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and

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. Copec was founded in 1934. The first president of Copec,

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, later became president of Chile. Today Roberto Angelini Rossi is the president of Copec. Copec expanded its activities to the sale of tires and accessories, machinery, and vehicles in 1941. It participated in the formation of Petroleum Navigation Company (SONAP 1943), National Society Pipeline (SONACOL, 1956). During the 1970s Copec extended its activities through the purchase of Celulosa Arauco, Forestal Arauco and cellulose Constitution later forming one of its main subsidiaries

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. Copec founded the Chilean Homeware company

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in 1950. In 2016, Copec entered the United States by acquiring MAPCO Express from

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