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- Oxiquim S.A. is a Chile-based industrial company engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of chemical products, as well as the provision of port logistics and maritime terminal storage services for bulk liquids and gases. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in Viña del Mar, Chile, the company operates primarily across two core business divisions: Chemical Products and Maritime Terminals. Through its Chemical Products division, Oxiquim manufactures, formulates, and commercializes an extensive portfolio of basic, intermediate, and specialty chemicals serving forestry, mining, industrial manufacturing, water treatment, agriculture, food, and personal care sectors. Its core product and service offerings include thermosetting synthetic resins, such as urea-formaldehyde, phenol-formaldehyde, and melamine-urea-formaldehyde adhesives for wood panel, plywood, and particleboard manufacturing; mining reagents, solvent extractants, sodium cyanide, sulfuric acid, and flotation frothers for copper and mineral processing; industrial solvents, plasticizers, acetates, alcohols, and glycols; basic inorganic chemicals, including caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, and chlorine derivatives; specialty additives, biocides, and preservatives; and water treatment chemicals, including coagulants, flocculants, and disinfectants. Through its Maritime Terminals division, the company owns and operates strategically located deep-water maritime terminal facilities across Chile, including major operations in Mejillones, Quintero, and Coronel, providing comprehensive port logistics solutions such as vessel unloading, bulk liquid storage, heating, blending, drumming, inventory management, and multimodal dispatch for chemical products, fuels, lubricants, liquefied gases, and edible oils. Geographically, Oxiquim serves industrial markets throughout Chile and exports manufactured chemical solutions to regional markets across Latin America, including Peru, Brazil, and Colombia. In recent years, Oxiquim has implemented significant strategic and operational changes, including expanding its maritime terminal infrastructure with upgraded tank capacities and modernized berths to accommodate growing demand for specialized bulk liquid commodities; entering strategic evaluation partnerships and logistics initiatives focused on green hydrogen, green ammonia, and synthetic fuels to support Chile's energy transition; launching low-emission and bio-based adhesive resin systems to align with stringent international environmental standards in the forestry industry; and executing operational modernization and decarbonization programs to enhance environmental safety, energy efficiency, and terminal automation across its port facilities.