923       2.44     2.40

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-W

    —         559       2,487       2,487       2,487       2,487       127,578       559       137,526       2.12     2.09

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.F.

 

Barau-X

    —         1,317       5,853       5,853       5,853       5,853       326,508       1,317       349,920       2.70     2.68

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.S. Dollars

 

Yankee Bonds 2019

    6,168       202,643       —         —         —         —         —         208,811       —         7.26     7.25

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.S. Dollars

 

Yankee 2021

    4,422       —         10,013       204,527       —         —         —         4,422       214,540       5.02     5.00

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.S. Dollars

 

Yankee 2022

    5,705       —         12,153       12,153       259,785       —         —         5,705       284,091       4.77     4.75

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.S. Dollars

 

Yankee 2024

    9,375       —         22,500       22,500       22,500       22,500       527,024       9,375       617,024       4.52     4.50

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.S. Dollars

 

Yankee 2027

    —         3,175       19,375       19,375       19,375       19,375       77,500       3,175       155,000       3.90     3.88

93.458.000-1

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

 

U.S. Dollars

 

Yankee 2047

    —         3,607       22,000       22,000       22,000       22,000       528,000       3,607       616,000       5.50     5.50
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
      Total     27,802       262,069       374,959       353,502       403,003       141,443       2,428,202       289,871       3,701,109      
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

December 31, 2018

  Maturity     Total  

Tax ID

 

Name

 

Currency

 

Name - Country

Lease

  Up to 3
months
ThU.S.$
    3 to 12
months
ThU.S.$
    1 to 2
years
ThU.S.$
    2 to 3
years
ThU.S.$
    3 to 4
years
ThU.S.$
    4 to 5
years
ThU.S.$
    More than 5
years
ThU.S.$
    Current
ThU.S.$
    Non
Current
ThU.S.$
 

85.805.200-9

 

Forestal Arauco S.A.

  U.F.   Banco Santander     148       410       599       599       —         —         —         558       1,198  

85.805.200-9

 

Forestal Arauco S.A.

  U.F.   Banco Scotiabank     1,288       3,158       2,368       2,368       478       478       —         4,446       5,692  

85.805.200-9

 

Forestal Arauco S.A.

  U.F.   Banco Estado     639       1,885       989       989       —         —         —         2,524       1,978  

85.805.200-9

 

Forestal Arauco S.A.

  U.F.   Banco de Chile     1,998       8,891       3,618       3,618       1,556       1,556       —         10,889       10,348  

85.805.200-9

 

Forestal Arauco S.A.

  U.F.   Banco BBVA     545       273       —         —         —         —         —         818       —    

85.805.200-9

 

Forestal Arauco S.A.

  U.F.   Banco Credito e Inversiones     1,313       5,351       2,897       2,897       3,220       3,220       —         6,664       12,234  

85.805.200-9

 

Forestal Arauco S.A.

  Chilean pesos   Banco Chile     284       690       520       520       —         —         —         974       1,040  

85.805.200-9

 

Forestal Arauco S.A.

  Chilean pesos   Banco Credito e Inversiones     679       2,036       1,484       1,484       —         —         —         2,715       2,968  

85.805.200-9

 

Forestal Arauco S.A.

  Chilean pesos   Banco Scotiabank     371       957       673       673       233       234       —         1,328       1,813  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total     7,265       23,651       13,148       13,148       5,487       5,488       —         30,916       37,271  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As part of the policy of Arauco, it considers compliance with all Accounts Payable, whether with related (see Note 13) or third parties, within a period not exceeding 30 days.

 

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AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

Guarantees

As of the date of these interim consolidated financial statements, Arauco has financial assets of approximately MU.S.$47 that have been pledged to third parties (beneficiaries), as direct guarantee. If Arauco does not fulfill its obligations, the guarantors could execute the guarantees.

As of March 31, 2019, the total assets pledged as an indirect guarantee were MU.S.$586. In contrast to direct guarantees, indirect guarantees are given to secure obligations assumed by a third party.

On September 29, 2011, Arauco entered into a Security Agreement under which it granted a non-joint guarantee limited to 50% of the obligations of the Uruguayan companies (joint ventures) Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira S.A. and Zona Franca Punta Pereira S.A., under the IDB Facility Agreement in the amount of up to MU.S.$454 and the Finnevera Guaranteed Facility Agreement in the amount of up to MU.S.$900. Both loan agreements were signed with the International Development Bank. Such guarantee is included in the table below, under indirect guarantees.

Direct and indirect guarantees granted by Arauco:

 

DIRECT

              

Subsidiary

  

Guarantee

  

Assets
Pledged

  

Currency

  

ThU.S.$

  

Guarantor

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

   Guarantee letter    —      Chilean Pesos    488    Directorate General of Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

   Guarantee letter    —      Chilean Pesos    313    Directorate General of Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

   Guarantee letter    —      Chilean Pesos    230    Directorate General of Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

   Guarantee letter    —      Chilean Pesos    209    Directorate General of Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

   Guarantee letter    —      Chilean Pesos    120    National Customs Service

Forestal Arauco S.A.

   Guarantee letter    —      Chilean Pesos    831    CODELCO S.A.

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

   Mortgage Industrial Plant of Jaguariaíva of Arauco do Brasil    Property plant and equipment    Brazilian Real    39,344    BNDES

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

   Endorsement of ADB + Guarantee Letter AISA    —      Brazilian Real    3,005    Bank Votorantim S.A.

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

   Endorsement of Arauco do Brasil    —      Brazilian Real    547    Bank Votorantim S.A.

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

   Equipment    Property plant and equipment    Brazilian Real    114    Bank Santander S.A.

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

   Equipment    Property plant and equipment    Brazilian Real    191    Bank Santander S.A.

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

   Equipment    Property plant and equipment    Brazilian Real    96    Bank Bradesco S.A.

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

   Equipment    Property plant and equipment    Brazilian Real    178    Bank Santander S.A.

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

   Equipment    Property plant and equipment    Brazilian Real    175    Bank Alpha S.A.

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

   Endorsement of Arauco do Brasil    —      Brazilian Real    617    Bank Votorantim S.A.

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

   Equipment    Property plant and equipment    Brazilian Real    197    Bank Santander S.A.
      Total       46,655   
           

 

  

INDIRECT

 

              

Subsidiary

  

Guarantee

  

Assets
Pledged

  

Currency

  

ThU.S.$

  

Guarantor

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

   Suretyship not supportive and cumulative    —      U.S. Dollar    279,175    Joint Ventures (Uruguay)

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

   Full Guarantee    —      U.S. Dollar    294,000    Arauco North America, Inc.—ex Flakeboard America Limited (USA)

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

   Guarantee letter    —      U.S. Dollar    3,529    Arauco Forest Brasil y Mahal (Brasil)

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

   Guarantee letter    —      Brazilian Real    9,614    Arauco Forest Brasil y Mahal (Brasil)
      Total       586,318   
           

 

  

23.10.3 Type of Risk: Market Risk – Exchange Rate

Description

Market risk arises from the probability of being affected by losses from fluctuations in currencies exchange rates in which assets and liabilities are denominated, in a functional currency other than the functional currency of Arauco.

 

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Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

Explanation of Currency Risk Exposure and How This Risk Arises

Arauco is exposed to the foreign currency risk from currency fluctuations arising from sales, purchases and obligations undertaken in foreign currencies, such as the Chilean Peso, Euro, Brazilian Real or other foreign currencies. In the case of significant exchange rate variations, the Chilean Peso is the currency that represents the main currency risk. See Note 11 for details assets and liabilities classified by currency.

Explanation of Risk Management Objectives, Policies and Processes, and Measurement Methods

Arauco performs sensitivity analyses to measure the effect of this variable on equity and net result.

Sensitivity analysis considers a variation of +/- 10% of the exchange rate over the Chilean Peso. This fluctuation range is considered possible given current market conditions as of the date of these financial statements. With all other variables at a constant rate, a U.S. Dollar exchange rate variation of +/- 10% in relation to the Chilean Peso would mean a change in the net income year after tax +/- 5.67% (equivalent to ThU.S.$ -/+ 28,602), and +/- 0.23% of equity (equivalent to ThU.S.$ -/+ 17,161).

Additionally, a sensitivity analysis is carried out assuming a variation of +/- 10% in the closing exchange rate on the Brazilian Real, which is considered a possible range of fluctuation given the market conditions as of the date of these financial statements. With all the other variables constant, a variation of +/- 10% in the exchange rate of the dollar on the Brazilian Real would mean a variation on the net income after tax +/- 11.46% (equivalent to ThU.S.-/+$57,808) and a change on the equity of +/- 0.78% (equivalent to ThU.S. -/+$57,808).

23.10.4 Type of Risk: Market Risk – Interest rate risk

Description

Interest rate risk refers to the sensitivity of the value of financial assets and liabilities in terms of interest rate fluctuations.

Explanation of Interest Rate Risk Exposure and How This Risk Arises

Arauco is exposed to risks due to interest rate fluctuations for bonds issued, bank borrowings and financial instruments that bear interest at a variable rate.

Explanation of Risk Management Objectives, Policies and Processes, and Measurement Methods

Arauco completes its risk analysis by reviewing its exposure to changes in interest rates. As of March 31, 2019, 14.4% our financial debt accrues interest at variable rates. A change of +/- 10% in the interest rate is considered a possible range of fluctuation. Such market conditions would affect the income after tax at rate of +/- 1.03% (equivalent to ThU.S.$-/+ 1,304) and +/- 0.01% (equivalent to ThU.S.$-/+ 783) on equity.

 

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Thousands of dollars

   March 2019
ThU.S.$
     Total  

Fixed rate

     4,077,154        85.6

Bonds issued

     3,542,836     

Bank borrowings (*)

     198,550     

Lease liabilities

     335,768     

Variable rate

     688,390        14.4

Bonds issued

     —       

Loans with Banks

     688,390     

Total

     4,765,544        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Thousands of dollars

   December 2018
ThU.S.$
     Total  

Fixed rate

     3,807,932        84.4

Bonds issued

     3,501,654     

Bank borrowings (*)

     238,091     

Lease liabilities

     68,187     

Variable rate

     702,344        15.6

Bonds issued

     —       

Loans with Banks

     702,344     

Total

     4,510,276        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Includes variable rate bank borrowings changed by fixed rate swaps.

23.10.5 Type of Risk: Market Risk – Price of Pulp Risks

Description

Pulp prices are determined by world and regional market conditions. Prices fluctuate based on demand, production capacity, commercial strategies adopted by large-scale forestry companies, pulp and paper producers and by the availability of substitutes.    

Explanation of Price Risk Exposure and How This Risk Arises

Pulp prices are reflected in revenue from sales and directly affect the net income for the period.

As of March 31, 2019, revenue due to pulp sales accounted for 47% of total sales. Pulp prices are fixed on a monthly basis in accordance with the market. Forward contracts or other financial instruments are not used for pulp sales.

Explanation of Risk Management Objectives, Policies and Processes, and Measurement Methods

This risk is approached in different ways. Arauco has a team of specialists who perform periodic market and competition analyses, providing tools to analyze and evaluate trends and adjust forecasts. Similarly, Arauco performs price financial sensitivity analysis in order to take the necessary safeguards to confront different scenarios in the best possible manner.    

Sensitivity analysis considers a variation of +/- 10% in the average pulp price, a possible fluctuation range given current market conditions at the date of the closing balance. With all other variables constant, a variation of +/- 10% in the average pulp price would mean a variation of +/- 9.29% (equivalent to ThU.S.$-/+ 46,839) on the income for the year after tax and +/- 0.38% (equivalent to ThU.S.$28,104) on equity.

 

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NOTE 24. REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

The main products that generate revenue for each reportable segment are described as follows:

 

   

Pulp: The main products sold by this reportable segment are long fiber bleached pulp (BSKP), short fiber bleached pulp (BHKP), long fiber raw pulp (UKP), and pulp fluff.

 

   

Wood products: The range of products sold by this reportable segment are plywood panels, MDF panels (medium density fiberboard), Hardboard Panels, PB Panels (agglomerated) different sizes of sawn wood and remanufactured products such as moldings, precut pieces and finger joints.

 

   

Forestry: This reportable segment produces and sells sawn logs, pulpable logs, posts and chips made from owned forests of Radiata and Taeda pine, eucalyptus globulus and nitens forests. Additionally, purchases logs and woodchip from third parties, which it sells to its other reportable segment.

Pulp

The Pulp reportable segment uses wood exclusively from pine and eucalyptus plantations for the production of different classes of wood cellulose or pulp. Bleached pulp is mainly used as raw material for producing printing and writing paper, as well as toilet paper and high-quality wrapping paper. Unbleached pulp is used to produce packing paper, filters, fiber cement products, dielectric paper and others. On the other hand, fluff pulp is mainly used in the production of diapers and female hygiene products.

Arauco has seven plants, five in Chile, one in Argentina and one in Uruguay (50% property of Arauco) and they have a total production capacity of approximately 4 million tons per year. Pulp is sold in more than 33 countries, mainly in Asia and Europe.

 

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Wood products

The Panels area produces a wide range of panel products and several kinds of moldings aimed at the furniture, decoration and construction industries. It consists of 20 industrial plants: 4 in Chile, 2 in Argentina, 4 in Brazil, 2 in Mexico, and 8 plants around USA and Canada. The Company has a total annual production capacity of 7.9 million cubic meters of PBO, MDF, Hardboard, plywood and moldings.

Through the joint venture Sonae Arauco (see note 16), Arauco produces and sells wood panels, of the type of MDF, PB and OSB, and sawn timber, through the operation of 2 panel plants and one sawmill in Spain; 2 panel plants and one resin plant in Portugal; 4 panel plants in Germany and 2 panel plants in South Africa. In total, Sonae Arauco’s production capacity is approximately 1.5 million m3 of MDF, 2.3 million m3 of PB, 516,000 m3 of OSB and 50,000 m3 of sawn lumber.

Including Sonae Arauco at 50%, Arauco totalize a capacity of 4.8 million m3 of MDF, 4.3 million m3 of PB and 258,000 m3 of OSB in its plants.

The Sawn Timber area produces a wide range of wood and remanufactured products with different kinds of uses and appearances, which include a wide variety of uses in the furniture, packing, construction and refurbishing industries.

With 8 saw mills in operation (7 in Chile and 1 in Argentina), the Company has a production capacity of 2.8 million m3 of sawn wood.

Furthermore, the Company has 5 remanufacturing plants, 4 in Chile and 1 in Argentina. These plants reprocess sawn wood and produce high quality remanufactured products, such as finger joint and solid moldings as well as precut pieces.

Forestry

The Forestry reportable segment is Arauco’s core business. It provides raw materials for all products manufactured and sold by the Company. By directly controlling the growth of the forests to be processed, Arauco guarantees itself quality wood for each of its products.

Arauco holds forestry assets distributed throughout Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, reaching 1.7 million hectares as of March 31, 2019, of which 1 million hectares are used for plantations, 432 thousand hectares for native forests, 197 thousand hectares for other uses and 110 thousand hectares are to be planted.

Arauco’s principal plantations consist of radiata and taeda pine and eucalyptus to a lesser degree. These are species that have fast growth rates and short harvest cycles compared with other long fiber commercial woods.

Arauco has no customers representing 10% or more of its revenues.

Below, please find summarized information concerning the assets, liabilities and profits and losses at the end of each period, by segments. The profit (loss) of each segment informed takes into consideration that taxes and income and financial costs have not been allocated to the various segments, and are shown as part of the Corporate’s segment:

 

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Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

Period ended March 31, 2019

  Pulp
ThU.S.$
    Forestry
ThU.S.$
    Panels
ThU.S.$
    Others
ThU.S.$
    Corporate
ThU.S.$
    Sub Total
ThU.S.$
    Elimination
ThU.S.$
    Total
ThU.S.$
 

Revenues from goods sale

    637,872       28,635       697,477       7,269       —         1,371,253         1,371,253  

Revenues from services sale

    14,343       2,112       304       174       —         16,933         16,933  

Revenues from external customers

    652,215       30,747       697,781       7,443       —         1,388,186         1,388,186  

Revenues from transactions with other operating segments

    9,812       272,861       7,686       9,186       —         299,545       (299,545     —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance income

    —         —         —         —         6,746       6,746         6,746  

Finance costs

    —         —         —         —         (57,391     (57,391       (57,391

Net finance costs

    —         —         —         —         (50,645     (50,645       (50,645
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortizations

    67,061       14,684       39,676       1,133       2,130       124,684         124,684  

Sum of significant income accounts

    1,203       38,384       19       —         —         39,606         39,606  

Sum of significant expense accounts

    2,136       17       35       —         —         2,188         2,188  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Profit (loss) of each reportable segment

    176,549       15,327       23,800       1,197       (90,774     126,099         126,099  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method

               

Associates

    —         —         —         —         262       262         262  

Joint ventures

    —         —         —         —         4,101       4,101         4,101  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income tax expense

    —         —         —         —         (15,100     (15,100       (15,100
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Geographical information on revenues

               

Revenue – Chilean entities

    482,240       14,564       191,857       174       —         688,835         688,835  

Revenue – Foreign entities

    169,975       16,183       505,924       7,269       —         699,351         699,351  

Total Ordinary Income

    652,215       30,747       697,781       7,443       —         1,388,186         1,388,186  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Period ended March 31, 2019

  Pulp
ThU.S.$
    Forestry
ThU.S.$
    Panels
ThU.S.$
    Others
ThU.S.$
    Corporate
ThU.S.$
    SubTotal
ThU.S.$
    Elimination
ThU.S.$
    Total
ThU.S.$
 

Amounts of additions to non-current assets

               

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and biological assets

    110,301       79,758       52,561       544       153       243,317         243,317  

Acquisition and contribution of investments in associates and joint venture

    —         —         —         —         151,294       151,294         151,294  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Period ended March 31, 2019

  Pulp
ThU.S.$
    Forestry
ThU.S.$
    Panels
ThU.S.$
    Others
ThU.S.$
    Corporate
ThU.S.$
    Sub Total
ThU.S.$
    Elimination
ThU.S.$
    Total
ThU.S.$
 

Segment assets

    5,473,247       5,316,868       3,249,730       49,389       989,290       15,078,524       (48,896     15,029,628  

Segments assets (excluding deferred tax assets)

    5,473,247       5,316,868       3,249,730       49,389       983,732       15,072,966       (48,896     15,024,070  

Deferred tax assets

    —         —         —         —         5,558       5,558         5,558  

Investments accounted through equity method

               

Associates

    —         38,270       —         —         111,872       150,142         150,142  

Joint Ventures

    —         —         181,293       —         22,159       203,452         203,452  

Segment liabilities

    422,183       203,690       432,181       14,978       6,555,427       7,628,459         7,628,459  

Segment liabilities (excluding deferred tax liabilities)

    422,183       203,690       432,181       14,978       5,168,752       6,241,784         6,241,784  

Deferred tax liabilities

    —         —         —         —         1,386,675       1,386,675         1,386,675  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Geographical information on non-current assets

               

Chile

    2,835,545       3,280,237       862,851       20,235       123,936       7,122,804       (3,787     7,119,017  

Foreign countries

    1,655,312       1,410,850       1,407,079       19,187       53,202       4,545,630       —         4,545,630  

Non-current assets, Total

    4,490,857       4,691,087       2,269,930       39,422       177,138       11,668,434       (3,787     11,664,647  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

Period ended March 31, 2018

   Pulp
ThU.S.$
     Forestry
ThU.S.$
    Panels
ThU.S.$
     Others
ThU.S.$
     Corporate
ThU.S.$
    Sub Total
ThU.S.$
    Elimination
ThU.S.$
    Total
ThU.S.$
 

Revenues from goods sale

     708,650        27,591       692,689        8,950        —         1,437,880         1,437,880  

Revenues from services sale

     24,210        2,433       —          131        —         26,774         26,774  

Revenues from external customers

     732,860        30,024       692,689        9,081        —         1,464,654         1,464,654  

Revenues from transactions with other operating segments

     11,097        253,484       1,626        9,115        —         275,322       (275,322     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance income

     —          —         —          —          4,782       4,782         4,782  

Finance costs

     —          —         —          —          (51,662     (51,662     —         (51,662

Net finance costs

     —          —         —          —          (46,880     (46,880       (46,880
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortizations

     58,288        6,893       34,521        800        1,813       102,315         102,315  

Sum of significant income accounts

     1,750        31,955       1,053        —          —         34,758         34,758  

Sum of significant expense accounts

     6,802        181       1        —          —         6,984         6,984  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Profit (loss) of each reportable segment

     278,082        (14,525     55,814        1,156        (122,811     197,716         197,716  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method

                   

Associates

     —          —         —          —          171       171         171  

Joint ventures

     —          —         —          —          5,674       5,674         5,674  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income tax expense

     —          —         —          —          (51,841     (51,841       (51,841
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Geographical information on revenues

                   

Revenue – Chilean entities

     551,068        12,773       329,321        132        —         893,294         893,294  

Revenue – Foreign entities

     181,792        17,251       363,368        8,949        —         571,360         571,360  

Total Ordinary Income

     732,860        30,024       692,689        9,081        —         1,464,654         1,464,654  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Period ended March 31, 2018

   Pulp
ThU.S.$
     Forestry
ThU.S.$
     Panels
ThU.S.$
     Others
ThU.S.$
     Corporate
ThU.S.$
     Sub Total
ThU.S.$
     Elimination
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
 

Amounts of additions to non-current assets

                       

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and biological assets

     43,099        77,390        46,155        50        603        167,297           167,297  

Acquisition and contribution of investments in associates and joint venture

     —          —          —          —          15,918        15,918           15,918  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

Period ended December 31, 2018

   Pulp
ThU.S.$
     Forestry
ThU.S.$
     Panels
ThU.S.$
     Others
ThU.S.$
     Corporate
ThU.S.$
     Sub Total
ThU.S.$
     Elimination
ThU.S.$
    Total
ThU.S.$
 

Segment assets

     5,252,765        5,114,163        2,905,670        49,588        1,317,041        14,639,227        (45,479     14,593,748  

Segments assets (excluding deferred tax assets)

     5,252,765        5,114,163        2,905,670        49,588        1,312,406        14,634,592        (45,479     14,589,113  

Deferred tax assets

     —          —          —          —          4,635        4,635          4,635  

Investments accounted through equity method

                      

Associates

     —          38,497        —          —          117,112        155,609          155,609  

Joint Ventures

     —          —          181,103        —          21,341        202,444          202,444  

Segment liabilities

     396,332        180,259        405,551        13,727        6,258,908        7,254,777          7,254,777  

Segments liabilities (excluding deferred tax liabilities)

     396,332        180,259        405,551        13,727        4,841,250        5,837,119          5,837,119  

Deferred tax liabilities

     —          —          —          —          1,417,658        1,417,658          1,417,658  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Geographical information on non-current assets

                      

Chile

     2,667,179        3,259,801        806,253        20,382        120,231        6,873,846        (3,842     6,870,004  

Foreign countries

     1,657,532        1,304,390        1,247,008        19,507        54,147        4,282,584        —         4,282,584  

Non-current assets, Total

     4,324,711        4,564,191        2,053,261        39,889        174,378        11,156,430        (3,842     11,152,588  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table shows information related to cash flows by segments which is presented as a complementary information as required by our regulatory entities:

 

Period ended March 31, 2019

   Pulp
ThU.S.$
    Forestry
ThU.S.$
    Panels
ThU.S.$
    Others
ThU.S.$
    Corporate
ThU.S.$
    Sub Total
ThU.S.$
    Elimination
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
 

Segment Cash Flows

                 

Cash Flows from (used in) Operating Activities

     183,761       (4,780     12,289       1,018       (62,037     130,251       —          130,251  

Cash flows (used in) investing activities

     (101,800     (78,534     (2,259     (544     (199,799     (382,936     —          (382,936

Cash flows from (used in) Financing Activities

     —         —         (24     —         (74,724     (74,748     —          (74,748

Net increase (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     81,961       (83,314     10,006       474       (336,560     (327,433     —          (327,433
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Period ended March 31, 2018

   Pulp
ThU.S.$
    Forestry
ThU.S.$
    Panels
ThU.S.$
    Others
ThU.S.$
    Corporate
ThU.S.$
    Sub Total
ThU.S.$
    Elimination
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
 

Segment Cash Flows

                 

Cash Flows from (used in) Operating Activities

     128,737       (31,887     11,178       1,732       (26,325     83,435       —          83,435  

Cash flows (used in) investing activities

     (40,429     (75,059     (13,248     (342     (49,158     (178,236     —          (178,236

Cash flows from (used in) Financing Activities

     (39,212     —         (38     —         38,728       (522     —          (522

Net increase (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     49,096       (106,946     (2,108     1,390       (36,755     (95,323     —          (95,323
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

Information required by geographic area:

 

     Geographical area  
2019    Local
country
     Foreign country         
     Chile      Argentina      Brazil      USA/Canada      Uruguay      Mexico      Total  

Disclosure of geographical areas

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Revenues from sales of goods

     672,715        99,558        126,838        336,206        112,722        23,214        1,371,253  

Revenues from sales of services

     16,120        —          —          —          509        304        16,933  

Revenues at 03-31-2019

     688,835        99,558        126,838        336,206        113,231        23,518        1,388,186  

Non-current Assets at 03-31-2019 other than deferred tax

     7,114,141        820,279        1,013,246        843,862        1,742,953        124,608        11,659,089  
     Geographical area  
2018    Local
country
     Foreign country         
     Chile      Argentina      Brazil      USA/Canada      Uruguay      Mexico      Total  

Disclosure of geographical areas

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Revenues from sales of goods

     873,721        127,927        128,686        195,990        111,556        —          1,437,880  

Revenues from sales of services

     19,573        —          —          —          7,201        —          26,774  

Revenues at 03-31-2018

     893,294        127,927        128,686        195,990        118,757        —          1,464,654  

Non-current Assets at 03-31-2018 other than deferred tax

     6,676,147        949,469        1,261,748        601,693        1,781,892        —          11,270,949  

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

NOTE 25. OTHER NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS AND NON-FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

 

Current non-financial assets

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Roads to amortize current

     70,431        41,456  

Prepayment to amortize (insurance and others)

     54,067        14,020  

Recoverable taxes (GST and others)

     89,532        67,778  

Other current non-financial assets

     9,076        6,600  

Total

     223,106        129,854  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current non-financial assets

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Roads to amortize, non-current

     78,368        78,418  

Guarantee values

     4,326        3,295  

Recoverable taxes

     1,525        1,519  

Other non-current non-financial assets

     4,235        3,716  

Total

     88,454        86,948  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current non-financial liabilities

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

Provision of minimum dividend (1)

     237,799        182,890  

ICMS tax payable

     10,872        9,109  

Other tax payable

     29,996        14,034  

Other Current non-financial liablities

     1,124        6,577  

Total

     279,791       
212,610
 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Provision includes a minimum dividend of subsidiary minority.

Non-current non-financial liabilities

   03-31-2019
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2018
ThU.S.$
 

ICMS tax payable

     114,711        111,134  

Other non-current non-financial liablities

     634        933  

Total

     115,345        112,067  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

NOTE 26. DISTRIBUTABLE NET PROFIT AND EARNINGS PER SHARE

Distributable net profit

As a general policy, the Board of Directors of Arauco agreed that the net profit to be distributed as dividend is determined based on realized net gains/(losses) of any relevant variations in the value of unrealized assets and liabilities, which are excluded from the calculation of net profit during the period such changes are made.

As a result of the foregoing, for purposes of determining the distributable net profit of the Company, which is the same considered for calculating the minimum dividend required and additional dividend, the following unrealized gains/losses are excluded from the net profit for the year:

 

1)

Unrealized gains/losses relating to the fair value recorded for forestry assets under IAS 41, adding them back to distributable net profit when they are realized through sale or disposed of by other means.

 

2)

Those generated through the acquisition of entities. These results will be added back to net profit when they are realized through sale.

The deferred taxes associated with the amounts described in 1) and 2) above are also excluded.

The following table details the adjustments made for the determination of distributable net profit as March 31, 2019 and 2018 in order to determine the provision of 40% of the distributable net profit for each period:

 

     Distributable Net Profit
ThU.S.$
 

Net profit attributable to owners of parent at 03-31-2019

     125,836  

Adjustments:

  

Biological Assets

  

Unrealized gains/losses

     (36,674

Realized gains/losses

     45,114  

Deferred income taxes

     (1,514
  

 

 

 

Total adjustments

     6,926  
  

 

 

 

Distributable Net Profit at 03-31-2019

     132,762  
  

 

 

 

 

     Distributable Net Profit
ThU.S.$
 

Net profit attributable to owners of parent at 03-31-2018

     197,806  

Adjustments:

  

Biological Assets

  

Unrealized gains/losses

     (29,568

Realized gains/losses

     53,967  

Deferred income taxes

     (6,587
  

 

 

 

Total adjustments

     17,812  
  

 

 

 

Distributable Net Profit at 03-31-2018

     215,618  
  

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2019

Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

The Company expects to maintain its policy of distributing 40% of its net distributable profit as dividends for all future fiscal years, but will also consider the alternative of distributing a provisional dividend at year end.

As of March 31, 2019, in the interim consolidated statements of financial position, under the line item Other current non-financial liabilities, ThU.S.$53,105 correspond to a provision for the minimum dividend for the 2019 period, and ThU.S.$ 182,040 correspond to a provision of dividend to be paid for the 2018 period, both of the Parent Company.

Basic and diluted earnings per share

Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding. Arauco does not have any shares with potential dilutive effect.

 

     January-March  
     2019
ThU.S.$
     2018
ThU.S.$
 

Profit or loss attributable to ordinary equity holder of parent

     125,836        197,806  

Weighted average of number of shares

     113,159,655        113,159,655  

Basic and diluted earnings per share (in U.S.$ per share)

     1.1120        1.7480  

 

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NOTE 27. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

1) On April 25, 2019, Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. proceeded to fix the price and conditions of two series of bonds that were issued in the international capital markets on April 30, 2019, one series with maturity on April 30, 2029 (the 10-year term Series), and the other with maturity on April 30, 2049 (the 30-year term Series).

The amount of the issuance for the 10-year term Series is US$500,000,000, as well as for the 30-year term Series, which amount is also US$500,000,000, being the total amount of the issuance US$1,000,000,000. The interest rate is 4.250% per annum for the 10-year term Series and 5.500% per annum for the 30-year term Series. The principal shall be paid on the respective maturity dates of the abovementioned series of bonds, while interest shall be paid semi-annually.

The proceeds from the issuance will be used for the following:

1.- To partially finance the project for the modernization and expansion of the Arauco Mill (Proyecto Modernización y Ampliación de la Planta Arauco, or MAPA Project).

2.- To pay the repurchase price of (i) bonds issued by the Company at a rate of 7.250% due in 2019, (ii) bonds issued by Arauco at a rate of 5.000% due 2021; that were validly tendered by the bondholders of such securities and which repurchase was accepted by Arauco, all by virtue of the tender offers that the Company has carried out in the past few days. An amount of approximately US$100,000,000 will be allocated to such concepts.

3.- For other general corporate purposes of the Company.

We estimate that these operations should have positive economic effects for the Company in the future, although they are not yet quantifiable.

2) The authorization for the issuance and publication of these interim consolidated financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2019 was approved by the Board of Directors of Arauco at the Extraordinary Session No.610 held on May 13, 2019.

Subsequent to March 31, 2019 and until the date of issuance of these interim consolidated financial statements, there have been no events, other than those discussed above, that could materially affect the presentation of these financial statements.

 

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1Q 2019 RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS REVENUES Arauco’s revenues reached US$1,388.20 million during the first quarter of 2019, a 0.8% US$1,388.2 million increase compared to the US$1,377.6 million obtained in the fourth quarter of 2018 and a 5.2% decrease compared to the first quarter of 2018. NET INCOME Net income reached US$126.1 million, a 79.8% or US$56.0 million increase compared to the US$126.1 million US$70.1 million obtained in the fourth quarter of 2018, and a 36.2% or US$71.6 million decrease compared to the first quarter of 2018. ADJUSTED EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA reached US$354.9 million, a 3.6% or US$12.3 million increase compared to US$354.9 million the US$342.6 million obtained during the fourth quarter of 2018, and a 22.3% or US$102.1 million decrease compared to the first quarter of 2018. NET DEBT TO EBITDA Net Financial Debt / LTM Adjusted EBITDA ratio reached 2.3x in this quarter, an increase 2.3x compared to the 1.9x obtained in the last quarter and a decrease compared to the 2.5x obtained in the first quarter of 2018. CAPEX CAPEX reached US$394.6 million, a 15.5% or US$53.0 million increase compared to the US$394.6 million US$341.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2018. Conference Call May 22, 2019 10:30 Santiago Time 10:30 Eastern Time (New York) Please Dial: +1 (844) 450 3845 from USA +1 (412) 317 6368 from other countries Conference ID: Arauco For further information, please contact: Marcelo Bennett, Treasurer marcelo.bennett@arauco.cl Phone: (562) 2461 7309 María José Ulloa, Investor Relations maria.ulloa@arauco.cl Phone: (562) 2461 7494 investor_relations@arauco.cl For more details on Arauco´s financial statements please visit www.cmfchile.cl or www.arauco.com Readers are referred to the documents filed by Arauco with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the most recent filing on Form 20-F that identifies important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to Arauco on the date hereof and Arauco does not assume any obligation to update such statements. References herein to “U.S.$” are to United States dollars. Discrepancies in any table between totals and sums of the amounts listed are due to rounding. This report is unaudited. 2


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1Q 2019 RESULTS OVERVIEW Arauco´s first quarter 2019 net income was US$126.1 million, an increase of 79.8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018, driven by higher other income and lower other expenses associated to our forestry business and Impairments, respectively. The higher net income mainly explains the increase of 3.6% in our Adjusted EBITDA compared to last quarter, reaching US$354.9 million. Our Adjusted EBITDA margin was 25.6%, up from 24.9% in the previous quarter. As it was expected for the first quarter of 2019, sales of pulp and wood products were influenced by some residual uncertainty surrounding the trade war between China and the US. However, a slight increase was seen in demand of PB and remanufactured wood products in the Northern Hemisphere, resulting from positive seasonal effects. Our Net Debt/LTM EBITDA ratio reached 2.3x, 0.4x more than the 1.9x obtained in the last quarter In US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 QoQ YoY YTD 2019 YTD 2018 YoY Acum Revenue 1,388.2 1,377.6 1,464.7 0.8% -5.2% 1,388.2 1,464.7 -5.2% Net income 126.1 70.1 197.7 79.8% -36.2% 126.1 197.7 -36.2% Adjusted EBITDA (*) 354.9 342.6 457.0 3.6% -22.3% 354.9 457.0 -22.3% Adjusted EBITDA 25.6% 24.9% 31.2% 2.8% -18.1% 25.6% 31.2% -18.1% Margin LTM Adj. EBITDA 1,748.4 1,850.5 1,516.1 -5.5% 15.3% 1,748.4 1,516.1 15.3% CAPEX 394.6 341.6 183.2 15.5% 115.0% 394.6 183.2 115.4% Net Financial Debt 4,017.8 3,434.3 3,808.5 17.0% 5.5% 4,017.8 3,808.5 5.5% Net Financial Debt / 2.3x 1.9x 2.5x 23.8% -8.5% 2.3x 2.5x -8.5% LTM Adj. EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin (In US$ Million) FY 2017 FY 2018 2019 1,353.2 1,850.5 354.9 3


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1Q 2019 RESULTS INCOME STATEMENT Net income for the first quarter of 2019 was US$126.1 million, an increase of 79.8% or US$56.0 million compared to US$70.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. This was mainly due to higher Gains from changes in biological asset and lower Other expenses. The latter, unlike to the fourth quarter of 2018, is related to lower impairment provisions in property, plant and equipment Additionally, we had higher revenues, specifically in our wood products division. In US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 QoQ Revenues 1,388.2 1,377.6 0.8% Cost of sales (941.9) (927.1) 1.6% Distribution costs (142.9) (142.0) 0.6% Administrative expenses (141.3) (138.1) 2.3% Other income 45.5 22.6 101.3% Other expenses (22.3) (44.5) -49.9% Financial income 6.7 8.8 -23.3% Financial costs (57.4) (58.9) -2.5% Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint 4.4 (11.4) -138.1% ventures accounted for using equity method Other Income (loss) 0.0 14.2 -100.0% Exchange rate differences 2.1 (4.2) -150.6% Income before income tax 141.2 97.0 45.6% Income tax (15.1) (26.8) -43.7% Net income 126.1 70.1 79.8% Revenues reached US$1,388.2 million during the first quarter of 2019, an increase of 0.8% compared to the US$1,377.6 million in the previous quarter. This is explained primarily by an increase in our wood products sales and, additionally, by a slight increase in forestry sales. This was partly offset by a decrease in our pulp division sales. Wood Products revenues increased by 5.5% compared to the previous quarter mainly due to higher prices and demand. Pulp revenues decreased by 3.7%, resulting from a 10.9% decrease in average prices, offset by a 9.4% increase in sales volume. The following table shows a breakdown of the revenue sales distributed by business segment: In US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 QoQ Pulp(*) 652.2 677.3 -3.7% Wood Products(*) 697.8 661.4 5.5% Forestry 30.7 30.0 2.3% Others 7.4 8.7 -14.7% Total 1,388.2 1,377.6 0.8% (*) Pulp and Wood division sales include energy Sales by Business Segment 1Q 2019 4


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1Q 2019 RESULTS Cost of sales for the first quarter of the year increased slightly by 1.6% or US$14.8 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. This is mainly explained by higher wages and salaries associated to the Mexican subsidiaries acquired on January 2019 and the adoption of the IFRS 16, which involves the Depreciation for right of use from January 2019 onwards. Timber costs increased due to higher production in the Montes del Plata mill, compared to the last quarter, when we had a maintenance stoppage. These increases were offset by lower Other raw materials and Indirect costs, associated to a decrease in forestry road investment and by lower Forestry labor costs, explained by lower road costs during the harvesting season. In US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 QoQ Timber 184.2 172.0 7.1% Forestry labor costs 133.0 162.0 -17.9% Depreciation and amortization 96.6 88.8 8.8% Depreciation for right of use 18.5 - Maintenance costs 74.0 76.0 -2.5% Chemical costs 141.2 135.6 4.1% Sawmill services 36.5 27.6 32.4% Other raw materials and indirect costs 99.2 125.2 -20.8% Energy and fuel 54.5 53.0 2.8% Cost of electricity 8.8 4.7 85.3% Wage, salaries and severance indemnities 95.2 82.2 15.9% Cost of Sales 941.9 927.1 1.6% Administrative expenses increased slightly by 2.3% or US$3.2 million compared to the last quarter, mainly due to higher Marketing, advertising, promotion and publication expenses and because of the Depreciation for right of use, associated with the adoption of IFRS 16. In US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 QoQ Wages, salaries and severance indemnities 59.3 60.0 -1.1% Marketing, advertising, promotion and 6.6 3.7 77.7% publications expenses Insurance 4.9 3.8 29.5% Depreciation and amortization 7.0 7.3 -3.5% Depreciation for the right of use 2.1 - Computer services 8.0 6.6 21.7% Lease rentals (offices, warehouses and machinery) 3.8 3.2 17.7% Donations, contributions, scholarships 3.4 5.7 -39.5% Fees (legal and technical advisories) 10.8 12.5 -13.6% Property taxes, patents and municipality rights 4.0 3.4 18.1% Other administration expenses 31.2 31.8 -2.2% Administrative Expenses 141.3 138.1 2.3% 5


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1Q 2019 RESULTS Distribution costs increased marginally by 0.6% or US$0.9 million, mainly due to higher pulp sales volume during this quarter and higher freight rates in Canada. In US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 QoQ Commissions 3.4 3.4 0.5% Insurance 0.9 1.2 -20.8% Other selling costs 5.4 9.4 -43.3% Port services 5.7 6.8 -16.8% Freights 119.2 108.2 10.2% Other shipping and freight costs 8.3 13.0 -36.0% Distribution Costs 142.9 142.0 0.6% Other income increased by 101.3% or US$22.9 million this quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. The increase is explained by higher Gains from changes in the fair value of biological assets, compared to the last quarter of 2018, when the review of the valuation model had a negative impact. In US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 QoQ Gain from changes in fair value of biological assets 37.0 6.2 498.6% Net income from insurance compensation 0.7 0.3 181.0% Leases received 0.6 0.6 -1.3% Gains on sales of assets 4.3 3.9 10.0% Other operating results 3.0 11.7 -74.7% Other Income 45.5 22.6 101.3% 6


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1Q 2019 RESULTS Other expenses overall fell by 49.9% or US$22.2 million, which is mainly explained by a U.S.$17.9 million decrease in Impairment provision for property, plant and equipment compared to the last quarter, when we had higher provisions in the Arauco I mill and St. Stephen mill in Canada. In US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 QoQ Legal payments 3.3 1.5 120.5% Impairment provision property, plant and 2.6 20.6 -87.2% equipment and others Plant stoppage operating expenses 1.7 1.1 52.0% Project expenses 7.3 5.8 26.4% Loss (gain) from asset sales 1.4 4.3 -67.3% Provision for forestry fire losses - 2.5 -100.0% Other taxes 3.7 5.2 -27.7% Research and development expenses 0.6 0.4 43.1% Other expenses (donations, repayments insurance) 1.6 3.1 -14.1% Other expenses 22.3 44.5 49.9% Foreign exchange differences showed a gain of US$2.1 million, a US$6.3 million of difference when compared to the third quarter that ended at a US$4.2 million loss. The average of the Chilean peso against the US dollar during the first quarter appreciated by 1.7% compared to the previous quarter. On the other hand, the average of the Argentine peso depreciated by 5.3% against the US dollar compared to the last quarter and by 15.0% compared to the exchange rate at the end of the last quarter. These currency variations affected our cash and cash equivalents in comparison to the US dollar exchange. Income tax expense for the first quarter reached US$15.1 million, a decrease of US$11.7 million compared to the US$26.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. 7


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1Q 2019 RESULTS ADJUSTED EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2019 was US$354.9 million, 3.6% or US$12.3 million higher than the US$342.6 million reached during the fourth quarter of 2018. In terms of Adjusted EBITDA by business, during the first quarter we had an increase in forestry adjusted EBITDA and a decrease in our pulp and wood products division. The first one due to higher cost of sales and the latter, explained by higher Administrative and distribution costs. Comparing with the same quarter of 2018, the Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 22.3% or US$102.1 million. In US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 QoQ YoY Net Income 126.1 70.1 197.7 79.8% -36.2% Financial costs 57.4 58.9 51.7 -2.5% 11.1% Financial income (6.7) (8.8) (4.8) -23.3% 41.1% Income tax 15.1 26.8 51.8 -43.7% -70.9% EBIT 191.8 147.0 296.4 30.5% -35.3% Depreciation & amortization 124.7 97.0 102.3 21.8% 15.5% EBITDA 316.5 244.0 398.8 27.0% -22.3% Fair value cost of timber harvested 74.8 77.5 81.8 -3.4% -8.6% Gain from changes in fair value of (37.0) (6.2) (29.6) 498.6% 25.0% biological assets Exchange rate differences (2.1) 4.2 (1.0) -150.6% 102.8% Others (*) 2.6 23.1 7.0 -88.6% -62.6% Adjusted EBITDA 354.9 342.6 457.0 1.7% -23.8% (*) Includes provision from property, plants and equipment, and others Adjusted EBITDA Variation by Business Segment Q4 2018 – Q1 2019 (In US$ Million) 8


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1Q 2019 RESULTS FORESTRY BUSINESS The Adjusted EBITDA for our forestry business was US$68.1 million during the first quarter, which translates to US$78.7 million increase compared to the previous quarter. During December 2018 we had write-off of forestry roads investment, which affected negatively our Adjusted EBITDA. If we compare this quarter with the quarters before September 2018, we have presented an increase in our transfer prices between the forestry and pulp division. Adjusted EBITDA for Forestry Business (*) (In US$ Million) (*) Due to a change in the calculation methodology of the adjusted EBITDA by business, there is a change in this measure from 2017. During the first quarter our forestry production was US$5.8 million m3, a 3.7% increase compared to the US$5.6 million m3 produced in the fourth quarter 2018. Sales volume increased by 9.8% from US$7.4 million m3 to US$8.2 million m3. Production, Purchases and Sales Volume (In Thousand m3) 9


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1Q 2019 RESULTS PULP BUSINESS The Adjusted EBITDA for our pulp business reached US$245.8 million during this quarter, which translates to a 13.9% or US$39.8 million decrease compared to the fourth quarter 2018. Adjusted EBITDA for Pulp Business (*) (*) Due to a change in the calculation methodology of the adjusted EBITDA by business, there is a change in this measure from 2017. Global Pulp Demand Change Q1 2019 – Q4 2018 Production and Sales Volume (In Thousand AdT) At the beginning of the year, we experienced no changes in the pulp market. The demand downtrend seen in the last quarter stabilized and showed a slight increase by the end of the quarter, especially in China. In terms of prices, we didn’t see a significant recovery from the last quarter and global inventories remained at high levels. Both scenarios are explained by a general downtrend demand and by pulp production levels that were practically equal to capacity levels. The last eight months remained free of any mayor production or climate issue impacting the market. The Asian market, specifically the Chinese one, was the most affected by the trend change from the end of 2018 through January 2019 and it showed a turnaround by the end of this quarter, but it didn’t reach the levels that we saw 6 months ago. The pulp demand increase experienced in February was due to higher paper production in order to normalize paper inventory levels after the Chinese New Year, when factories were closed for approximately 14 days. The uncertainty of the trade war between China and US remained high and, even though the negotiations were going as it was expected, paper producers showed prudency by the time they bought their raw material. Korean market distanced itself from Chinese trend with prices slightly higher by the end of March. In Europe the scenario was slightly different. Compared to the Asian market, the downward trend impact was belated and smoother, and there was no evidence of sustainable recovery with inventories at high levels. Regarding the paper industry, demand remained low. Tissue market, which is key reference in the local industrial trend, showed lower production and not at full capacity as tissue producers would like to. In the Middle East, pulp prices followed the European trend and showed low levels of demand due to the unfavorable economic scenario. Pulp production during this quarter compared to the last one increased by 1.0%, due to several programmed maintenance stoppages during the fourth quarter of 2018. Regarding the first quarter of 2018, pulp production decreased by 2.2%, which is explained by a lower number of programmed maintenance stoppages at that time. 10


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1Q 2019 RESULTS WOOD PRODUCTS BUSINESS The Adjusted EBITDA for our wood products business reached US$63.7 million during the first quarter of 2019, which translates to a 24.7% or US$20.9 million decrese, compared to the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA for Wood Product Business (*) (*) Due to a change in the calculation methodology of the adjusted EBITDA by business, there is a change in this measure from 2017. Production and Sales Volume: Panels (1) (In Thousand m3) Production and Sales Volume: Sawn Timber (2) (In Thousand m3) Production and Sales Volume: Plywood (In Thousand m3) (1) Includes HB, MDF, OSB, PB (2) Includes sawn timber, kilned sawn timber, remanufactured wood products, pallets Note: Sales include trading Composite panel sales decreased slightly compared to the previous quarter, with sales volume falling by 1.3% (including both MDF and PBO products) and average prices increasing by 1.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. The Latin-American market showed healthy demand levels during the first quarter of 2019, specially in MDF consumption, highlighting countries such as Peru and Colombia. In Brazil, the year started lower than expected with higher MDF supply and with a slowed down economy affecting negatively the demand. In Argentina, demand stopped declining, but prices in dollar remained low due to the uncertainty that affect the economy and therefore the local currency. In United States and Canada, sales showed an increase compared to the last quarter. Sawn timber sales volume increased during the first quarter and prices continued its downward trend. In Asia and the Middle East, demand remained low and it reflected the higher European, Canadian and Brazilian supply levels. The next period of this year is expected to remain with a challenging environment due to higher supply levels and lower demand from key markets for this industry. In remanufactured products, supply and demand remained balanced in the United States mainly because of the positive seasonality effects in the northern hemisphere. The scenario remains expectant because of the trade war between China and the United States and a lower growth rate for the construction market. Plywood trend remained the same compared to the last quarter, with a decrease in prices and high supply levels from South America and Asia. Additionally, OSB (Oriented Strand Board), which is a substitute for plywood, participated strongly and increased the supply. On the other hand, inventories showed high levels throughout the whole supply chain. 11


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1Q 2019 RESULTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2018 Cash flow used to obtain control of subsidiaries or other 150.8 0.5 15.9 150.8 15.9 businesses Cash flow used to purchase in associates 0.5 2.1 - 0.5 - Purchase and sale of property, plant and equipment 164.2 283.3 96.7 164.2 96.7 Purchase and sale of intangible assets 5.3 1.9 0.3 5.3 0.3 Purchase of other long-term assets 73.9 53.9 70.3 73.9 70.3 Total CAPEX 394.6 341.6 183.2 394.6 183.2 During this quarter, capital expenditures increased by US$53.0 million or 15.5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018, totaling US$394.6 million. This is explained by a significant increase in Cash flow used to obtain control of subsidiaries or other businesses associated to the Mexican subsidiaries acquisition. The main projects expenditures during the quarter are detailed below: • MAPA Project capital expenditures: US$62.2 million • Grayling Project MDP capital expenditures: US$26.9 million • Dissolving Pulp Project capital expenditures: US$25.4 million During the first quarter of 2019, plantation capex amounted a total of US$73.9 million. This increase is explained by the purchase in advance of biological assets to supply the Line 3 of Arauco mill (MAPA project). The remaining amount corresponds to maintenance capex. 12


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1Q 2019 RESULTS FREE CASH FLOW During the first quarter, Free Cash Flow decreased by US$189.3 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2018, ending up in a deficit of US$253.7 million. The main reason was the working capital variation explained by: (i) an increase in Trade and Other Receivables; (ii) an increase in inventory levels, compensated by an increase in Trade and other payables. Cash used by investment activities increased slightly by US$47.7 million compared to the last quarter, which is mainly explained by higher capex. On the other hand, cash used by financing activities during this quarter was US$0.3 million compared to US$143.0 million in the last quarter, mainly due to the dividends payment done in December 2018. US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 Adjusted EBITDA 354.9 342.6 457.0 Working Capital Variation (70.9) 141.8 (300.8) Interest paid and received (43.3) (39.2) (41.1) Income tax paid (12.6) (20.9) 21.8 Other cash inflows (outflows) (97.9) (5.2) (53.4) Cash from Operations 130.3 419.1 83.4 Capex (394.6) (341.6) (183.2) Proceeds from investment activities 5.5 5.1 2.8 Other inflows of cash, net 6.2 1.3 2.2 Cash from (used in) Investment Activities (382.9) (335.2) (178.2) Dividends paid - (142.7) (0.6) Other inflows of cash, net (0.3) (0.2) 0.0 Cash from (used in) Financing Activities - (0.3) (143.0) (0.6) Net of Proceeds and Repayments Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and (0.7) (5.3) (0.9) cash equivalents Free Cash Flow (253.7) (64.4) (96.3) Net Debt Variation Q4 2018 – Q1 2019 (In US$ Million) (*) As a result of the adoption of IFRS 16, the Company recognized an increase of $287.6 million in Other financial liabilities. Most of the impact refers to leasing of vehicles (US$135.4 million), followed by Others properties, plants and equipment (US$114.7 million) and land lease (US$65.0 million), which are concentrated mainly in Chile, Uruguay and Brazil. As of December31 2018, these types of leases were recognized as cost of sales or Administrative expenses on the Income Statement and, from January 1, 2019, it is recognized as Depreciation for the right of use and it increases slightly our Financial expenses. 13


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1Q 2019 RESULTS FINANCIAL DEBT AND CASH Arauco’s total financial debt as of March 31, 2019 reached US$4,765.5 million, an increase of 5.7% or US$255.3 million when compared to December 31, 2018 due to IFRS 16 financial leasing (for further details information, please refer to page 13). Of our committed facility line for the Grayling Project, a total of US$6.0 million was disbursed during the first quarter, amounting a total of US$294.0 million of the line used by the end of March 2019. Our consolidated net financial debt increased 17.0% or US$583.4 million when compared with December 31, 2018, while cash and cash equivalents decreased by US$328.2 million, because in the last quarter we issued a bond for approximately US$340.0 million. Our leverage, measured as Net Financial Debt/LTM Adjusted EBITDA was 2.3x, an increase compared to the 1.9x in the last quarter. March December March In US$ Million 2019 2018 2018 Short term financial debt 576.2 535.8 499.6 Long term financial debt 4,189.3 3,974.4 3,802.5 TOTAL FINANCIAL DEBT 4,765.5 4,510.3 4,302.1 Cash and cash equivalents 747.8 1,075.9 493.7 NET FINANCIAL DEBT 4,017.8 3,434.3 3,808.5 LTM Adjusted EBITDA 1,741.9 1,850.5 1,516.1 Net Financial Debt and Leverage (In US$ Million) (*) UF is a Chilean monetary unit indexed to inflation. 14


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1Q 2019 RESULTS Financial Debt Profile For the year 2019, bank and bonds obligations (which include accrued interest) sum up US$526 million. This total amount includes the following maturities: US$137.0 million loans in Montes del Plata, US$66.2 million of leasing, US$13.3 million of credit loans in Argentina, US$8.8 million in our Brazilian subsidiaries and US$5.4 million from our United States subsidiaries. Bond obligations include the maturity of US$202.8 million Yankee Bond in July 2019, from which we repurchased US$33.2 million on April 2019. As a result, the 2019 Yankee Notes outstanding reached US$169.6 million. Additionally, 2019 bond obligations include the amortizations of two local bonds BARAU-F and BARAU-Q. Short term debt includes accrued interest Cash Our cash position was US$747.8 million at the end of the first quarter, which was a US$328.2 million or 30.5% lower compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. Cash provided from operating activities decreased by US$288.8 million, mainly due to lower Receipts from sales of goods which were US$311.0 million down compared to the last quarter. Payments to suppliers and employees remained relatively stable. Cash used in investing activities increase by 14.2% explained by higher capital expedintures incurred during the first quarter. On the other hand, cash used by financing activities reached only US$0.3 million because of the US$142.7 million dividends payment in December 2018. 15


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1Q 2019 RESULTS FIRST QUARTER, SUBSEQUENT EVENTS AND NEWS Grayling Project update The new particleboard mill located in Grayling, Michigan, United States was officially inaugurated on April 16. The investment was approximately US$450.0 million, and the annual production capacity is approximately 800,000 m3 of PB. The plant is currently producing and has already commercialized some volumes. Dissolving Pulp Project update The Dissolving Pulp Project had a 75% advance as of March 2019 and the start-up is expected by the end of 2019. The investment for this brownfield project is approximately US$195 million. MAPA project On February 2019, the earth-moving works started. The equipment assembly is expected to begin in October 2019. The start-up of the new Line 3 is expected to take place in the second quarter of 2021, by that time Line 1 will be shutdown. On April 1, 2019, Arauco signed an ECA credit agreement with the Finnish state-owned financing company Finnvera and three banks entities: BNP Paribas, JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Santander for a total of € 555.0 million. The contract considers a disbursement period during the Line 3 construction and 8.5 years with equal amortizations. The funds will be used to buy the main equipment for the mill and the main suppliers are Andritz and Valmet. Puertos y Logística S.A sale As of March 2019, we had an equity interest of 20.3% in the subsidiary Puertos y Logística S.A. On April 5, 2019, we sold such equity interest to DP World Holding UK Ltd. for approximately US$102 million. International Bond Issuance On April 30, 2019, Arauco completed an offering of US$500 million principal amount of 4.25% Notes due 2029 and US$500 million principal amount of 5.5% Notes due 2049. The offering was directed to qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) in the U.S. in reliance upon Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “U.S. Securities Act”) and to non-U.S. persons outside the U.S. in reliance upon Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act. Both bonds are bullet with interests paid each semester. The main use of proceeds for these bonds was to finance the MAPA Project, to partially repurchase two of our outstanding bonds: (i) 7.250% Notes due 2019, (ii) 5.000% Notes due 2021. In total, the following amounts were validly tendered: US$33.2 million for the 7.250% Notes due 2019 and US$65.0 million for the 5.000% Notes due 2021. The remaining funds will be used for other corporate purposes. 16


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1Q 2019 RESULTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Income Statement In US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 01-03-2019 01-03-2018 Revenues 1,388.2 1,377.6 1,464.7 1,388.2 1,464.7 Cost of sales (941.9) (927.1) (921.6) (941.9) (921.6) Gross profit 446.3 450.4 543.1 446.3 543.1 Other income 45.5 22.6 37.2 45.5 37.2 Distribution costs (142.9) (142.0) (132.4) (142.9) (132.4) Administrative expenses (141.3) (138.1) (141.5) (141.3) (141.5) Other expenses (22.3) (44.5) (16.8) (22.3) (16.8) Financial income 6.7 8.8 4.8 6.7 4.8 Financial costs (57.4) (58.9) (51.7) (57.4) (51.7) Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity 4.4 (11.4) 5.8 4.4 5.8 method Other income (loss) 0.0 14.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Exchange rate differences 2.1 (4.2) 1.0 2.1 1.0 Income before income tax 141.2 97.0 249.6 141.2 249.6 Income tax (15.1) (26.8) (51.8) (15.1) (51.8) Net income 126.1 70.1 197.7 126.1 197.7 Profit attributable to parent company 125.8 68.4 197.8 125.8 197.8 Profit attributable to non-parent company 0.3 1.7 (0.1) 0.3 (0.1) 17


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1Q 2019 RESULTS Balance Sheet In US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 Cash and cash equivalents 747.8 1,075.9 493.7 Other financial current assets 1.3 0.5 3.0 Other current non-financial assets 223.1 129.9 184.5 Trade and other receivables-net 930.4 839.2 939.5 Related party receivables 5.0 7.3 8.5 Inventories 1,094.6 1,030.2 905.4 Biological assets, current 317.1 315.9 305.2 Tax assets 40.0 36.5 22.8 Non-Current Assets classified as held for sale 5.8 5.7 3.3 Total Current Assets 3,365.0 3,441.2 2,865.8 Other non-current financial assets 26.7 20.3 106.0 Other non-current and non-financial assets 88.5 86.9 121.3 Non-current receivables 12.0 15.6 18.8 Investments accounted through equity method 353.6 358.1 377.4 Intangible assets 95.1 90.1 89.5 Goodwill 65.8 65.9 69.7 Property, plant and equipment 7,651.3 7,174.7 7,015.2 Biological assets, non-current 3,366.2 3,336.3 3,472.9 Deferred tax assets 5.6 4.6 9.3 Total Non-Current Assets 11,664.6 11,152.6 11,280.3 TOTAL ASSETS 15,029.6 14,593.7 14,146.1 Other financial liabilities, current 577.0 537.6 501.0 Trade and other payables 741.0 659.6 585.4 Related party payables 11.3 10.2 9.3 Other provisions, current 1.3 0.4 2.6 Tax liabilities 162.3 153.6 39.1 Current provision for employee benefits 5.8 5.7 6.3 Other non-financial liabilities, current 279.8 212.6 245.7 Total Current Liabilities 1,778.5 1,579.8 1,389.5 Other non-current financial liabilities 4,244.6 4,044.3 3,802.5 Trade and Other payables non-current 2.2 2.2 0.0 Other provisions, non-current 33.7 33.9 35.6 Deferred tax liabilities 1,386.7 1,417.7 1,488.7 Non-current provision for employee benefits 67.5 64.9 72.9 Other non-financial liabilities, non-current 115.3 112.1 115.5 Total Non-Current Liabilities 5,850.0 5,675.0 5,515.2 Non-parent participation 37.3 37.2 41.5 Net equity attributable to parent company 7,363.9 7,301.8 7,199.9 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 15,029.6 14,593.7 14,146.1 18


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1Q 2019 RESULTS 1Q 2019 RESULTS Balance Sheet In US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 Cash and cash equivalents 747.8 1,075.9 493.7 Other financial current assets 1.3 0.5 3.0 Other current non-financial assets 223.1 129.9 184.5 Trade and other receivables-net 930.4 839.2 939.5 Related party receivables 5.0 7.3 8.5 Inventories 1,094.6 1,030.2 905.4 Biological assets, current 317.1 315.9 305.2 Tax assets 40.0 36.5 22.8 Non-Current Assets classified as held for sale 5.8 5.7 3.3 Total Current Assets 3,365.0 3,441.2 2,865.8 Other non-current financial assets 26.7 20.3 106.0 Other non-current and non-financial assets 88.5 86.9 121.3 Non-current receivables 12.0 15.6 18.8 Investments accounted through equity method 353.6 358.1 377.4 Intangible assets 95.1 90.1 89.5 Goodwill 65.8 65.9 69.7 Property, plant and equipment 7,651.3 7,174.7 7,015.2 Biological assets, non-current 3,366.2 3,336.3 3,472.9 Deferred tax assets 5.6 4.6 9.3 Total Non-Current Assets 11,664.6 11,152.6 11,280.3 TOTAL ASSETS 15,029.6 14,593.7 14,146.1 Other financial liabilities, current 577.0 537.6 501.0 Trade and other payables 741.0 659.6 585.4 Related party payables 11.3 10.2 9.3 Other provisions, current 1.3 0.4 2.6 Tax liabilities 162.3 153.6 39.1 Current provision for employee benefits 5.8 5.7 6.3 Other non-financial liabilities, current 279.8 212.6 245.7 Total Current Liabilities 1,778.5 1,579.8 1,389.5 Other non-current financial liabilities 4,244.6 4,044.3 3,802.5 Trade and Other payables non-current 2.2 2.2 0.0 Other provisions, non-current 33.7 33.9 35.6 Deferred tax liabilities 1,386.7 1,417.7 1,488.7 Non-current provision for employee benefits 67.5 64.9 72.9 Other non-financial liabilities, non-current 115.3 112.1 115.5 Total Non-Current Liabilities 5,850.0 5,675.0 5,515.2 Non-parent participation 37.3 37.2 41.5 Net equity attributable to parent company 7,363.9 7,301.8 7,199.9 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 15,029.6 14,593.7 14,146.1 18 Cash Flow Statement US$ Million Q1 2019 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 FY 2019 FY 2018 Receipts from sales of goods and rendering of 1,377.2 1,687.7 1,307.7 1,377.2 1,307.7 services Other cash receipts (payments) 64.4 51.7 28.4 64.4 28.4 Payments of suppliers and personnel (less) (1,253.6) (1,261.4) (1,232.7) (1,253.6) (1,232.7) Interest paid and received (43.3) (39.2) (41.1) (43.3) (41.1) Income tax paid (12.6) (20.9) 21.8 (12.6) 21.8 Other (outflows) inflows of cash, net (1.8) 1.1 (0.6) (1.8) (0.6) Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities 130.3 419.1 83.4 130.3 83.4 Capital Expenditures (394.6) (341.6) (183.2) (394.6) (183.2) Other investment cash flows 11.7 6.4 5.0 11.7 5.0 Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities (382.9) (335.2) (178.2) (382.9) (178.2) Proceeds from borrowings (13.9) 418.1 96.5 (13.9) 96.5 Repayments of borrowings (60.5) (12.5) (96.4) (60.5) (96.4) Dividends paid 0.0 (142.7) (0.6) 0.0 (0.6) Other inflows of cash, net (0.3) (0.2) 0.0 (0.3) 0.0 Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities (74.7) 262.6 (0.5) (74.7) (0.5) Total Cash Inflow (Outflow) of the Period (327.4) 346.4 (95.3) (327.4) (95.3) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash (0.7) (5.3) (0.9) (0.7) (0.9) equivalents Cash and Cash equivalents at beginning of the period 1,075.9 734.8 589.9 1,075.9 589.9 Cash and Cash Equivalents at end of the Period 747.8 1,075.9 493.7 747.8 493.7 ACCOUNTING POLICIES: IFRS 16 IFRS 16 includes changes in Arauco’s accounting as lessee, by requiring a similar treatment than that of financial leases for all the leases that are currently classified as operational with an effective term exceeding 12 months. This means, in general terms, that it will be necessary to acknowledge an asset that represents the right of use over the goods that are subject to operational leasing agreements as well as a liability, equal to the present value of the payments associated to the agreement. Regarding the effects over the results, the payment of monthly leases shall be replaced by the depreciation for the asset’s right of use and the acknowledgement of a financial expense. Arauco recognized leases retroactively with the cumulative effect of the initial application of the standard recognized as of January 1, 2019, consistently with all leases where it acts a lessee. As a result of the adoption of IFRS 16, the Company recognized a US$290.8 million increase for Property, plant and equipment and a MUS$287.6 million increase for Other financial liabilities. Arauco has chosen not to recognize a liability and an asset for right-of-use for low value leases or whose term of the contract is 12 months or less. 19


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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.
                    (Registrant)
Date: May 24, 2019     By:  

/s/ Matías Domeyko Cassel

    Name:   Matías Domeyko Cassel
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer