Industrias Chilenas del Alambre, Inchalam S.A. is founded with the challenge of producing in Chile the basic elements necessary to supply the national market, promoting the industrial development of the country.

We signed an agreement with Compañía de Aceros del Pacífico (CAP) and moved the company to Huachipato’s land in Talcahuano as part of a commercial exchange and expansion program.

Leon Bekaert Wire Drawing Company joins the company, which thanks to its world leadership in the wire market, allows us to make an major step forward in infrastructure and technology.

We inaugurated our plant in its current location, Talcahuano, Biobío Region. The new plant started with an annual production capacity of 11 thousand tons of wire.

In response to the 1960 earthquake, we deployed the Site Plan: we donated land and made loans for housing construction. That same year we reached a production record of almost 23 thousand tons per year.

We adopted Quality Management and Operational Excellence as essential elements of our management. We implemented a participative work style, focused on the satisfaction of our internal and external customers, a philosophy that we maintain to this day.

We initiated multiple works within the company such as a new railroad entrance, operations management building, warehouses, master shop and engineering office.

We celebrated our 50th anniversary by reaching a production record of more than 100 thousand tons per year. More than 900% more than our initial production capacity.

We consolidated our position as the largest national producer of wire and its byproducts, reaching with our products to different corners of the continent. The following year we were certified in the ISO 9001 quality standard.

We inaugurated our new administration building, a bright, energy-efficient space added to our on-site infrastructure.

Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, we made multiple efforts to contain and mitigate the spread of the virus, protecting our employees and their families. Even in the face of the crisis, we achieved good production margins.

We deployed our sustainability model: People and Sustainability Management was installed, together with the Sustainability Committee.

Bekaert gives up its shareholding, keeping a commercial partnership with Inchalam. At the same time, we launched our first Sustainability Report based on GRI standards. In addition, we recertified our ISO Quality and Environmental standards and were certified for the first time in the ISO Occupational Health and Safety standards, all key aspects that are part of our company’s culture and DNA.