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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 December, 2014

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  x            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   x

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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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: March 23, 2015 By:

/s/ Matías Domeyko Cassel

Name: Matías Domeyko Cassel
Title: Chief Executive Officer


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ARAUCO AND CONSTITUTION PULP INC

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Item    Page  
  1.   Ratio Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statement      1   
  2.   Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statement      7   
  3.   Unaudited Consolidated Financial Income Statement      9   
  4.   Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Equity      12   
  5.   Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow      13   
  6.   Unaudited Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statement      14   
  7.   Annex: Press Release   


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CELULOSA ARAUCO Y CONSTITUCION S.A.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Ratio Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statement

December 31, 2014

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 are at year end, as follows:

 

Assets

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Current assets

     3,140,715         2,808,321   

Non-current assets

     11,606,739         11,685,074   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

  14,747,454      14,493,395   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Current liabilities

     1,547,086         1,682,016   

Non-current liabilities

     6,385,632         5,766,839   

Non-parent participation

     47,606         52,242   

Net equity attributable to parent company

     6,767,130         6,992,298   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net equity and liabilities

  14,747,454      14,493,395   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014, total assets increased US$254 million compared to December 31, 2013, equivalent to 1.75% of variation. This deviation is mainly attributable to an increase in the balance of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and accounts receivable from related parties.

Moreover, current liabilities increased US$484 million mainly attributable to an increase in financial liabilities and deferred tax liabilities.

The main financial and operating indicators contributing to the balance are as follows:

 

Liquidity ratios

   12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

Current Liquidity (current assets / current liabilities)

     2.03         1.67   

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

     1.25         0.98   

 

Debt indicators

   12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

Debt to equity ratio (total liabilities / equity)

     1.16         1.06   

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

     0.19         0.23   

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

     0.81         0.77   

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

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

     3.41         3.36   

 

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AND SUBSIDIARIES

Ratio Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statement

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Activity ratio

   12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

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

     3.10         3.17   

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

     4.07         4.13   

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

     116.19         113.47   

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

     88.38         87.18   

As of December 31, 2014, the short-term debt represented 20% of total liabilities (23% as of December 31, 2013).

The ratio of financial expenses covered represents an increase of 3.36 to 3.41. This increase is mainly attributable to a higher proportional result before tax for the 2014 period, compared to the same period of 2013.

 

  b) Statements of income

Profit before Income Tax

Profit before Income Tax registered a profit of US$593 million compared to a profit of US$549 million in the same period of the previous year, equivalent to a positive variation of US$44 million. The effect is explained by the factors described in the following table:

 

Item

   Million
U.S.$
 

Gross margin

     86   

Distribution and Administrative Expenses

     (25

Other income/ expenses by function

     (17
  

 

 

 

Net change in income before income tax

  44   
  

 

 

 

Gross Margin represents a profit of U.S.$1,675 million, U.S.$86 million higher compared to the previous period (U.S.$1,588 million as of December 31, 2013) mainly caused by an increase in sales prices and in sales volumes pulp.

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

 

Revenues

   12-31-2014
ThU.S$
     31-12-2013
ThU.S$
 

Pulp

     2,334,338         2,180,756   

Sawn timber

     962,158         829,924   

Panels

     1,850,861         1,940,860   

Forestry

     148,473         160,490   

Other

     32,835         33,470   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

  5,328,665      5,145,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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AND SUBSIDIARIES

Ratio Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statement

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Sales costs

   12-31-2014
ThU.S$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S$
 

Wood

     808,991         869,036   

Forestry work

     655,257         631,749   

Depreciation and amortization

     323,306         271,708   

Other costs

     1,866,592         1,784,717   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total sales costs

  3,654,146      3,557,210   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Profitability index

   12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

Profitability on equity

     6.30         5.98   

Profitability on assets

     2.99         2.91   

Return on operating assets

     4.25         3.90   

 

Profitability ratios

   12-31-2014      31-12-2013  

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

     3.82         3.41   

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

     436,890         418,577   

Gross margin (ThU.S.$)

     1,674,519         1,588,290   

Financial costs (ThU.S.$)

     (246,473      (232,843

 

(1) Earnings per share refer to the profit to net equity to parent company.
(2) Includes interest.

 

EBITDA

   12-31-2014
MU.S.$
     12-31-2013
MU.S.$
 

Gain (loss)

     436.9         418.6   

Finance cost

     246.5         232.8   

Financial Income

     (30.8      (19.1

Expenses for income tax

     115.9         130.4   

EBIT

     808.5         762.7   

Depreciation and amortization, others*

     384.9         317.6   

EBITDA

     1,193.5         1,080.4   

Cost at fair value of the harvest

     353.3         320.9   

Gain from changes in fair value of biological assets

     (284.5      (269.7

Exchange difference

     10.0         11.8   

Adjusted EBITDA

     1,272.2         1,143.4   

 

* 2014: Forest loss provision MU.S.$33.3;2013: Forest roads amortization MU.S.$19.0

2. MAIN SOURCES OF FINANCING

Arauco’s financing needs are mainly covered through the capital markets, with bond issuances and credits with banks and financial institutions serving as the main sources of financing. For short-term borrowing, Arauco is regulated by its 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 to credit corresponds mainly with 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 the Chilean Securities Commission.

 

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Ratio Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statement

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

We believe that there are no substantial differences between the economic value of our assets and the value reflected in these Financial Statements.

4. MARKET SITUATION

Pulp Division

Market trends seen during the third quarter began to change during the fourth quarter, with less demand for long fiber and a more balanced market in short fiber –despite the extra supply that came with the start up the Montes del Plata mill in Uruguay. This situation is in line with changes in inventory levels worldwide. In long fiber, there was a four day increase over the previous quarter and a four day increase compared to one year ago, standing at 31 days. In short fiber, inventory levels stood at 36 days, a drop by two days with respect to the third quarter and two days compared to December 2013. Supply and demand balance in short fiber is explained by mill shutdowns in Europe and North America. The aggregate capacity of these mills was partially offset by that of new mills such as Montes del Plata. Furthermore, the price differential we have seen for several months between long fiber and short fiber has continuously triggered substitution of long fiber with short fiber at levels that will vary depending on the type of paper produced and the technology used. Another factor that may be affecting demand for short fiber is substitution of recycled fiber. In mature markets there is less supply of recycled fiber or substitution has reached maximum levels. In part this happens because certain electronic devices replace the use of printing and writing paper, which are in general the main source of high quality recycled fiber. Recycled paper prices have reached levels that are inconvenient, and are substituted by virgin fibers, especially short fiber, for example in tissue paper.

In Asia, short fiber prices grew by approximately 5% and bleached long fiber prices dropped by 3.5%. This situation stretched the price differential down to nearly US$100 from a peak of US$150-160. In the Asian markets the increased supply of long fiber from Russian producers is what most affected prices. This is the only market where Russian producers are competitive, especially in China where almost all of its long fiber is sold. Ilim is Russia’s most important producer, and is under substantial pressure to sell its production from its new line which has been operational for over a year.

In Europe, we saw the same trend but smoother in both fiber grades. Short fiber prices increased by approximately 2.7% and long fiber prices dropped roughly 2.5%. The main driver of this trend is the shift of short fiber volume to other more profitable markets, in particular, Asia and North America, in the case of Brazilian producers. In long fiber it is the opposite situation: Asian markets are less profitable hence European long fiber producers export less. European paper producers continue with very low margins or no margin at all, which makes it difficult to raise prices.

In the Middle East, short fiber prices increased and the market began to show more activity in order to accumulate inventory at low price levels. This brings a positive effect on prices but does not necessarily add more effective shipping volumes given that producers’ inventory levels seem to be low. The North American market was very active in short fiber imports, especially because of high demand in the tissue paper market. The rest of America was stable, with good demand, but with increasingly more import options from different origins which is reflected by more competitive prices.

 

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Ratio Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statement

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

During this quarter production was normal and there were only programmed maintenance stoppages in our Valdivia and Constitucion mills. Our Montes del Plata mill in Uruguay is reaching designed capacity levels with production rates near 90%.

Sawn Timber Division

Markets where Arauco participates with solid Wood products had a positive behavior during year 2014, with a healthy demand that permitted us to improve the sales mix and prices, as compared to year 2013. Asian markets, in particular, Japan, South Korea and China, followed this positive behavior. During the fourth quarter there were some small adjustments given higher inventory levels in New Zealand logs particularly in China, however, demand kept strong.

With respect to the North American market, despite the Housing Starts index (a relevant index in our industry) did not show a significant improvement compared to year 2013, our solid wood moldings business grew both in volume and prices, giving evidence of a stable market environment.

The Middle East was another market that had a positive quarter, maintaining good sales volume levels during the year with small price increases.

Finally, Chile and the rest of Latin America had good demand, which allowed an increase in market share and allowed us to achieve sales mix targets.

Panels Division

During 2014 our plywood business had an increase in sales. Our Nueva Aldea plywood mill increased its production volume, and despite the entrance of new capacity such as Nueva Aldea among other mills, there was a stable price scenario in all of our export markets, particularly in the United States, Mexico and Oceania.

Also, we had good sales levels in particleboard from our Teno mill, which reached its design production capacity. We achieved an increase in sales of value-added products in Chile and in the rest of Latin America. Overall in 2014 we had strong demand for particleboard and melamine products in Arauco North America.

The main reason for the drop in sales of Panels for year 2014 was weak sales of MDF in all markets during the first half of the year. This drop was stronger in the Brazilian market, where we had to decrease production and prices on average were lower. But during the second half of the year the Brazilian market improved. In order to mitigate an oversupply in the North American market, we had to adjust production. Exports from Argentina decreased mainly because of more competition.

 

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Ratio Analysis of the Consolidated Financial Statement

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

5. ANALYSIS OF CASH FLOW

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

 

     12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Positive (negative) Cash flow

     

Cash flow from operating activities

     985,175         897,720   

Cash flow from financing activities:

     

Loan and bond payments

     135,006         (134,765

Dividend payments

     (141,089      (140,054

Others

     (1,802      (2,487

Cash flow from investment activities:

     

Loans to related companies

     (158,797      —     

Incorporation and sale of property, plant and equipment

     (396,304      (528,749

Incorporation and sale of biological assets

     (101,881      (184,252

Dividends received

     12,073         18,562   

Others

     (10,249      6,819   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Positive Net cash flow (negative)

  322,132      202,324   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The financing cash flow has a negative balance of U.S.$7,885 million in the current period, with lower variations from the previous period (negative balance U.S. $7,776)

In relation to the flow of investment at the end of the current period, there was a lower negative balance of U.S.$655,158 million (U.S.$687,620 million in 2013), mainly due to lower disbursements from the acquisition of properties, plant, equipment and biological assets in 2014, offset by loans from related companies.

6. MARKET RISK ANALYSIS

In respect of the economic risks resulting from interest rate variations, the Company maintains, as of December 31, 2014, a ratio of fixed rate debt to total consolidated debt of approximately 83.6%, which it believes is consistent with industry standards. The Company does not engage in futures against variations in the selling prices of pulp and forest products because it believes that risks resulting from price variations are limited, in large part because the Company maintains what it believes is one of the lowest cost structures in the industry.

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 report to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2014, Note 23, a detailed analysis of the risks associated with the business of Arauco is available.

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014

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

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

     Note    12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Assets

        

Current Assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

   5      971,152         667,212   

Other current financial assets

   23      7,633         3,089   

Other current non-financial assets

   25      177,728         188,964   

Trade and other current receivables

   23      731,908         711,678   

Accounts receivable from related companies

   13      4,705         8,243   

Current Inventories

   4      893,573         900,590   

Current biological assets

   20      307,551         256,957   

Current tax assets

        38,477         61,174   

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

        3,132,727         2,797,907   

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

   22      7,988         10,414   

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

        7,988         10,414   

Total Current Assets

        3,140,715         2,808,321   

Non-Current Assets

   23      

Other non-current financial assets

   25      5,024         48,778   

Other non-current non-financial assets

   23      101,094         125,052   

Trade and other non-current receivables

        31,001         40,729   

Related party receivables, non-current

   13      151,519         0   

Investments accounted for using equity method

   15-16      326,045         349,412   

Intangible assets other than goodwill

   19      93,258         99,651   

Goodwill

   17      82,573         88,141   

Property, plant and equipment

   7      7,119,583         7,137,467   

Non-current biological assets

   20      3,538,802         3,635,246   

Deferred tax assets

        157,840         160,598   

Total non-Current Assets

        11,606,739         11,685,074   

Total Assets

        14,747,454         14,493,395   

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

 

 

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (continued)

 

     Note    12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
    12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Equity and liabilities

       

Liabilities

       

Current Liabilities

       

Other current financial liabilities

   23      742,343        893,605   

Trade and other current payables

   23      630,406        630,980   

Accounts payable to related companies

   13      6,036        14,406   

Other current provisions

   18      2,535        9,696   

Current tax liabilities

        25,860        4,472   

Current provisions for employee benefits

   10      3,590        3,814   

Other current non-financial liabilities

   25      136,316        125,043   

Total current liabilities other than assets included in disposal groups classified as held for sale

        1,547,086        1,682,016   

Total Current Liabilities

        1,547,086        1,682,016   

Non-Current Liabilities

       

Other non-current financial liabilities

   23      4,453,819        4,156,992   

Non-current Payables

        0        361   

Other non-current provisions

   18      64,529        24,167   

Deferred tax liabilities

   6      1,756,706        1,462,295   

Non-current provisions for employee benefits

   10      48,582        42,170   

Other non-current non-financial liabilities

   25      61,996        80,854   

Total non - current liabilities

        6,385,632        5,766,839   

Total liabilities

        7,932,718        7,448,855   

Equity

       

Issued capital

        353,618        353,618   

Retained earnings

        6,984,564        7,004,640   

Other reserves

        (571,052     (365,960

Equity attributable to parent company

        6,767,130        6,992,298   

Non-controlling interests

        47,606        52,242   

Total equity

        6,814,736        7,044,540   

Total equity and liabilities

        14,747,454        14,493,395   

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

 

 

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

     Note    January-December  
        2014
ThU.S.$
    2013
ThU.S.$
 

Income Statement

       

Revenue

   9      5,328,665        5,145,500   

Cost of sales

   3      (3,654,146     (3,557,210

Gross profit

        1,674,519        1,588,290   

Other income

   3      368,924        385,055   

Distribution costs

   3      (542,859     (523,587

Administrative expenses

   3      (550,809     (544,694

Other expense

   3      (138,769     (136,812

Profit (loss) from operating activities

        811,006        768,252   

Finance income

   3      30,772        19,062   

Finance costs

   3      (246,473     (232,843

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

   15      7,481        6,260   

Exchange rate differences

        (9,961     (11,797

Income before income tax

        592,825        548,934   

Income Tax

   6      (155,935     (130,357

Net Income

        436,890        418,577   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to

Net income attributable to parent company

  431,958      385,657   

Income attributable to non-controlling interests

  4,932      32,920   

Profit (loss)

  436,890      418,577   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

Earnings per share from continuing operations

  0.0038172      0.0034081   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

  0.0038172      0.0034081   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per diluted shares

Earnings per diluted share from continuing operations

  0.0038172      0.0034081   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings per diluted share

  0.0038172      0.0034081   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

          January-December  
     Note    2014
ThU.S.$
    2013
ThU.S.$
 

Profit (loss)

        436,890        418,577   

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

       

Other comprehensive income before tax actuarial gains losses on defined Benefit plans

   10      (12,829     (4,143

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

        (4,781     2,222   

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

        (17,610     (1,921

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      (163,844     (174,985

Other Comprehensive Income before tax exchange differences on translation

        (163,844     (174,985

Cash flow hedges

       

Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, before tax

   23      (55,803     22,318   

Reclassification adjustments on cash flow hedges before tax

   23      13,524        7,591   

Other Comprehensive Income before tax Cash flow hedges

        (42,279     29,909   

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

        (206,123     (145,076

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

       

Income tax relating to defined benefit plans of other comprehensive income

        3,404        829   

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 of other comprehensive income

   6      10,764        (5,400

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

        10,764        (5,400

Other comprehensive income

        (209,565     (151,568

Comprehensive income

        227,325        267,009   

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Comprehensive Income attributable to

 

Comprehensive income, attributable to owners of parent company

  226,866      239,346   

Comprehensive income, attributable to non-controlling interests

  459      27,663   

Total comprehensive income

  227,325      267,009   

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

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

12-31-2014

  Issue
Capital
ThU.S.$
    Reserve of
exchange
differences
on
translation
ThU.S.$
    Reserve of
cash flow
hedges
ThU.S.$
    Reserve of
actuarial
gains or
losses on
defined
benefit
plans
ThU.S.$
    Several
Other
Reserves
ThU.S.$
    Other
Reserves
ThU.S.$
    Retained
Earnings
ThU.S.$
    Equity
attributable
to owners
of parent

T.hU.S.$
    Non-
controlling
interests
ThU.S.$
    Total
Equity
ThU.S.$
 

Opening balance at 01/01/2014

    353,618        (339,105     (21,507     (6,384     1,036        (365,960     7,004,640        6,992,298        52,242        7,044,540   

Changes in Equity:

                   

Comprehensive income

                   

Net income

                431,958        431,958        4,932        436,890   

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

      (159,390     (31,515     (9,406     (4,781     (205,092       (205,092     (4,473     (209,565

Comprehensive income

    0        (159,390     (31,515     (9,406     (4,781     (205,092     431,958        226,866        459        227,325   

Dividends

                (159,879     (159,879     (4,533     (164,412

Increase (decrease) through for transfers and other changes in equity

                (292,155     (292,155     (562     (292,717

Changes in equity

    0        (159,390     (31,515     (9,406     (4,781     (205,092     (20,076     (225,168     (4,636     (229,804

Closing balance at 12/31/2014

    353,618        (498,495     (53,022     (15,790     (3,745     (571,052     6,984,564        6,767,130        47,606        6,814,736   

 

12-31-2013

  Issue
Capital
ThU.S.$
    Reserve of
exchange
differences
on
translation
ThU.S.$
    Reserve of
cash flow
hedges
ThU.S.$
    Reserve of
actuarial
gains or
losses on
defined
benefit
plans
ThU.S.$
    Several
Other
Reserves
ThU.S.$
    Other
Reserves
ThU.S.$
    Retained
Earnings
ThU.S.$
    Equity
attributable
to owners

of parent
T.hU.S.$
    Non -
controlling
interests
ThU.S.$
    Total
Equity
ThU.S.$
 

Opening balance at 01/01/2013

    353,176        (169,377     (46,016     (3,070     (1,186     (219,649     6,757,795        6,891,322        74,437        6,965,759   

Changes in Equity:

                   

Comprehensive income

                   

Net income

                385,657        385,657        32,920        418,577   

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

      (169,728     24,509        (3,314     2,222        (146,311       (146,311     (5,257     (151,568

Comprehensive income

    0        (169,728     24,509        (3,314     2,222        (146,311     385,657        239,346        27,663        267,009   

Issue of equity

    442                    442        (442     0   

Dividends

                (138,812     (138,812     (29,760     (168,572

Increase (decrease) for transfer and other changes

                  0        (17,392     (17,392

Increase (decrease) through changes in ownership interest in subsidiaries that do not result in loss of control

                  0        (2,264     (2,264

Changes in equity

    442        (169,728     24,509        (3,314     2,222        (146,311     246,845        100,976        (22,195     78,781   

Closing balance at 12/31/2013

    353,618        (339,105     (21,507     (6,384     1,036        (365,960     7,004,640        6,992,298        52,242        7,044,540   

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

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
    12-31-2013
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

     5,629,175        5,609,104   

Receipts from premiums and claims, annuities and other policy benefits

     5,100        29,840   

Other cash receipts from operating activities

     359,539        408,257   

Classes of cash payments

    

Payments to suppliers for goods and services

     (4,190,295     (4,117,942

Payments to and on behalf of employees

     (499,370     (573,538

Other cash payments from operating activities

     (122,027     (196,775

Interest paid

     (204,915     (223,571

Interest received

     46,658        18,451   

Income taxes refund (paid)

     (37,285     (55,272

Other (outflows) inflows of cash, net

     (1,405     (834

Net Cash flows from Operating Activities

     985,175        897,720   

Cash flows (used in) investing activities

    

Capital contributions to joint ventures

     (1,882     0   

Loans to related parties

     (158,797     0   

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

     63,492        116,639   

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

     (459,796     (645,388

Purchase of intangible assets

     (10,101     (5,889

Proceeds from sale of other long-term assets

     40,257        28,992   

Purchase of biological assets

     (142,138     (213,244

Cash receipts from repayment of advances and loans made to other parties classified as investing activities

     0        5,000   

Dividends received

     12,073        18,562   

Other outflows of cash, net

     1,734        7,708   

Cash flows used in Investing Activities

     (655,158     (687,620

Cash flows from (used in) Financing Activities

    

Total loans obtained

     1,035,601        1,351,682   

Loans obtained in long term

     829,348        394,464   

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

     206,253        957,218   

Repayments of borrowings

     (900,595     (1,216,917

Dividends paid by subsidiaries or special purpose companies

     (141,089     (140,054

Other inflows of cash, net

     (1,802     (2,487

Cash flows from (used in) Financing Activities

     (7,885     (7,776
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

  322,132      202,324   

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

  (18,192   (23,610

Net increase (decrease) of Cash and Cash equivalents

  303,940      178,714   

Cash and cash equivalents, at the beginning of the period

  667,212      488,498   

Cash and cash equivalents, at the end of the period

  971,152      667,212   

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

 

 

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT DECEMBER 31 2014 AND 2013

NOTE 1. PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Entity Information

Name of Reporting Entity

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. and subsidiaries, (here after “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 Superintendency of Securities and Insurance (the “Superintendency”) as No. 042 on June 14, 1982. Forestal Cholguán S.A., subsidiary of Arauco, is also registered in the Registry as No. 030. Additionally, the Company is registered as a non-accelerated filer with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America.

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

Arauco is principally engaged in the production and sale of forestry and timber products. Its main operations are focused on the following business areas: Pulp, Plywood and Fiberboard Panels, Sawn Timber and Forestry.

Arauco is controlled by Empresas Copec S.A., which owns 99.9779% of Arauco, and is registered in the Registry as No. 0028. Each of the above companies is subject to the oversight of the Superintendency.

The ultimate shareholders of Arauco are Mrs. Maria Noseda Zambra de Angelini, Mr. Roberto Angelini Rossi and Mrs. Patricia Angelini Rossi through the entity Inversiones Angelini y Cia. Ltda., which owns 63.4015% of the shares of AntarChile S.A., the controlling shareholder of our parent company Empresas Copec S.A.

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

Presentation of Financial Statements

The Financial Statements presented by Arauco as of December 31, 2014 are:

 

    Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

    Consolidated Statements of Income for the periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

    Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

    Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

    Notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Date of Approval of Financial Statements

These consolidated financial statements were authorized and approved for issuance by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) at the Extraordinary Session N° 521 held on March 5, 2015, for the period ended at December 31, 2014.

Initials 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

EBITDA – Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

ICMS – Tax movement of inventories and services (Brazil)

Functional and Presentation Currency

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

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

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

In relation to cost of sales, although the costs of labor and services 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 presentation currency of the consolidated financial statements is the U.S. Dollar.

Figures on these consolidated financial statements are presented in thousands of U.S. Dollar (ThU.S.$).

In these consolidated financial statements all relevant information required by IFRS has been presented.

 

 

 

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Additional Information Relevant to the Understanding of the Financial Statements

The company Fondo de Inversión Bío Bío and its subsidiary Forestal Río Grande S.A. were consolidated into the financial statements of Arauco up to September 2013, due to the fact that up until that date these entities were in essence controlled by Arauco and they kept exclusive contracts with Arauco for timber supply, forward purchases of land and forest management.

Compliance and adoption of IFRS

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Arauco present in all material respects its financial position, its results of operations and its cash flows in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB, except as instructed in the Official Circular Letter No 856 of the superintendency of securities and insurance which provides in an exceptional form of accounting of changes in assets and liabilities for deferred tax caused by Law No. 20,780, published in the Official Journal on September 29, 2014 (See Note 6).

The Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2013 have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

This presentation is required to give a faithful representation of the effects of transactions, as well as other events and conditions, according to the definitions and criteria established within the conceptual framework of IFRS for the recognition of assets, liabilities, income and expenses and considering the regulations of the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance which take precedence over the former.

Summary of significant accounting policies

 

a) Basis for presentation of financial statements

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for biological assets and certain 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. Generally, historical cost is based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for goods and services.

 

b) Critical accounting estimates and judgments

The preparation of these consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

  Property, Plant and Equipment

In an asset acquisition, management values the acquired property, plant and equipment and their useful lives in consultation with third party experts.

The carrying amounts of property, plant and equipment are reviewed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may be impaired. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and its value in use, with an impairment loss recognized whenever the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount. The value in use is calculated using a discounted cash flow model, which is most sensitive to the discount rate as well as the expected future cash inflows.

 

  Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined by using internal valuation techniques. Arauco uses its judgment to select a variety of methods and makes assumptions that are mainly based on market conditions existing at each reporting date.

Detailed financial information about the fair value of financial instruments and sensitivity analysis are presented in Note 23.

 

  Biological Assets

The recovery of forest plantations is based on discounted cash flow models which mean 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. It is therefore 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.

 

  Impairment of goodwill

Determining whether goodwill is impaired requires an estimation of the value in use of the cash-generating units to which goodwill has been allocated. Arauco estimates the value either based on appraisals and/or the future cash flows expected to arise from the cash-generating unit and suitable discount rate in order to calculate present value.

 

  Employee benefits

The cost of defined employee benefits for termination of employment, as well as the present value of the obligation is determined using actuarial valuations. The actuarial valuations involve making assumptions about discount rates, staff turnover, future salary increases and mortality rates.

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

  Litigation and Contingencies

Arauco and its subsidiaries are subject to certain litigation proceedings. Future effects on Arauco’s financial condition resulting from such litigation are estimated by management, in collaboration with its legal advisors. Arauco recognizes provisions on each statement of financial position date and/or upon each substantial modification to an underlying claim of any such litigation. For a description of current litigations see Note 18.

 

c) Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include all entities over which Arauco has the power to direct the relevant financial and operating activities, which is presumed to exist when Arauco holds more than one half of the voting rights of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. Subsidiaries (including special purpose entities) are consolidated from the date on which control is obtained and up to the date that control ceases.

Specifically, a company controls an investee 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.

IFRS sets out requirements on how to apply the control principle:

(a) in circumstances when voting rights or similar rights give an investor power, including situations where the investor holds less than a majority of voting rights and in circumstances involving potential voting rights.

(b) in circumstances when an investee is designed so that voting rights are not the dominant factor in deciding who controls the investee, such as when any voting rights relate to administrative tasks only and the relevant activities are directed by means of contractual arrangements.

(c) in circumstances involving agency relationships.

(d) in circumstances when the investor has control over specified assets of an investee.

IFRS requires an investor to reassess whether it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control.

When preparing consolidated financial statements, an entity must use uniform accounting policies for reporting like transactions and other events in similar circumstances. Intragroup balances and transactions must be eliminated. Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries must be presented in the consolidated statement of financial position within equity, separately from the equity attributable to owners of the parent company.

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.

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

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

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

The 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 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 consolidated statement of financial position within equity, separately from the equity of the owners of the parent company.

 

d) Segments

Arauco has defined its operating 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 Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) is the Chief Executive Officer who is responsible for making these decisions and it is supported by the Corporate Managing Directors of each segment.

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

 

    Pulp

 

    Panels

 

    Sawn Timber

 

    Forestry

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

 

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 consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, which is Arauco’s functional and presentation currency.

 

 

 

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(ii) Translation to the presentation currency of Arauco

For the purposes of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of Arauco’s operations in 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 Others 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. At the end of each reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates prevailing at that date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined.

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 statement of income, 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-in-hand, deposits held on demand at banks 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

Financial assets are classified into the following specified categories: financial assets ‘at fair value through profit or loss’ (FVTPL), ‘held-to-maturity’ investments and ‘loans and receivables’. The classification depends on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determined at the time of initial recognition. All regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and derecognized on a trade date basis. Regular way purchases or sales are purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within the time frame established by regulation or convention in the marketplace.

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss are financial assets held for trading, or those designated as FVTPL. A financial asset is classified in this category if it is acquired principally for the purpose of selling it in the short term.

Derivatives are also classified as held for trading unless they are designated and effective as hedging instruments. Assets in this category are classified as current assets and the obligation for these instruments is presented under other financial liabilities within the statement of financial position.

Regular purchases and sales of financial assets are recognized on the trade date, which is the date on which Arauco commits itself to purchase or sell the asset.

The financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are initially recognized at fair value and transaction costs are expensed in the statement of income. They are subsequently measured at fair value with any gains or losses from changes in fair value recognized in profit or loss.

A financial asset is classified as held for trading if:

 

    it has been acquired principally for the purpose of selling it in the near term; or

 

    on initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that the Group manages together and has a recent actual pattern of short-term profit-taking; or

 

    it is a derivative that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument

A financial asset other than a financial asset held for trading may be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognition if:

 

    such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would otherwise arise; or

 

    the financial asset forms part of a group of financial assets or financial liabilities or both, which is managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with the Group’s documented risk management or investment strategy, and information about the grouping is provided internally on that basis; or

 

    it forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives, and IAS 39 permits the entire combined contract to be designated as at FVTPL.

Interest Rate and Currency Swaps: Swaps are measured using the discounted cash flow method at a discount rate consistent with the risk of the operation.

Foreign Exchange and Interest Rate Forwards: These instruments are initially recognized at fair value at the date on which the contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured at fair value at each reporting date. Forwards are recognized as assets when fair value is positive and, as liabilities when fair value is negative.

The fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts is calculated by reference to current forward exchange rates for contracts with similar maturities.

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

The fair value of interest rate forward contracts is calculated by reference to the difference of the existing interest rates between the interest rate contractually agreed and the market interest rate at the end of each reporting period.

Mutual Funds: They are highly liquid instruments that are sold in the short term and are carried at their net asset value at the end of each period.

 

(ii) Held-to-maturity investments

Held-to-maturity investments are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity dates that the Group has the intent and ability to hold to maturity. They are initially recorded at fair value and after initial recognition, held-to- maturity investments are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method less any impairment

 

(iii) Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Loans and receivables are classified as current assets, except for those with maturities more than 12 months after the reporting period, which are classified as non-current assets. Loans and receivables include trade and other receivables.

Loans and receivables are initially recognized at fair value and subsequently are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less any impairment.

Repurchase Agreements: These are recognized at their initial investment cost plus accrued interest at the end of each reporting period. These contracts have maturities of less than 30 days.

Financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are classified as either financial liabilities ‘at FVTPL’ or ‘other financial liabilities’ and are initially recorded at fair value.

(i) Financial liabilities at FVTPL

Financial liabilities are classified as at FVTPL when the financial liability is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL.

A financial liability is classified as held for trading if:

 

    it has been incurred principally for the purpose of repurchasing it in the near term; or

 

    on initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that the Group manages together and has a recent actual pattern of short-term profit-taking; or

 

    it is a derivative that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument.

 

 

 

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A financial liability other than a financial liability held for trading may be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognition if:

 

    such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would otherwise arise; or

 

    the financial liability forms part of a group of financial assets or financial liabilities or both, which is managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with the Group’s documented risk management or investment strategy, and information about the grouping is provided internally on that basis; or

 

    it forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives, and IAS 39 permits the entire combined contract to be designated as at FVTPL.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognized in profit or loss incorporates any interest paid on the financial liability and is included in the Finance income or Finance costs line item in the consolidated statements of income.

(ii) Other financial liabilities

Other financial liabilities (including borrowings and trade and other payables) are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that discounts estimated future cash payments (including all fees and amounts paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the financial liability, or (where appropriate) a shorter period, to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.

Financial obligations are classified as current liabilities, unless Arauco holds an unconditional right to defer their liquidation during at least 12 months after the balance sheet’s date.

The estimation of the reasonable value of the obligations with banks is determined by valuation techniques, using cash flows discounted applying rates in accordance to the risk of bank loans of a similar nature, while bonds are appraised at their market value.

 

h) Derivative financial instruments

(i) Financial Derivatives - The Group 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 and cross currency swaps. The group’s policy is that all derivative contracts are hedging contracts.

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 and effective as a hedging instrument under IAS 39, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.

 

 

 

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(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. Arauco has determined that no embedded derivatives currently exist.

(iii) Hedge accounting - The Group 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 under IAS 39- 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. The change in the fair value of the hedging instrument and the change in the hedged Item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in profit or loss in the line item relating to the hedged item.

 

  Cash flow hedges under IAS 39 - 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 consolidated statement of income. Amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity 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. However, when the hedged forecast transaction results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or a non-financial liability, the gains and losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated In equity are transferred from equity and included in the initial measurement of the cost of the non-financial asset or non-financial liability.

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 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.

 

 

 

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The cost of finished goods and works in process includes the cost of raw materials, direct labor, other direct costs and general overhead expenses, excluding interest 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 groups subject to expropriation (groups of assets to be sold together with their directly associated liabilities) as non-current assets held for sale which as of the closing date of the statement of financial position are the subject of active sale efforts and for which the completion is estimated to be highly probable.

These assets or groups subject to expropriation are valued at the lower of the carrying amount or the estimated retail value less the costs to carry out the sale, and are no longer amortized from the time they are classified as non-current assets held for sale.

 

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 acquire or share-based payment arrangements of the Group entered into to replace share-based payment arrangements of the acquire are measured in accordance with IFRS 2 at the acquisition date (see note 3.16.2); 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.

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree (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 statement of income.

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 of the group or groups of cash generating units expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the acquire are allocated to those units or groups of units.

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 IAS 39.

A parent will present non-controlling interests in the 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 or losses are recognized in the income statement.

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 in the recognized amounts of the acquiree’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 on a step by step basis, recognizing the effects of change in participation of the profit or loss in the statement of income.

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

 

 

 

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Business combinations that are common control transactions are accounted using as a reference the pooling of interest. Under this method, assets and liabilities related to the transaction carries 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 Arauco’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income (exchange rate differences on translation to the presentation currency) of the associate or joint venture. Dividends received are recognized by deducting the amount received from the carrying amount of the investment. Arauco’s investment in associates includes goodwill.

The investments in joint operations recognize the assets, liabilities and results of operations in relation to Arauco’s ownership percentage.

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 income statement.

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

If Arauco’s share of losses of an associate or joint venture equals or exceeds its interest in the associate or joint venture, Arauco discontinues recognizing its share of further losses. 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

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 generated in the acquisition of an entity is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration paid, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment on annual basis.

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

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. At the date of these financial statements, the only change in the carrying amount of goodwill in Brazil is related to the net exchange rate differences on translation.

 

o) Property, Plant and Equipment

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

 

 

 

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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 IFRIC 4 to assess whether an arrangement is, or contains, a lease. Leases of assets in which Arauco substantially holds all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Finance leases are initially recognized at the lower of the fair value at the inception of the lease of the leased property and the present value of the minimum lease payments.

When assets are leased under a finance lease, the present value of lease payments are recognized as financial account receivables. Finance income, which is the difference between the gross receivable and the present value of such amount, is recognized as the interest rate of return.

Leases in which substantially all risks and rewards are not transferred to the lessee are classified as operating leases. Payments under operating leases (net of any incentives received from the lessor) are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

q) Biological Assets

IAS 41 requires that biological assets, such as standing trees, are measured at fair value 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.

 

 

 

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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 consolidated statement of income.

The Company holds fire insurance policies for its forestry plantations which, together with company resources and efficient protection measures for these plantation assets allow financial and operational risks to be minimized.

r) Income tax expense and deferred income tax assets and liabilities.

The tax liabilities are recognized in the 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 the balance sheet liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period and that are expected to apply when the related deferred tax asset is realized or the deferred income tax liability is settled.

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

Deferred taxes are registered according to rules established in IAS12 “Income Taxes”, except for the application in the Official Circular Letter No. 856 issued on October 17, 2014 by the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance, which established that the differences in liabilities and assets for deferred taxes occurring as a direct effect of the increase in the first category tax introduced by law 20,780, should be accounted for in the respective year against equity. (See Note 2).

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.

s) Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation, legal or constructive, as a result of past events; it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation; and 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.

 

 

 

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t) Revenue recognition

Revenues are recognized when Arauco has transferred the risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer and Arauco has no right to dispose of the assets, nor effective control of those good.

 

(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 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.

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. Volume discounts are evaluated in terms of estimated annual purchases. There is no significant financing component given that receivables from sales are collected within a short period, which is in line with market practices.

 

(ii) Revenue recognition from Rendering of Services

When the outcome of a transaction involving the rendering of services can be reliably estimated, revenue is recognized by reference to the stage of completion of the transaction at the date of the reporting period, and when it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Arauco.

Arauco mainly provides power supply services which are transacted principally in the spot market of the Sistema Interconectado Central (Central Interconnected System). According to current regulations, the prices on that market called “Marginal Costs” are calculated by the Centro de Despacho Económico de Carga del Sistema Interconectado Central (CDEC – SIC) (Economic Load Dispatch Center of the Central Interconnected System) 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 CDEC-SIC.

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

Revenues from operating 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 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 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 interim and final dividends are recorded in equity upon their approval by the Company’s Board of Directors and the shareholders.

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

Dividends paid are not deductible for income tax purposes.

v) Earning per share

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net income 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 assets with finite useful lives are measured whenever there is any indication that the assets have suffered an impairment loss. Among the indications 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.

For this evaluation, assets are grouped at the lowest level of group of assets that generates cash flows independently.

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 of disposal and its value in use. An impairment loss is recognized whenever the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount.

 

 

 

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A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when there is an indication 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 the other assets of the unit pro rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment loss for goodwill is recognized directly in profit or loss. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

Except for goodwill, a previously recognized impairment loss is reversed if, and only if, there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the asset’s recoverable amount since the last impairment loss was recognized. Impairment losses are reversed so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior years. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

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 suffered an impairment loss, are reviewed at the end of each reporting period whether there is any indication 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 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 evaluation 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. Financial assets are impaired only when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of a financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have been affected. Impairment losses are recognized in the consolidated statement of income.

The allowance for doubtful accounts is established when there is objective evidence that Arauco will not receive payments under the original sale terms. An allowance is made 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.

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 has severance payment obligations arising from voluntary termination of employment. These are paid to certain employees that have been employed by the Company for more than five years in accordance with conditions established within collective or individual employment contracts.

This is an estimate of the years of service-based severance payments to be recognized as a future termination payment liability, in accordance with contracts between Arauco and its employees and pursuant to actuarial valuation criteria for this type of liability. These obligations are considered a defined benefit plan.

The main factors considered for calculating the actuarial value of severance payments 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 treated as post-employment benefits.

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 the line item “Trade and Other payables” in the consolidated statement of financial position.

z) Recent accounting pronouncements

The following new standards and interpretations have been adopted in these financial statements:

 

Amendments and

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Mandatory application
for annual periods
beginning on or after

IAS 32   

Financial Instruments

Presentation - Clarification of requirements for netting of financial assets and liabilities.

   January 1, 2014
IFRS 10, IFRS 12, IAS 27    Investment Entities provides an exemption for the consolidation of subsidiaries under IFRS 10 under the definition of “investment companies”.    January 1, 2014
IAS 36    Impairment of Assets, Modification disclosures requirements    January 1, 2014
IAS 39    Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement-Novation of derivatives and continuation hedge accounting    January 1, 2014
IAS 19   

Employee Benefits

Clarifies the requirements related to the way in which contributions from employees or others which are linked to the service must be attributed to periods of service.

   July 31, 2014
Annual improvements 2010-2012-Amendments to IFRS 7    IFRS 2, IFRS 3, IFRS 8, IFRS 13, IAS 16, IAS 38, IAS 24    July 31, 2014
Annual Improvement 2011-2013 –Amendments to IFRS 4    IFRS 1, IFRS 3, IFRS 13, IAS 40    July 31, 2014

 

 

 

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New interpretations

  

Contents

  

Mandatory application
for annual periods
beginning on or after

IFRIC 21   

Levies

Guides about when to recognize a liability for a government imposed levy whether for those recorded in accordance with IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets and for those liens whose existence and amount is certain.

   January 1, 2014

The application of these standards has not had a significant impact on the amounts reported in these financial statements, however, it may affect the accounting for future transactions or arrangements.

 

 

 

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At the date of issuance of these consolidated interim financial statements, the following accounting pronouncements have been issued by the IASB:

 

Standards and

interpretations

  

Contents

  

Mandatory application

for annual periods

beginning on or after

IFRS 9   

Financial Instruments

Amendment to the classification and measurement of financial assets

In November 2010 it was also amended to include treatment and classification of liabilities. Early adoption is permitted.

   January 1, 2018
IFRS 14   

Deferral of Regulatory accounts. Applies to entities adopting IFRS for the first time which are involved in activities with regulated rates.

   January 1, 2016
IFRS 15    Income from contracts with customers. provide unique model based on principles that apply in all contracts with customers.    January 1, 2017

Amendments and
improvements

  

Contents

  

Mandatory application
for annual periods
beginning on or after

IFRS 11-Amendments   

Accounting of acquisitions for shares in joint ventures

Require to the acquirer the application of business combinations and related disclosures.

   January 1, 2016
IAS 16 and IAS 38 – Amendments   

Clarification of acceptable methods of depreciation and amortization.

Additional guidance on how to calculate the depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets.

   January 1, 2016
IAS 16 and IAS 41 – Amendments   

Agriculture: Manufacturing plants

Amendments provide the concept of manufacturing plants, which are used exclusively to grow products in the scope of IAS 16.

   January 1, 2016
IAS 27-Amendments    Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements    January 1, 2016
IFRS 10 and IAS 28- Amendments    Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture    January 1, 2016
IAS 1-Amendments    Disclosure initiative    January 1, 2016
IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 28-Amendments    Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception    January 1, 2016
Annual Improvements 2012-2014 Cycle    IFRS 5, IFRS 7, IAS 19 and IAS 34    January 1, 2016

Arauco believes that the adoption of these standards, amendments and interpretations will have no significant impact on its consolidated financial statements of the Company in the period of initial application.

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

NOTE 2. CHANGES IN POLICIES AND ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

1) Changes in Accounting Policies

The accounting policies have been developed in accordance with the effective IFRS as of December 31, 2014 and have been consistently applied to all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements.

The Superintendency of Securities and Insurance (SVS), under its authority, issued the Official Circular Letter No. 856 dated October 17, 2014 instructing auditees to register in the respective year against equity, differences in assets and liabilities for deferred taxes occurring as a direct effect of the increase in the first category tax introduced by law 20,780.

This statement differs from that established by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which requires that the effect be recorded against income.

This instruction issued by the SVS meant a change in the framework of preparation and presentation of financial information adopted by that date, since the previous frame (IFRS) requires adoption of comprehensive, explicit and unreserved manner.

The effect of this change in accounting bases meant a charge to retained earnings amounting to ThU.S.$292,155, which according to IFRS should be presented under earnings.

For all other matters related to the presentation of its financial statements, the Company uses the International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (the “IASB”).

2) Changes in the Estimates and processing of accounting policies

There have been no changes in the treatment of accounting policies for the same period last year.

NOTE 3. DISCLOSURE OF OTHER INFORMATION

 

a) Disclosure of Information on Issued Capital

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

In 2013, as a result of the merger of Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. and Forestal Viñales S.A as part of the reorganization of the forestry companies in Chile, a capital increase of ThU.S.$442 was realized (Note 14).

 

    

12-31-2014

  

12-31-2013

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

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

   113,159,655

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

b) Dividends paid

The interim dividend paid each year is equivalent to 20% of the distributable net income calculated as of the end of September of each year and is presented in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.

The final dividend paid each year corresponds to the difference between the 40% of prior year distributable net income and the amount of the interim dividend paid at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

The minimum dividend provision corresponding to the year 2014 in an amount of ThU.S.$159,879 (ThU.S.$138,812 as of December 31, 2013) is presented in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.

In the Cash Flow Statement, in line “Dividends paid” is presented an amount of ThU.S.$141,089 as of December 31, 2014 (ThU.S.$140,054 as of December 31, 2013) which ThU.S.$137,232 (ThU.S.$110,405 as of December 31, 2013) correspond to the payment of dividends of the parent company.

The following are the dividends paid and per share amounts during the period 2014 and the years 2013:

 

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

12-09-2014

Amount of Dividend

ThU.S.$61,808

Number of Shares for which Dividends are Paid

113,159,655

Dividend per Share

U.S.$0.54620

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

05-09-2014

Amount of Dividend

ThU.S.$75,424

Number of Shares for which Dividends are Paid

113,159,655

Dividend per Share

U.S.$0.66653

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

12-10-2013

Amount of Dividend

ThU.S.$63,388

Number of Shares for which Dividends are Paid

113,159,655

Dividend per Share

U.S.$0.56016

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

05-08-2013

Amount of Dividend

ThU.S.$47,017

Number of Shares for which Dividends are Paid

113,152,446

Dividend per Share

U.S.$0.41552

 

 

 

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  c) Disclosure of Information on Reserves

Other Reserves

Other reserves consist of 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

Reserves of cash flow hedges correspond to the portion of mark to market adjustments of outstanding cash flow hedges at the end of each reporting period.

Reserve of Actuarial Profits or 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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Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except as indicated

 

 

d) Disclosures of other information

The table below sets forth other income, other expenses, finance income, finance costs and share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     January - December  
     2014      2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Classes of Other Income

     

Other Income, Total

     368,924         385,055   

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

     284,497         269,671   

Net income from insurance compensation

     2,264         1,297   

Revenue from export promotion

     4,032         4,115   

Leases received

     2,708         2,315   

Gain on sales of assets

     57,653         46,473   

Gain on sales of assets classified as held for sale

     244         29,137   

Revenue from compensation of judgment

     —           8,500   

Access easement

     5,158         1,771   

Other operating results (sale materials and waste, rent of easements, income tax recovery)

     12,368         21,776   

Classes of Other Expenses by activity

     

Total of other expenses by activity

     (138,769      (136,812

Depreciation

     (2,084      (568

Expenses judgment

     (4,806      (17,065

Impairment provision properties, plants and equipment and others

     (11,803      (12,347

Plants stoppage operating expenses

     (5,102      (9,676

Expenses projects

     (7,447      (17,707

Expenses start-up

     (9,591      —     

Loss of assets

     (126      (1,992

Loss of forest due to fires

     (31,512      (8,546

Other Taxes

     (7,540      (4,458

Research and development expenses

     (3,105      (2,641

Compensation and eviction

     (8,256      (1,974

Fines, readjustments and interest

     (3,749      (2,530

Other expenses (donations, repayments insurance )

     (43,648      (57,308

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Classes of financing income

     

Financing income, total

     30,772         19,062   

Financial income from mutual funds - deposits

     13,786         10,539   

Financial income resulting from swap - forward

     4,673         4,287   

Other financial income

     12,313         4,236   

Classes of financing costs

     

Financing costs, Total

     (246,473      (232,843

Interest expense, Loans banks

     (32,978      (29,349

Interest expense, Bonds

     (186,186      (169,806

Interest expense, financial instruments

     (8,612      (6,139

Other financial costs

     (18,697      (27,549

Classes of Participation in Income (Loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the Equity Method

     

Total

     7,481         6,260   

Investments in associates

     6,958         5,657   

Joint ventures

     523         603   

Below is the Balance of Expenses by nature:

 

     January - December  

Cost of sales

   2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

Timber

     808,991         869,036   

Forestry labor costs

     655,257         631,749   

Depreciation and amortization

     323,306         271,708   

Maintenance costs

     278,280         209,977   

Chemical costs

     541,327         485,799   

Sawmill Services

     129,052         124,501   

Others Raw Materials

     184,836         203,667   

Other indirect costs

     126,129         171,704   

Energy and fuel

     231,120         200,161   

Cost of electricity

     78,760         89,818   

Wage and salaries

     297,088         299,090   

Total

     3,654,146         3,557,210   

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

     January - December  

Distribution cost

   2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

Selling costs

     34,678         33,242   

Commissions

     16,201         15,781   

Insurance

     5,330         5,913   

Provision for doubtful accounts receivable

     2,497         (372

Other selling costs

     10,650         11,920   

Shipping and freight costs

     508,181         490,345   

Port services

     28,906         27,185   

Freights

     402,386         405,136   

Other shipping and freight costs

     76,889         58,024   

Total

     542,859         523,587   
     January - December  

Administrative expenses

   2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

Wage and salaries

     215,662         212,346   

Marketing, advertising, promotion and publications expenses

     11,343         9,721   

Insurance

     32,367         39,044   

Depreciation and amortization

     25,686         24,070   

Computer services

     25,136         19,760   

Lease rentals (offices, warehouses and machinery)

     10,209         14,650   

Donations, contributions, scholarships

     10,407         15,638   

Fees (legal and technical advisories)

     51,301         45,587   

Property taxes, patents and municipality rights

     20,790         27,812   

Other administration expenses (travel within and outside the country, cleaning services, security, basic services)

     147,908         136,066   

Total

     550,809         544,694   

 

 

 

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

 

 

     Note    January-December  

Expenses for

      2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

Depreciations

   7      340,958         288,812   

Employee benefits

   10      511,824         573,538   

Amortization

   19      12,475         9,836   

e) Auditor Fees and Number of Employees (Not audited)

At the end of this period, the auditor fees and number of employees are follows:

 

Auditors fees

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
 

Audit services

     2,805   

Other services

  

Tax services

     34   

Others

     670   

TOTAL

     3,509   
Number of employees    No.  
     13,576   

NOTE 4. INVENTORIES

 

Components of Inventory

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Raw materials

     98,242         93,895   

Production supplies

     107,067         103,698   

Products in progress

     66,635         107,180   

Finished goods

     469,561         453,762   

Spare Parts

     152,068         142,055   

Total Inventories

     893,573         900,590   

Inventories recognized as cost of sales at December 31, 2014 were ThU.S.$3,645,801 (ThU.S.$3,549,278 at December 31, 2013).

In order to have the inventories recorded at net realizable value at December 31, 2014, there has been a net decrease of inventories associated with a higher provision of obsolescence ThU.S.$2,967 (lower provision ThU.S.$392 at December 31, 2013). At December 31, 2014 the amount of obsolescence provision is ThU.S.$11,668 (ThU.S.$8,702 at December 31, 2013).

At December 31, 2014 there are write-offs inventory ThU.S.$548 (ThU.S.$2,457 at December 31, 2013)

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

No inventories have been pledged as security for liabilities at the end of each reporting period.

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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Agricultural Products

Agricultural Products are mainly forestry products that are intended for sale in the normal course of our operations and are measured at fair value less costs to sell at the point of harvest at the end of each reporting period Agricultural products are classified as raw materials within the line item inventories.

NOTE 5. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, bank checking account balances, time deposits, repurchase agreements and mutual funds. They 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 and repurchase agreements is to maximize in the short-term the amounts of cash surpluses. 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 consolidated financial statements, there are no amounts of cash and cash equivalents with restrictions on use.

 

Components of Cash and Cash Equivalents

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
MUS$
 

Cash on hand

     391         330   

Bank checking account balances

     157,611         155,208   

Time deposits

     669,545         391,588   

Mutual funds

     128,985         111,435   

Other cash and cash equivalents (*)

     14,620         8,651   

Total

     971,152         667,212   

 

(*) Applies to contracts for the purchase under resale

 

 

 

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NOTE 6. INCOME TAXES

The tax rates applicable in the countries in which Arauco operates are 21% in Chile, 35% in Argentina, 34% in Brazil, 25% in Uruguay and 34% in the United States (federal tax).

On September 29, 2014, Law No. 20,780 was published in the Official Gazette, introducing various amendments to the current regime of income tax and other taxes. Among the main amendments is the progressive increase of the First Category Income Tax for the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and following fiscal years, increasing to 21%, 22.5%, 24%, 25.5% and 27% respectively, in the event that the partially integrated system applies. Alternatively, for the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and following fiscal years, an increase of 21%, 22.5%, 24%, and 25% respectively will apply, in the event that the Company chooses to apply the attributed income system.

On October 17, 2014, the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance issued the Official Circular Letter No. 856, which established that the difference in assets and liabilities for deferred taxes resulting from the increase of the aforementioned tax rate, should be accounted for by charging it against equity. Therefore, as of the close these consolidated financial statements, Arauco has recognized a charge to equity of of ThU.S.$292,155 resulting from a deferred effect of the new tax rate.

Deferred Tax Assets

The following table sets forth the deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

Deferred Tax Assets

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Deferred Tax Assets relating to Provisions

     14,923         12,016   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to Accrued Liabilities

     8,317         7,367   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to Post-Employment benefits

     13,859         9,012   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to Property, Plant and equipment

     10,756         8,842   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to Financial Instruments

     14,129         343   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to Tax Losses Carryforwards

     44,832         56,333   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to Biological Assets

     0         73   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to Inventories

     3,157         4,910   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to Provisions for Income

     5,827         3,678   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

     3,855         3,104   

Tax Revaluation of Assets

     24,505         19,887   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to Other Deductible Temporary Differences

     13,680         35,033   

Total Deferred Tax Assets

     157,840         160,598   

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Certain subsidiaries of Arauco, as of the date of these financial statements, show tax losses for which we estimate that, given the projection of future profits, will allow for the recovery of these assets. The total amount of these tax losses is ThU.S.$132,292 (ThU.S.$165,393 at December 31, 2013), which are mainly originated by operational and financial losses.

In addition, as of the closing of these financial statements there are ThU.S.$92,809 (ThU.S.$81,690 at December 31, 2013) of non-recoverable tax losses from companies in Uruguay based on the participation of Arauco, which have not been recognized as deferred tax assets. The payback period exceeds the term of such tax losses.

Deferred Tax Liabilities

The following table sets forth the deferred tax liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to Property, plant and equipment

     941,223         781,777   

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to Financial Instruments

     4,906         10,060   

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to Biological Assets

     681,505         534,161   

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to Inventory

     25,688         15,422   

Deferred Tax Liabilities due to Prepaid Expenses

     40,888         56,558   

Deferred Tax Liabilities due to Intangible

     32,990         34,188   

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to Other Taxable Temporary Differences

     29,506         30,129   

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

     1,756,706         1,462,295   

The effect of changes in current and deferred tax liabilities related to cash flow hedges corresponds to a credit of ThU.S.$10,764 as of December 31, 2014 (charge of ThU.S.$5,400 as of December 31, 2013), which is presented in Reserves for cash flow hedges in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.

Arauco does not offset deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities since there is no legal enforceable right to offset amounts recognized in these items that relate to different tax jurisdictions.

 

 

 

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

 

 

Reconciliation of the asset and deferred tax liability

 

Deferred Tax Assets

   Opening
Balance
01-01-2014
ThU.S.$
     Expenses
(Income)
for
deferred
tax
recognized
as a result
ThU.S.$
    Deferred tax
of

items
directly
credited
to equity
ThU.S.$
     Increase
(decrease)
Net
exchange
differences
ThU.S.$
    Closing
balance
12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
 

Deferred Tax Assets relating to provisions

     12,016         843        2,367         (303     14,923   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to accrued liabilities

     7,367         19        952         (21     8,317   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to post-employment benefits

     9,012         (1,095     6,036         (94     13,859   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to property, plant and equipment

     8,842         1,174        787         (47     10,756   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to financial instruments

     343         355        13,431         —          14,129   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to tax losses carryforwards

     56,333         (9,427     419         (2,493     44,832   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to biological assets

     73         (73     —           —          0   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to provisions for income

     4,910         (1,706     82         (129     3,157   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to provisions for income

     3,678         1,624        525         —          5,827   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to provision for doubtful accounts

     3,104         574        218         (41     3,855   

Intangible revaluation differences

     —           1,080        0         —          1,080   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to other deductible temporary differences

     54,920         (20,325     2,740         (230     37,105   

Total Deferred Tax Assets

     160,598         (26,957     27,557         (3,358     157,840   

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities

   Opening
Balance
01-01-2014
ThU.S.$
     Expenses
(Income)
for
deferred
tax
recognized
as a result
ThU.S.$
    Deferred tax
of

items
directly
credited
to equity
ThU.S.$
    Increase
(decrease)
Net
exchange
differences
ThU.S.$
    Closing
balance
12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
 

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to property, plant and equipment

     781,777         7,950        158,106        (6,610     941,223   

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to financial instruments

     10,060         677        (5,831     —          4,906   

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to biological assets

     534,161         21,626        134,467        (8,749     681,505   

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to inventory

     15,422         8,618        1,648        —          25,688   

Deferred Tax Liabilities due to prepaid expenses

     56,558         (21,363     5,693        —          40,888   

Deferred Tax Liabilities due to intangible

     34,188         (1,533     335        —          32,990   

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to other taxable temporary differences

     30,129         (2,752     3,648        (1,519     29,506   

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

     1,462,295         13,223        298,066        (16,878     1,756,706   

 

 

 

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

 

 

Deferred Tax Assets

   Opening
Balance
01-01-2013
ThU.S.$
     Expenses
(Income)
for deferred
tax
recognized
as a result
ThU.S.$
    Deferred
tax of
items
directly
credited
to equity
ThU.S.$
     Increase
(decrease)
Net
exchange
differences
ThU.S.$
    Closing
balance
12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Deferred Tax Assets relating to provisions

     4,752         7,465        —           (201     12,016   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to accrued liabilities

     7,188         44        —           135        7,367   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to post-employment benefits

     9,341         (982     829         (176     9,012   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to property, plant and equipment

     10,971         (22     —           (2,107     8,842   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to financial instruments

     1,900         (1,493     —           (64     343   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to tax losses carryforwards

     126,171         (65,777     —           (4,061     56,333   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to biological assets

     2,636         (2,563     —             73   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to provisions for income

     9,539         (4,421     —           (208     4,910   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to provisions for income

     4,477         (792     —           (7     3,678   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to provision for doubtful accounts

     3,602         (481     —           (17     3,104   

Deferred Tax Assets relating to other deductible temporary differences

     26,193         28,226        —           501        54,920   

Total Deferred Tax Assets

        206,770         (40,796         829           (6,205        160,598   

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities

   Opening
Balance
01-01-2013
ThU.S.$
     Expenses
(Income)
for deferred
tax
recognized
as a result
ThU.S.$
    Deferred
tax of
items
directly
credited
to equity
ThU.S.$
    Increase
(decrease)
Net
exchange
differences
ThU.S.$
    Closing
balance
12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to property, Plant and equipment

     769,626         21,530        —          (9,379     781,777   

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to financial instruments

     14,218         (508     (3,801     151        10,060   

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to biological assets

     531,746         12,552        —          (10,137     534,161   

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to inventory

     16,517         (1,262     —          167        15,422   

Deferred Tax Liabilities due to prepaid expenses

     55,294         944        —          320        56,558   

Deferred Tax Liabilities due to intangible

     35,978         (1,789     —          (1     34,188   

Deferred Tax Liabilities relating to other taxable temporary differences

     31,673         846        —          (2,390     30,129   

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

     1,455,052          32,313        (3,801     (21,269     1,462,295   

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Temporary Differences

The following tables summarize the deductible and taxable temporary differences:

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

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

     113,008            104,265      

Deferred Tax Assets - Tax losses

     44,832            56,333      

Deferred Tax Liabilities

        1,756,706            1,462,295   

Total

     157,840         1,756,706         160,598         1,462,295   

 

     January - December  

Detail of Temporary Difference Income and Loss Amounts

   2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

Deferred Tax Assets

     (17,530      18,136   

Deferred Tax Assets - Tax losses

     (9,427      (53,148

Deferred Tax Liabilities

     (13,223      (38,097

Total

     (40,180      (73,109

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense consists of the following:

 

     January - December  

Income Tax composition

   2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

Current income tax expense

     (127,057      (89,378

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

     —           25,687   

Previous period current tax adjustments

     2,555         1,826   

Other current tax expenses

     8,747         4,617   

Current Tax Expense, Net

     (115,755      (57,248

Deferred tax income (expense) relating to origination and reversal of temporary differences

     (30,753      (19,961

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

     (9,427      (53,148

Total Deferred Tax Expense, Net

     (40,180      (73,109

Income Tax Expense, Total

     (155,935      (130,357

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

The following table sets for the current income tax expense detailed by foreign and domestic companies at December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     January - December  
     2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

Foreign current income tax expense

     (30,458      (4,145

Domestic current income tax expense

     (85,297      (53,103

Total current income tax expense

     (115,755      (57,248

Foreign deferred tax expense

     (25,806      (66,558

Domestic deferred tax expense

     (14,374      (6,551

Total deferred tax expense

     (40,180      (73,109

Total tax income (expense)

     (155,935      (130,357

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

The reconciliation of income tax expense is as follows:

 

     January - December  

Reconciliation of Income tax from Statutory Rate to Effective Tax Rate

   2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

Tax Expense at applicable tax rate

     (124,493      (109,787

Tax effect of foreign tax rates

     (23,170      (24,688

Tax effect of revenues exempt from taxation

     9,832         (4,589

Tax effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)

     (19,203      (9,792

Tax rate effect of tax losses

     (515      (4,330

Tax effect of previously unrecognized tax benefit in the income statement

     (2,935      15,769   

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

     12         (3,182

Tax rate effect from change in tax rate (opening balances)

     (1,839      0   

Tax rate effect of adjustments for current tax of prior periods

     2,555         1,826   

Other tax rate effects

     3,821         8,416   

Total adjustments to tax expense at applicable tax rate

     (31,442      (20,570

Tax expense at effective tax rate

     (155,935      (130,357

 

 

 

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

 

 

NOTE 7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Construction in progress

     265,440         1,542,739   

Land

     949,531         975,617   

Buildings

     2,172,177         1,694,924   

Plant and equipment

     3,565,502         2,774,551   

Information technology equipment

     28,521         25,575   

Fixtures and fittings

     11,654         7,627   

Motor vehicles

     17,346         13,597   

Other property, plant and equipment

     109,412         102,837   

Total Net

     7,119,583         7,137,467   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Construction in progress

  265,440      1,542,739   

Land

  949,531      975,617   

Buildings

  3,593,306      3,010,996   

Plant and equipment

  5,944,394      4,954,621   

Information technology equipment

  71,838      64,352   

Fixtures and fittings

  37,382      33,015   

Motor vehicles

  46,293      40,789   

Other property, plant and equipment

  128,012      119,601   

Total Gross

  11,036,196      10,741,730   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

Buildings

  (1,421,129   (1,316,072

Plant and equipment

  (2,378,892   (2,180,070

Information technology equipment

  (43,317   (38,777

Fixtures and fittings

  (25,728   (25,388

Motor vehicles

  (28,947   (27,192

Other property, plant and equipment

  (18,600   (16,764

Total

  (3,916,613   (3,604,263
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

To date there are no assets pledged as collateral in these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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Commitments for project disbursements or for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment.

 

     12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Amount committed for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment

     139,927         310,087   

 

     12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Disbursements for property, plant and equipment under construction

     371,286         671,128   

 

 

 

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

 

 

Movement on Property, Plant and Equipment

The following tables set forth the reconciliation of the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

Movement of Property, Plant and Equipment

  Construction
in

progress
ThU.S.$
    Land
ThU.S.$
    Buildings
ThU.S.$
    Plant and
equipments
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 01-01-2014

    1,542,739        975,617        1,694,924        2,774,551        25,575        7,627        13,597        102,837        7,137,467   

Changes

                 

Additions

    371,286        1,215        17,438        54,011        2,605        1,195        4,608        18,828        471,186   

Disposals

    (2,969     (5,596     (513     (1,715     (59     (515     (458     (776     (12,601

Retirements

    (6,278     (41     (17,369     (23,026     (12     (6     (247     (5,670     (52,649

Depreciation

    —          —          (102,068     (222,232     (4,944     (2,084     (4,241     (4,018     (339,587

Impairment loss recognized in profit or loss

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (636     —          (636

Increase (decrease) through net exchange differences

    310        (21,664     (30,620     (26,928     (269     (175     (123     (2,198     (81,667

Reclassification of assets held for sale

    (1,930     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (1,930

Increase (decrease) through transfers from construction in progress

    (1,637,718     —          610,385        1,010,841        5,625        5,612        4,846        409        —     

Total changes

    (1,277,299     (26,086     477,253        790,951        2,946        4,027        3,749        6,575        (17,884

Closing balance 12-31-2014

    265,440        949,531        2,172,177        3,565,502        28,521        11,654        17,346        109,412        7,119,583   

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Movement of Property, Plant and Equipment

  Construction
in

progress
ThU.S.$
    Land
ThU.S.$
    Buildings
ThU.S.$
    Plant and
equipments
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 01-01-2013

    1,291,259        987,242        1,654,955        2,731,233        26,094        13,396        11,094        101,470        6,816,742   

Changes

                 

Additions

    671,128        13,385        20,359        64,952        1,297        912        2,987        6,160        781,179   

Disposals

    —          (801     (1,747     (606     (11     (3,934     (74     (344     (7,516

Retirements

    (4,297     (317     (2,901     (15,299     (32     (179     (8     (361     (23,394

Depreciation

    —          —          (87,728     (220,452     (3,528     (2,734     (3,223     (1,187     (318,852

Impairment loss recognized in profit or loss

    —          —          (314     (874     (2     —          —          —          (1,190

Increase (decrease) through net exchange differences

    (12,053     (28,100     (19,597     (46,907     28        288        (259     (2,902     (109,502

Increase (decrease) through transfers from construction in progress

    (403,298     4,208        131,897        262,505        1,728        (122     3,081        1        —     

Total changes

    251,480        (11,625     39,970        43,319        (519     (5,769     2,504        1,367        320,726   

Closing balance 12-31-2013

    1,542,739        975,617        1,694,924        2,774,551        25,575        7,627        13,597        102,837        7,137,467   

The depreciation expense for the period ending December 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

 

     January-December  

Depreciation for the year

   2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

Cost of sales

     316,607         267,793   

Administrative expenses

     19,910         18,149   

Other expenses

     4,441         2,870   

Total

     340,958         288,812   

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

The useful lives of property, plant and equipment estimated based on the expected use of the assets are as follows:

 

         

Minimum

    

Maximum

    

Average

 

Buildings

   Useful Life in Years      16         89         39   

Plant and equipment

   Useful Life in Years      8         67         29   

Information technology equipment

   Useful Life in Years      6         18         5   

Fixtures and fittings

   Useful Life in Years      6         12         10   

Motor vehicles

   Useful Life in Years      6         26         13   

Other property, plant and equipment

   Useful Life in Years      5         27         16   

A significant portion of items of property, plant and equipment do not have significant differences between the fair value and the cost of these assets.

See Note 12 for details of capitalized borrowing costs.

 

 

 

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NOTE 8. LEASES

Arauco acting as lessee

 

     12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Property, Plant and Equipment under finance leases

     94,996         90,467   

Plant and equipment

     94,996         90,467   

Reconciliation of Financial Lease Minimum Payments:

 

     12-31-2014  

Periods

   Present Value
ThU.S.$
 

Less than one year

     31,706   

Between one and five years

     65,289   

More than five years

     —     

Total

     96,995   

 

     12-31-2013  

Periods

   Present Value
ThU.S.$
 

Less than one year

     26,949   

Between one and five years

     62,491   

More than five years

     —     

Total

     89,440   

Lease obligations are presented in the consolidated statement of financial position in line items “Other current financial liabilities” and “Other non-current financial liabilities” depending on their respective maturities as stated above.

 

 

 

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

 

 

Arauco acting as lessor

Reconciliation of Financial Lease Minimum Payments:

 

     12-31-2014  

Periods

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

Less than one year

     141         5         136   

Between one and five years

     20         3         17   

More than five years

     —           —           —     

Total

     161         8         153   

 

     12-31-2013  

Periods

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

Less than one year

     980         11         969   

Between one and five years

     131         1         130   

More than five years

     —           —           —     

Total

     1,111         12         1,099   

Finance lease receivables are presented in the consolidated statement 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 finance 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.

There are no contingent rents payable or restrictions imposed by any lease arrangements.

NOTE 9. REVENUE

 

     January - December  

Classes of revenue

   2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

Revenue from sales of goods

     5,160,960         4,981,423   

Revenue from rendering of services

     167,705         164,077   

Total

     5,328,665         5,145,500   

 

 

 

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NOTE 10. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Classes of Benefits and Expenses by Employee

 

     January - December  
     2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

Employee expenses

     511,824         573,538   

Wages and salaries

     501,430         563,836   

Severance indemnities

     10,394         9,702   

The main actuarial assumptions used by Arauco in the calculation of the severance indemnities obligation as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

 

     2014     2013  

Discount rate

     1.61     3.50

Inflation

     3.00     3.00

Mortality rate

     RV-2009        RV-2009   

The following tables set forth the balances and the reconciliation of the present value of severance indemnities obligation as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Current

     3,590         3,814   

Non-current

     48,582         42,170   

Total

     52,172         45,984   

 

Reconciliation of the present value of severance indemnities obligation

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Opening balance

     45,984         47,436   

Current service cost

     1,938         3,241   

Interest cost

     2,977         1,510   

Actuarial gains

     12,829         4,143   

Benefits paid

     (5,388      (6,628

Increase (decrease) for foreign currency exchange rates changes

     (6,168      (3,718

Closing balance

     52,172         45,984   

 

 

 

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NOTE 11. EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE VARIATIONS

Local and foreign currency

Assets and liabilities by class of currency as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

 

     12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Total Current Assets

     3,140,715         2,808,321   

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     971,152         667,212   

U.S. Dollar

     877,418         534,575   

Euro

     8,114         4,681   

Brazilian Real

     43,604         68,658   

Argentine Pesos

     15,794         13,942   

Other currencies

     2,983         3,473   

Chilean Pesos

     23,239         41,883   

Other current financial assets

     7,633         3,089   

U.S. Dollar

     7,632         3,089   

Chilean Pesos

     1         —     

Other current non-financial assets

     177,728         188,964   

U.S. Dollar

     103,689         82,175   

Euros

     45         126   

Brazilian Real

     11,489         13,395   

Argentine Pesos

     13,711         10,079   

Other currencies

     6,335         7,746   

Chilean Pesos

     42,459         75,443   

 

 

 

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

 

 

Trade and other current receivables

  731,908      711,678   

U.S. Dollar

  464,219      446,386   

Euro

  72,353      33,072   

Brazilian Real

  47,043      55,756   

Argentine Pesos

  31,354      33,130   

Other currencies

  19,733      24,513   

Chilean Pesos

  96,241      117,827   

U.F.

  965      994   

Accounts receivable from related companies

  4,705      8,243   

U.S. Dollar

  —        135   

Brazilian Real

  1,998      3,654   

Chilean Pesos

  2,707      4,454   

Current Inventories

  893,573      900,590   

U.S. Dollar

  829,830      791,271   

Brazilian Real

  48,046      87,638   

Chilean Pesos

  15,697      21,681   

Current biological assets

  307,551      256,957   

U.S. Dollar

  307,551      256,957   

 

 

 

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

 

 

Current tax assets

  38,477      61,174   

U.S. Dollar

  2,358      2,861   

Euros

  81      14   

Brazilian Real

  2,691      2,475   

Argentine Pesos

  1,464      5,888   

Other currencies

  3,653      1,337   

Chilean Pesos

  28,230      48,599   

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

  7,988      10,414   

U.S. Dollar

  7,988      10,414   

 

 

 

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     12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Total Non Current Assets

     11,606,739         11,685,074   

Other non-current financial assets

     5,024         48,778   

U.S. Dollar

     4,439         48,011   

Argentine Pesos

     585         767   

Other non-current non-financial assets

     101,094         125,052   

U.S. Dollar

     92,437         113,224   

Brazilian Real

     5,705         8,707   

Argentine Pesos

     563         748   

Other currencies

     885         643   

Chilean Pesos

     1,504         1,730   

Trade and other non-current receivables

     31,001         40,729   

U.S. Dollar

     26,773         35,743   

Chilean Pesos

     3,591         3,226   

U.F.

     637         1,760   

Related party receivables, non-current

     151,519         —     

Brazilian Real

     151,519         —     

Investments accounted for using equity method

     326,045         349,412   

U.S. Dollar

     119,405         126,564   

Brazilian Real

     206,640         222,848   

 

 

 

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

 

 

Intangible assets other than goodwill

  93,258      99,651   

U.S. Dollar

  91,408      95,338   

Brazilian Real

  1,771      4,241   

Chilean Pesos

  79      72   

Goodwill

  82,573      88,141   

U.S. Dollar

  42,838      43,086   

Brazilian Real

  39,735      45,055   

Property, plant and equipment

  7,119,583      7,137,467   

U.S. Dollar

  6,527,093      6,457,882   

Brazilian Real

  586,398      670,269   

Chilean Pesos

  6,092      9,316   

Non-current biological assets

  3,538,802      3,635,246   

U.S. Dollar

  3,188,043      3,277,093   

Brazilian Real

  350,759      358,153   

Deferred tax assets

  157,840      160,598   

U.S. Dollar

  128,676      138,486   

Brazilian Real

  28,345      21,321   

Other currencies

  67      223   

Chilean Pesos

  752      568   

 

 

 

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

 

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     Up to 90 days
ThU.S.$
     From 91 days
to 1 year
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
     Up to 90 days
ThU.S.$
     From 91 days
to 1 year
ThU.S.$
     Total
ThU.S.$
 

Total Liabilities, current

     1,002,859         544,227         1,547,086         1,105,432         576,584         1,682,016   

Other current financial liabilities

     203,170         539,173         742,343         399,036         494,569         893,605   

U.S. Dollar

     173,579         484,254         657,833         260,159         446,893         707,052   

Brazilian Real

     17,145         27,507         44,652         11,750         9,332         21,082   

Argentine Pesos

     —           544         544         28,252         504         28,756   

Chilean Pesos

     288         809         1,097         168         886         1,054   

U.F.

     12,158         26,059         38,217         98,707         36,954         135,661   

Bank Loans

     139,916         133,554         273,470         262,010         451,282         713,292   

U.S. Dollar

     122,771         105,503         228,274         222,008         441,446         663,454   

Brazilian Real

     17,145         27,507         44,652         11,750         9,332         21,082   

Argentine Pesos

     —           544         544         28,252         504         28,756   

Financial Leases

     7,851         23,855         31,706         7,108         19,841         26,949   

U.S. Dollar

     —           6         6         —           62         62   

Chilean Pesos

     288         809         1,097         168         886         1,054   

U.F.

     7,563         23,040         30,603         6,940         18,893         25,833   

Other Loans

     55,403         381,764         437,167         129,918         23,446         153,364   

U.S. Dollar

     50,808         378,745         429,553         38,151         5,385         43,536   

U.F.

     4,595         3,019         7,614         91,767         18,061         109,828   

Trade and other current payables

     627,972         2,434         630,406         628,662         2,318         630,980   

U.S. Dollar

     180,164         —           180,164         229,260         —           229,260   

Euros

     44,887         —           44,887         7,434         —           7,434   

Brazilian Real

     22,662         2,434         25,096         30,963         —           30,963   

Argentine Pesos

     34,879         —           34,879         29,102         —           29,102   

Other currencies

     2,187         —           2,187         3,435         —           3,435   

Chilean Pesos

     340,858         —           340,858         328,358         12         328,370   

U.F.

     2,335         —           2,335         110         2,306         2,416   

Accounts payable to related companies

     6,036         —           6,036         14,406         —           14,406   

U.S. Dollar

     1,612         —           1,612         2,893         —           2,893   

Chilean Pesos

     4,424         —           4,424         11,513         —           11,513   

Other current provisions

     2,535         —           2,535         9,696         —           9,696   

U.S. Dollar

     2,535         —           2,535         830         —           830   

Argentine Pesos

     —           —           —           8,866         —           8,866   

 

 

 

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

 

 

Current tax liabilities

  25,860      —        25,860      3,929      543      4,472   

U.S. Dollar

  782      —        782      424      355      779   

Euros

  —        —        —        63      —        63   

Brazilian Real

  1,921      —        1,921      2,581      —        2,581   

Argentine Pesos

  6,063      —        6,063      42      —        42   

Other currencies

  —        —        —        231      —        231   

Chilean Pesos

  17,094      —        17,094      588      188      776   

Current provisions for employee benefits

  1,211      2,379      3,590      806      3,008      3,814   

Chilean Pesos

  1,211      2,379      3,590      806      3,008      3,814   

Other current non-financial liabilities

  136,075      241      136,316      48,897      76,146      125,043   

U.S. Dollar

  100,904      —        100,904      8,800      74,325      83,125   

Brazilian Real

  19,041      —        19,041      24,007      —        24,007   

Argentine Pesos

  6,143      184      6,327      5,507      205      5,712   

Other currencies

  4,307      —        4,307      4,460      —        4,460   

Chilean Pesos

  5,575      57      5,632      6,002      2      6,004   

U.F.

  105      —        105      121      1,614      1,735   

 

 

 

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     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     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

     3,411,630         2,974,002         6,385,632         3,089,250         2,677,589         5,766,839   

Other non-current financial liabilities

     1,943,952         2,509,867         4,453,819         1,675,194         2,481,798         4,156,992   

U.S. Dollar

     1,767,326         1,603,825         3,371,151         1,575,701         1,714,459         3,290,160   

Brazilian Real

     34,612         18,434         53,046         35,901         22,870         58,771   

Argentine Pesos

     614         —           614         1,106         —           1,106   

Chilean Pesos

     2,352         —           2,352         3,300         —           3,300   

U.F.

     139,048         887,608         1,026,656         59,186         744,469         803,655   

Bank Loans

     797,628         248,117         1,045,745         822,461         358,301         1,180,762   

U.S. Dollar

     762,402         229,683         992,085         785,454         335,431         1,120,885   

Brazilian Real

     34,612         18,434         53,046         35,901         22,870         58,771   

Argentine Pesos

     614         —           614         1,106         —           1,106   

Financial Leases

     65,289         —           65,289         62,491         —           62,491   

U.S. Dollar

     —           —           —           5         —           5   

Chilean Pesos

     2,352         —           2,352         3,300         —           3,300   

U.F.

     62,937         —           62,937         59,186         —           59,186   

Other Loans

     1,081,035         2,261,750         3,342,785         790,242         2,123,497         2,913,739   

U.S. Dollar

     1,004,924         1,374,142         2,379,066         790,242         1,379,028         2,169,270   

U.F.

     76,111         887,608         963,719         —           744,469         744,469   

 

 

 

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Other non-current payables

  —        —        —        361      —        361   

U.S. Dollar

  —        —        —        361      —        361   

Other non-current provisions

  64,529      —        64,529      24,167      —        24,167   

U.S. Dollar

  4      —        4      4      —        4   

Brazilian Real

  31,374      —        31,374      24,163      —        24,163   

Argentine Pesos

  30,301      —        30,301      —        —        —     

Chileans $

  2,850      —        2,850      —        —        —     

Deferred tax liabilities

  1,299,271      457,435      1,756,706      1,272,326      189,969      1,462,295   

U.S. Dollar

  1,159,362      457,435      1,616,797      1,272,037      170,265      1,442,302   

Euros

  4,044      —        4,044      —        —        —     

Brazilian Real

  135,600      —        135,600      —        19,704      19,704   

Other currencies

  —        —        —        1      —        1   

Chilean Pesos

  265      —        265      288      —        288   

Non-current provisions for employee benefits

  41,882      6,700      48,582      36,685      5,485      42,170   

Other currencies

  172      —        172      177      —        177   

Chilean Pesos

  41,710      6,700      48,410      36,508      5,485      41,993   

Other non-current non-financial liabilities

  61,996      —        61,996      80,517      337      80,854   

U.S. Dollar

  1,043      —        1,043      5      —        5   

Brazilian Real

  59,497      —        59,497      78,672      —        78,672   

Argentine Pesos

  1,206      —        1,206      1,561      337      1,898   

Chilean Pesos

  246      —        246      274      —        274   

U.F.

  4      —        4      5      —        5   

 

 

 

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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
Empreendimentos Florestais Santa Cruz Ltda.    Brazil    Brazilian Real
Mahal Empreendimentos e Participacoes S.A.    Brazil    Brazilian Real
Arauco Distribución S.A.    Chile    Chilean Pesos
Investigaciones Forestales Bioforest S.A.    Chile    Chilean Pesos
Consorcio Protección Fitosanitaria Forestal S.A. (Ex-Controladora de Plagas Forestales S.A.)    Chile    Chilean Pesos
Flakeboard Company Limited    Canada    Canadian Dollar

 

 

 

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The table below shows a detail per company of the effect in the period of the Reserve for Exchange Differences resulting from conversion of currencies:

 

     12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

     (66,222      (74,429

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

     (57,515      (57,484

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

     (17,640      (21,086

Arauco Distribución S.A.

     (3,793      (1,869

Alto Paraná S.A.

     (5,765      (7,201

Flakeboard Company Limited

     (8,049      (7,290

Others

     (406      (369
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total reserve of exchange differences on translation

  (159,390   (169,728
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange rates changes

 

     January-December  
     2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

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

     (7,763      (10,284

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

     (163,844      (174,985

NOTE 12. BORROWING COSTS

Arauco estimates the average rate of borrowings to finance its current investment projects. As of December 31, 2014, the balance corresponds principally to the accumulated amount that was capitalized until the end of construction of pulp production plant in Uruguay. The average rate loans to finance these investment projects were calculated to record the capitalization.

 

     January - December  
     2014
ThU.S.$
    2013
ThU.S.$
 

Property, plant and equipment capitalized cost

    

Property, plant and equipment capitalized interest cost rate

     4.70     3.93

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

     19,586        27,487   

 

 

 

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NOTE 13. RELATED PARTIES

Related Party Disclosures

Related parties are those entities defined in IAS 24 and under the rules of the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance 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 consolidated financial statements, the main transactions with related parties are related to fuel purchases with Compañía de Petróleos de Chile S.A. and loans to related companies.

There is neither a provision for doubtful accounts nor any guarantees granted or received related to the balances with related parties.

Name of Group’s Main Shareholders

The ultimate shareholders of Arauco are Mrs. Maria Noseda Zambra de Angelini, Mr. Roberto Angelini Rossi and Mrs. Patricia Angelini Rossi through Inversiones Angelini y Cia. Ltda.

Name of the Intermediate Controlling Entity that Prepares 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 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

Related party transactions were made on terms of those prevailing under market conditions, with mutual independence of the parties.

 

 

 

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

 

ID N°

  

Company Name

  Country   Functional
Currency
  % Ownership interest
12-31-2014
    % Ownership interest
12-31-2013
 
         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   

  

Alto Paraná 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 Colombia S.A.

  Colombia   U.S. Dollar     1.5000        98.4983        99.9983        1.5000        98.4983        99.9983   

96765270-9

  

Arauco Distribución S.A.

  Chile   Chilean Pesos     —          99.9996        99.9996        —          99.9996        99.9996   

  

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

  Brazil   Brazilian Real     1.3418        98.6572        99.9990        1.4319        98.5671        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     11.1520        88.8470        99.9990        12.8141        87.1849        99.9990   

  

Arauco Forest Products B.V.

  Holland   U.S. Dollar     —          99.9990        99.9990        —          99.9990        99.9990   

  

Arauco Holanda Cooperatief U.A.

  Holland   U.S. Dollar     0.5389        99.4601        99.9990        —          99.9990        99.9990   

  

Arauco Panels USA, LLC

  USA   U.S. Dollar     —          99.9990        99.9990        —          99.9990        99.9990   

  

Arauco Perú S.A.

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

  

Arauco Wood Products, Inc.

  USA   U.S. Dollar     0.0004        99.9986        99.9990        0.0004        99.9986        99.9990   

  

Araucomex S.A. de C.V.

  Mexico   U.S. Dollar     0.0005        99.9985        99.9990        0.0005        99.9985        99.9990   

96565750-9

  

Aserraderos Arauco S.A.

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

96657900-5

  

Consorcio Protección Fitosanitaria Forestal S.A. (Ex-Controladora de Plagas Forestales S.A.)

  Chile   Chilean Pesos     —          57.7503        57.7503        —          57.9502        57.9502   

  

Empreendimentos Florestais Santa Cruz Ltda.

  Brazil   Brazilian Real     —          99.9789        99.9789        —          99.9789        99.9789   

  

Flakeboard America Limited

  USA   U.S. Dollar     —          99.9990        99.9990        —          99.9990        99.9990   

  

Flakeboard Company Ltd.

  Canada   Canadian Dollar     —          99.9990        99.9990        —          99.9990        99.9990   

85805200-9

  

Forestal Arauco S.A. (Ex-Forestal Celco S.A.)

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

93838000-7

  

Forestal Cholguán S.A.

  Chile   U.S. Dollar     —          98.1796        98.1796        —          98.1796        98.1796   

  

Forestal Concepción S.A.

  Panama   U.S. Dollar     0.0050        99.9940        99.9990        0.0050        99.9940        99.9990   

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   U.S. Dollar     —          99.9805        99.9805        —          99.9805        99.9805   

  

Forestal Talavera S.A.

  Argentina   U.S. Dollar     —          99.9942        99.9942        —          99.9942        99.9942   

  

Greenagro S.A.

  Argentina   U.S. Dollar     —          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   U.S. Dollar     —          99.9801        99.9801        —          99.9801        99.9801   

  

Mahal Empreendimentos e Participacoes S.A.

  Brazil   Brazilian Real     —          99.9934        99.9934        —          99.9934        99.9934   

96510970-6

  

Paneles Arauco S.A.

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

  

Savitar S.A.

  Argentina   U.S. Dollar     —          99.9841        99.9841        —          99.9841        99.9841   

76375371-9

  

Servicios Aéreos Forestales Ltda.

  Chile   U.S. Dollar     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   

 

 

 

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

 

 

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.

 

ID N°

  

Company Name

  

Country

  

Functional
Currency

   Euforest 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.

 

 

 

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Employee Benefits for Key Management Personnel

 

     January - December  
     2014      2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Salaries and bonuses

     69,256         63,633   

Per diem compensation to members of the Board of Directors

     1,397         1,607   

Termination benefits

     4,282         3,491   

Total

     74,935         68,731   

Related Party Receivables, Current

 

Name of Related Party

   Tax ID No.    Nature of
Relationship
   Country    Currency    Maturity    12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Forestal Mininco S.A

   91.440.000-7    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      19         —     

Eka Chile S.A

   99.500.140-3    Joint Venture    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      2,083         3,008   

Forestal del Sur S.A

   79.825.060-4    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      584         —     

Stora Enso Arapoti Industria del Papel S.A

   —      Associates    Brazil    Brazilian Real    30 days      588         629   

Empresa Electrica Guacolda S.A.

   96.635.700-2    Controlling Parent’s Associate    Chile    Chilean Pesos    —        —           240   

Unilin Arauco Pisos Ltda.

   —      Joint Venture    Brazil    Brazilian Real    30 days      1,389         3,006   

Unilin Flooring Ltda.

   —      Common director    EEUU    U.S. Dollar    —        —           135   

Colbún S.A.

   96.505.760-9    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      —           1,201   

CMPC Maderas S.A.

   95.304.000-K    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      —           5   

Vale Do Corisco S.A.

   —      Associates    Brazil    Brazilian Real    —        —           16   

Novo Oeste Gestao de Ativo Florestais S.A.

   —      Associates    Brazil    Brazilian Real    30 days      21         3   

CMPC Celulosa S.A.

   96.532.330-9    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      1         —     

Corpesca S.A

   96.893.820-7    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      20         —     

TOTAL

                    4,705         8,243   

Related Party Receivables, Non-Current

 

Name of Related Party

   Tax ID No.   

Nature of

Relationship

   Country    Currency    Maturity    12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Novo Oeste Gestao de Ativo Florestais S.A. (*)

   —      Joint Venture    Uruguay    Brazilian Real    Dec-16      151,519         —     

TOTAL

                    151,519         —     

 

(*) Accrues annual interest of CDI (interbank rate) + 2.3%

 

 

 

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Related Party Payables, Current

 

Name of Related Party

   Tax ID No.    Nature of
Relationship
   Country    Currency    Maturity    12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Compañía de Petróleos de Chile S.A.

   99.520.000-7    Controlling Parent’s Subsidiary    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      4,073         9,964   

Abastible S.A.

   91.806.000-6    Controlling Parent’s Subsidiary    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      302         716   

Fundación Educacional Arauco

   71.625.000-8    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      29         661   

Sigma S.A.

   86.370.800-1    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      8         10   

Forestal del Sur S.A

   79.825.060-4    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    —        —           37   

Portaluppi, Guzman y Bezanilla Abogados

   78.096.080-9    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    —        —           119   

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.

   92.580.000-7    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    —        —           2   

Servicios Corporativos Sercor S.A.

   96.925.430-1    Associate    Chile    Chilean Pesos    —        —           4   

Puerto Lirquén S.A.

   96.959.030-1    Associate    Chile    U.S. Dollar    30 days      987         2,041   

Compañía Puerto de Coronel S.A.

   79.895.330-3    Associate    Chile    U.S. Dollar    30 days      122         845   

Stora Enso AB

   —      Joint Operations    Finland    U.S. Dollar    —        —           4   

Stora Enso Portugal

   —      Joint Operations    Portugal    U.S. Dollar    —        —           3   

Colbún Transmisión S.A.

   76.218.856-2    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      8         —     

Empresa de Residuos Resiter Ltda

   89.696.400-3    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    30 days      4         —     

Resiter Uruguay S.A

   —      Joint Operations    Uruguay    U.S. Dollar    30 days      503         —     

TOTAL

                    6,036         14,406   

Purchases

 

Name of Related Party

   Tax ID No.    Nature of
Relationship
   Country    Currency    Transaction
Descriptions
   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Abastible S.A.

   91.806.000-6    Controlling Parent’s Subsidiary    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Fuel      3,676         5,928   

Empresas Copec S.A

   90.690.000-9    Controlling Parent    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Management service      277         306   

Compañía de Petróleos de Chile S.A.

   99.520.000-7    Controlling Parent’s Subsidiary    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Fuel and other      96,497         101,547   

Compañía Puerto de Coronel S.A.

   79.895.330-3    Associate    Chile    U.S. Dollar    Transport and stowage      9,458         7,966   

Puerto Lirquén S.A.

   96.959.030-1    Associate    Chile    U.S. Dollar    Port services      9,937         10,012   

EKA Chile S.A.

   99.500.140-3    Joint Venture    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Sodium chlorate      48,696         56,134   

Forestal del Sur S.A.

   79.825.060-4    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Wood and ships      —           294   

Portaluppi, Guzman y Bezanilla Abogados

   78.096.080-9    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Legal services      1,761         1,684   

Puertos y Logística S.A.

   82.777.100-7    Associate    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Port services      —           339   

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.

   92.580.000-7    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Telephone services      474         387   

CMPC Maderas S.A.

   95.304.000-K    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Wood and logs      489         349   

Forestal Mininco S.A.

   91.440.000-7    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Wood and logs      204         258   

Colbún S.A.

   96.505.760-9    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Electrical Power      27         4   

Empresa de Residuos Resiter Ltda

   89.696.400-3    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Industrial Cleaning Services      4,157         —     

Empresas de Residuos Industriales Resiter Ltda

   76.329.072-7    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Industrial Cleaning Services      1,432         —     

Resiter Uruguay S.A

   —      Common director    Uruguay    U.S. Dollar    Service to collect solid
waste
     1,167         —     

Colbún Transmisión S.A.

   76.218.856-2    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Electrical Power      330         —     

CMPC Celulosa S.A.

   96.532.330-9    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Others purchases      1,023         1,633   

 

 

 

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Sales

 

Name of Related Party

   Tax ID No.    Nature of
Relationship
   Country    Currency    Transaction
Descriptions
   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Novo Oeste Gestao de Ativo Florestais S.A.

   —      Joint venture    Brasil    Brazilian Real    Loans+interests      151,519         —     

Colbún S.A.

   96.505.760-9    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Electrical Power      3,284         39,379   

EKA Chile S.A.

   99.500.140-3    Joint venture    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Electrical Power      27,361         24,990   

Stora Enso Arapoti Industria de Papel S.A.

   —      Associate    Brasil    Brazilian Real    Wood      8,349         8,503   

Forestal del Sur S.A.

   79.825.060-4    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Wood and chips      19,311         20,796   

CMPC Celulosa S.A.

   96.532.330-9    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Wood      246         239   

Cartulinas CMPC S.A.

   96.731.890-6    Common director    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Cellulose      679         —     

Empresa Eléctrica Guacolda S.A.

   96.635.700-2    Associate    Chile    Chilean Pesos    Electrical Power      1,264         3,783   

Stora Enso Amsterdam B.V.

   —      Relation with joint arrangement    Holanda    Chilean Pesos    Cellulose      57,991         —     

Unilin Arauco Pisos Ltda.

   —      Joint venture    Brasil    Brazilian Real    Wood      11,887         11,425   

 

 

 

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NOTE 14. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Subsidiaries

Merger of forest companies

For the purpose of continuing to optimize processes and adopt the best practices within the Forestry Business’s operations, companies were integrated through a gradual process of mergers. Said task began with the integration of companies Bosques Arauco S.A. and Forestal Valdivia S.A. which with the prior approval of their respective shareholders, merged as of July 1, 2013, operating under the name Forestal Valdivia S.A.

On that same date, Forestal Arauco S.A. was split-off, creating a new entity called Forestal Viñales S.A., to which shares in Forestal Celco S.A. were contributed.

As of September 1, 2013, Forestal Arauco S.A. merged and absorbed Forestal Valdivia S.A., a transaction which generated a tax gain (Income Tax Act, Article 31, No. 9), of ThU.S.$99,437, and resulted in a deferred tax asset of ThU.S.$19,887 (See Note 6).

On November 1, 2013, Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. absorbed Forestal Viñales S.A., generating, as a result of the transaction, a capital increase of MU.S.$442 equal to 7,209 shares, corresponding to Empresas Copec S.A.’s participation.

On December 1, 2013, the new Forestal Arauco S.A. was merged with Forestal Celco S.A., thus resulting in most of Arauco’s foresty assets to be grouped under a single entity. With this merger the unification process for Chile’s main forestry companies was concluded.

This restructuring has been registered as an under common control transaction. (See Note 1K)

Investments

On March 27, 2014, the company Servicios Aereos Forestales Ltda was established with contributions to pay Inversiones Arauco Internacional Ltda ThU.S.$25,997.4 and Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. ThU.S.$2.6. This company’s main objective is the provision of air transportation services for passengers and cargo, forest patrol, photography, advertising, magnetic survey, all by its own and others aircraft and perform maintenance of aeronautical products.

On January 1, 2013, the company Arauco Panels Canada ULC merged with its subsidiary Flakeboard Company Ltd. This operation had no effect on the results of the company.

Arauco carried out the initial recording of the acquisition of Flakeboard Company Limited in 2012 based on the information that was available as of that date and performing a preliminary determination of the allocation of the fair value in this Company’s acquisition. As

 

 

 

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of the closing of September 2013, the determination of the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was concluded and resulted in the final allocation being retroactively applied in the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2012, in accordance with the requirements of IFRS 3.

The detail of the recorded valuation is the following:

 

     ThU.S$  

Fair value of net assets acquired, determined at the date of acquisition

     242,502   

Value of the consideration given at the beginning

     242,502   

Proportional goodwill determined at December 31, 2012

     0   

Adjustment to the amounts of fair value of net assets acquired

     40,477   

Goodwill at the end of the measurement period

     40,477   

The following tables exposed the fair values at the date of acquisition of the assets and liabilities acquired in 2012 whose final fair value was determined in 2013:

 

ARAUCO PANELS CANADA ULC

   09-24-2012
ThU.S.$
 

Cash

     52,427   

Trade and other receivables

     38,089   

Inventories

     44,444   

Property, plant and equipment

     222,083   

Intangible assets other than goodwill

     84,300   

Goodwill

     40,477   

Other assets

     8,527   

Total Assets

     490,347   

Deferred taxes

     11,282   

Financial liabilities, current and non-current

     189,129   

Trade payables

     47,434   

Total Liabilities

     247,845   

The following table sets forth the amounts of revenue and profits or losses recognized from the date of acquisition by investment in Arauco Panels Canada ULC (actual Flakeboard Company Ltd.)

 

Arauco Panels Canada ULC

   09-24-2012 to 12-31-2012
ThU.S.$
 

Revenue

     131,094   

Profit/(Loss)

     (5,558

The following table sets forth the revenue and recognized results as if the acquisition date had been as of the beginning of the annual investment in Arauco Panels Canada ULC (actual Flakeboard Company Ltd.):

 

Arauco Panels Canada ULC

   January-December 2012
ThU.S.$
 

Revenue

     518,071   

Profit/(Loss)

     4,711   

 

 

 

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

NOTE 15. INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES

At December 31, 2014, there are no new investments in associates to report.

The following tables set forth information about Investments in associates as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

 

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%
12-31-2014 12-31-2013
Carrying amount ThU.S.$60,081 ThU.S.$64,285

 

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%
12-31-2014 12-31-2013
Carrying amount ThU.S.$40,088 ThU.S.$38,522

 

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%
12-31-2014 12-31-2013
Carrying amount ThU.S.$(2,850) ThU.S.$(210)

 

Name Stora Enso Arapoti Industria de Papel S.A.
Country Brazil
Functional Currency Brazilian Real
Corporate purpose Industrialization and commercialization of paper and cellulose, raw materials and by-products
Ownership interest (%) 20.0000%
12-31-2014 12-31-2013
Carrying amount ThU.S.$26,029 ThU.S.$31,753

 

 

 

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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%
12-31-2014 12-31-2013
Carrying amount ThU.S.$48 ThU.S.$113

 

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%
12-31-2014 12-31-2013
Carrying amount ThU.S.$214 ThU.S.$345

 

Name Novo Oeste Gestao de Ativos Florestais S.A.
Country Brazil
Functional Currency Real
Corporate purpose Management of forestry activities and commercialization of wood and other products.
Ownership interest (%) 48.9912%
12-31-2014 12-31-2013
Carrying amount ThU.S.$(25,290) ThU.S.$(15,453)

 

Name Vale do Corisco S.A.
Country Brazil
Functional Currency Brazilian Real
Corporate purpose Management of forestry activities.
Ownership interest (%) 49.0000%
12-31-2014 12-31-2013
Carrying amount ThU.S.$174,782 ThU.S.$186,628

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Summarized Financial Information of Associates

 

12-31-2014                                                      
    Assets  
    Puertos y
Logística S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Inversiones
Puerto
Coronel S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Serv.Corporativos
Sercor S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Stora Enso
Arapoti
Ind.de
Papel S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Novo Oeste
Gestao de
Ativos
Florestais S.A.
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

    70,923        17        6,582        46,579        6,356        24,067        1,533        193        156,250   

Non-current

    363,444        80,243        272        84,451        119,137        460,554        2,097        253        1,110,451   

Total

    434,367        80,260        6,854        131,030        125,493        484,621        3,630        446        1,266,701   
    Liabilities  
    Puertos y
Logística S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Inversiones
Puerto
Coronel S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Serv.Corporativos
Sercor S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Stora Enso
Arapoti
Ind.de
Papel S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Novo Oeste
Gestao de
Ativos
Florestais S.A.

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

    19,447        83        20,355        16,791        25,587        17,773        1,937        13        101,986   

Non-current

    118,616        0        751        5,923        151,519        108,206        621        243        385,879   

Equity

    296,304        80,177        (14,252     108,316        (51,613     358,642        1,072        190        778,836   

Total

    434,367        80,260        6,854        131,030        125,493        484,621        3,630        446        1,266,701   

Revenues

    83,318        3,331        4,047        125,746        171        47,800        135        65        264,613   

Expenses

    (79,973     0        (16,854     (122,967     (27,032     (7,237     (571     (97     (254,731

Profit or loss

    3,345        3,331        (12,807     2,779        (26,861     40,563        (436     (32     9,882   
12-31-2013                                                      
    Assets  
    Puertos y
Logística S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Inversiones
Puerto
Coronel S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Serv.Corporativos
Sercor S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Stora Enso
Arapoti
Ind.de
Papel S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Novo Oeste
Gestao de
Ativos
Florestais S.A.

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

    65,928        17        1,120        103,480        10,319        14,335        5,053        1,156        201,408   

Non-current

    324,605        77,120        4,310        58,464        131,689        484,619        1,363        684        1,082,854   

Total

    390,533        77,137        5,430        161,944        142,008        498,954        6,416        1,840        1,284,262   
    Liabilities  
    Puertos y
Logística S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Inversiones
Puerto
Coronel S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Serv.Corporativos
Sercor S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Stora Enso
Arapoti
Ind.de
Papel S.A.
ThU.S.$
    Novo Oeste
Gestao de
Ativos
Florestais S.A.

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

    18,842        83        2,109        27,928        152,200        7,450        228        1,387        210,227   

Non-current

    54,654        11        1,699        —          21,344        110,631        4,464        —          192,803   

Equity

    317,037        77,043        1,622        134,016        (31,536     380,873        1,724        453        881,232   

Total

    390,533        77,137        5,430        161,944        142,008        498,954        6,416        1,840        1,284,262   

Revenues

    90,459        516        4,023        168,841        82        54,206        786        366        319,279   

Expenses

    (81,644     (32     (5,073     (154,911     (17,583     (28,381     (1,133     (389     (289,146

Profit or loss

    8,815        484        (1,050     13,930        (17,501     25,825        (347     (23     30,133   

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Movement in Investment in Associates and Joint Ventures

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Opening balance as of January 1

     349,412         382,427   

Changes

     

Investments in associates, Additions

     —           334   

Disposals, Investments in associates

     (3,400      —     

Share of profit (loss) in investment in associates

     6,958         5,657   

Share of profit (loss) in investment in joint ventures

     523         603   

Dividends Received, Investments in Associates

     (11,696      (17,074

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

     (27,717      (32,060

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

     11,965         9,525   

Total changes

     (23,367      (33,015

Ending balance

     326,045         349,412   
     12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Carrying amount of associates accounted for using equity method

     301,242         321,970   

Carrying amount of joint ventures accounted for using equity method

     24,803         27,442   

Total investment accounted for using equity method

     326,045         349,412   

 

 

 

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

 

 

NOTE 16. INTERESTS IN JOINT ARRANGEMENTS

Investments and contributions made

As of December 31, 2014, Arauco, through its subsidiary Arauco Holanda Cooperatief U.A, made capital contributions for a total of ThU.S.$398,545 (ThU.S.$103,196 as of December 31, 2013) to two Uruguayan joint arrangements in order to maintain its 50% of ownership in Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira S.A. and Zona Franca Punta Pereira S.A. This transaction had no effect on the consolidated statement of income.

Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira S.A. and Zona Franca Punta Pereira S.A. are both involved in the project known as “Montes del Plata”, the purpose of which was to build a cutting edge cellulose production plant, with a capacity of 1.3 million tons per year, a port and an energy generation unit utilizing renewable resources, which is located at the town of Punta Pereira, Province of Colonia, Uruguay.

Investments in Uruguay are joint operations because of existing contracts that stipulate that both Arauco and Stora Enso maintain joint control of such investments, and since there is a contractual commitment of the sale of the entire pulp production to be generated from the future plant to Arauco and Stora Enso in the proportion of each entity’s 50% ownership interest. Arauco has recognized the assets, liabilities, income and expenses relating to its ownership percentage from January 1, 2012, in accordance with IFRS11.

Furthermore, Arauco holds a 50% in Eka Chile S.A. (“Eka”), a company that sells sodium chlorate to cellulose plants in Chile. A contractual agreement in effect between Arauco and Eka has permitted Arauco and Eka to initiate certain joint venture activities.

 

 

 

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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:

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira S.A.

(Uruguay)

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

Current

     82,708         248,825         63,009         292,869   

Non-current

     2,219,108         1,008,556         2,003,894         1,109,329   

Equity

        1,044,435            664,705   

Total Joint Arrangement

     2,301,816         2,301,816         2,066,903         2,066,903   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment

  522,218      332,353   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Income

     260,934         4,485   

Expenses

     (314,251      (42,451

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     (53,317      (37,966

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

Forestal Cono Sur S.A. (consolidated)

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

Current

     26,034         22,089         14,480         14,127   

Non-current

     171,630         2,684         172,540         2,076   

Equity

        172,891            170,817   

Total Joint Arrangement

     197,664         197,664         187,020         187,020   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment

  86,446      85,409   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Income

     9,200         33,448   

Expenses

     (4,844      (3,705

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     4,356         29,743   

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

Eufores S.A. (consolidated)

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

Current

     132,001         194,163         131,068         383,978   

Non-current

     641,668         36,046         682,695         35,852   

Equity

        543,460            393,933   

Total Joint Arrangement

     773,669         773,669         813,763         813,763   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment

  185,819      201,016   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Income

     202,814         70,256   

Expenses

     (222,853      (78,505

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     (20,039      (8,249

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

Zona Franca Punta Pereira S.A.

(Uruguay)

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

Current

     4,971         28,093         20,179         129,029   

Non-current

     474,871         85,057         382,859         87,451   

Equity

        366,692            186,558   

Total Joint Arrangement

     479,842         479,842         403,038         403,038   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment

  183,346      93,279   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Income

     20,885         6,993   

Expenses

     (22,762      (8,940

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     (1,877      (1,947

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

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities  

Unilin Arauco Pisos Ltda.

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

Current

     9,933         6,917         8,548         4,753   

Non-current

     4,942         63         5,173         33   

Equity

        7,894            8,935   

Total Joint Arrangement

     14,875         14,875         13,721         13,721   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment

  3,947      4,468   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Income

     6,385         5,746   

Expenses

     (6,378      (6,785

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     7         (1,039

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

Eka Chile S.A.

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

Current

     18,378         3,951         26,596         6,541   

Non-current

     28,792         5,272         29,853         3,957   

Equity

        37,947            45,951   

Total Joint Arrangement

     47,170         47,170         56,449         56,449   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment

  18,974      22,976   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

     12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Income

     49,570         55,047   

Expenses

     (48,530      (52,803

Joint Arrangement Net Income (Loss)

     1,040         2,244   

 

 

 

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NOTE 17. IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS

In the period 2014, there are no provisions for impairment associated cash generating units to inform.

Disclosure of Impairment Losses of Assets

Provisions for impairment of property, plant and equipment due to technical obsolescence have been recorded as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 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
   12-31-2014    12-31-2013
Information relevant to the sum of all impairment    ThU.S.$4,938    ThU.S.$5,386

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 financial statements, the balance of Goodwill is ThU.S.$82,573 (ThU.S.$88,141, at December 31, 2013), of which ThU.S.$40,023 was mainly generated by the acquisition of “Flakeboard” (see Note 14) and ThU.S.$39,735 (ThU.S.$45,055 at December 31, 2013) by the investment in Arauco do Brasil S.A.. Both values were assigned to the panel segment.

The goodwill generated by the investment in Arauco do Brasil S.A. was allocated to the panel segment plant. The recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit was determined based on calculations of its value in use. For this calculation we used the expected future cash flows based on the operational plan approved by the management for 10-year period, applying a discount rate of 10%, which does not exceed the long-term average growth rate for the panel segment in Brazil.

The change in the balance of goodwill is due solely to the exchange difference on foreign currency translation.

 

 

 

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NOTE 18. PROVISIONS, CONTINGENT ASSETS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The contingent liabilities that Arauco deems appropriate to disclose are as follows:

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

1. On April 27, 2005, the National Defense Council (Consejo de Defensa del Estado) filed a civil lawsuit against Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. for reparation of environmental harm and indemnification, caused by the Valdivia Mill Plant, before the First Civil Court of Valdivia (Primer Juzgado Civil de Valdivia) (Rol 746-2005).

On July 27, 2013, the first definitive ruling was issued in favor of the claim, with court expenses mainly ordering that the Company execute (at its own cost) the following measures in order to preserve the Nature Sanctuary:

 

  1) To perform a study of the current status of the Wetland, through an interdisciplinary team comprised of various experts in the fields of biology, chemistry and physics, for which it must create an independent committee in which the parties participate, for a term that shall not exceed one year. The studies shall include the status of water and the Wetland’s flora and fauna.

 

  2) The creation of an artificial wetland, as a sentinel controlled environment, with representative species of the Río Cruces wetland, which receive the first impact of the discharge of riles, which shall be located immediately after the tertiary treatment and before their discharge into the Río Cruces.

 

  3) The performance of a continuous environmental monitoring program by the Company, for a period that shall not be less than 5 years, and shall be conducted pursuant to the environmental assessment conditions set forth in RCA 279/98 and its subsequent amendments.

 

  4) The creation of a Wetlands Investigation Center, pursuant to what was proposed by the Company.

 

  5) Community development programs related to the Wetland in the manner that was proposed by the Company.

With regard to monetary damages, the ruling ordered the Company to pay in the compliance stage, however the form and amount of the payments were not determined.

The ruling was communicated to the Company on August 9, 2013. After a thorough analysis of the ruling, Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. decided not to appeal. This decision was made as it would allow the creation of the conditions for commencing the implementation of the measures in favor of the Wetland, without waiting for further judicial terms.

Currently, the decision is binding and conclusive, and all personal and court expenses have been paid.

With regard to damages, the State Defense Council and the Company reached an agreement on the amount thereof, which equalled $2,600 million Chilean Pesos, payable to the State in April 2014.

 

 

 

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The referred amount would be in addition to the $2,600 million Chilean Pesos (ThU.S.$4,956) that the Company has committed to and will spend to finance the implementation of the community development programs ordered by the decision, which shall be to the benefit of the community.

On April 7, 2014 the parties notified the Court of this agreement, which was approved by the Court on April 8, 2014.

The amount of $5,200 million Chilean Pesos (ThU.S.$9,408 as of December 31, 2014) corresponding to the sum indicated in the preceding paragraphs, is recognized in the financial statements of Arauco at end of 2013.

Arauco, the State Defense Council and an interdisciplinary committee are working on the measures to preserve the Nature Sanctuary listed in points 1) to 4). While the form to carry out the measures is finalized, the associated costs will be determined and will be disbursed gradually beginning in 2014.

The State Defense Council requested that the decision be summarily enforced. On September 11, 2014, Arauco informed the Court about the ruling’s current enforcement status, specifically regarding the five first measures ordered by the final decision’s operative section. On September 12, 2014, the Court took under consideration the information presented by Arauco and, consequently, Arauco must inform about the progress status on a quarterly basis.

On December 11, 2014, Arauco informed the Court of the progress of the measures as of such date. On December 12, 2014, the Court acknowledged such progress.

2. On August 25, 2005, the Chilean Servicio de Impuestos Internos (the “Chilean IRS”) issued tax calculations No. 184 and No. 185 of 2005, objecting to certain capital reduction transactions effected by Arauco on April 16, 2011 and October 31, 2001, and furthermore, requested reimbursement from the Company for amounts returned to it in respect of certain claimed tax losses. 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 abovementioned tax calculations No. 184 and 185 of 2005. The RAF was resolved on January 9, 2009 by the Chilean IRS, which resolution, however, only partially sustained the Company’s request. In response, the Company filed an additional complaint with regard to the portion of the RAF that was not granted by the administrative review. On February 19, 2010, the Court acknowledged receipt of the Company’s request. Subsequently, the tax authority issued a report and the Company commented on such report.

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, with the IRS having the obligation to respond to Arauco’s duly instituted complaint.

3. On June 22, 2011, the Company was notified of a civil claim for compensation of prejudice for an alleged tort liability, filed by twelve fishermen of the Mataquito River before the Court of First Instance, Guarantee and Family of Licantén under Docket number 73-2011. The case arose out of dead fish allegedly found in the Mataquito River on June 5,

 

 

 

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2007 caused by the Licancel Plant. The plaintiffs seek to be compensated for alleged damages that they have suffered from the aforementioned event, including lost profits, pain and suffering and an alleged contractual liability. The probationary period was finished, and only letters addressed to several authorities need to be answered. Both parties have requested in different opportunities the issuing of the judgment, but the Court has not decided thereupon.

4. On December 20, 2012, the Company was notified of a civil damages claim in summary proceedings, lodged by a group of settlers in the La Concepción sector, near to the Nueva Aldea Plant. The settlers are claiming compensation for alleged environmental damages that affected their quality of life. The claim demands monetary and non-monetary damages. The purported damages refer to atmospheric emissions, pollution in river streams, risks related with truck transit and forest fire risks.

Currently the case is in the preliminary stage of evidence gathering, having already exhausted the discussion period.

Alto Paraná S.A.

1. (i) On October 8, 2007, the Federal Administration of Public Income (Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos) (“AFIP”) initiated an ex oficio proceeding against the Company’s Argentine affiliate Alto Paraná S.A. (hereafter “APSA”) questioning whether APSA erred in deducting from its income tax liability certain expenses, interest payments and exchange rate differences generated by Private Negotiable Obligations which were issued by APSA in 2001 and paid in 2007.

On November 20, 2007, APSA submitted a counterclaim to the claims presented by AFIP, completely rejecting all of AFIP’s allegations and asserting legal arguments that justify its actions in the determination of its tax burden.

On December 14, 2007, AFIP notified APSA that its counterclaim had been dismissed, thus issuing an ex oficio ruling and ordering the payment, within 15 working days, of the calculated income tax difference for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 fiscal years of $417,908,207 Argentine Pesos including capital (ThU.S.$49,574 at December 31, 2014), compensatory interest, and fines for omission. On February 11, 2008, APSA appealed the aforementioned ruling before the National Tax Court (Tribunal Fiscal de la Nación) (“TFN”).

On February 8, 2010, APSA was notified of TFN’s ruling, which confirmed the ruling issued by AFIP, with court expenses, based on arguments different from those that justified AFIP’s ex oficio decision. This decision by the TFN extinguished the administrative process. As a result, the Company’s only remaining option was to pursue a remedy before the Contentious Administrative Matters Federal Appeals Court (Cámara de Apelaciones en lo Contencioso Administrativo Federal) (“CACAF”) and, subsequently, the National Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación).

On February 15, 2010, APSA appealed before the CACAF, making all necessary submissions with the purpose of attaining a revocation of the contested decision. APSA paid litigation fees (tasa de justicia) in the amount of $5,886,053 Argentine Pesos (ThU.S.$698 at December 31, 2014).

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demanding payment, issuing debt invoices, or initiating judicial collection actions, including seizure of property and other enforcement measures, against APSA until CACAF reaches a decision on APSA’s request for an injunction.

On May 13, 2010, the CACAF decided to grant the injunction requested by APSA, ordering to suspend the enforcement of the AFIP resolution until the final decision on this matter. This injunction was granted by the CACAF subject to the granting of a corresponding bond. On May 19, 2010, APSA filed with the Appeal Court a surety policy issued by Zurich Argentina Cía. de Seguros S.A. On May 20, 2010, the CACAF asked APSA to specify the areas covered by the surety insurance. On May 28, 2010 APSA complied with this request and attached Endorsement No. 1 of the surety policy in favor of the CACAF – Trial Chamber I – in the amount of $ 633,616,741 Argentine Pesos (equivalent to ThU.S.$75,162 as of December 31, 2014), which includes initial capital, plus adjustments and interests to the date of the bond. On June 2, 2010 the CACAF accepted this surety filed by APSA and sent notice to AFIP of the injunction granted. On June 4, 2010 the AFIP was notified of the ruling dated May 13, 2010, which is final since June 22, 2010.

On February 1, 2013, APSA received notice of the decision dated December 28, 2012, whereby the First Chamber of Appeals rejected the appeal lodged by the Company, confirming the ex officio determination of the AFIP, and imposed the judicial fees for both instances as per their generation, since there was contradictory case law. The Company appealed this decision before the Supreme Court of the Nation via the various legal procedural remedies available. On February 4, 2013, the Company filed an ordinary appeal against the Chamber’s decision and on February 19, 2013, it also filed an extraordinary appeal against the same judgment, both before the Supreme Court of the Nation. On May 6, 2013, APSA was notified of the decision of the Court of Appeals that, as of April 23, 2013 granted the ordinary appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation and was present, to her chance the Extraordinary Appeal field. On May 27, 2013, the file was forwarded to the Supreme Court of Justice of the Country. On June 3, 2013, APSA was notified of the procedural ruling issued by the High Court on May 29, 2013, declaring that the Ordinary Appeal had been duly received. On June 17, 2013, APSA submitted a duly founded presentation in connection with the Appeal, which the Court subsequently ordered to be transferred to AFIP, a circumstance of which the Company was notified on June 28, 2013.

The reasoning of the Chamber of Appeals’ decision did not modify the opinion of our external counsel in that the Company acted in accordance with law when deducting the interest, expenses and exchange differences in the indebtedness challenged by the State, and they still hold that there are good possibilities for the decision to be quashed, rendering without effect AFIP’s ex officio determination.

(ii) Within the course of this case’s proceedings, and particularly regarding payment of the litigation fees (tasa de justicia) before the TFN, on July 18, 2008, the Examining Officer ordered APSA to pay $10,447,705 Argentine Pesos (ThU.S.$1,239 at December 31, 2014) as payment of Tasa de Actuación (Litigation Fee) before the TFN. On August 14, 2008, APSA filed a petition with the court requesting that this order be reconsidered, or alternatively, rejected it on the grounds that the requested amount was unreasonable. APSA provided evidence that it had paid $1,634,914 Argentine Pesos (ThU.S.$194 at December 31, 2014), considering that this was the actual amount due, pursuant to Law, for the Tasa de Actuación (Litigation Fee). On April 13, 2010, the First Chamber of the CACAF denied APSA’s appeal. On April 26, 2010 APSA filed an ordinary appeal against the latter decree before the Supreme Court of the Justice, which was granted on February, 3, 2011. On June 23, 2011 the brief with the ordinary appeal was filed before the Supreme Court. On July, 14, 2011

 

 

 

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the AFIP answered the petition of this brief. On May 8, 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that the ordinary remedy was wrongly admitted, since the appealed sentence was not a final ruling. The case file was returned to First Chamber of the National Appeals Court of Contentious Administrative Matters. On June 15, 2012, APSA requested that the case be suspended until the substantial issues of the case were resolved, a request which was rejected by the CACAF on June 25, 2012. On July 2, 2012, APSA filed a motion to reconsider, requesting that such ruling be rendered ineffective and the extraordinary proceeding be suspended until the substantial issues of the case were ruled on, also expressing that it still maintained its interest in the extraordinary remedy that was submitted. On August 21, 2012, APSA filed a presentation which expressed its interest to maintain the extraordinary appeal. On February 19, 2013, Alto Parana requested the Extraordinary Remedy to be dealt with, and that copy of the judgment passed in the main suit be attached thereto. On the same date APSA lodged a Federal Extraordinary remedy on grounds that the judgment relating to the procedural tax discussed in this ancillary suit ought to be analyzed in consistency with that of the main suit. On April 8, 2013, the Chamber conferred upon AFIP a period to respond to APSA’s Extraordinary Remedy. On November 26, 2013, APSA was served with a ruling dated October 8, 2013 whereby the 1st Chamber of the Appeals Department decided to deny APSA’s May 6, 2010 Extraordinary Remedy, imposing upon APSA the obligation to bear the court costs and fees. On November 18, 2014 the 1st Chamber of the Appeals Department decided to dismiss APSA’s second extraordinary remedy.

2. By way of Resolutions Nos. 952/2000 and 83/03, and within the context of the provisions of Law No. 25,080, the former Secretary for Agriculture, Ranching, Fishing and Foods approved the projects submitted by Alto Paraná S.A. to build an MDF plant (boards) and a sawmill, along with the forestation of several hectares for supplying said industries.

In March of 2005, by way of Note No. 145/05, issued by the Undersecretary for Agriculture, Ranching and Forestation, the exemption to pay exportation duties granted to Alto Paraná S.A. was suspended, as were the exemptions granted to all other companies benefited by this system under Law No. 25,080, a suspension which was implemented as a preventive measure, invoking the need to review the proceedings conducted in the respective case files. After the exhaustion of the administrative procedures, the measure is being argued by the Company before the courts. In said context, on November 8, 2006, the V Chamber of the National Appeals Court for Adversarial Administrative and Federal Matters issued a ruling ordering Alto Paraná S.A. to continue to enjoy an exemption from paying the exportation duties, provided that it guarantee said duties by taking out warranty insurance. 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. Notwithstanding this ruling, the issuance of the ruling on the substantial issues of the matter is still pending. The Company maintains an assignment of funds equivalent to ThU.S.$20,762 in connection to the aforementioned export duties, which is shown under not current provisions.

The export duties paid by the Company while the benefit was suspended were allocated to the results of each financial year. As of this date, the Company has submitted a claim against the National Government demanding the return of ThU.S.$6,555, plus interest accrued as from the serving of process of said claim, amount which corresponds to the Export Duties paid between March of 2005 and March of 2007 as a result of the benefit’s suspension.

 

 

 

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In turn, during April of year 2005, the Secretary for Agriculture, Ranching, Fishing and Foods issued resolution No. 260/2005, requiring that holders of any firms that had received the fiscal benefits granted under Law No. 25,080 should establish guarantees to cover the total amount of any such benefits, considering for such purposes all benefits that had been enjoyed until the date of their establishment. APSA then proceeded to establish the required guarantees, which - as of the date of these financial statements - amount to $136,406,620 (equivalent to ThU.S.$16,181 at December 31, 2014).

APSA believes that it has complied with all of the obligations imposed upon it by the system set forth under Law No. 25,080.

3. On November 28, 2008, Alto Paraná S.A. was notified of Resolution 212 issued by the Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) on November 19, 2008, by which the BCRA ordered Indictment No. 3991 questioning the timely liquidation of certain foreign currency.

With respect to APSA’s export proceeds. APSA responded to the charges in a timely and correct manner. Currently, the report is in Nº 8 Economic Criminal Court, 16th Secretariat.

On October 2, 2014, a judgment was issued declaring the case extinguished by prescription, therefore the case has been finished.

4. On December 6, 2013, Alto Paraná S.A. was served upon Resolution 803 issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina (BCRA) on November 22, 2013. By means of such resolution, the BCRA initiated Investigation No. 5581, whereby it is sought to determine the absence of currency inflow and liquidation, and the delayed inflow of currency arising from export operations.

On March 6, 2014, the BCRA notified APSA that it had received the APSA’s response and was opening the case for the presentation of evidence. On June 18, 2014 the BCRA notified the company of the closure of the trial period. On June 26, 2014 APSA presented its answer. On October 6, 2014, the Company received the ruling dated September 30, 2014, issued by the National Criminal and Economic Court No. 8, Secretary No. 16, through which it was notified that the court would analyze the case under case file No. 1330/2014.

As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, in the opinion of the Company’s legal advisors, the likelihood in obtaining a favorable outcome (that is to say, no fines imposed) is high, given the solid defense arguments raised by APSA and the judicial background related to infractions of a similar nature.

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

On November 8, 2012, Brazilian Tax Authorities issued an Infraction Notice against one of our Brazilian subsidiaries, Arauco do Brasil S.A., for alleged unpaid taxes purportedly due by such company for the years 2006 to 2010. In particular, the Tax Authorities (i) objected to the deductibility of certain payments made and expenses incurred (including premium amortization, interest and legal expenses) by Arauco do Brasil between 2005 and 2010 and (ii) alleged that Arauco do Brasil made certain underpayments in respect of the Brazilian Corporate Income Tax (“IRPJ”) and the Brazilian Social Contribution on Net Profits (“CSL”) during 2010.

 

 

 

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On December 11, 2012, Arauco do Brasil filed an objection to cancel the Infraction Notice before the Judgment Office of the Brazilian Revenue Service, first administrative level. As of the date of this annual report, judgment in respect of this objection remains pending. The Company believes that its objection to the Infraction Notice is supported by solid legal arguments and that there is a reasonable likelihood that this matter will result in a favorable outcome for the Company. However, if this result does not occur, it is possible that an obligation will arise for the amount specified, plus any accrued interest and penalties as of the payment date.

Forestal Arauco S.A. (ex Forestal Celco S.A.)

1. On April 14, 2009, Forestal Celco S.A., now Forestal Arauco S.A., was notified of a civil lawsuit filed by Mario Felipe Rojas Sepúlveda, on behalf of Víctor Adrián Gavilán Villarroel against Cooperativa Eléctrica de Chillán Limitada and against Forestal Celco S.A. The lawsuit aims to make both companies jointly and severally liable for compensation of alleged material damages suffered as a result of a fire that occurred on January 12, 2007 on the El Tablón county property, which belongs to Forestal Celco S.A.

On April 30, 2009 Forestal Celco S.A. filed dilatory exceptions, which pointed to some defects in the demand. The plaintiff rectified the defects, and the Company replied to the demand. On March 8, 2011 the Court issued the legal judgment of first instance rejecting the claim. On March 21, 2011, the plaintiff appealed against the first instance verdict. The Court of Appeals confirmed the Civil Court’s ruling. The plaintiff filed cassation appeals before the Supreme Court, and their decision is still pending. The Court of Appeals of Chillán rejected both appeals. Against the latter judgment, the plaintiff filed a cassation appeal on the merits and the form. The case was forwarded to its Excellence the Supreme Court. The Company appeared before the Court on October 11, 2012, under case file No. 7610-2012. The case was heard. The Supreme Court urged the parties to settle, but the parties did not reach an agreement. On March 19, 2014, a settlement was achieved between the plaintiff and the defendant, Forestal Celco S.A., terminating the trial only with regards to these two parties, maintaining the proceedings against Cooperativa Eléctrica Chillán. On May 7, 2014, the Supreme Court decided to cancel the Court of Appeals’ decision and instead ordered the remaining defendant, Cooperativa Eléctrica de Chillán Ltda, to pay plaintiff $1,289,362,828 plus readjustments and interests as indicated by the judgment, a figure which must be discounted by the amounts already paid by Forest Celco S.A. Final Ruling.

2. On January 26, 2011, Forestal Celco S.A., now Forestal Arauco S.A., was notified of a civil claim submitted by Mr. Hans Fritz Muller Knoop against Cooperativa Eléctrica de Chillán Limitada and Forestal Celco S.A., which seeks that both companies be condemned to pay (jointly and severally) an indemnity for the alleged material damages caused as a result of the spreading of a fire on January 12, 2007, in the estate named “El Tablon”, owned by Forestal Celco S.A. The case was filed as Case N°4.860-2010 in the Second Civil Court of Chillán.

On January 10, 2012, the court ruled first instance verdict condemning both defendants to pay the plaintiff jointly the sum of $288,479,831. Both defendants contested the ruling. On June 4, 2013, the Court of Appeals of Chillán revoked the sentence, deciding to reject the claim in all its parts. On June 21, 2013, the plaintiff submitted a Casation Appeal for annulment, based in the inobservance to both procedural and legal provisions. Currently, the declaration of admissibility for these proceedings is pending before the Supreme Court. The case was forwarded to its Excellence the Supreme Court. The Company appeared before the Court on July 10, 2013, under case file No. 4,553-2013. The case was heard. The

 

 

 

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Supreme Court urged the parties to settle, but the parties did not reach an agreement. On March 19, 2014, a settlement was achieved between the plaintiff and the defendant, Forestal Celco S.A., terminating the trial only with regards to these two parties, maintaining the proceedings against Cooperativa Eléctrica Chillán Limitada. On May 7, 2014, the Supreme Court decided to cancel the Court of Appeals’ decision and instead ordered the remaining defendant, Cooperativa Eléctrica de Chillán Ltda, to pay plaintiff $205,148,111 plus readjustments and interests as indicates the judgment, figure which must be discounted the already paid by Forest Celco S.A. Final Ruling.

3. On September 26, 2005, in proceedings numbered 48,679-2006 of the Civil Court of Constitución, Forestal Celco S.A., now Forestal Arauco S.A., submitted a claim against Forestal Constitución Ltda. and Ms Vitelia Morán Sepúlveda and other 7 natural persons, with the goal of obtaining a ruling that acknowledges its sole ownership over the Lierecillo estate (1,126 hectares), formed by various property registrations, also seeking that the defendants be sentenced to jointly and severally pay $20,000,000 as well as a damage compensation for having harvested a portion of the aforementioned estate. On April 23, 2006, Mr. Adolfo Numi Velasco, acting on behalf of all the aforementioned natural persons, answered the claim requesting its rejection, arguing that his clients are the sole owners of the estate named “Lierencillo” which they call “El Macaco”, also submitting a counterclaim with the purpose of demanding that Forestal Celco S.A. return such estate, of 162.7 hectares, plus a damage compensation for the resulting damages, loss of profit and moral damage. On June 29, 2009, a first instance ruling was issued in favor of Forestal Celco S.A’s claim, only with regards to the declaration of ownership, rejecting all other aspects of that claim as well as the corresponding counterclaim.

On March 17, 2014, the Court of Appeals of Talca, revoked the first instance sentence upholding the counterclaim for vindication, declaring that the counterclaimants are the sole owners of the Macaco real property, of 61.32 hectares. On April 3, 2014, Forestal Celco S.A. contested the ruling through the submittal of cassation appeals both in consideration to substantial and procedural matters. Currently, the trial is awaiting a decision by the Supreme Court with regards to the admissibility of the submitted appeals. On July 2, 2014, the Supreme Court issued a ruling agreeing to discuss the case in a hearing. (Supreme Court Case File No. 10.840-2014) Pending.

4. On September 11, 2012, Forestal Celco S.A., now Forestal Arauco S.A., was served with a voidance claim regarding the partition award and the purchase and sale agreement dated November 28, 1994, regarding the property called “Loma Angosta”, which occupies an area of 281.89 hectares. As part of the claim, Forestal Celco S.A. was also sued for damages. The lawsuit was filed by Mr Julián Eduardo Rivas Alarcón, on behalf of Mrs Nimia del Carmen Álvarez Delgado, against Patricia del Carmen Muñoz Zamorano and Forestal Celco S.A. The lawsuit was filed before the Civil and Criminal Court of Quirihue, under docket number C-108-2012.

On August 13, 2013, Forestal Celco S.A. answered the claim, requesting that it be rejected. On June 17, 2014, a term to submit the rejoinder was granted.

On July 3, 2014, Forestal Arauco S.A. submitted a new motion to declare the abandonment of proceedings. The motion is currently pending decision.

5. On January 4, 2013, Forestal Celco S.A. now Forestal Arauco, was served with a civil claim by Sociedad de Transportes Juan y Joel Cea Cares y Compañía Limitada which seeks to terminate the document known as “General Framework Agreement” including damages

 

 

 

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allegedly brought by Forestal Celco S.A. Period for submision of evidence elapsed. The submission of an expert report requested by the plaintiff is pending. Forestal Arauco requested that the parties be summoned to hear the Court’s ruling, which was denied by the latter due to the fact that the term for the expert to issue its report is still pending. The case was filed as Case N°180-2012 in the Civil Court of Constitución.

On February 11, 2015, the Court issued a ruling summoning the parties to hear judgment before the Court. This ruling is in effect as of this date.

6. On December 21, 2013, Forestal Celco S.A., now Forestal Arauco, was served upon an ordinary damages claim based on tort liability, brought by Mr. Eduardo Alberto Contreras Lagos on behalf of Mrs. Olga Albina Gajardo Domínguez, her spouse Mr. Jorge Leonidas Machuca Vilugrón and their sons, Johnatan David Machuca Gajardo, Walter Eduardo Machuca Gajardo and Brian Esteban Machuca Gajardo, in case docket No. C-7008-2013, before the First Civil Court of Chillán. The plaintiffs demand compensation for the physical and moral damages arising from the fall of a 20 meter tall tree, which allegedly fell on property of the defendant, on their vehicle when they were travelling through Route 160 towards Laraquete in the Eighth Region. This event occurred on January 3, 2010.

On October 30, 2014 a settlement hearing was conducted with no results. Currently the proceedings are in the evidence gathering stage.

7. On September 4, 2013, Forestal Arauco S.A., was notified of a civil damages claim for alleged non-compliance with contractual obligations, filed by Mr. José René Campos Castillo, Ms. Guadalupe del Carmen Gallardo Rivas, Mr. Iván Patricio Campos Gallardo, Ms. Elizabeth del Carmen Campos Gallardo, Mr. Remigio Pedreros Catril, Ms. Rosa Eudolia García Díaz, Mr. Edgardo Remigios Pedreros García, Ms. Marianela Judelina Pedreros García, Mr. Jorge Antonio Petit-Laurent Pries, Ms. Ida Haydeé Sáez Arriagada, Mr. Jaime Antonio Petit-Laurent Sáez and Mr. Víctor Mauricio Petit-Lauren Sáez against Empresa de Transportes y Servicios Forestales Trayenko Ltda. and Forestal Arauco S.A. The claim sought for the defendant companies to be held jointly and severally liable or jointly liable in equal proportions, or in the proportion established by the Court, or in lieu thereof, to hold only the latter company liable for the payment of non-monetary damages suffered by the relatives identified in the claim. Based on the claim, a mechanical failure, among other reasons, resulted in the death of Mr. Víctor Campos Gallardo, Mr. Danilo Pedreros García and Mr. Emilio Joaquín Petit-Laurent Sáez (the driver and occupants of a truck that overturned) due to a traffic accident that occurred on September 10, 2009, in the Curaquilla Intersection, borough of Arauco.

The claim was filed before the Civil Court of Arauco (Case File No. C-371-2013). The case has reached the stage for the submission of evidence. Pending.

8. On October 26, 2012, Forestal Valdivia S.A., now Forestal Arauco S.A., was notified of a restitution suit filed by Mr. Nelson Vera Moraga, Attorney representing the estate of Mrs. Julia Figueroa Oliveiro, which occurred over 60 years ago. That application was lodged with the Civil Court of Loncoche, Docket Number 79-2012, and the lawsuit demanded the recovery and restitution of two estates, with their products and improvements, arguing that the aforementioned estate is the sole and exclusive owner of two real estate properties whose total surface amounts to 1,210 hectares and are allegedly occupied by Forestal Valdivia S.A. On March 13, 2014, the Court issued a first instance ruling rejecting the claim. On March 31, 2014 the plaintiff appealed the first instance ruling through the submittal of a

 

 

 

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cassation appeal with regards to procedural aspects to the Court of Appeals of Temuco. Currently the case is being processed by the Court of Appeals of Temuco, File No. 295-2014, and in May 6, 2014, the Court issued the ruling to prepare the case for the hearing. The case is awaiting hearing and decision.

9. On November 17, 2003, Bosques Arauco S.A., now Forestal Arauco S.A., was notified of a property restitution claim brought by Ms. Celmira Maria Curin Tromo, who requested the restitution of certain real estate property profits and damages in a Special Indigenous Lawsuit, claiming that she is the sole and exclusive owner of the 5.5 hectares of land, which are allegedly occupied by Bosques Arauco S.A. in blatant disregard of her property interest. On June 6, 2008, the first decision was issued, rejecting the claim. The decision was appealed and the Corte de Apelaciones de Temuco (High Court of Appeals of Temuco) overturned the decision on January 6, 2009, ruling in favor of the plaintiff with regard to every portion of the claim and ordering the restitution of the land, along with all profits and damages caused by Bosques Arauco S.A. to the land, the assessment of which was deferred to the ruling’s execution phase.

On October 28, 2009, the plaintiff requested the execution of the ruling with notice to the defendant, in addition to compensation for the alleged moral harm personally experienced by her. After being notified of the request, Bosques Arauco S.A., in turn, requested that this request be nullified on the grounds that the alleged harm and suffering was not part of the judicial proceedings and that therefore was not part of the final judgment. This application has not yet been resolved by the court.

On July 10, 2013 Bosques Arauco S.A. appropriated the amount sued for in property damages and on July 15, 2013, the Court recorded that appropriation.

10. In 1999, Bosques Arauco S.A., now Forestal Arauco S.A., was notified of a property recovery claim filed by Ms. Silvia Aurora Escalona Fernández, Mr. Nazario Israel Escalona Fernández and Mr. Carlos Alfonso Escalona Fernández, who demanded the restitution of a portion of land equal to 426.93 hectares located within a larger rural property named Cerro Alto y Las Ánimas, located in the borough of Los Álamos, with a total surface of 505.27 hectares. The claimants have reserved their right to discuss damages for deterioration and products for a later stage in the trial. The claim ultimately requested the court to declare that the claimants are the exclusive and lawful owners of the land named Cerro Alto y Las Ánimas in its entire surface, and, in lieu thereof, in the area determined by the court. The claim was filed before the Civil Court of Lebu, under Case File Number C-16,073-1999. On April 29, 2013, the Court issued its decision wholly dismissing the claim. On June 21, 2013, the claimant appealed the judgment by way of an ordinary appeal and a cassation appeal on formal grounds. (Court of Appeals of Concepción. Court Case File No. 1.229-2013).

On August 18, 2014, the Court of Appeals rejected the remedies and cassation appeal submitted by the plaintiff. The applicant did not challenge the ruling of the Court of Appeals, and consequently the judgment that completely rejected the lawsuit, is firm and enforceable. Case finished.

11. On October 8, 2013, Bosques Arauco S.A., now Forestal Arauco S.A. was notified of a civil claim filed by Mr. Manuel Antonio Fren Casanova, requesting the court to declare the properties known as Cuyinco and Cuyinco Alto as two different properties and, therefore, to order the cancellation of the ownership registration in the name of Bosques Arauco S.A. found on N° 290 of page 266 of the Registry of Property kept by the Real Estate Registrar of Cuyinco Alto, on the grounds that, Bosques Arauco S.A. erroneously understood that its property, Cuyinco Alto of 4,600 hectares, would also encompass the land known as Cuyinco, which allegedly belongs to the claimant.

 

 

 

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The claim was filed before the Civil Court of Lebu (Case File No. C-269-2013). On November 21, 2013, the claim was answered.

Period for the submittal of evidence expired. An impediment has been claimed regarding the defendant’s witness deposition. The Court upheld the request and granted a special term for such purposes. The defendant’s witness deposition is pending.

The defendant provided all of its testimonial evidence. Simultaneously, the Court of Appeals ordered a hearing for the purposes of appointing experts.

12. On December 21, 2013, Forestal Arauco S.A. was served with an ordinary damages claim based on tort liability, brought by Mr. Eduardo Alberto Contreras Lagos on behalf of Mrs. Olga Albina Gajardo Ortéga, her spouse Mr. Jorge Leonidas Machuca Vilugrón and their sons, Johnatan David Machuca Gajardo, Walter Eduardo Machuca Gajardo, and Brian Esteban Machuca Gajardo, before the First Civil Court of Arauco (Case Docket No. C-500-2013). The plaintiffs demand physical and moral damages arising from the fall of a 20 meter-high tree, which allegedly fell on the defendants’ vehicle when they were travelling through Route 160 towards Larquete in the Eighth Region, which took place on January 3, 2010. Currently the defendant submitted its dilatory defenses, which were upheld, therefore, the plaintiff shall correct the defects present in its claim.

13. On March 25, 2014, Forestal Arauco S.A was notified of a civil claim for compensation of damages in connection to an alleged tort liability, submitted by Mr. Mauricio Chacón Gómez on behalf of Mrs Edita del Carmen Cisterna Fernández, Mr. José Luis Salas Ciestera and Mr. Sergio Hernán Vasquez Muños, in proceedings under File No. C-38-2014 of the Civil Court of Arauco. The plaintiffs request a compensation for the alleged material and moral damages they experienced as a result of the fire that took place on December 21, 2013, in the El Piure, Llico, Rumena and Lavapié sectors of the borough of Arauco, which would have allegedly been originated in the Quinguen estate owned by Forestal Arauco S.A., in the moment in which the company’s staff was performing duties within said estate. On April 14, 2014, the defendant opposed its dilatory defenses. Currently that decisions with regards to the submitted defenses is pending, without the defendant issuing any comments or rebuttal in connection to same, with the expiration of the legal term to do. On June 27, 2014, the Court accepted the opposing dilatory exceptions. The applicant did not challenge the resolution, which should correct the defects in demand.

No procedures have been performed in these proceedings during the past six months, as such the Court ordered that it be archived.

14. On December 9, 2014, 170 former workers of Transportes San Pablo de Curicó Limitada filed a suit against their employer and secondarily and/or joint and severally against Forestal Arauco S.A., claiming that their dismissal was unjustified, requesting severance payments for years of service, plus the 30% surcharge of article 168 of the Labor Code, and additionally with the compensation that replaces the prior dismissal notice. Finally, they are claiming the payment of 16 labor days, worked during the month of November 2014, and the corresponding proportional holidays allegedly owed by their employer Transportes San Pablo de Curicó Limitada plus adjustments, interests and litigation costs. In summary, they are suing Forestal Arauco S.A. as subsidiary liable party for the same amounts.

 

 

 

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On December 23, 2014, the Court was notified of a partial payment carried out by Forestal Arauco, for a sum amounting to $112,204,754.- The claim was answered by Forestal Arauco on January 12, 2015. The Preliminary Hearing scheduled for January 19, 2015 was not conducted. A new date and time will be scheduled. Case file RIT O-1054-2014 of the Labor Court of Concepción.

The Court scheduled the preparatory hearing for March 3, 2015

15. On December 16, 2014, 170 former workers of Transportes San Pablo de Curicó Limitada filed a suit against their employer and secondarily and/or joint and severally against Forestal Arauco S.A., claiming that their dismissal was unjustified, requesting severance payments for years of service, plus the 30% surcharge of article 168 of the Labor Code, and additionally with the compensation that replaces the prior dismissal notice. Likewise, the plaintiffs are also demanding payment of 16 days of work performed during November of 2014 and the corresponding proportional holidays allegedly owed by their direct employer, Transportes San Pablo de Curicó Limitada. Finally, 4 of the claimants are also requesting compensation for labor protection until six months after the termination of their union posts, plus adjustments, interests and expenses.

On December 29, 2014, the Court was notified of a partial payment by Forestal Arauco, for a sum amounting to $110,049,273. The initial claim was answered by Forestal Arauco on January 22, 2015. Preliminary Hearing scheduled for January 29, 2019. Case file RIT O-20-2014 of the Trial Court/Juzgado de Letras of San José de la Mariquina.

The Court scheduled the preparatory hearing for March 13, 2015

16. On January 14, 2015, the Company was served process of a civil damages claim due to alleged non-contractual liability. The claim was lodged by Mr. Ricardo del Carmen Guzmán Reyes who alleged that the actions of Forestal Celco S.A. prevented the former from exploiting his mining properties, given that he could not access land belonging to Forestal Arauco S.A. because it had been planted with forests. The plaintiff seeks direct damages, loss of profits and non-monetary damages. The term for Forestal Arauco S.A. to answer the claim is currently elapsing. The trial is being processed before the Civil Court of Constitución, case file No. C-892-2014.

On February 3, 2015, Forestal Arauco S.A. (formerly Forestal Celco S.A.) answered the claim. On February 11, 2015, the plaintiff submitted a rejoinder and the defendant answered on February 20. Subsequently, on February 23, 2015, the Court summoned the parties to a conciliation hearing. Pending.

17. Maquinarias y Equipos Klenner Limitada filed a civil damages claim before the First Civil Court of Valdivia, case file number C-375-2015, against Forestal Arauco S.A. The claim seeks compensation for alleged damages brought as a result of the termination of a service provision contract that took place on February 9, 2010

On February 6, 2015, the claim was served on Mr. Cristián Durán Silva, on behalf of Forestal Arauco S.A. On February 12, 2015, the Company filed a motion to annul the service of process based on the fact that Mr. Cristián Durán Silva is not the legal representative of Forestal Arauco S.A. and because the requirements of article 44 of the Civil Procedures Code were not met. The Court granted the plaintiff the legal term to submit its arguments in this regard, issuing a resolution dated February 17 of 2015. Moreover, the Company

 

 

 

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required that proceedings be suspended while this matter was pending decision. The Court forwarded this request to the defendant in order for the latter to submit its arguments within the legal term. In consideration to the foregoing, the Company submitted procedural defenses. Currently, a decision is pending on the annulment request contesting the validity of the notice, as well as the suspension of the procedural suspension and other procedural defenses applied.

18. On February 24 of 2015, Forestal Arauco S.A. was served with an ordinary civil claim for restitution, within the context of a special indigenous procedure, in connection to a portion of real property, which was submitted by Mr. Ricardo Andrés Durán Mococain on behalf of the Ignacio Huilipan indigenous community. Said claim was submitted before the Civil Court of Cañete, in proceedings under Case File C-21-2015. The claim requests the restitution of approximately 97 hectares of land that is registered in the name of Bosques Arauco S.A. (currently Forestal Arauco S.A.), which according to the plaintiff corresponded to part of an indigenous land and that is being materially occupied by Forestal Arauco S.A. (formerly Forestal Celco S.A.) with no title. It additionally requests that the Company be required to compensate all damages and impairment directly and indirectly experienced in the area regarding which restitution is demanded, reserving the right to discuss the type and amount of the award at the eventual ruling, all of the foregoing plus litigation costs. The hearing to hear the defendant’s response and to summon the parties to settlement is currently pending.

Aserraderos Arauco S.A.

On January 30, 2014, Aserraderos Arauco S.A. was served with a damages claim based on alleged tort liability on grounds of shared or combined negligence, lodged by Messrs. Marilyn Jane Medina Fuentes, Griselott Yazmin Villegas Medina, José Manuel Villegas Medina and Yerman Leandro Villegas Medina, surviving spouse and sons, respectively, of the late subcontracted worker Mr. Roberto Villegas Medina, employe of the subcontractor Company Recursos Humanos Sergall Ltda., who passed away on his way to the hospital of Curanilahue as a consequence of an accident that had occurred at the Station located at the Horcones complex (borough of Arauco) in the early morning on February 27, 2010, day of the earthquake that struck the central-southern area of Chile. The lawsuit was brought against Productora de Maderas Paranal Ltda. and Aserraderos Arauco S.A., and seeks the compensation of physical or pecuniary damages (loss of profits), as well as of moral (non-punitive) damages. As a result, in the event that the lawsuit is dismissed, the same is brought against the Asociación Chilena de Seguridad (ACHS). (File C-506-2013 of the Civil Court of Arauco). Currently the proceedings are awaiting a decision with regards to the dilatory defenses submitted by Recursos Humanos Segal Ltda. and the decision of a nullity incident submitted by Asociación Chilena de Seguridad, also awaiting the acknowledgement of the submission of the dilatory exceptions submitted by Asseraderos Arauco S.A. The defendant Aserraderos Arauco S.A. submitted its procedural defenses. The Court transmitted the procedural defenses to the plaintiff. The defendant Asociación Chilena de Seguridad submitted a motion to annul based on the failure to properly notify the claim. Proceedings are suspended until a ruling is issued regarding the motion to annul, after which a decision must be issued regarding the procedural defenses. Pending (Case File No. C-506-2013 of the First Instance and Guarantee Court of Arauco).

 

 

 

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Inversiones Arauco Internacional Ltda.

1. On May 5, 2011, the Chilean Internal Revenue Service (“Chilean IRS”) issued liquidations N° 7 and 8 to Inversiones Arauco Internacional Ltda., objecting the reasonableness and necessity that a compensation payment made by the Company under the framework of partnership and participation in Forestal Cono Sur S.A. of Uruguay, is regarded as a deductible expense.

On May 4, 2012, the Company presented a claim to the Tax Court against liquidations No. 7 and 8. The Inspector issued a report. The Company submitted observations to the report of the Inspector. On April 30, 2014, an order to produce evidence was reported. On May 7, 2014, the Company filed an administrative appeal against the order to produce evidence. On September 26, 2014, acting under transitory article 2 of Law No. 20,322, the Company submitted the claim to the jurisdiction of the new tax and customs courts. The case file has yet to be sent from the SII to the Tax and Customs Court.

Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira S.A. (joint arrangement)

In May of 2014, Celulosa y Energía Punta Pereira (CEPP), a company belonging to the Montes del Plata Group - a joint arrangement between Arauco and Stora Enso - was notified of the commencement of a series of arbitral proceedings against it, all lodged before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) by Andritz Pulp Technologies Punta Pereira S.A., a subsidiary of Andritz AG, claiming a total of approximately € 200 million.

These arbitration proceedings are related to the contracts for the delivery, construction, installation, commissioning and completion - by Andritz - of the main components of the Project for the Montes del Plata Cellulose Plant, located in Punta Pereira, Uruguay.

CEPP has powerful arguments for requesting the dismissal of the aforementioned claims and, in turn, has filed a counterclaim against Andritz based on the latter’s breach of its contractual obligations, requesting a sum of approximately US$110 million (approximately € 87 million).

These arbitration proceedings are in their claim preparation and support phase.

As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, it is the opinion of Montes del Plata’s legal counsel that the probabilities of CEPP needing to make expenditures as a result of this arbitration are low.

Consequently, neither CEPP, nor Arauco, have made any provisions of funds on account of these proceedings.

At the end of each reporting period there are no other contingencies that might significantly affect the Company’s financial, position or results of operations.

 

 

 

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Provisions recorded as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follow:

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

Classes of Provisions

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Provisions, Current

     2,535         9,696   

Provisions for litigations

     1,765         9,696   

Other provisions

     770         —     

Provisions, non-Current

     64,529         24,167   

Provisions for litigations

     14,273         8,710   

Other provisions

     50,256         15,457   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Provisions

  67,064      33,863   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     12-31-2014  
            Other         
     Litigations (*)      Provisions (**)      Total  

Movements in Provisions

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

Opening balance

     18,406         15,457         33,863   

Changes in provisions

        

Increase in existing provisions

     9,585         16,782         26,367   

Used provisions

     (8,951      —           (8,951

Increase (decrease) in foreign currency exchange

     (818      (3,324      (4,142

Other Increases (Decreases)

     (2,184      22,111         19,927   

Total Changes

     (2,368      35,569         33,201   

Closing balance

     16,038         51,026         67,064   

 

(*) The increase in legal claims include MU.S.$3.3 corresponding to 50% of provision for trial SACEEM Zona Franca SA, supplier in the construction of the pulp mill in Uruguay (joint agreement).
(**) In another increase in Other provisions there is ThU.S.$21,549 of provision of export duties.

 

     12-31-2013  
            Other         
     Litigations      Provisions      Total  

Movements in Provisions

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

Opening balance

     13,846         8,614         22,460   

Changes in provisions

        

Increase in existing provisions

     12,903         8,575         21,478   

Used provisions

     (5,183      —           (5,183

Increase (decrease) in foreign currency exchange

     (3,009      (1,732      (4,741

Other Increases (Decreases)

     (151      —           (151

Total Changes

     4,560         6,843         11,403   

Closing balance

     18,406         15,457         33,863   

 

 

 

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Provisions for litigations are for labor and tax claims whose payment period is uncertain. Other provisions include the liability recognition for investments with net asset deficiency at the end of the reporting period.

NOTE 19. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

Classes of Intangible Assets, Net

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Intangible assets, net

     93,258         99,651   

Computer software

     18,224         17,004   

Water rigths

     5,442         5,422   

Customer

     63,164         70,054   

Other identifiable intangible assets

     6,428         7,171   

Classes of intangible Assets, Gross

     137,041         135,790   

Computer software

     49,109         43,197   

Water rigths

     5,442         5,422   

Customer

     74,432         78,800   

Other identifiable intangible assets

     8,058         8,371   

Classes of accumulated amortization and impairment

     

Total accumulated amortization and impairment

     (43,783      (36,139

Accumulated amortization and impairment, intangible assets

     (43,783      (36,139

Computer software

     (30,885      (26,193

Customer

     (11,268      (8,746

Other identifiable intangible assets

     (1,630      (1,200

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of the carrying amount of intangible assets at the beginning and end of each reporting period balances

 

     12-31-2014        
     Computer
Software
    Water Rigths      Customer     Others     TOTAL  

Reconciliation of intangible assets

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

Opening Balance Changes

     17,004        5,422         70,054        7,171        99,651   

Additions

     9,956        —           —          145        10,101   

Amortization

     (6,699     —           (5,040     (736     (12,475

Increase (decrease) in foreign currency conversion

     (2,037     20         (1,850     (152     (4,019

Changes Total

     1,220        20         (6,890     (743     (6,393

Closing Balance

     18,224        5,442         63,164        6,428        93,258   
     12-31-2013        
     Computer
Software
    Water Rigths      Customer     Others     TOTAL  

Reconciliation of intangible assets

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

Opening Balance

     14,467        5,114         77,454        8,199        105,234   

Changes

           

Additions

     5,870        19         —          —          5,889   

Disposals

     (335     —           —          (4     (339

Amortization

     (3,917     —           (5,158     (761     (9,836

Increase (decrease) in foreign currency conversion

     912        —           (2,242     (259     (1,589

Others Increases (Decreases)

     7        289         —          (4     292   

Changes Total

     2,537        308         (7,400     (1,028     (5,583

Closing Balance

     17,004        5,422         70,054        7,171        99,651   

 

          Minimun
life
     Maximum
life
 

Computer Software

   Years      3         16   

Customer

   Years      15         15   

Trademark

   Years      7         7   

The amortization of customer base and computer software is presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income line item Administrative Expenses.

NOTE 20. BIOLOGICAL ASSETS

Biological assets comprise forestry plantations, mainly radiata and taeda pine, and to a lower extent of eucalyptus. The plantations are located in Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, with a total surface of 1.6 million hectares, out of which 1 million hectares are used for forestry planting, 395 thousand hectares are native forest, 183 thousand hectares are used for other purposes and 53 thousand hectares not yet planted.

As of December 31, 2014, the production volume of logs totaled 19.9 million cubic meters (20 million cubic meters as of December 31, 2013).

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.

 

 

 

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These unobservable inputs were developed using the best information available and includes own information of 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 the 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 decrease total volume, 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 sells. 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 owned industrial centers and sales to third parties at market prices. Sales margin is also considered in the valuation of the different products that are harvested in the forest. Any changes in the fair value of the plantations are recognized in profit or loss in the line item Other income within the consolidated statement of income. Changes in fair value of biological assets were ThU.S.$284,497 at December 31, 2014 (ThU.S.$269,671 at December 31, 2013). As a result of measuring biological assets at its fair value a higher cost of sales of ThU.S.$220,950 at December 31, 2014 (ThU.S.$221,874 at December 31, 2013).

 

  Forestry plantations are harvested according to the needs of Arauco’s production plants.

 

  The discount rates used are 8% in Chile, Brazil and Uruguay, and 12% in Argentina.

 

  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

 

 

 

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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         (119,848
     -0,5         118,237   

Margins (%)

     10         405,744   
     -10         (405,744

Differences in valuation of biological assets, in the discount rate and in the margins are recognized in the consolidated statement of income under line items “other income” and “other expenses”, as appropriate.

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 Company resources and efficient protection measures for these forestry assets allow financial and operational risks to be minimized.

Uruguay

Arauco owns biological assets in Uruguay through a joint venture in association with Stora Enso, which are recognized in the consolidated financial statements under the equity method of accounting. From 2013, in accordance with IFRS11, Arauco recognizes the assets, liabilities; income and expenses relating to their ownership percentage (see Note 16).

Detail of Biological Assets Pledged as Security

As of December 31, 2014, there are no forestry plantations pledged as security.

Detail of Biological Assets with Restricted Ownership

As of the date of these consolidated financial statements, there are no biological assets with restricted ownership.

No significant government grants have been received.

 

 

 

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As of the date of these Financial Statements, the Current and Non-current biological assets are as follows:

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Current

     307,551         256,957   

Non-current

     3,538,802         3,635,246   

Total

     3,846,353         3,892,203   

Reconciliation of carrying amount of biological assets

 

Movement

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
 

Opening Balance

     3,892,203   

Changes in Biological Assets

  

Additions

     132,969   

Decreases due to Sales

     (39,432

Decreases due to Harvest

     (338,440

Gain (Loss) arising from changes in Fair Value less Costs to Sale

     284,497   

Increases (decreases) in Foreign Currency Translation

     (44,020

Loss of forest due to fires

     (31,512

Other Increases (decreases)

     (9,912

Total Changes

     (45,850

Closing Balance

     3,846,353   

Movement

   12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Opening Balance

     3,873,070   

Changes in Biological Assets

  

Additions

     161,459   

Decreases due to Sales

     (10,688

Decreases due to Harvest

     (342,227

Gain (losses) arising from changes in fair value less costs to sale

     269,671   

Increases (decreases) in Foreign Currency Translation

     (49,405

Loss of forest due to fires

     (7,904

Other Increases (decreases)

     (1,773

Total Changes

     19,133   

Closing Balance

     3,892,203   

 

 

 

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As of the date of these consolidated financial statements, there are no disbursements related to the acquisition of biological assets.

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.

 

 

 

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Detail information of disbursements related to the environment

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, Arauco has made and / or has committed the following disbursements by major environmental projects:

 

12-31-2014

 

Disbursements undertaken 2014

  Committed
Disbursements
 
  State   Amount     Asset   Asset/expense   Amount     Estimated  

Company

 

Name of project

 

of project

  ThU.S.$     Expense  

destination item

  ThU.S.$     date  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

 

Environmental improvement studies

  In process     1,967      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    3,805        2015   

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

 

Environmental improvement studies

  In process     1,507      Expense  

Administration expenses

    5,639        2015   

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

 

Investment projects for the control and management of gas emissions from industrial process

  In process     5,548      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    233        2015   

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

 

Environmental improvement studies

  In process     10,520      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    11,805        2015   

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

 

Environmental improvement studies

  Finished     85      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    0        —     

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     6,474      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    3,412        2015   

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

 

Investment projects for the control and management of hazardous liquids and water energy optimization of industrial plants

  Finished     266      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    0        —     

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

 

Environmental improvement studies

  In process     37,540      Expense  

Operating cost

    0        —     

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.

 

Expansion of solid industrial waste dumpsite for management of these in the future

  In process     2,551      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    11,712        2015   

Alto Paraná S.A.

 

Construction emisario

  In process     13      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    705        2015   

Alto Paraná S.A.

 

Expansion of solid industrial waste dumpsite for management of these in the future

  In process     776      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    4,148        2015   

Alto Paraná S.A.

 

Investment projects for the control and management of hazardous liquids and water energy optimization of industrial plants

  In process     3,282      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    6,452        2015   

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

Paneles Arauco S.A.

Environmental improvement studies

In process   624    Assets

Property, plant and equipment

  1,882      2015   

Paneles Arauco S.A.

Investment projects for the control and management of hazardous liquids and water energy optimization of industrial plants

In process   1,471    Expense

Operating cost

  0      —     

Paneles Arauco S.A.

Expansion of solid industrial waste dumpsite for management of these in the future

In process   404    Expense

Administration expenses

  0      —     

Paneles Arauco S.A.

Environmental improvement studies

In process   5,751    Expense

Administration expenses

  264      2015   

Forestal Arauco S.A.

Environmental improvement studies

In process   817    Expense

Administration expenses

  732      2015   

Aserraderos Arauco S.A

Environmental improvement studies

In process   1,416    Assets

Property, plant and equipment

  543      2015   

Aserraderos Arauco S.A

Environmental improvement studies

Finished   84    Assets

Property, plant and equipment

  0      —     

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   463    Assets

Property, plant and equipment

  600      2015   

Celulosa y energía Punta Pereira S.A.

Environmental improvement studies

In process   0    Assets

Property, plant and equipment

  140      2015   

Celulosa y energía Punta Pereira S.A.

Investment projects for the control and management of gas emissions from industrial process

In process   0    Assets

Property, plant and equipment

  95      2015   

Forestal los Lagos S.A

Environmental improvement studies

In process   208    Expense

Operating cost

  240      2015   
     

 

 

       

 

 

   
TOTAL   81,767      52,407   
     

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

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12-31-2013

 

Disbursements undertaken 2013

  Committed
Disbursements
 
  State   Amount     Asset /   Asset/expense   Amount     Estimated  

Company

 

Name of project

 

of project

  ThU.S.$     Expense  

destination item

  ThU.S.$     date  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

 

Environmental improvement studies

  In process     243      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    925        2014   

Celulosa Arauco Y Constitucion S.A.

 

Investment projects for the control and management of gas emissions from industrial process

  In process     6,524      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    7,620        2014   

Celulosa Arauco Y Constitucion S.A.

 

Environmental improvement studies

  In process     2,293      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    2,024        2014   

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     1,945      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    33        2014   

Celulosa Arauco Y Constitucion S.A.

 

Environmental improvement studies

  In process     21,838      Expense  

Operating cost

    0        0   

Alto Parana S.A.

 

Construction emisario

  In process     8      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    758        2014   

Alto Parana S.A.

 

Expansion of solid industrial waste dumpsite for management of these in the future

  In process     213      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    1,723        2014   

Alto Parana S.A.

 

Investment projects for the control and management of hazardous liquids and water energy optimization of industrial plants

  In process     2,326      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    0        0   

Paneles Arauco S.A.

 

Environmental improvement studies

  In process     69      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    0        0   

Paneles Arauco S.A.

 

Environmental improvement studies

  In process     218      Expense  

Administration expenses

    153        2014   

Paneles Arauco S.A.

 

Investment projects for the control and management of hazardous liquids and water energy optimization of industrial plants

  In process     1,480      Expense  

Operating cost

    108        2014   

Paneles Arauco S.A.

 

Expansion of solid industrial waste dumpsite for management of these in the future

  In process     317      Expense  

Administration expenses

    15        2014   

Forestal Celco S.A.

 

Environmental improvement studies

  In process     855      Expense  

Administration expenses

    793        2014   

Aserraderos Arauco S.A

 

Environmental improvement studies

  In process     196      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    5,330        2014   

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     925      Assets  

Property, plant and equipment

    1,200        2014   

Forestal los Lagos S.A

 

Environmental improvement studies

  In process     217      Expense  

Operating cost

    209        2014   
     

 

 

       

 

 

   
TOTAL   39,667      20,891   
     

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

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NOTE 22. NON-CURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

As a result of decreases in demand for sawn timber products due to the economic downturn in years 2008 and 2009, Arauco’s Management decided in December of 2010 to permanently close the following sawmills: La Araucana, Escuadrón, Lomas Coloradas, Coelemu and the remanufacturing plant Lomas Coloradas. Property, plant and equipment related to these facilities were classified held for sale. As of December 31, 2014, Arauco has made sales of these units and remains committed to its plan to sell these assets, although the completion of these sales have been delayed more than expected as the Company is seeking for more favorable offers.

The following table sets forth information on the main types of non-current assets held for sale:

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Land

     2,976         4,244   

Buildings

     3,798         3,934   

Property, plant and equipment

     1,214         2,236   

Total

     7,988         10,414   

As of December 31, 2014 the effect on income related to the sale of held assets for sale is a loss of ThU.S.$486 (profit of ThU.S.$29,137 at December 31, 2013).

 

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NOTE 23. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Classification

The following table sets forth the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities as compared with the carrying amount as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

Financial Instruments    December 2014      December 2013  

Thousands of dollars

   Carrying
amount
     Fair Value      Carrying
amount
     Fair Value  

Assets Current and non Current

           

Fair value through profit or loss (held for trading)

     133,394         133,394         160,183         160,183   

Interest Rate Swaps

     —           —           —           —     

Forward

     —           —           696         696   

Mutual funds (2)

     128,985         128,985         111,435         111,435   

Hedging Assets

     4,409         4,409         48,052         48,052   

Forward foreign exchange

     —           —           41         41   

Interest rate swaps

     —           —           1,962         1,962   

Swap foreign exchange

     4,409         4,409         46,049         46,049   

Loans and Accounts Receivables

     1,761,300         1,761,300         1,316,427         1,316,427   

Cash and cash equivalents

     842,167         842,167         555,777         555,777   

Cash

     158,002         158,002         155,538         155,538   

Time deposits

     669,545         669,545         391,588         391,588   

Agreements

     14,620         14,620         8,651         8,651   

Accounts Receivables (net)

     762,909         762,909         752,407         752,407   

Trades and other receivables

     649,924         649,924         578,946         578,946   

Lease receivable

     153         153         1,099         1,099   

Other receivables

     112,832         112,832         172,362         172,362   

Accounts receivable from related parties

     156,224         156,224         8,243         8,243   

Other Financial Assets

     8,248         8,248         3,119         3,119   

Financial Liabilities, Total

     5,832,604         6,206,680         5,696,343         5,975,222   

Financial Liabilities at amortized cost (3)

     5,714,872         6,088,948         5,672,240         5,951,119   

Bonds issued denominated in U.S. dollars

     2,686,994         2,834,364         2,184,294         2,309,763   

Bonds issued denominated in U.F. (4)

     971,333         1,038,908         854,297         883,237   

Banck Loans in Dollars

     1,220,359         1,373,857         1,635,053         1,759,019   

Bank borrowing denominated in U.S. dollars

     98,856         104,489         259,001         259,505   

Financial Leasing

     96,995         96,995         89,440         89,440   

Government Loans

     3,893         3,893         4,408         4,408   

Trades and other Payables

     630,406         630,406         631,341         631,341   

Accounts payable to related parties

     6,036         6,036         14,406         14,406   

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     117,732         117,732         24,103         24,103   

Interest Rate Swaps

     2,677         2,677         0         0   

Hedging Liabilities

     115,055         115,055         24,103         24,103   

Swap

     113,956         113,956         23,996         23,996   

Forward

     151         151         107         107   

Options

     948         948         0         0   

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

(1) Assets measured at fair value through profit or loss other than mutual funds classified as cash equivalents, are presented in the line item “other financial assets” in the consolidated statement of financial position.
(2) Although mutual funds are measured at fair value through profit or loss for purposes of the consolidated statement 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” and derivatives are presented in the consolidated statement of financial position in the line item “Other financial liabilities” as current and non-current based on their maturity.
(4) The Unidad de Fomento (“UF”) 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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Valuation techniques and assumptions applied for the purpose of measuring fair value

The carrying amount of trade and other receivables, trade and others payables, accounts payables related parties, cash and cash equivalents, and other financial assets and liabilities approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of such instruments, and, in the case of trade and other receivables, due to the fact that any loss resulting from its recoverability is already reflected in the provision for impairment losses.

The fair value of non-derivative financial assets and financial liabilities that are not traded in active markets is estimated through the use of discounted cash flows that are calculated using market variables that are observable at the date of the financial statements.

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 were determined based on discounted cash flow analysis, applying the corresponding discount yield curves to the remaining term to maturity.

The following table sets forth the current portion of the non-current bank borrowings and debt issued as of December 31, 2014, and 2013.

 

     December 2014
ThU.S.$
     December 2013
ThU.S.$
 

Bank borrowings - current portion

     53,284         70,431   

Bonds issued - current portion

     430,446         152,922   

Total

     483,730         223,353   

The following table shows the compliance with financial covenants (debt to equity ratio) required by domestic bond indentures:

 

     December 2014
ThU.S.$
     December 2013
ThU.S.$
 

Financial debt, current

     739,515         893,497   

Financial debt, non-current

     4,338,915         4,132,996   

Total

     5,078,430         5,026,493   

Cash and cash equivalent

     (971,152      (667,212

Net financial debt

     4,107,278         4,359,281   

Non-controlling interests

     47,606         52,242   

Equity attributable to owners of parent

     6,767,130         6,992,298   

Total equity

     6,814,736         7,044,540   

Debt to equity ratio

     0.60         0.62   

 

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

 

 

The following table sets forth a reconciliation between the financial liabilities and the statement of financial position as of as of December 31, 2014 and December 31 2013:

 

     December 2014  

Thousands of dollars

   Current      Non Current      Total  

Bonds obligations

     430,446         3,227,881         3,658,327   

Bank borrowings

     273,470         1,045,745         1,319,215   

Financial Leasing

     31,706         65,289         96,995   

Government Loans

     3,893         0         3,893   

Swap and Forward

     2,828         114,904         117,732   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Liabilities

  742,343      4,453,819      5,196,162   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Trades and Other Payables

  630,406      —        630,406   

Related party payables

  6,036      —        6,036   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts Payable, Total

  636,442      —        636,442   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Liabilities, Total

  1,378,785      4,453,819      5,832,604   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     December 2013  

Thousands of dollars

   Current      Non Current      Total  

Bonds obligations

     152,922         2,885,669         3,038,591   

Bank borrowings

     713,292         1,180,762         1,894,054   

Financial Leasing

     26,949         62,491         89,440   

Government Loans

     334         4,074         4,408   

Swap and Forward

     107         23,996         24,103   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Liabilities

  893,604      4,156,992      5,050,596   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Trades and Other Payables

  630,980      361      631,341   

Related party payables

  14,406      —        14,406   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts Payable, Total

  645,386      361      645,747   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Liabilities, Total

  1,538,990      4,157,353      5,696,343   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value through Profit or Loss (Held for Trading)

Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss are financial assets held for trading. Financial assets classified in this category are mainly acquired for sale in the short term. Derivatives are also classified as trading unless they are designated and effective as hedging instruments. Assets in this category are classified as current assets and are recorded at fair value with changes in value recognized in profit or loss. These financial assets are held with the objective of maintaining adequate liquidity levels to meet Arauco’s obligations.

The following table details Arauco’s financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss:

 

     December
2014
ThU.S.$
     December
2013
ThU.S.$
     Period
Variation
 

Fair value through profit or loss (held for trading)

     128,985         112,131         15

Forward

     0         696         -100

Mutual Funds

     128,985         111,435         16

 

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Mutual Funds:

Arauco invests in local and international mutual funds in order to maximize the returns of cash surpluses denominated in local currency or in foreign currencies such as U.S. Dollars or Euros. These instruments are permitted by Arauco’s Investment Policy. At the date of these financial statements the Company has increased its position in these instruments compared to December 2013 by 15%.

The following table sets forth the risk classification of mutual funds as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     December 2014      December 2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

AAAfm

     128,833         109,397   

AAfm

     152         2,038   

Total Mutual Funds

     128,985         111,435   

Hedging Instruments

As of December 31, 2014, Arauco held certain derivatives designated as hedging instruments for cash flow hedge purposes. Specifically, Arauco has designated cross currency swaps as hedging instruments whose fair value was ThU.S.$4,409 for those in an asset position and ThU.S.$113,956 for those in a liability position, which are presented in the consolidated statements of financial position in the line items “other non-current financial assets” and “other non-current financial liabilities”, respectively. Arauco has also designated foreign exchange forwards as hedging instruments whose fair value was ThU.S.$921, which is presented in the consolidated statements of financial position in the line item “other current financial assets”. Changes in fair value during the period have been recognized in other comprehensive income and have been accumulated in equity.

Also there are forwards totaling ThU.S.$1,111 that are currently profitable and ThU.S.$151 that have no current value, which are presented in the Statement of Financial Position under Other Current Financial Assets. Finally we recorded a collar option contract for fuel prices with a fair value of ThU.S.$948 that have no current value.

Nature of Risk

Arauco is exposed to the risk of variability in cash flows from changes in foreign exchange rates, mainly due to balances of assets denominated in U.S. Dollars and liabilities denominated in UF (obligations to the public), which causes mismatches that could affect operating results.

 

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

 

 

Cross currency swap contracts that Arauco owns at December 31, 2014 are detailed in the following table:

 

Bond

  

Institution

   Amount U.S.$      Amount UF      Rate US$     Rate UF     Starting date    Ending date    Market Value-US$  
F    Deutsche      43,618,307         1,000,000         5.29     4.25   10/30/2011    10/30/2021      (5,832,659
F    JP Morgan      43,618,307         1,000,000         5.23     4.25   10/30/2011    10/30/2021      (5,664,479
J    Corpbanca      42,864,859         1,000,000         5.20     3.25   9/1/2010    9/1/2020      (7,124,652
J    BBVA      42,864,859         1,000,000         5.20     3.25   9/1/2010    9/1/2020      (7,124,652
J    Deutsche      42,864,859         1,000,000         5.25     3.25   9/1/2010    9/1/2020      (7,244,256
J    Santander      42,873,112         1,000,000         5.17     3.25   9/1/2010    9/1/2020      (7,059,431
J    BBVA      42,864,257         1,000,000         5.09     3.25   9/1/2010    9/1/2020      (6,847,910
P    Corpbanca      46,474,122         1,000,000         4.39     3.96   5/15/2012    11/15/2021      (7,311,966
P    JP Morgan      47,163,640         1,000,000         3.97     3.96   11/15/2012    11/15/2021      (6,781,898
F    Deutsche      37,977,065         1,000,000         4.69     4.25   4/30/2014    4/30/2019      3,405,955   
F    BBVA      38,426,435         1,000,000         5.75     4.25   10/30/2014    4/30/2023      (1,016,846
F    BBVA      38,378,440         1,000,000         5.61     4.25   10/30/2014    4/30/2023      (562,270
F    Santander      37,977,065         1,000,000         5.59     4.25   10/30/2014    4/30/2023      4,637   
F    BCI      37,621,562         1,000,000         5.54     4.25   10/30/2014    4/30/2023      594,603   
P    BBVA      42,412,852         1,000,000         5.00     3.96   11/15/2013    11/15/2023      (4,506,353
P    Santander      41,752,718         1,000,000         4.93     3.96   11/15/2013    11/15/2023      (3,446,481
P    Deutsche      41,752,718         1,000,000         4.92     3.96   11/15/2013    11/15/2023      (3,412,159
R    Santander      128,611,183         3,000,000         5.15     3.60   10/1/2014    4/1/2024      (21,259,580
R    JP Morgan      43,185,224         1,000,000         4.84     3.60   10/1/2014    4/1/2024      (6,300,824
R    Corpbanca      43,277,070         1,000,000         4.80     3.60   10/1/2014    4/1/2024      (6,262,974
Q    BCI      43,185,224         1,000,000         3.48     3.00   10/1/2014    4/1/2021      (3,171,417
Q    BCI      43,196,695         1,000,000         3.40     3.00   10/1/2014    4/1/2021      (3,024,722

Based on its test of effectiveness, Arauco determined that the hedging instrument is highly effective to offset the variability in cash flows of the hedged item from changes in the exchange rate.

Moreover, our results are exposed to changes the price of certain fuels. To minimize the risk we limited the volatility of future cash flows associated with the purchase of oil No. 6 for year 2015 taking a derivative of approximately 674,000 barrels ensures a bounded range of the purchase price.

Hedging Strategy

Considering that Arauco has a high percentage of assets denominated in U.S. Dollars (its functional currency), it is exposed to the risk of exchange rate as it has bonds issued denominated in U.F. (Chilean inflation-indexed, peso-denominated monetary unit). The objective of entering into cross currency swaps is to hedge the variability in cash flows for the U.F. exchange rate, exchanging the cash flows from the bonds issued denominated in U.F., with cash flows in U.S. Dollar at a fixed exchange rate determined at inception of the cross currency swaps.

 

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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 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 rate 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 account receivables from related parties.

 

     December
2014
ThU.S.$
     December
2013
ThU.S.$
 

Loans and Receivables

     1,761,300         1,316,427   

Cash and cash equivalents

     842,167         555,777   

Cash

     158,002         155,538   

Time Deposits

     669,545         391,588   

Financial Instruments under resale agreements

     14,620         8,651   

Trade and other receivables

     919,133         760,650   

Trades and Other receivables

     650,077         580,045   

Other receivables

     112,832         172,362   

Accounts receivable from related parties

     156,224         8,243   

Cash and Cash Equivalents: Includes cash on hand, bank checking accounts balances and time deposits. 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 following table sets forth the cash and cash equivalents balances classified by currency as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     971,152         667,212   

US Dollar

     877,418         534,575   

Euro

     8,114         4,681   

Other currencies

     62,381         86,073   

Chilean Pesos

     23,239         41,883   

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.

Trades and Other Receivables: These represent enforceable rights for Arauco resulting from the normal course of the business.

 

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Other Receivables: These correspond to receivables from sales, services or loans that are not considered within the normal course of the business.

The provision for doubtful accounts is presented as a deduction of trade and other receivables. The provision for doubtful accounts is established when there is objective evidence that Arauco will not receive payments under the original sale terms. Provisions are made when the customer is a party to a bankruptcy court agreement or cessation of payments, and are written-off when Arauco has exhausted all levels of recovery of debt in a reasonable time.

Accounts receivable from related parties: Represent enforceable rights for Arauco generated in the ordinary course of business, in which Arauco owns a non-controlling interest in the ownership of the counterparty.

The following table sets forth trade and other current/non-current receivables classified by currencies as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Trades and other current receivables

     731,908         711,678   

US Dollar

     464,219         446,386   

Euros

     72,353         33,072   

Other currencies

     98,130         113,399   

Chilean Pesos

     96,241         117,827   

U.F.

     965         994   

Accounts receivable from related parties, current

     4,705         8,243   

US Dollar

     0         135   

Other currencies

     1,998         3,654   

Chilean Pesos

     2,707         4,454   

Trade and other non-current receivables

     31,001         40,729   

US Dollar

     26,773         35,743   

Chilean Pesos

     3,591         3,226   

U.F.

     637         1,760   

Accounts receivable from related parties, non-current

     151,519         0   

Others Currencies

     151,519         0   

The following table summarizes Arauco’s categories of financial assets at the end of each reporting period:

 

     December
2014
ThU.S.$
     December
2013
ThU.S.$
 

Financial Assets

     1,894,694         1,475,914   

Fair value through profit or loss

     128,985         111,435   

Mutual Funds

     128,985         111,435   

Hedging Assets

     4,409         48,052   

Loans and receivables

     1,761,300         1,316,427   

 

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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.

As the end of each reporting period, Arauco includes in this category bank borrowings, bonds issued denominated in U.S. Dollars and in UF, trade and other payables.

 

          December      December      December      December  
          2014      2013      2014      2013  
     Currency    Amortized Cost ThU.S.$      Fair Value ThU.S.$  

Total Financial Liabilities

        5,714,872         5,672,240         6,088,948         5,951,119   

Bonds Issued

   U.S. Dollar      2,686,994         2,184,294         2,834,364         2,309,763   

Bonds Issued

   U.F.      971,333         854,297         1,038,908         883,237   

Bank borrowings

   U.S. Dollar      1,220,359         1,784,339         1,373,857         1,759,019   

Bank borrowings

   Other currencies      98,856         109,715         104,489         259,505   

Government Loans

   U.S. Dollar      3,893         4,408         3,893         4,408   

Financial Leasing

   Other currencies      93,540         85,019         93,540         85,019   

Financial Leasing

   Chilean Pesos      3,449         4,354         3,449         4,354   

Financial Leasing

   U.S. Dollar      6         67         6         67   

Trades and Other Payables

   U.S. Dollar      188,074         229,621         188,074         229,621   

Trades and Other Payables

   Euro      44,887         7,434         44,887         7,434   

Trades and Other Payables

   Other currencies      62,162         63,500         62,162         63,500   

Trades and Other Payables

   Chilean Pesos      332,948         328,370         332,948         328,370   

Trades and Other Payables

   U.F.      2,335         2,416         2,335         2,416   

Related party payables

   U.S. Dollar      1,612         2,893         1,612         2,893   

Related party payables

   Chilean Pesos      4,424         11,513         4,424         11,513   

The financial liabilities at amortized cost presented in the consolidated statements of financial positions as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

 

     December 2014  
   Current ThU.S.$      Non Current
ThU.S.$
     Total  

Other financial liabilities

     739,515         4,338,915         5,078,430   

Trade and other payables

     630,406         —           630,406   

Related Party Payables

     6,036         —           6,036   

Total Financial Liabilities Measured at Amortized Cost

     1,375,957         4,338,915         5,714,872   
     December 2013  
   Current ThU.S.$      Non Current
ThU.S.$
     Total  

Other financial liabilities

     893,497         4,132,996         5,026,493   

Trade and other payables

     630,980         361         631,341   

Related Party Payables

     14,406         —           14,406   

Total Financial Liabilities Measured at Amortized Cost

     1,538,883         4,133,357         5,672,240   

 

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Financial Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

At the closing date, Arauco did not hold rate swap as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

The table below sets forth Arauco’s categories of financial liabilities at the end of each reporting period:

 

               

Financial Liabilities

   December
2014
ThU.S.$
     December
2013
ThU.S.$
 

Total Financial Liabilities

     5,832,604         5,696,343   

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (held for trading)

     2,677         0   

Hedging Liabilities

     115,055         24,103   

Financial Liabilities Measured at Amortized Cost

     5,714,872         5,672,240   

 

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Cash Flow Hedges Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of cash flow hedges presented in Other Comprehensive Income:

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Opening balance

     (21,507      (46,016

Fair value gains (losses) arising during the year

     (137,559      (22,677

Exchange differences of bonds hedged

     80,807         50,875   

Finance costs

     13,524         7,591   

Settlements during the period

     949         (5,880

Deferred taxes

     10,764         (5,400

Closing balance

     (53,022      (21,507

Effect in Profit or Loss

The following table sets forth the net gains/losses and impairment losses recognized in the statement of income on financial instruments:

 

          Net Gain (loss)     Impairment  
     Financial Instrument    12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
    12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
    12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
    12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 
Assets            

Financial assets measure at fair value through profit or loss

   Swap      0        3,035       
   Forward      3,894        993       
   Mutual Funds      3,598        1,718       
   Total      7,492        5,746        —          —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans and Receivables

Fix terms deposits   10,189      8,819   
Resale agreements   1,443      1,383   
Trades and Other receivables   —        —        (2,681   2,138   
Total   11,632      10,202      (2,681   2,138   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hedges Instruments

Cash flow swap   (13,524   (5,880
Total   (13,524   (5,880
     

 

 

   

 

 

     
Liabilities

At amortized cost

Bank loans   (33,466   (29,259
Bond issued obligations   (186,334   (170,268
Total   (219,801   (199,527   —        —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Fair Value Hierarchy of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2014, have been measured based on the valuation methodologies provided in IAS 39. The methodologies applied for each financial instrument are classified according to their hierarchy as follows:

 

  Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) 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     

Fair value hierarchy levels

 

Thousands of dollars

   December 2014      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Financial assets measured at fair value

  

     

Swap (Assets)

     4,409         0         4,409         0   

Forward

     0         0         0         0   

Mutual Funds

     128,985         128,985         0         0   

Financial liabilities measured at fair value

           

Swap (Liabilities)

     116,633         0         116,633         0   

Forward (Liabilities)

     151         0         151         0   

Options (Liabilities)

     948         0         948         0   

To value Level 2 instruments, primarily related to foreign currency swaps, the present value of the future cash flows calculated, in this case being the future cash of UF and U.S. Dollars. To discount the future cash flows, the zero coupon discount rate for UF and U.S. is utilized. In each case, price quotes from Bloomberg are used.

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.

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).

 

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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:

 

                   Coverage Ratio
equal to or
    
     12-31-2014      12-31-2013      greater than 2.0    Debt to equity ratio(1)

Instrument

   ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$      times    <= 1,2

Domestic bonds

     971,333         854,297       N/A    ü

Bilateral BBVA Bank Loan

     45,105         75,186       ü    ü

Crédito Bilateral Scotiabank

     0         199,398       ü    ü

Other Credits

     830,197         1,176,869       No reservations are required

Foreign bonds

     2,686,994         2,184,294       No reservations are required

Flakeboard credit with Arauco warranty

     149,613         149,286       ü    ü

Syndicate Loan

     298,193         297,723       ü    ü

N/R: Not required for the financial obligation

 

(1) Debt to equity ratio (financial debt divided by equity plus non-controlling interests)

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, Arauco has complied with all of its financial covenants.

The following table sets forth the credit ratings of our debt instruments as of December 31, 2014, are as follows:

 

Instrument

   Standard
& Poor’s
   Fitch
Ratings
   Moody’s    Feller
Rate

Local bonds

   —      AA -    —      AA -

Foreign bonds

   BBB -    BBB    Baa3    —  

 

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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.

The capitalization of Arauco as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

 

Thousands of dollars

   12-31-2014      12-31-2013  

Equity

     6,814,736         7,044,540   

Bank borrowings

     1,323,108         1,898,462   

Financial leasing

     96,995         89,440   

Bonds issued

     3,658,327         3,038,591   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital

  11,893,166      12,071,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The nature of external capital requirements is determined by the obligation to maintain certain financial ratios that ensure payment compliance with bank borrowings or bonds issued, which provide guidelines on the capital ranges required for compliance with these requirements. Arauco has fulfilled all its external requirements.

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.

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.

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. Furthermore, credit risk also arises for time deposits, repurchase agreements and mutual funds.

As a policy for its trade receivables, Arauco entered into insurance policies for open account sales. The insurance policies are used to cover export sales from Arauco, Aserraderos Arauco S.A., Paneles Arauco S.A., Forestal Arauco S.A., Alto Paraná S.A. and Arauco do Brasil S.A. as well as domestic sales of Arauco Distribución S.A., Arauco México S.A. de C.V., Arauco Wood Inc., Arauco Colombia S.A., Arauco Perú S.A., Arauco Panels USA LLC, Flakeboard Co Ltd., Flakeboard America Ltd., Alto Paraná S.A. (and subsidiaries), Celulosa

 

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Arauco S.A, Aserraderos Arauco S.A, Paneles Arauco S.A and Arauco do Brasil S.A.. Arauco contracts its insurance policies with Continental Credit Insurance Company (rated AA- by credit agencies as Humphreys and Fitch Ratings on April 4, 2012). The insurance policies cover 90% of the amount invoiced with no deductible.

In order to secure a credit line or an advanced payment to a supplier approved by the Credit Committee, Arauco gives several types of guarantees, such as mortgages, pledges, standby letters of credit, certificates of deposit, checks, promissory notes, mutual loans or any other guarantee that may be requested pursuant to each country’s legislation. The procedure to issue a guarantee is established in the Arauco’s Guarantee Policy, which has the purpose of controlling the accounting, maturity and valuation of such guarantees.

As of December 2014, the total amount of guarantees given was US$137 million which is summarized in the following table. The procedure of guarantees is regulated by the Politics of Arauco’s Guarantees which aims to control the accounting, the maturity and the valuation of these.

 

Guarantees Arauco Group

 

Guarantees Debtors

     108,821,493         79
   Certificate of deposits      5,212,238         5
   Standby      24,722,000         23
   Promissory notes      55,237,805         51
   Finance      10,061,730         9
   Mortgage      6,621,369         6
   Pledge      1,566,351         1
   Promissory notes      5,400,000         5

Guarantees Creditors

        28,592,959         21
   Certificate of deposits      20,262,126         71
   Standby      628,309         2
   Promissory notes      2,619,519         9
   Mortgage      3,400,955         12
   Pledge      1,318,184         5
   Term deposit      358,118         1
   Deposit      5,749         0.02
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Guarantees

  137,414,452      100
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

At the end of each reporting period, the Company’s maximum credit risk exposure is limited to the carrying amount of the recognized trade receivables less the amounts receivable insured by credit insurance companies and the guarantees received by Arauco.

As of December 31, 2014, Arauco’s consolidated revenues from sales were ThU.S.$5,328,665 of which 62.20% correspond to credit sales, 29.07% to sales with letters of credit, and 8.73% to other classes of sales.

As of December 31, 2014, of the trade receivables balance of ThU.S.$660.352 that had agreed term of sales, 56.70% corresponded to credit sales, 41.89% to sales with letters of credit and 1.41% to other classes of sales, distributed among 2,236 customers. The customer with the largest open account outstanding did not exceed 2.39% of total.

 

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Arauco has not entered into any refinancing or renegotiations with its customers which involve amendments to the invoice due, and if necessary, any renegotiation of debt with a customer will be analyzed on a case by case basis and approved by the Corporate Finance Department.

The receivables covered by credit insurance and collateral were 99.3%. Therefore, Arauco’s credit risk exposure of its portfolio is 0.7%.

 

Secured Open Account Receivables

 
     ThU.S.$      %  

Total open account receivables

     374,441         100.0   

Secured Receivables

     371,820         99.3   

Unsecured Receivables

     2,621         0.7   

 

(*) Secured receivables are defined as the amount of trade receivables that are covered by credit insurance or collateral such as: stand-by letter of credits, mortgage or certificates of deposit, among others.

Accounts exposed to this type of risk are: trade receivable, financial lease debtors and other debtors.

Arauco does not have a securitized portfolio.

 

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     December
2014
ThU.S.$
     December
2013
ThU.S.$
 

Current Receivables

     

Trades receivables

     649,892         577,868   

Financial lease receivables

     136         969   

Other Debtors

     81,880         132,841   

Net subtotal

     731,908         711,678   

Trades receivables

     660,352         586,506   

Financial lease receivables

     213         969   

Other Debtors

     89,864         140,042   

Gross subtotal

     750,428         727,517   

Provision for doubtful trade receivables

     10,460         8,638   

Provision for doubtful lease receivables

     77         —     

Provision for doubtful other debtors

     7,984         7,201   

Subtotal Bad Debt

     18,520         15,839   

Non Current Receivables

     

Trades receivables

     32         1,078   

Financial lease receivables

     17         130   

Other Debtors

     30,952         39,521   

Net Subtotal

     31,001         40,729   

Trades receivables

     32         1,078   

Financial lease receivables

     17         130   

Other Debtors

     30,952         39,521   

Gross subtotal

     31,001         40,729   

Provision for doubtful trade receivables

     —           —     

Provision for doubtful lease receivables

     —           —     

Provision for doubtful other debtors

     —           —     

Subtotal Bad Debt

     —           —     

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     12-31-2014      12-31-2013  
     ThU.S.$      ThU.S.$  

Opening balance

     8,637         12,972   

Impairment losses recognized on receivables

     2,081         101   

Reversal of impairment losses

     (258      (4,436

Closing balance

     10,460         8,637   

 

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Explanation of Risk Management Objectives, Policies and Processes, and Measurement Methods

The Credit and Collections Department, which reports to the Corporate Finance Department, is responsible for minimizing receivables credit risk and supervising past due accounts. It is also responsible for the approval or rejection of credit limits for all sales. The standards and procedures governing the control and risk management of credit sales are set forth, in the Company’s Credit Policy.

For customer credit line approval and/or modification, all Arauco group companies must follow an established procedure. All Credit requests are entered into a Credit Evaluation model (EVARIE) where all available information is analyzed, including the credit line given by the credit insurance company. Subsequently, credit requests are approved or rejected by the internal committee of each company within the Arauco group considering the maximum amount authorized by the Credit Policy Department. If the credit line exceeds the maximum established amount, it is subsequently analyzed by the Corporate Committee. Credit lines are renewed on a yearly basis.

Sales with letters of credit are mainly to Asia and the Middle East. Credit assessments of the issuing banks are performed periodically, in order to obtain domestic and international credit ratings made by the principal credit rating agencies, and of their financial position over the past five years. Depending on this evaluation, it is decided whether the issuing bank is approved or confirmation of the letter of credit is requested.

All sales are controlled by a credit verification system that has set parameters to block orders from customers who have accumulated past due amounts of a defined percentage of the debt and/or customers who at the time of product delivery have exceeded their credit limit or whose credit limit has expired.

Of total trade receivables as of December 31, 2014, 95.51% are current (i.e. non-past due), 0.31% are between 1 and 30 days past due, 0.39% are between 30 and 60 days past due, 0.18% are between 61 and 90 days past due, 0.11% are between 91 and 120 days past due, 0.03% are between 121 and 150 days past due, 0.10% are between 151 and 180 days past due, 0.03% are between 180 and 210 days past due, 0.05% are between 211 and 250 days past due, and 3.31% are more than 250 days past due.

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

December 31, 2014

 
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.$

     630,681        2,042        2,546        1,188        735        168        666        173        298        21,856        660,352   

%

     95.51     0.31     0.39     0.18     0.11     0.03     0.10     0.03     0.05     3.31     100.00
Financial deterioration in sections  

Días

   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.$

     -26        0        0        -40        78        -432        0        -11        3        -10,031        -10,460   

%

     0.25     0.00     0.00     0.39     -0.75     4.13     0.00     0.11     -0.03     95.90     100.00

December 31, 2013

 

December 31, 2013

 
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.$

     513,393        63,458        630        1,278        392        0        257        0        90        7,008        586,506   

%

     87.53     10.82     0.11     0.22     0.07     0.00     0.04     0.00     0.02     1.19     100.00
Financial deterioration in sections  

Días

   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.$

     5        0        -9        8        1        15        -55        211        -34        -8,780        -8,638   

%

     -0.06     0.00     0.11     -0.09     -0.0074     -0.17     0.64     -2.44     0.39     101.63     100.00

Arauco has recognized provisions for doubtful accounts on trade receivables for a total of U.S.$7.02 million over the last five years which represents 0.31% of total revenues from sales during that five-year period.

 

Provisions for doubtful accounts of trade receivables as a percentage of total revenues from sales  
     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     Last 5 years  

Percentage of impairment losses

     -0.0097     0.0090     0.01     0.15     0.01     0.031

 

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Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

The amount recovered through possession of collateral, credit insurance reimbursements or any other credit enhancement during the year 2014 was ThU.S.$1,276, which represents 53.68% of the total provisioned assets.

Explanation of any changes to risk exposure or changes in objectives, processes and policies regarding previous years’ risk management.

In March 2009, Arauco implemented a Guarantee Policy in order to control accounting, valuation and expiration dates of collaterals received.

In May 2013, Arauco updated its Corporate Credit Policy.

Regarding the credit risk of time deposits, repurchase agreements and mutual funds, Arauco has in place a policy that minimizes the risk through guidelines for management of cash flow surpluses in low-risk institutions.

Currently there is a policy for provisions for doubtful accounts receivable under IFRS for all the Arauco group companies.

Investment Policy:

Arauco has an Investment Policy which identifies and limits the financial instruments and the entities that Arauco and its subsidiaries are authorized to invest in.

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 are 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 broker/dealers of mutual funds), 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 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 Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions (Fitch Ratings Chile, Humphreys and Feller Rate).

The criteria evaluated are: Capital and Reserves, Current Ratio, Return on equity, Net Income to Operating income Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio and the Credit Risk rating of each entity.

Any necessary exceptions regarding investment limits in each particular instrument or entity must have the authorization from Arauco’s Chief Financial Officer.

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

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.

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

The following tables detail Arauco’s liquidity analysis for its financial liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. The tables have been drawn up based on the contractual undiscounted cash outflows and their remaining contractual maturities:

December 31, 2014:

 

        Maturity   Total            

Tax ID

Name

Currency

Name - Country

Loans with banks

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.$
 

Type
Amortization

Effective
rate
  Nominal
rate
 

—  

Flakeboard Company Limited

U.S.
Dollar

J.P.Morgan - Estados Unidos

  —        30,433      61,919      60,644      55      —        —        30,433      122,618    Maturity  
 
Libor +
1.35
  
 
 
Libor +
1.35
  

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco BBVA - Estados Unidos

  30,105      —        15,154      —        —        —        —        30,105      15,154    (i) semmiannual; (k) semmiannual from 2011  
 
 
Libor 6
monthly
+ 0.2
  
  
 
 
 
Libor 6
monthly
+ 0.2
  
  

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Bancoestado NY

  9,063      9,000      9,000      —        —        —        —        18,063      9,000    (i) semmiannual; (k) semmiannual from 2011  
 
 
Libor 6
monthly
+ 0.2
  
  
 
 
 
Libor 6
monthly
+ 0.2
  
  

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Scotiabank - Chile

  —        22      299,223      —        —       —        —        22      299,223    Maturity   1.42   1.42

—  

Alto Parana S.A.

Argentine
Pesos

Banco Macro - Argentina

  —        75      —        146      —        —        —        75      146    Maturity   15.25   15.25

—  

Alto Parana S.A.

Argentine
Pesos

Banco Galicia - Argentina

  —        469      468      —        —        —        —        469      468    Maturity   15.25   15.25

—  

Zona Franca Punta Pereira

U.S.
Dollar

Interamerican Development Bank

  128      —        6,281      7,123      7,095      7,115      6,551      128      34,164    Maturity  
 
Libor +
1.80
  
 
 
Libor +
1.80
  

—  

Zona Franca Punta Pereira

U.S.
Dollar

Interamerican Development Bank

  2,189      —        5,096      4,866      4,637      4,407      15,324      2,189      34,330    Maturity  
 
Libor +
2.05
  
 
 
Libor +
2.05
  

—  

Celulosa y Energia Punta Pereira

U.S.
Dollar

Finnish Export Credit

  48,487      —        70,569      67,723      64,876      62,030      194,683      48,487      459,882    semmiannual   3.20   3.20

—  

Celulosa y Energia Punta Pereira

U.S.
Dollar

Interamerican Development bank

  6,267      —        10,612      10,382      10,153      9,923      37,397      6,267      78,467    semmiannual  
 
Libor +
2.05
  
 
 
Libor +
2.05
  

—  

Celulosa y Energia Punta Pereira

U.S.
Dollar

Interamerican Development bank

  645      —        20,273      21,115      21,087      21,107      20,545      645      104,126    semmiannual  
 
Libor +
1.80
  
 
 
Libor +
1.80
  

—  

Celulosa y Energia Punta Pereira

U.S.
Dollar

Dnb Nor Bank

  324      —        —        —        —        —        —        324      —      Maturity  
 
Libor +
2.05
  
 
 
Libor +
2.05
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco BBVA - Uruguay

  9,119      3,015      —        —        —        —        —        12,134      —      Maturity  
 
Libor +
2.00
  
 
 
Libor +
2.00
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco Republica Oriental de Uruguay

  10,110      25,088      —        —        —        —        —        35,198      —      Maturity  
 
Libor +
1.75
  
 
 
Libor +
1.75
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Citibank

  —        2,505      —        —        —        —        —        2,505      —      Maturity  
 
Libor +
2.00
  
 
 
Libor +
2.00
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco HSBC - Uruguay

  1,201      —        —        —        —        —        —        1,201      —      Maturity  
 
Libor +
2.00
  
 
 
Libor +
2.00
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco Itau - Uruguay

  5,062      5,003      —        —        —        —        —        10,065      —      Maturity  
 
Libor +
2.00
  
 
 
Libor +
2.00
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Heritage

  —        1,356      —        —        —        —        —        1,356      —      Maturity  
 
Libor +
2.00
  
 
 
Libor +
2.00
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco Santander

  —        20,111      —        —        —        20,111      —      Maturity  
 
Libor +
2.00
  
 
 
Libor +
2.00
  

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco ABC

  32      —        1      62      —        —        —        32      63    Maturity   2.50   2.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Bradesco

  101      —        —        —        —        —        —        101      —      Maturity   8.70   8.70

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Bradesco

  2,266      3,220      —        —        —        —        —        5,486      —      Maturity   5.50   5.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco do Brasil - Brasil

  140      —        177      17      1      —        —        140      196    Maturity   8.70   8.70

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco do Brasil - Brasil

  —        6,473      —        —        —        —        —        6,473      —      Maturity   9.80   9.80

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco HSBC - Brasil

  37      —        —        —        —        —        —        37      —      Maturity   5.50   5.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco HSBC - Brasil

  136      —        11,319      —        —        —        —        136      11,319    Maturity   8.00   8.00

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Itau - Brasil

  28      —        —        —        —        —        —        28      —      Monthly   4.50   4.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Itau - Brasil

  26      —        6      —        —        —        —        26      6    Maturity   5.50   5.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Itau - Brasil

  253      —        183      26      1      —        —        253      210    Maturity   8.70   8.70

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco JP Morgan

  —        8,972      —        —        —        —        —        8,972      —      Maturity   1.41   1.41

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Santander

  166      —        18,865      —        —        —        —        166      18,865    Maturity   8.00   8.00

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Votorantim - Brasil

  50      —        32      5      —        —        —        50      37    Maturity   8.70   8.70

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Votorantim - Brasil

  62      —        14      114      —        —        —        62      128    Maturity   5.50   5.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Fdo. Desenvolvimiento Econom. - Brasil

  51      —        —        62      —        —        —        51      62    Monthly   0.00   0.00

—  

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

Real

Banco Itau

  12      —        1      1      26      —        —        12      28    Maturity   2.50   2.50

—  

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

Real

Banco Itau

  56      —        —        —        —        172      —        56      172    Maturity   3.50   3.50

—  

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

Real

Banco Itau

  7      —        —        —        —        23      —        7      23    Maturity   3.50   3.50

—  

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

Real

Banco Bradesco

  11,825      —        —        —        —        93      —        11,825      93    Maturity   5.50   5.50

—  

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

Real

Banco Votorantim

  —        6      107      78      14      —        463      6      662    Maturity   0.50   0.50

—  

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

Real

Banco Safra

  109      —        —        —        —        350      —        109      350    Maturity   0.60   0.60

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Bradesco

  —        7,430      —        —        —        —        —        7,430      —      Maturity   5.50   5.50

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Bradesco

  —        10,369      —        —        —        —        —        10,369      —      Maturity   6.50   6.50

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Bradesco

  70      —        —        429      —        316      —        70      745    Maturity   6.00   6.00

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Itau - Brasil

  158      —        13      41      —        —        —        158      54    Maturity   4.75   4.75

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Votorantim - Brasil

  46      —        107      78      14      2,508      —        46      2,707    Monthly   8.80   8.80

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco Votorantim - Brasil

  6      —        12      5      —        403      —        6      420    Maturity   3.30   3.30

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Votorantim - Brasil

  —        6      107      78      14      —        311      6      510    Maturity   5.00   5.00

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Bndes Subcrédito A

  —        2      276      276      276      276      1,318      2      2,424    Maturity   7.91   7.91

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Bndes Subcrédito B

  —        1      187      187      187      187      853      1      1,601    Maturity   8.91   8.91

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Bndes Subcrédito C

  4      —        89      89      89      89      555      4      909    Maturity   6.55   6.55

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Bndes Subcrédito D

  1      —        235      235      235      235      1,032      1      1,974    Maturity   10.11   10.11

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco do Brasil - Brasil

  1,145      —        —        —        —        —        —        1,145      —      Maturity   9.80   9.80

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco John Deere

  305      —        —        —        —        —        305      —      Maturity   6.00   6.00

—  

Mahal Emprendimientos Pat. S.A.

Real

Bndes Subcrédito E-I

  24      —        537      537      537      537      8,912      24      11,058    Maturity   7.91   7.91

—  

Mahal Emprendimientos Pat. S.A.

Real

Bndes Subcrédito F-J

  17      —        363      363      363      363      5,469      17      6,919    Maturity   8.91   8.91

—  

Mahal Emprendimientos Pat. S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Bndes Subcrédito G-K

  61      —        172      172      172      172      4,589      61      5,276    Maturity   6.55   6.55

—  

Mahal Emprendimientos Pat. S.A.

Real

Bndes Subcrédito H-L

  22      —        457      457      457      457      6,240      22      8,069    Maturity   10.11   10.11
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
Total   139,916      133,554      531,856      175,310      110,288      110,762      304,242      273,470      1,232,458   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

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December 31, 2014

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

 

 

        Maturity   Total            

Tax ID

Name

Currency

Name Country
Bonds

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.$
  Type
Amortization
Effective
Rate
  Nominal
Rate
 

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

UF

Barau-F

  —        1,992      11,949      11,949      11,949      36,494      305,191      1,992      377,534    (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  4.24   4.25

93.458.000-2

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

UF

Barau-J

  2,181      —        9,160      9,160      9,160      9,160      211,959      2,181      248,599    (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  3.23   3.22

93.458.000-3

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

UF

Barau-P

  —        1,027      8,038      8,038      8,038      8,038      262,316      1,027      294,469    (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  3.96   3.96

93.458.000-3

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

UF

Barau-Q

  604      —        2,417      12,676      22,482      21,878      31,683      604      91,137    (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  2.98   2.98

93.458.000-3

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

UF

Barau-R

  1,810      —        7,241      7,241      7,241      7,241      314,074      1,810      343,039    (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  3.58   3.57

—  

Alto Paraná S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Bono 144 A - Argentina

  —        1,004      17,213      277,349      —        —        —        1,004      294,562    (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  6.39   6.38

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Yankee Bonds 2019

  15,205      —        36,250      36,250      36,250      532,713      —        15,205      641,463    (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  7.26   7.25

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Yankee Bonds 2a Emisión

  2,734      —        9,375      134,189      —        —        —        2,734      143,564    (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  7.50   7.50

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Yankee Bonds 6a Emisión

  —        373,848      —        —        —        —        —        373,848      —      (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  5.64   5.63

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Yankee 2021

  8,889      —        20,000      20,000      20,000      20,000      425,291      8,889      505,291    (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  5.02   5.00

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Yankee 2022

  11,215      —        23,750      23,750      23,750      23,750      549,617      11,215      644,617    (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  4.77   4.75

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Yankee 2024

  9,937      —        22,500      22,500      22,500      22,500      601,109      9,937      691,109    (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  4.52   4.50

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

UF

Barau-F

  —        1,992      11,949      11,949      11,949      36,494      305,191      1,992      377,534    (i) semmiannual;
(k) maturity
  4.24   4.25
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total

  52,575      377,871      167,894      563,104      161,371      681,774      2,701,241      430,446      4,275,384   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
        Maturity   Total            

Tax ID

Name

Currency

Name Country

Other Loans

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.$
  Type
Amortization
Effective
Rate
  Nominal
Rate
 

—            

Flakeboard Company Limited

U.S. Dollar

Business New Brunswick

  —        3,785      —        —        —        —        —        3,785      —      Maturity   —        4.30

—            

Flakeboard Company Limited

U.S. Dollar

SSM EDC

  —        108      —        —        —        —        —        108      —      Maturity   —        1.80
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
Total   0      3,893      0      0      0      0      0      3,893      0   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
        Maturity   Total            

Tax ID

Name

Currency

Name Country

Lease

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.$
  Type
Amortization
Effective
Rate
  Nominal
Rate
 

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

UF

Banco Santander

  979      2,089      883      883      485      —        —        3,068      2,250    Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

UF

Banco Scotiabank

  982      2,945      3,897      3,897      3,108      —        —        3,927      10,902    Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

UF

Banco Estado

  259      777      1,024      1,024      1,789      —        —        1,036      3,836    Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

UF

Banco de Chile

  3,241      9,904      9,011      9,011      7,097      —        —        13,145      25,119    Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

UF

Banco BBVA

  2,102      7,325      6,822      6,822      7,187      —        —        9,427      20,830    Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

Chilean Pesos

Banco Santander

  222      609      799      799      557      —        —        831      2,154    Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

Chilean Pesos

Banco Chile

  66      200      88      88      23      —        —        266      198    Monthly   —        —     

—  

Arauco Colombia S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Banco BBVA

  —        3      —        —        —        —        3      —      Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

UF

Banco Santander

  —        3      —        —        —        —        3      —      Monthly   —        —     
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
Total   7,851      23,855      22,522      22,522      20,246      0      0      31,706      65,289   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

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CELULOSA ARAUCO Y CONSTITUCION S.A.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

December 31, 2013:

 

        Maturity   Total            

Tax ID

Name

Currency

Name - Country
Loans with banks

0 to 1
month
ThU.S.$
  1 to 3
months
ThU.S.$
  3 to 12
months
ThU.S.$
  1 to 3
years
ThU.S.$
  3 to 5
years
ThU.S.$
  5 to 7
years
ThU.S.$
  More than 7
years
ThU.S.$
  Current
ThU.S.$
  Non
Current
ThU.S.$
 

Type of
Amortization

Effective
Rate %
  Nominal
Rate
 

—  

Flakeboard Company Limited

U.S.
Dollar

J.P.Morgan – United States

  —        —        433      94,304      60,649      —        —        433      154,953    Maturity   —       
 
Libor +
1.35
  

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco BBVA – United States

  —        15,186      15,000      45,541      —        —        —        30,186      45,541    (i) semiannual; (k) semiannualy from 2011   —       
 
 
Libor 6
months
+ 0.2
  
  

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Bancoestado NY

  —        9,111      9,000      27,000      —        —        —        18,111      27,000    (i) semiannual; (k) semiannualy from 2011   —       
 
 
Libor 6
months
+ 0.2
  
  

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Santander - Chile

  50,153      —        —        —        —        —        —        50,153      —      Maturity   —        0.58

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Santander - Chile

  —        —        50,013      —        —        —        —        50,013      —      Maturity   —        0.43

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Santander - Chile

  —        50,051      —        —        —        —        —        50,051      —      Maturity   —        0.37

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Scotiabank - Chile

  —        —        199,398      —        —        —        —        199,398      —      Maturity   —        1.69

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Scotiabank - Chile

  —        —        45      302,148      —        —        45      302,148    Maturity   —        1.42

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Scotiabank - Chile

  30,004      —        —        —        —        —        30,004      —      Maturity   —        0.19

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Bancoestado

  —        —        40,013      —        —        —        40,013      —      Maturity   —        0.51

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Scotiabank - Chile

  —        —        40,009      —        —        —        40,009      —      Maturity   —        0.41

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Santander - Chile

  —        30,005      —        —        —        —        30,005      —      Maturity   —        0.29

—  

Alto Parana S.A.

Argentine
Pesos

Banco Macro - Argentina

  —        4,757      —        —        —        —        —        4,757      —      Maturity   —        25.75

—  

Alto Parana S.A.

Argentine
Pesos

Banco BBVA - Argentina

  125      6,134      —        —        —        —        —        6,259      —      Maturity   —        26.25

—  

Alto Parana S.A.

Argentine
Pesos

Banco Santander

  3,217      —        —        —        —        —        —        3,217      —      Maturity   —        24.75

—  

Alto Parana S.A.

Argentine
Pesos

Banco Galicia - Argentina

  48      3,067      —        —        —        —        —        3,115      —      Maturity   —        26.00

—  

Alto Parana S.A.

Argentine
Pesos

Banco BBVA - Argentina

  4,696      —        —        —        —        —        —        4,696      —      Maturity   —        23.00

—  

Alto Parana S.A.

Argentine
Pesos

Banco BBVA - Argentina

  72      6,134      —        —        —        —        —        6,206      —      Maturity   —        19.40

—  

Alto Parana S.A.

Argentine
Pesos

Banco Macro - Argentina

  2      —        95      —        288      —        —        97      288    Maturity   —        15.25

—  

Alto Parana S.A.

Argentine
Pesos

Banco Galicia - Argentina

  —        —        409      818      —        —        —        409      818    Maturity   —        15.25

—  

Forestar Cono Sur S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco Republica Oriental de Uruguay

  —        5,037      —        —        —        —        5,037      —      Maturity   —       
 
Libor +
1.75
  

—  

Zona Franca Punta Pereira S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Interamerican Development Bank

  —        1,288      —        —        —        —        18,780      1,288      18,780    Maturity   —       
 
Libor +
2.05
  

—  

Zona Franca Punta Pereira S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Interamerican Development Bank

  —        —        —        —        —        24,935      —        —        24,935    Maturity   —       
 
Libor +
1.80
  

—  

Celulosa y Energia Punta Pereira S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Finnish Export Credit

  —        24,906      20,852      137,880      128,615      117,230      130,526      45,758      514,250    semiannual   —        3.20

—  

Celulosa y Energia Punta Pereira S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Interamerican Development bank

  —        3,199      1,970      27,841      27,326      25,487      34,786      5,169      115,440    semiannual   —       
 
Libor +
2.05
  

—  

Celulosa y Energia Punta Pereira S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Dnb Nor Bank

  —        325      —        —        —        —        —        325      —      Maturity   —       
 
Libor +
2.05
  

—  

Celulosa y Energia Punta Pereira S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Interamerican Development bank

  —        —        —        13,840      53,619      52,522      —        —        119,980    semiannual   —       
 
Libor +
1.80
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco BBVA - Uruguay

  —        12,047      —        —        —        —        12,047      —      Maturity   —       
 
Libor +
2.00
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco Republica Oriental de Uruguay

  —        61      20,065      —        —        —        —        20,126      —      Maturity   —       
 
Libor +
1.75
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Citibank

  —        —        2,506      —        —        —        —        2,506      —      Maturity   —       
 
Libor +
2.00
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco HSBC - Uruguay

  1,201      —        —        —        —        —        —        1,201      —      Maturity   —       
 
Libor +
2.00
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco Itau - Uruguay

  55      —        10,005      —        —        —        —        10,060      —      Maturity   —       
 
Libor +
2.00
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

lloyds Bank

  —        1,358      —        —        —        —        —        1,358      —      Maturity   —       
 
Libor +
2.00
  

—  

Eufores S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco Santander

  —        —        20,090      —        —        —        20,090    Maturity   —       
 
Libor +
2.00
  

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco ABC

  37      —        —        3      107      —        —        37      110    Maturity   —        2.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Alfa - Brasil

  59      —        —        —        —        —        —        59      —      Monthly   —        6.80

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Bradesco

  137      —        —        120      —        —        —        137      120    Maturity   —        5.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco do Brasil - Brasil

  160      —        —        417      —        —        —        160      417    Maturity   —        8.70

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco do Brasil - Brasil

  6,683      —        —        —        —        —        —        6,683      —      Maturity   —        5.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco HSBC - Brasil

  42      —        —        44      —        —        —        42      44    Maturity   —        5.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco HSBC - Brasil

  —        135      13,303      —        —        —        135      13,303    Maturity   8.00

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Itau - Brasil

  54      —        —        33      —        —        —        54      33    Monthly   —        4.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Itau - Brasil

  29      —        —        39      —        —        —        29      39    Maturity   —        5.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Itau - Brasil

  223      —        —        447      —        —        —        223      447    Maturity   —        8.70

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Itau - Brasil

  65      —        —        129      —        —        —        65      129    Maturity   —        8.70

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Itau - Brasil

  2,036      —        —        —        —        —        —        2,036      —      Maturity   —        5.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Santander

  —        188      22,172      —        —        —        188      22,172    Maturity   —        8.00

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Votorantim - Brasil

  57      —        —        109      —        —        —        57      109    Maturity   —        8.70

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Votorantim - Brasil

  71      —        —        29      200      —        —        71      229    Maturity   —        5.50

—  

Arauco Do Brasil S.A.

Real

Fundo de Desenvolvimiento Econom. - Brasil

  58      —        —        —        121      —        —        58      121    Monthly   —        0

—  

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

Real

Banco Itau

  14      —        —        3      44      —        —        14      47    Maturity   —        2.50

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Bradesco

  —        —        9,332      —        —        —        —        9,332      —      Maturity   —        5.50

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco HSBC - Brasil

  —        1,334      —        —        —        —        —        1,334      —      Maturity   —        5.50

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Itau - Brasil

  246      —        —        247      —        —        —        246      247    Maturity   —        4.50

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Banco Votorantim - Brasil

  52      —        —        651      274      2,844      —        52      3,769    Monthly   —        8.80

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Banco Votorantim - Brasil

  6      —        —        25      6      403      —        6      433    Maturity   —        3.30

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Bndes Subcrédito A

  —        2      —        —        —        —        555      2      555    Maturity   —        7.91

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Bndes Subcrédito B

  —        1      —        —        —        —        333      1      333    Maturity   —        8.91

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Bndes Subcrédito C

  4      —        —        —        —        —        289      4      289    Maturity   —        6.55

—  

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

Real

Bndes Subcrédito D

  —        1      —        —        —        —        369      1      369    Maturity   —        10.11

—  

Mahal Emprendimientos Pat. S.A.

Real

Bndes Subcrédito E-I

  —        27      —        2,168      2,168      10,448      —        27      14,784    Maturity   —        7.91

—  

Mahal Emprendimientos Pat. S.A.

Real

Bndes Subcrédito F-J

  —        18      —        1,465      1,465      6,433      —        18      9,363    Maturity   —        8.91

—  

Mahal Emprendimientos Pat. S.A.

U.S.
Dollar

Bndes Subcrédito G-K

  58      —        —        694      694      4,767      —        58      6,156    Maturity   —        6.55

—  

Mahal Emprendimientos Pat. S.A.

Real

Bndes Subcrédito H-L

  —        21      —        1,847      1,847      7,368      —        21      11,062    Maturity   —        10.11
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
Total   99,664      162,346      451,282      693,315      277,423      252,437      185,638      713,292      1,408,812   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

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

 

 

        Maturity   Total            

Tax ID

Name

Currency

Name - Country
Bonds

0 to 1
month
ThU.S.
  1 to 3
months
ThU.S.
  3 to 12
months
ThU.S.
  1 to 3
years
ThU.S.
  3 to 5
years
ThU.S.
  5 to 7
years
ThU.S.
  More than 7
years
ThU.S.
  Current
ThU.S.
  Non
Current
ThU.S.
 

Type of
Amortization

Effective
Rate %
  Nominal
Rate
 

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

UF

Barau-E

  —        —        14,756      —        —        —        14,756      —      (i) semiannual; (k) Maturity   4.02   3.96

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

UF

Barau-F

  —        —        2,180      26,165      26,165      24,381      349,987      2,180      426,700    (i) semiannual; (k) Maturity   4.24   4.25

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

UF

Barau-H

  88,717      663      —        —        —        —        —        89,380      —      (i) semiannual; (k) Maturity   2.40   2.25

93.458.000-2

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

UF

Barau-J

  —        2,387      —        20,058      20,058      242,063      —        2,387      282,178    (i) semiannual; (k) Maturity   3.23   3.22

93.458.000-3

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

UF

Barau-P

  —        1,125      17,601      17,601      17,601      278,324      1,125      331,126    (i) semiannual; (k) Maturity   3.96   3.96

—  

Alto Paraná S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Bono 144 A - Argentina

  —        —        1,004      34,425      276,829      —        —        1,004      311,254    (i) semiannual; (k) Maturity   6.39   6.38

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Yankee Bonds 2019

  15,205      —        —        72,500      72,500      531,942      —        15,205      676,942    (i) semiannual; (k) Maturity   7.26   7.25

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Yankee Bonds 2nd Issuance

  —        2,734      —        18,750      134,122      —        —        2,734      152,872    (i) semiannual; (k) Maturity   7.50   7.50

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Yankee Bonds 5th Issuance

  —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —        —      (i) semiannual; (k) Maturity   5.14   5.13

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Yankee Bonds 6th Issuance

  —        —        4,047      379,608      —        —        —        4,047      379,608    (i) semiannual; (k) Maturity   5.64   5.63

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Yankee 2021

  8,889      —        —        40,000      40,000      40,000      404,475      8,889      524,475    (i) semiannual; (k) Maturity   5.02   5.00

93.458.000-1

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

U.S. Dollar

Yankee 2022

  11,215      —        —        47,500      47,500      47,500      524,486      11,215      666,986    (i) semiannual; (k) Maturity   4.77   4.75
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total

  124,026      5,784      23,112      656,607      634,775      903,487      1,557,272      152,922      3,752,141   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
        Maturity   Total            

Tax ID

Name

Currency

Name - Country
Others Loans

0 to 1
month
ThU.S.$
  1 to 3
months
ThU.S.$
  3 to 12
months
ThU.S.$
  1 to 3
years
ThU.S.$
  3 to 5
years
ThU.S.$
  5 to 7
years
ThU.S.$
  More than 7
years
ThU.S.$
  Current
ThU.S.$
  Non
Current
ThU.S.$
 

Type of
Amortization

Effective
Rate %
  Nominal
Rate
 

—            

Flakeboard Company Limited

U.S. Dollar

Business New Brunswick

  —        —        —        3,956      —        —        —        —        3,956    Maturity   —        4.70

—            

Flakeboard Company Limited

U.S. Dollar

Fednor (industry Canada)

  —        —        65      —        —        —        65      —      Maturity   —        0.00

—            

Flakeboard Company Limited

U.S. Dollar

SSM EDC

  —        —        269      118      —        —        —        269      118    Maturity   —        1.80
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
Total   —        —        334      4,074      —        —        —        334      4,074   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
        Maturity   Total            

Tax ID

Name

Currency

Name - Country
Lease

0 to 1
month
ThU.S.$
  1 to 3
months
ThU.S.$
  3 to 12
months
ThU.S.$
  1 to 3
years
ThU.S.$
  3 to 5
years
ThU.S.$
  5 to 7
years
ThU.S.$
  More than 7
years
ThU.S.$
  Current
ThU.S.$
  Non
Current
ThU.S.$
 

Type of
Amortization

Effective
Rate %
  Nominal
Rate
 

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

UF

Banco Santander

  499      802      2,970      6,936      635      —        —        4,271      7,571    Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

UF

Banco Scotiabank

  284      568      2,557      6,819      4,577      —        —        3,409      11,396    Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

UF

Banco Estado

  9      18      81      216      126      —        —        108      342    Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

UF

Banco de Chile

  1,124      2,249      9,123      20,742      6,246      —        —        12,496      26,988    Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

UF

Banco BBVA

  462      925      4,162      11,953      936      —        —        5,549      12,889    Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

Chilean
Pesos

Banco Santander

  15      76      585      1,530      1,230      —        —        676      2,760    Monthly   —        —     

85.805.200-9

Forestal Celco S.A.

Chilean
Pesos

Banco Chile

  26      51      301      451      89      —        —        378      540    Monthly   —        —     

—  

Flakeboard Company Limited

U.S. Dollar

Automotive Leases

  —        —        62      5      —        —        —        62      5      —        —     
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
Total   2,419      4,689      19,841      48,652      13,839      —        —        26,949      62,491   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

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

 

 

Guarantees provided

As of the date of these financial statements, Arauco has financial assets of approximately ThU.S.$71 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 December 31, 2014, the total assets pledged as an indirect guarantee were ThU.S.$1,066. 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 ThU.S.$454,000 and the Finnevera Guaranteed Facility Agreement in the amount of up to ThU.S.$900,000. 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      230      

Dirección General del Territorio Marítimo y de Marina Mercante

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

  

Insurance policy

   —      Chilean Pesos      313      

Bank Estado Chile

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

  

Insurance policy

   —      Chilean Pesos      133      

Bank Estado Chile

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      329      

Bank Itaú BBA S.A.

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      128      

Bank Itaú BBA S.A.

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

  

Endorsement of Arauco do Brasil + Guarantee Letter AISA

   —      US Dollar      361      

Bank Votorantim S.A.

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

  

Mortgage Industrial Plant of Jaguariaíva of Arauco do Brasil

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      3,391      

Bank Votorantim S.A.

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      1,129      

Bank Votorantim S.A.

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      57,719      

BNDES

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      121      

BNDES

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      907      

Bank Bradesco S.A.

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      200      

Bank Bradesco S.A.

Arauco Forest Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      167      

BNDES

 

 

 

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Arauco do Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      483      

Bank John Deere S.A.

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      166      

Bank Votorantim S.A.

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      214      

Bank HSBC Bank Brasil S.A.

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      116      

Bank Itaú BBA S.A.

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      1,254      

Bank Itaú BBA S.A.

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      557      

Bank Do Brasil S.A.

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      247      

Bank Votorantim S.A.

Arauco do Brasil S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      481      

Bank ABC Brasil S.A.

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      251      

Bank ABC Brasil S.A.

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      484      

Bank Itaú BBA S.A.

Arauco Florestal Arapoti S.A.

  

Equipment

   Property, plant and equipment    US Dollar      1,129      

Bank Votorantim S.A.

Arauco Bioenergía S.A.

  

Guarantee Letter

   —      Chilean Pesos      660      

Minera Escondida Ltda.

Arauco Bioenergía S.A.

  

Guarantee Letter

   —      Chilean Pesos      157      

Minera Spence S.A.

              70,789      

INDIRECT

 

Subsidiary

  

Guarantee

   Assets
pledged
    

Currency

   ThU.S.$     

Guarantor

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

  

Suretyship not supportive and cumulative

     —         US Dollar      624,368      

Joint ventures-Uruguay

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

  

Full Guarantee

     —         US Dollar      150,000      

Flakeboard (Canadá)

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

  

Full Guarantee

     —         US Dollar      270,000      

Alto Paraná (bondholders)

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.

  

Letter of guarantee

     —         Brazilian Real      22,023      

Arauco Forest Brasil and Mahal (Brazil)

        Total            1,066,391      

 

 

 

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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.

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 currency risk over the EBITDA and Net Income.

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 at the closing date. 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 after tax +/- 2.98% (equivalent to ThU.S.$ +/- 15,123), and +/- 0.13% of assets (equivalent to ThU.S.$ +/- 9,074).

The main financial instrument subject to the risk in exchange rate as of December 2013 corresponded to domestic bonds issued denominated in UF and that were not hedged with cross currency swaps described in the hedge accounting disclosures. As of December 31, 2014 these bonds are covered by foreign exchange swap.

 

     December
2014
     December
2013
 

Bonds Issued in UF (P Series) (*)

     —           3,000,000   

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 at the closing date. 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 +/- 0.19% (equivalent to ThU.S.$827) and a change on the equity of +/- 0.01% (equivalent to ThU.S.$827).

 

 

 

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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 December 31, 2014, 16.2% of the Company’s bonds and bank loans bear interest at variable rates. A change of +/- 10% interest, rate is considered a possible range of fluctuation. Such market conditions would affect the income after tax at rate of +/- 0.01% (equivalent to ThU.S.$+/- 61) and +/- 0.001% (equivalent to ThU.S.$+/- 36) on equity.

 

Thousands of dollars    December
2014
     Total  

Fixed rate

     4,244,146         83.6

Bonds issued

     3,658,327      

Bank borrowings (*)

     484,931      

Financial leasing

     96,995      

Variable rate

     834,284         16.4

Bonds issued

     —        

Loans with Banks

     834,284      

Total

     5,078,430         100.0
Thousands of dollars    December
2013
     Total  

Fixed rate

     3,933,546         78.3

Bonds issued

     3,038,591      

Bank borrowings (*)

     801,107      

Financial leasing

     89,440      

Variable rate

     1,092,947         21.7

Bonds issued

     —        

Loans with Banks

     1,092,947      

Total

     5,026,493         100.0

 

(*) Includes variable rate bank borrowings changed by fixed rate swaps.

 

 

 

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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 December 31, 2014, revenue due to pulp sales accounted for 41% 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 an EBITDA annual variation of +/- 14.6% (equivalent to U.S.$243 million), on the income after tax and +/- 28% (equivalent to U.S.$192 million) and +/- 1.6% (equivalent to U.S.$115 million) on equity.

 

 

 

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NOTE 24. OPERATING SEGMENTS

The main products that generate revenue for each operating segment are described as follows:

 

    Pulp: The main products sold by this operating segment are long fiber bleached pulp (BSKP), short fiber bleached pulp (BHKP), long fiber raw pulp (UKP), and pulp fluff.

 

    Panels: The main products sold by this operating segment are plywood panels, MDF panels (medium density fiberboard), Hardboard Panels, PB Panels (agglomerated) and MDF Moldings.

 

    Sawn Timber: The range of products sold by this operating segment includes different sizes of sawn wood and remanufactured products such as moldings, precut pieces and finger joints.

 

    Forestry: This operating 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 operating segment.

Pulp

The Pulp operating 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 six plants, five in Chile and one in Argentina, and they have a total production capacity of approximately 3.9 million tons per year. Pulp is sold in more than 39 countries, mainly in Asia and Europe.

Panels

The Panels operating segment produces a wide range of panel products and several kinds of moldings aimed at the furniture, decoration and construction industries. It consists of 17 industrial plants: 5 in Chile, 2 in Argentina, 2 in Brazil, and 8 plants around USA and Canada. The Company has a total annual production capacity of 6.6 million cubic meters of PBO, MDF, Hardboards, plywood and moldings.

Sawn Timber

The Sawn Timber operating segment 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 9 saw mills in operation (8 in Chile and 1 in Argentina), the Company has a production capacity of 3 million cubic meters of sawn wood.

 

 

 

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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 operating 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 1.6 million hectares, of which 1 million hectares are used for plantations, 395 thousand hectares for native forests, 183 thousand hectares for other uses and 53 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.

 

 

 

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A summary of financial information of assets, liabilities, profit or loss for each operating segment is presented in the tables below:

 

Year ended December 31, 2014

  Pulp
ThU.S.$
    Sawn timber
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 external customers

    2,334,338        962,158        148,473        1,850,861        32,835        0        5,328,665        0        5,328,665   

Revenues from transactions with other operating segments

    50,015        3        457,527        10,065        34,327        0        551,937        (551,937     0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance income

  0      0      0      0      0      30,772      30,772      0      30,772   

Finance costs

  0      0      0      0      0      (246,473   (246,473   0      (246,473

Net finance costs

  0      0      0      0      0      (215,701   (215,701   0      (215,701
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortizations

  185,121      31,856      14,145      109,731      3,901      8,680      353,434      0      353,434   

Sum of significant income accounts

  5,442      161      321,971      882      0      0      328,456      0      328,456   

Sum of significant expense accounts

  0      0      31,513      0      0      0      31,513      0      31,513   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit (loss) of each reportable segment

  440,367      156,921      177,974      147,927      13,885      (500,184   436,890      0      436,890   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

Associates

  0      0      0      0      0      6,958      6,958      0      6,958   

Joint ventures

  0      0      0      3      0      520      523      0      523   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense

  0      0      0      0      0      (155,935   (155,935   0      (155,935
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Geographical information on revenues

Revenue – Chilean entities

  2,017,129      891,340      83,779      573,940      471      0      3,566,659      0      3,566,659   

Revenue – Foreign entities

  317,209      70,818      64,694      1,276,921      32,364      0      1,762,006      0      1,762,006   

Total Ordinary Income

  2,334,338      962,158      148,473      1,850,861      32,835      0      5,328,665      0      5,328,665   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2014

  Pulp
ThU.S.$
    Sawn timber
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

    303,918        14,388        178,748        112,365        1,489        1,127        612,035        0        612,035   

Acquisition and contribution of investments in associates and joint venture

    0        0        0        1,882        0        0        1,882        0        1,882   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Cash Flows

Cash Flows from (used in) Operating Activities

  340,858      172,288      280,835      218,272      6,496      (33,574   985,175      0      985,175   

Cash flows (used in) investing activities

  (310,125   (4,997   (78,409   (113,321   (1,489   (146,817   (655,158   0      (655,158

Cash flows from (used in) Financing Activities

  (52,631   0      83,975      11,623      0      (50,852   (7,885   0      (7,885

Net increase (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

  (21,898   167,291      286,401      116,574      5,007      (231,243   322,132      0      322,132   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Other than financial instruments, deferred tax assets, post-employment benefit assets rights arising under insurance contracts.

 

 

 

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Year ended December 31, 2014

  Pulp
ThU.S.$
    Sawn timber
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

    5,206,856        621,258        5,436,050        2,127,633        34,344        1,362,504        14,788,645        (41,191     14,747,454   

Investments accounted through equity method

                 

Associates

    0        0        174,782        5,830        0        126,460        307,072        0        307,072   

Joint Ventures

    0        0        0        0        0        18,973        18,973        0        18,973   

Segment liabilities

    341,498        71,867        171,951        230,687        13,385        7,103,330        7,932,718        0        7,932,718   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Geographical information on non-current assets (**)

Chile

  2,633,773      294,387      3,480,005      598,456      80      205,774      7,212,475      74      7,212,549   

Foreign countries

  1,796,802      16,433      1,288,915      842,288      25,535      424,217      4,394,190      0      4,394,190   

Non-current assets, Total

  4,430,575      310,820      4,768,920      1,440,744      25,615      629,991      11,606,665      74      11,606,739   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(**) non-current assets other than financial instruments, deferred tax assets, post-employment benefit assets, and rights arising under insurance contracts

 

 

 

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Year ended December 31, 2013

  Pulp
ThU.S.$
    Sawn timber
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 external customers

    2,180,756        829,924        160,490        1,940,860        33,470        0        5,145,500        0        5,145,500   

Revenues from transactions with other operating segments

    47,879        21        1,090,254        12,121        31,376        0        1,181,651        (1,181,651     0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance income

  0      0      0      0      0      19,062      19,062      0      19,062   

Finance costs

  0      0      0      0      0      (232,843   (232,843   0      (232,843

Net finance costs

  0      0      0      0      0      (213,781   (213,781   0      (213,781
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortizations

  163,135      22,293      12,711      88,657      3,959      7,892      298,647      0      298,647   

Sum of significant income accounts

  6      0      302,388      35      0      0      302,429      0      302,429   

Sum of significant expense accounts

  0      7,880      8,546      15,639      0      0      32,065      0      32,065   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit (loss) of each reportable segment

  378,527      129,874      143,709      201,999      469      (436,001   418,577      0      418,577   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

Associates

  0      0      0      0      0      5,657      5,657      0      5,657   

Joint ventures

  0      0      0      (519   0      1,122      603      0      603   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense

  0      0      0      0      0      (130,357   (130,357   0      (130,357
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Geographical information on revenues

Revenue – Chilean entities

  1,937,934      753,029      88,785      607,825      181      0      3,387,754      0      3,387,754   

Revenue – Foreign entities

  242,822      76,895      71,705      1,333,035      33,289      0      1,757,746      0      1,757,746   

Total Ordinary Income

  2,180,756      829,924      160,490      1,940,860      33,470      0      5,145,500      0      5,145,500   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2013

  Pulp
ThU.S.$
    Sawn timber
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

    427,838        11,296        255,692        167,998        1,012        685        864,521        0        864,521   

Acquisition and contribution of investments in associates and joint venture

    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Cash Flows

Cash Flows from (used in) Operating Activities

  428,462      109,735      186,167      237,081      5,340      (69,065   897,720      0      897,720   

Cash flows (used in) investing activities

  (424,984   (10,109   (97,780   (180,551   (1,012   26,816      (687,620   0      (687,620

Cash flows from (used in) Financing Activities

  0      0      (42,094   0      0      34,318      (7,776   0      (7,776

Net increase (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

  3,478      99,626      46,293      56,530      4,328      (7,931   202,324      0      202,324   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Other than financial instruments, deferred tax assets, post-employment benefit assets rights arising under insurance contracts.

 

 

 

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Year ended December 31, 2013

  Pulp
ThU.S.$
    Sawn timber
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

    5,001,425        634,626        5,533,875        2,169,687        46,451        1,148,087        14,534,151        (40,756     14,493,395   

Investments accounted through equity method

                 

Associates

    0        0        186,628        4,467        0        135,341        326,436        0        326,436   

Joint Ventures

    0        0        0        0        0        22,976        22,976        0        22,976   

Segment liabilities

    271,115        62,677        183,269        247,959        15,965        6,667,870        7,448,855        0        7,448,855   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Geographical information on non-current assets (**)

Chile

  2,670,703      311,408      3,613,663      572,750      34      243,394      7,411,952      625      7,412,577   

Foreign countries

  1,658,451      19,545      1,395,725      1,018,608      28,043      152,125      4,272,497      0      4,272,497   

Non-current assets, Total

  4,329,154      330,953      5,009,388      1,591,358      28,077      395,519      11,684,449      625      11,685,074   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(**) non-current assets other than financial instruments, deferred tax assets, post-employment benefit assets, and rights arising under insurance contracts

 

 

 

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Information required by geographic area:

 

    Geographical area  
2014   Local
country
    Foreign country  
    Chile     Argentina     Brazil     USA/Canada     Uruguay     Total  

Disclosure of geographical areas

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

Revenues

    3,566,659        436,525        481,275        774,804        69,402        5,328,665   

Non-current Assets

    7,212,549        990,761        1,273,507        380,080        1,749,842        11,606,739   
    Geographical area  
2013   Local
country
    Foreign country  
    Chile     Argentina     Brazil     USA/Canada     Uruguay     Total  

Disclosure of geographical areas

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

Revenues

    3,387,754        492,017        498,773        754,394        12,562        5,145,500   

Non-current Assets

    7,412,577        998,235        1,249,266        411,277        1,613,719        11,685,074   

NOTE 25. OTHER NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS AND NON-FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

 

Current non-financial assets

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Roads to amortize current

     77,359         53,815   

Prepayment to amortize (insurance + others)

     23,407         26,278   

Recoverable taxes (Relating to purchases)

     68,778         105,275   

Other current non financial assets

     8,184         3,596   

Total

     177,728         188,964   

Non current non-financial assets

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Roads to amortize, non-current

     91,871         112,505   

Guarantee values

     3,489         3,349   

Recoverable taxes (Relating to purchases)

     3,102         6,025   

Other non-current non financial assets

     2,632         3,173   

Total

     101,094         125,052   

Current non financial liabilities

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

Provision of minimum dividend (1)

     99,160         75,695   

ICMS tax payable

     19,020         23,532   

Other tax payable

     15,297         16,911   

Other Current non financial liablilities

     2,839         8,905   

Total

     136,316         125,043   

 

(1) Provision includes a minimum dividend of subsidiary minority.

 

 

 

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Non current non financial liabilities

   12-31-2014
ThU.S.$
     12-31-2013
ThU.S.$
 

ICMS tax payable

     56,815         73,093   

Other non-current non financial liablilities

     5,181         7,761   

Total

     61,996         80,854   

NOTE 26. DISTRIBUTABLE NET INCOME AND EARNINGS PER SHARE

Distributable net income

As a general policy, the Board of Directors of Arauco agreed that the net income 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 income during the period such changes are made.

As a result of the foregoing, for purposes of determining the distributable net income 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 income 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 income 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 income 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 income as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 in order to determine the provision of 40% of the distributable net income for each year:

 

     Distributable Net Income
ThU.S.$
 

Net income attributable to owners of parent at 12-31-2014

     431,958   

Adjustments:

  

Biological Assets

  

Unrealized gains/losses

     (278,884

Realized gains/losses

     237,272   

Deferred income taxes

     9,354   

Total adjustments

     (32,258

Distributable Net Income at 12-31-2014

     399,700   

 

     Distributable Net Profit
ThU.S.$
 

Net income attributable to owners of parent at 12-31-2013

     385,657   

Adjustments

  

Biological Assets

  

Unrealized

     (269,671

Realized

     221,874   

Deferred income taxes

     9,170   

Total adjustments

     (38,627

Distributable Net Income at 12-31-2013

     347,030   

 

 

 

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CELULOSA ARAUCO Y CONSTITUCION S.A.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2014

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

 

 

The Company expects to maintain its policy of distributing 40% of its net distributable income as dividends for all future fiscal years, but will also consider the alternative of distributing a provisional dividend at year end.

The line “Other current non-financial liabilities” included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2014 in the amount of ThU.S.$136,316, represents a total of ThU.S.$98,072, which corresponds to the provision of minimum dividend recorded for the period 2014 of the parent company, deducting the interim dividend of ThUS$61,808 which was paid on December, 2013.

Basic and diluted earnings per share

Basic 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-December  

Earnings (losses) per share

   2014
ThU.S.$
     2013
ThU.S.$
 

Profit or loss attributable to ordinary equity holder of parent

     431,958         385,657   

Weighted average of number of shares

     113,159,655         113,159,655   

Basic earnings per share (in US$ per share)

     3.82         3.41   

NOTE 27. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The authorization for the issuance and publication of these Consolidated financial statements for the period between January 1 and December 31, 2014 was approved by the Board of Directors of Arauco at the Extraordinary Session No.521 held on March 5, 2015.

Subsequent to December 31, 2014, and until the date of issuance of these 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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Financial ratios

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Fourth quarter and subsequent events

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HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Arauco’s revenues reached US$ 1,380.8 million during the fourth quarter of 2014, a 2.4% increase compared to the US$ 1,348.6 million obtained in the third quarter of 2014

 

    During the fourth quarter of 2014, Adjusted EBITDA reached US$ 334.1 million, an increase of 6.9% compared to the US$ 312.4 million obtained during the third quarter of 2014

 

    Arauco’s net income for the fourth quarter of 2014 reached US$ 113.8 million, an increase of 25.8% or US$ 23.4 million compared to the US$ 90.4 million obtained in the third quarter of 2014

 

    For the year 2014 CAPEX reached US$ 612.0 million, a decrease of 29.2% or US$ 252.5 million compared to the US$ 864.5 million during the year 2013

 

    Net Financial Debt / LTM(1) Adjusted EBITDA ratio decreased from 3.6x in the third quarter of 2014 to 3.2x in this quarter

KEY FIGURES

 

In U.S. Million

   Q4 2014     Q3 2014     Q4 2013     QoQ     YoY     FY 2014     FY 2013     YoY
Acum
 

Revenues

     1,380.8        1,348.6        1,260.3        2.4     9.6     5,328.7        5,145.5        3.6

Cost of Sales

     (987.4     (940.5     (873.4     5.0     13.1     (3,654.1     (3,557.2     2.7

Gross Margin

     393.4        408.2        387.0        -3.6     1.7     1,674.5        1,588.3        5.4

Operating Income (2)

     112.9        129.8        112.0        -13.0     0.8     580.9        520.0        11.7

Net income

     113.8        90.4        42.7        25.8     166.7     436.9        418.6        4.4

Adjusted EBITDA

     334.1        312.4        232.1        6.9     43.9     1,272.2        1,143.4        11.3

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

     24.2     23.2     18.4     4.4     31.4     23.9     22.2     7.4

LTM(1) Adj. EBITDA

     1,272.2        1,170.2        1,143.4        8.7     11.3     1,272.2        1,143.4        11.3

LTM Adj. EBITDA Mg

     23.9     22.5     22.2     6.3     7.4     23.9     22.2     7.4

CAPEX

     134.0        107.6        209.5        24.5     -36.1     612.0        864.5        -29.2

Net Financial Debt

     4,107.3        4,182.4        4,359.3        -1.8     -5.8     4,107.3        4,359.3        -5.8

Net Financial Debt / LTM Adj. EBITDA

     3.2x        3.6x        3.8x        -9.7     -15.3     3.2x        3.8x        -15.3

 

(1) LTM = Last Twelve Months
(2) Operating income = Gross margin – Distribution costs – Administrative expenses

 

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INCOME STATEMENT ANALYSIS

Revenues

Arauco’s revenues for the fourth quarter of 2014 reached US$ 1,380.8 million, 2.4% higher than the US$ 1,348.6 million obtained during the third quarter of 2014. Compared to the US$ 1,260.3 million obtained in the fourth quarter of 2013, sales were 9.6% higher, mainly explained by a 20.6% increase in total sales of our pulp business, 16.9% increase in sales of our sawn timber business, and partially offset by a 3.2% decrease in our panels sales.

The main change during this quarter was in our Pulp division due to an improvement of volume sales (a 14% increase QoQ) after a weak third quarter that included the summer season in Europe and an increase in sales from Montes del Plata.

On the other hand, the decrease in prices is explained by long fiber pulp, where Arauco has approximately 60% of its installed capacity. Some producers took advantage of the depreciation of their local currency to offer important discounts. Such was the case of the Russian Ruble. Producers from that country sold their long fiber production to Chinese buyers with strong price cuts. This situation affected market prices, including those of Arauco. On the contrary, in short fiber we had price increases both in Europe and Asia.

Our Panels division’s revenues fell 6.1% explained by lower average prices and volumes. The main markets that explain these drops during the fourth quarter are Brazil and North America. In Brazil, there were lower prices and less sales of MDF and PBO by around 9.5% in the fourth quarter, after of the recovery during the third quarter. In North America, that had a good performance during the third quarter, we adjusted volumes in order to avoid an oversupply of MDF given that supply increased from competitors.

Sales by Business Segment Q4 2014

 

In U.S. Million

   Q4 2014     Q3 2014     Q4 2013  

Pulp (*)

     621.0         45.0     565.3         41.9     514.7         40.8

Panels (*)

     458.9         33.2     488.8         36.2     474.0         37.6

Sawn Timber (*)

     252.3         18.3     255.1         18.9     215.8         17.1

Forestry

     40.3         2.9     31.6         2.3     46.8         3.7

Others

     8.2         0.6     7.9         0.6     9.0         0.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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  1,380.8      100.0   1,348.6      100.0   1,260.3      100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Pulp, Panels and Sawn Timber division sales include energy

 

The main variances by business segment during this quarter were:

 

QoQ    Net Sales     Price     Volume  

Pulp

     9.9     -2.5     14.1

Panels

     -6.1     -2.8     -4.5

Sawn Timber

     -1.1     -3.3     2.3

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Cost of Sales

For the fourth quarter of 2014 Cost of Sales reached US$ 987.4 million, 5.0% higher than the US$ 940.5 million obtained during the third quarter of 2014. Compared to the US$ 873.4 million obtained in the fourth quarter of 2013, Cost of sales were 13.1% higher. As the Montes del Plata pulp mill continued its ramp up, accordingly we have registered additional costs of sale. Also, other factors that explain the increase in costs of sale are the 14.1% increase in our pulp volume sales.

In terms of costs by concept, our main increase was in Raw Materials and Indirect Costs, with a US$ 49.3 million increase, followed by Depreciation & Amortization (+ US$ 24.3 million) and Chemicals (+ US$ 10.7 million). These increases were partially offset by lower costs of wood and forestry services (- US$ 41.2 million).

During the fourth quarter the maintenance stoppage at Constitución, Valdivia and Alto Paraná mills had a negative effect in costs of bleached softwood pulp division. We had an increase in unitary cost of sales for bleached softwood pulp and a decrease for bleached hardwood pulp of 1.7% and 4.0% respectively, when compared to the third quarter of 2014.

Other Relevant Items:

 

    Other operating income: An increase of US$ 59.4 million QoQ mainly explained by the gain from the sale of 11,000 hectares of plantations in Chile

 

    Distribution Costs and Administrative Expenses: Stood relatively stable. Distribution costs and administrative expenses increased in 2.2% (US$ 3.1 million) and decreased 0.7% (US$ 1.0 million) respectively. As a percentage of revenues, both items combined were 20.3%, also similar to the 20.6% in the third quarter

 

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Net Income

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2014 was US$ 113.8 million, an increase of 25.8% or US$23.4 million compared to the US$ 90.4 million obtained in the third quarter of the year.

Compared to the same quarter in 2013, Net income was 166.7% or US$ 71.1 million higher. This is mainly explained by an increase of 48.2% or US$ 44.6 million in other income and the decrease of other operating expenses of 44.6% or US$ 28.5 million.

 

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Production

During the fourth quarter of 2014, our Pulp production was 851 thousand Adt, a 1.8% decrease compared to the 867 thousand Adt produced in the previous quarter. This was mainly due to a programed maintenance stoppage at Constitución, Valdivia and Alto Paraná mills, partially offset by an increase of our 50% of Montes del Plata’s production by 31 thousand Adt, during its ramp up stage. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2013, production volume increased 27.4% in our pulp division mainly explained by the new production of Montes del Plata and lower production during the fourth quarter of 2013 due to a longer than expected maintenance Stoppage of Nueva Aldea mill.

Production volume in our Panels division was 1,302 thousand m3, 5.1% or 70 thousand m3 lower than the previous quarter, mainly due to production adjustments in North America. The main reason behind this production adjustment was to mitigate an oversupply, given an increase in supply from competitors. Compared to the same period last year, our panel’s production increased 1.8%.

The production volume from our Sawn timber division remained stable, with a 0.3% increase or 2 thousand m3, compared to the 727 thousand m3 in the previous quarter. Compared to the last quarter of 2013, production decreased 0.5%.

 

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Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2014 was US$ 334.1 million, 6.9% or US$ 21.7 million higher than the US$ 312.4 million reached during the previous quarter. In terms of Adjusted EBITDA by business, during the fourth quarter of the year we had an increase in our Pulp and Forestry divisions of 17.1% and 18.0% respectively, partially offset by a 39.1% and 0.3% decrease in our Panels and Sawn Timber division respectively. The increase in EBITDA of our Pulp division is mainly due to higher sales, while the decrease in our Panel’s division is mainly explained by lower revenues of US$ 29.9 million. Another reason for this increase is explained by the gain from the sale of 11,000 hectares of plantations in Chile in December.

Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2014 was higher by 43.9% or US$ 102.0 million when compared with the US$ 232.1 million reached in the same period of 2013.

Adjusted EBITDA

 

In U.S. Million

   Q4 2014      Q3 2014      Q4 2013      QoQ     YoY     FY 2014      FY 2013      YoY
Acum
 

Net Income

     113.8         90.4         42.7         25.8     166.7     436.9         418.6         4.4

Financial costs

     69.0         67.4         56.1         2.3     22.9     246.5         232.8         5.9

Financial income

     -14.7         -8.6         -4.2         72.0     247.6     -30.8         -19.1         61.4

Income tax

     40.5         31.4         45.3         28.8     -10.7     155.9         130.4         19.6

EBIT

     208.6         180.7         139.9         15.4     49.1     808.5         762.7         6.0

Depreciation & amortization, others (*)

     109.3         87.7         77.8         24.6     40.5     384.9         317.6         21.2

EBITDA

     317.8         268.5         217.7         18.4     46.0     1,193.5         1,080.4         10.5

Fair value cost of timber harvested

     93.3         97.7         78.6         -4.5     18.7     353.3         320.9         10.1

Gain from changes in fair value of biological assets

     -84.0         -66.8         -67.1         25.7     25.3     -284.5         -269.7         5.5

Exchange rate differences

     7.0         13.1         3.0         -46.4     135.2     10.0         11.8         -15.6

Adjusted EBITDA

     334.1         312.4         232.1         6.9     43.9     1,272.2         1,143.4         11.3

 

(*) FY 2014 includes a provision for forestry losses due to fire of US$ 31.5 million, and FY 2013 includes US$ 19.0 million in amortization of Investment in temporary forestry roads.

 

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REVIEW BY BUSINESS SEGMENT

1- Pulp Division

Market trends we were viewing during the third quarter began to change during the fourth quarter, with less demand for long fiber and a more balanced market in short fiber –despite the extra supply that came with the start up the Montes del Plata mill in Uruguay. This situation is in line with changes in inventory levels worldwide. In long fiber there was a four day increase respect to the previous quarter and a four day increase compared to one year ago, standing at 31 days. In short fiber inventory levels stood at 36 days, a drop by two days respect to the third quarter and two days compared to December 2013. Supply and demand balance in short fiber is explained by mill shutdowns in Europe and North America. The aggregate capacity of these mills were partially offset by that of new mills such as Montes del Plata. Furthermore, the price differential we have seen during several months between long fiber and short fiber has continuously triggered substitution of long fiber with short fiber at levels that will vary depending on the type of paper produced and the technology used. Another factor that may be affecting demand for short fiber is substitution of recycled fiber. In mature markets there is less supply of recycled fiber or substitution has reached maximum levels. In part this happens because certain electronic devices replace the use of printing and writing paper, which are in general the main source of high quality recycled fiber. Recycled paper prices have reached levels that are inconvenient, and are substituted by virgin fibers, especially short fiber, for example in tissue paper.

In Asia, short fiber prices grew by approximately 5% and bleached long fiber dropped by 3.5%. This situation stretched the price differential down to nearly US$100 from a peak of US$150-160. In the Asian markets the increased supply of long fiber from Russian producers is what most affected prices. This is the only market where Russian producers are competitive, especially in China where almost all of its long fiber is sold. Ilim is Russia’s most important producer, and is under substantial pressure to sell its production from its new line which has been operational for over a year.

In Europe we saw the same trend but smoother in both fiber grades. Short fiber increased by approximately 2.7% and long fiber dropped roughly 2.5%. In this case the main driver of this trend is the shift of short fiber volume to other more profitable markets, in particular, Asia and North America in the case of Brazilian producers. In long fiber it is the opposite situation: Asian markets are less profitable hence European long fiber producers export less. European paper producers continue with very low margins or no margin at all, which makes difficult to raise prices.

In the Middle East short fiber prices increased and the market began to show more activity in order to accumulate inventory at low price levels. This brings a positive effect on prices but not necessarily adds more effective shipping volumes given that producer’s inventory levels seem to be low. The North American market was very active in short fiber imports, especially because of high demand in the tissue paper market. The rest of America was stable, with good demand but with increasingly more import options from different origins which is reflected with more competitive prices.

During this quarter production was normal and there were only programmed maintenance stoppages in our Valdivia and Constitucion mills. Our Montes del Plata mill in Uruguay is reaching designed capacity levels with production rates near 90%.

 

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2- Sawn Timber Division

Markets where Arauco participates with solid Wood products had a positive behavior during year 2014, with a healthy demand that permitted to improve the sales mix and prices, as compared to year 2013. Asian markets, in particular, Japan, South Korea and China followed this positive behavior. During the fourth quarter there were some small adjustments given higher inventory levels in New Zealand logs particularly in China, however, demand kept strong.

Respect to the North American market, despite the Housing Starts index (a relevant index in our industry) did not show a significant improvement compared to year 2013, our solid wood moldings business grew both in volume and prices, giving evidence of a stable market environment.

The Middle East was another market that had a positive quarter, maintaining good sales volume levels during the year with small price increases.

Finally, Chile and the rest of Latin America had a good demand, which allowed an increase in market share and to achieve sales mix targets.

3- Panels Division

During 2014 our plywood business had an increase in sales. Our Nueva Aldea plywood mill increased its production volume, and despite the entrance of new capacity such as Nueva Aldea among other mills, there was a stable price scenario in all of our export markets, particularly USA, Mexico and Oceania.

Also, we had good sales levels in particleboard from our Teno mill, which reached its design production capacity. We achieved an increase in sales of value-added products in Chile and in the rest of Latin America. Overall in 2014 we had strong demand of particleboard and melamine products in Arauco North America.

The main reason for the drop in sales of Panels for year 2014 was weak sales of MDF in all markets during the first half of the year. This drop was stronger in the Brazilian market, where we had to decrease production and prices on average were lower. But during the second half of the year the Brazilian market improved. In order to mitigate an oversupply in the North American market, we had to adjust production. Exports from Argentina decreased mainly because of more competition.

 

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BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Cash

Our cash position stood at US$ 971.2 million at the end of this fourth quarter. Main movements during this quarter was the payment in December of a pre-export financing loan of US$ 100 million, and dividends for US$ 62.9 million. Also, we received US$ 91 million from the sale of non-core land and plantations in the same month. Our operating activities provided US$ 234.3 million in cash.

 

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Financial Debt

Arauco’s financial debt as of December 31, 2014 reached US$ 5,078.4 million, a decrease of 1.5% or US$ 76.2 million when compared to September 30, 2014. During this quarter we paid a Pre export financing loan due in December for US$ 100 million.

Our net financial debt decreased 1.8% or US$ 75.1 million when compared with September 2014.

FINANCIAL DEBT

 

     December      September      December  

US$ million

   2014      2014      2013  

Short term financial debt

     739.5         796.1         893.5   

Long term financial debt

     4,338.9         4,358.5         4,133.0   

TOTAL FINANCIAL DEBT

     5,078.4         5,154.6         5,026.5   

Cash and cash equivalents

     971.2         972.2         667.2   

NET FINANCIAL DEBT

     4,107.3         4,182.4         4,359.3   

 

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Our Leverage, measured as Net Debt/ LTM Adj. EBITDA, had an important decrease this quarter and stood at 3.2 times. This reflects both a decrease in Net debt and an improvement of Adj. EBITDA.

 

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(*) UF is a Chilean monetary unit indexed to inflation. This portion does not consider the effect of debt in UF swapped to US Dollars

Financial Debt Profile

In 2015 we have US$ 370 million due in a Yankee bond, and US$ 309 million in bank loans (including accrued interests) and leasing. The US$ 309 million include US$ 140 million from Montes del Plata, US$ 54 million from Arauco do Brasil, US$ 48 million from a bilateral loan in Chile and US$ 30 million from a portion of Flakeboard’s long term debt.

 

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FINANCIAL RATIOS

FINANCIAL RATIOS

 

     Q4 2014     Q3 2014     Q4 2013     FY 2014     FY 2013  

Profitability

          

Gross margin

     28.5     30.3     30.7     31.4     30.9

Operating margin

     8.2     9.6     8.9     10.9     10.1

LTM(1) Adjusted EBITDA margin

     23.9     22.5     22.2     23.9     22.2

ROA (EBIT / Total Assets)

     5.6     4.9     4.0     5.4     5.4

ROE (Net Income / Equity)

     6.7     5.1     2.4     6.4     5.9

Leverage

          

LTM Interest Coverage Ratio (EBITDA / Financial Costs)

     5.2x        5.0x        4.9x        5.2x        4.9x   

Net Financial Debt / LTM EBITDA

     3.2x        3.6x        3.8x        3.2x        3.8x   

Total Financial Debt / Total Capitalization(2)

     42.7     42.9     41.6     42.7     41.6

Net Financial Debt / Total Capitalization

     34.5     34.8     36.1     34.5     36.1

Total Financial Debt / Shareholders’ Equity

     75.0     75.6     71.9     75.0     71.9

Net Financial Debt / Shareholders’ Equity

     60.7     61.3     62.3     60.7     62.3

 

(1) LTM = Last Twelve Months
(2) Capitalization = Total financial debt + Equity

 

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FOURTH QUARTER AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Environmental Impact Statement for Arauco’s dissolving pulp project was approved

The Environmental Assessment Service (SEA) unanimously approved the Environmental Impact Statement submitted by Arauco, in order to convert the Valdivia mill in a dissolving pulp producer. This initiative will allow Arauco to be the first company in Chile to produce this kind of pulp.

The investment for this project is approximately US$ 185 million. The project will provide the flexibility to produce either dissolving pulp or bleached kraft pulp. In addition will increase the power generation approximately in 15 MW.

Dissolving pulp is mainly used in the manufacturing of viscose, which is used in the production of fabric items and personal care items, specially clothing.

Sale of non-core forestry land and plantations

Forestal Arauco, our main forestry subsidiary, sold in December nearly 11,000 hectares of productive land and plantations in Chile, which are located in areas farther away from the Arauco’s production facilities.

The total surface represents approximately 1% of the total plantations, and the transaction was for US$ 91 million.

Arauco will invest US$ 30 million in expansion of a particleboard mill in the United States

The project was approved to expand particleboard and melamine capacity in one of Flakeboard’s mill in South Carolina.

The investment will be US$ 30 million and will increase production by 100,000 cubic meters annually through increased dryer capacity. The estimated start-up of this expansion is during the 4Q of 2015.

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INCOME STATEMENT

 

US$ Million

   Q4 2014     Q3 2014     Q4 2013     FY 2014     FY 2013  

Revenue

     1,380.8        1,348.6        1,260.3        5,328.7        5,145.5   

Cost of sales

     (987.4     (940.5     (873.4     (3,654.1     (3,557.2

Gross Profit

     393.4        408.2        387.0        1,674.5        1,588.3   

Other operating income

     137.1        77.7        92.5        368.9        385.1   

Distribution costs

     (144.9     (141.8     (132.9     (542.9     (523.6

Administrative expenses

     (135.5     (136.5     (142.0     (550.8     (544.7

Other operating expenses

     (35.3     (20.4     (63.8     (138.8     (136.8

Financial income

     14.7        8.6        4.2        30.8        19.1   

Financial costs

     (69.0     (67.4     (56.1     (246.5     (232.8

Participation in (loss) profit in associates and joint ventures accounted through equity method

     0.9        6.7        2.1        7.5        6.3   

Exchange rate differences

     (7.0     (13.1     (3.0     (10.0     (11.8

Income before income tax

     154.3        121.9        88.0        592.8        548.9   

Income tax

     (40.5     (31.4     (45.3     (155.9     (130.4

Net Income

     113.8        90.4        42.7        436.9        418.6   

Profit attributable to parent company

     112.5        89.3        41.0        432.0        385.7   

Profit attributable to non-parent company

     1.3        1.1        1.7        4.9        32.9   

 

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BALANCE SHEET

 

US$ Million

   Q4 2014      Q3 2014      Q4 2013  

Cash and cash equivalents

     971.2         972.2         667.2   

Other financial current assets

     7.6         2.2         3.1   

Other current non-financial assets

     177.7         187.0         189.0   

Trade and other receivables-net

     731.9         746.3         711.7   

Related party receivables

     4.7         148.8         8.2   

Inventories

     893.6         930.8         900.6   

Biological assets, current

     307.6         300.8         257.0   

Tax assets

     38.5         45.0         61.2   

Non-Current Assets classified as held for sale

     8.0         9.8         10.4   

Total Current Assets

     3,140.7         3,342.8         2,808.3   

Other non-current financial assets

     5.0         13.6         48.8   

Other non-current and non-financial assets

     101.1         135.4         125.1   

Non-current receivables

     182.5         34.0         40.7   

Investments accounted through equity method

     326.0         340.6         349.4   

Intangible assets

     93.3         96.5         99.7   

Goodwill

     82.6         86.0         88.1   

Property, plant and equipment

     7,119.6         7,180.0         7,137.5   

Biological assets, non-current

     3,538.8         3,576.2         3,635.2   

Deferred tax assets

     157.8         157.6         160.6   

Total Non-Current Assets

     11,606.7         11,619.9         11,685.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  14,747.5      14,962.7      14,493.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other financial liabilities, current

  742.3      797.4      893.6   

Trade and other payables

  630.4      666.3      631.0   

Related party payables

  6.0      13.9      14.4   

Other provisions, current

  2.5      7.2      9.7   

Tax liabilities

  25.9      33.5      4.5   

Current provision for employee benefits

  3.6      3.5      3.8   

Other non-financial liabilities, current

  136.3      171.2      125.0   

Total Current Liabilities

  1,547.1      1,693.1      1,682.0   

Other non-current financial liabilities

  4,453.8      4,454.1      4,157.0   

Trade and Other payables non-current

  0.0      0.0      0.4   

Other provisions, non-current

  64.5      62.0      24.2   

Deferred tax liabilities

  1,756.7      1,767.8      1,462.3   

Non-current provision for employee benefits

  48.6      39.0      42.2   

Other non-financial liabilities, non-current

  62.0      73.0      80.9   

Total Non-Current Liabilities

  6,385.6      6,396.0      5,766.8   

Non-parent participation

  47.6      50.9      52.2   

Net equity attributable to parent company

  6,767.1      6,822.8      6,992.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

  14,747.5      14,962.7      14,493.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CASH FLOW STATEMENT

 

US$ Million

   Q4 2014     Q3 2014     Q4 2013     FY 2014     FY 2013  

Collection of accounts receivables

     1,523.3        1,580.6        1,422.0        5,629.2        5,609.1   

Collection from insurance claims

     5.1        0.0        0.0        5.1        29.8   

Other cash receipts (payments)

     94.1        82.1        (7.7     359.5        408.3   

Payments of suppliers and personnel (less)

     (1,357.7     (1,253.4     (1,186.5     (4,811.7     (4,888.3

Interest paid and received

     (11.3     (59.8     (38.0     (158.3     (205.1

Income tax paid

     (16.6     (15.8     (9.1     (37.3     (55.3

Other (outflows) inflows of cash, net

     (2.6     2.5        (0.9     (1.4     (0.8

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

     234.3        336.3        179.9        985.2        897.7   

Capital Expenditures

     (134.0     (107.6     (209.5     (612.0     (864.5

Other investment cash flows

     73.5        (135.8     37.5        (43.1     176.9   

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

     (60.4     (243.4     (172.0     (655.2     (687.6

Proceeds from borrowings

     56.8        515.2        325.5        1,035.6        1,351.7   

Repayments of borrowings

     (159.2     (262.9     (165.7     (900.6     (1,216.9

Dividends paid

     (62.9     (0.4     (64.0     (141.1     (140.1

Other inflows of cash, net

     (0.1     (1.6     0.0        (1.8     (2.5

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

     (165.4     250.2        95.9        (7.9     (7.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Cash Inflow (Outflow) of the Period

  8.4      343.1      103.7      322.1      202.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

  (9.5   (11.6   (7.9   (18.2   (23.6

Cash and Cash equivalents at beginning of the period

  972.2      640.7      571.4      667.2      488.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at end of the Period

  971.2      972.2      667.2      971.2      667.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For more details on Arauco’s financial statements please refer to www.svs.cl or www.arauco.cl

 

DISCLAIMER

This news release may contain forward-looking statements concerning Arauco’s future performance and should be considered as good faith estimates by Arauco. These forward looking statements reflect management’s expectations and are based upon currently available data. Actual results are subject to future events and uncertainties, many of which are outside Arauco’s control and could materially impact Arauco’s performance.

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 which 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 assumes no obligation to update such statements. References herein to “U.S. $” are to United States dollars. Discrepancies in any table between totals and the sums of the amounts listed are due to rounding. This report is unaudited.

For further information please contact:

José Luis Rosso

jose.rosso@arauco.cl

Phone: (56-2) 2461 7221

María José Calleja

maria.calleja@arauco.cl

Phone: (56-2) 2461 7250

 

 

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