Mar 31, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Arauco will reopen Horcones II sawmill. This measure will provide jobs for 200 new workers. The operation of Horcones II, located in the Arauco community, in Chile’s VIII Region, is a contribution to employment in an area that was seriously affected by the earthquake and tidal wave that struck the country on February 27, company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network. This production unit had been shut down since December of last year, due to the crisis affecting the forestry sector. Now that it will resume operations, about 150 workers will be hired for the mill and more than 50 people will be hired to work as loaders, guards and cafeteria staff. According to schedule, workers will be selected and trained during April and May. The unit will begin producing sawn timber by June 1, during an implementation phase. The monthly production capacity of Horcones II will be about 14,500 cubic metres, which will be marketed in Chile, Central America, Asia and the Middle East. “This production unit’s reopening allows for employment recovery in an area that was severely affected by the earthquake; it also contributes wood for reconstruction; compensates the loss of Mutrún sawmill in Constitución, which was swept away by the tidal wave; and fulfills the growing internal and external demand”, Arauco’s Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility managing director Iván Chamorro said.