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Positive inspection of ARAUCO´s Nueva Aldea IFC pipeline in Chile

On December 17, the treated wastewater pipeline at ARAUCO’s Nueva Aldea Industrial Forestry Complex in Chile's VIII Region underwent an inspection conducted by the Operational Inspection Committee (COF). Results showed that the pipeline was working under absolute normalcy.

Representatives of the different services that integrate COF came together at the Complex, in order to carry out an exhaustive inspection of the quality parameters of the treatment of industrial waste, verifying that the company is fully compliant with Environmental Qualification Resolution 51. This resolution considers demands that go beyond what the current regulation establishes in Chile and what is established by regulations in the European community, specifically regarding the suspension of solids and the chemical demand for oxygen.

The regional director of the CONAMA, Bolívar Cruz, gave an account of the inspection’s positive results and of the company’s compliance. “The process is developing normally, up to now. All the parameters to date are being fulfilled normally according to the four services that are present during this inspection”, he said.

Gunars Luks, Nueva Aldea pulp facility manager, explained that the system is undergoing a trial run, with discharge into the river and the sea, and that everything has been developing normally.

“We have taken the necessary time to ensure our neighbors and authorities that the pipeline’s launch will develop safely. We are using the highest international standards”, he added.

The project involved the installation of 50.8 kilometers of tubing, with an additional underwater pipe running 2.3 kilometers and an estimated investment of 60 million dollars.