History
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1942 Francolor France started to sell aniline and dyes for the leather and textile industries in Chile.
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1946 Creation of Quimica Industrial - Start of silicate production for the detergent industry and distribution of commodities for industrial applications.
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1983 During the French nationalization period, the company became an affiliate of the state-owned group Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann.
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1986 Acquisition of Quimica Luba to strenghten its position in textile, leather and detergents
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1996 Acquisition of Fosfamet in metal treatment technologies (sold to Henkel in 2001).
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1999 Production and distribution of Elf's Lubricants (until 2009)
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2005 After the merger with Elf Aquitaine, Total Petrochemicals and Arkema sold their Chilean affiliate – Creation of Austral Chemicals Chile S.A.
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2009 Start of the polyurethane activity.
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2014 Start of the wood protection activity.
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2015 Start of the food safety activity and creation of Austral Food Safety.
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2016 Start of the coatings & adhesives and metal surface treatment activities.
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2017 Enhancement of the plastic and packaging activities.
- 2019 Start of the paper industry activity.
- 2023 Start of the wood laminated industry activity.
