- CEO
- Eduardo Carvallo Infante
- Full Time Employees
- 1,760
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Beverages: alcoholic
- Address
- Padre Hurtado Chile
- IPO Date
- Jun 30, 1982
- Business
- Cristalerías de Chile S.A. is a Chilean industrial holding company primarily engaged in the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of glass packaging solutions, alongside diversified operations in the commercial winemaking and media publishing sectors. Founded in 1904 and headquartered in Santiago, Chile, the company operates as part of the Claro Group (Grupo Claro) under the parent control of Compañía Electro Metalúrgica S.A. (Elecmetal). Cristalerías de Chile S.A. organizes its commercial activities across three principal business segments: Glass Containers, Wine, and Communications. Its core product and service portfolio encompasses the design, production, and supply of standard and customized glass containers; including wide-mouth jars and bottles manufactured in flint, green, amber, and antique hues for the wine, spirits, malt beverage, carbonated soft drink, bottled water, packaged food, and pharmaceutical industries; commercial viticulture, winemaking, aging, bottling, and global export services through its controlling stake in Viña Santa Rita S.A., marketing internationally recognized brands such as Santa Rita (including the 120 and Medalla Real labels), Viña Carmen, Sur Andino, and Argentina-based Doña Paula; and specialized financial journalism, corporate publishing, and multimedia information services conducted through Ediciones Chiloé S.A., which publishes Diario Financiero, DF MAS, and Revista ED. The company serves domestic beverage producers and food processors across Chile, while distributing its bottled wine products and select glass packaging solutions to international markets throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In recent developments, Cristalerías de Chile S.A. appointed Cristián Sierra as General Manager (Chief Executive Officer) in 2026 to direct corporate strategy, cost rationalization, and operational resilience across its industrial and viticultural divisions. Furthermore, the company completed comprehensive infrastructure rehabilitation and technology modernization programs across its primary manufacturing plants in Padre Hurtado and Llay-Llay, deploying advanced furnace automation, bioclimatic efficiency systems, and digital quality-control inspection lines. To bolster its circular economy commitments, Cristalerías de Chile S.A. has also expanded its nationwide glass cullet collection and recycling logistics network, increasing the proportion of recycled glass in its melting furnaces while aligning its wine subsidiary's international distribution footprint with shifting consumer demand in key export markets.