Soprole will add to its San Bernardo operation the land where its neighboring Vinilit factory once operated. The dairy company, currently controlled by the Peruvian group Gloria, confirmed the purchase of the property located at Avenida Presidente Jorge Alessandri 10900, in the Lo Chena industrial district.
The property borders the plant Soprole has at number 10800 on the same avenue, and that proximity would explain the company's interest. According to sources in the real estate market who spoke to Pulso, Soprole was not the only interested party: there were several bidders, especially investment funds and insurance companies, since it is a well-located plot in an urban zone with access to Route 5.
According to records from the Internal Revenue Service (SII), the industrial-zoned property has a fiscal appraisal for the second half of 2026 of $12,531.9 million, about US$13 million at this week's exchange rate. Soprole did not confirm the purpose of the purchase or its total value, though the market talks of between US$18 and US$20 million.
Vinilit, a manufacturer of PVC pipes, fittings, and adhesives mainly for the water and energy industries, had been operating in the country since 1978. In November 2025 it announced it would cease its operations in Chile, "considering the current complex conditions," and that the closure would be gradual. The exit came amid the slowdown in construction, the sector it supplied. Its parent company is Aliaxi…
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Pulso The company confirmed the transaction over the former PVC pipe and fittings factory in San Bernardo, where the Chilean subsidiary of the Belgian group Aliaxis operated, which left Chile last year after 46 years in the country. MARIO TELLEZ Comments Soprole will add to its San Bernardo operation the land where its neighbor, the Vinilit factory, once operated. The dairy company, now controlled by the Peruvian group Gloria, confirmed the purchase of the property located at Avenida Presidente Jorge Alessandri 10900, in the Lo Chena industrial district. The property borders the plant Soprole has at number 10800 on the same avenue, and that proximity would explain the company's interest. According to sources in the real estate market who spoke to Pulso, Soprole was not the only interested party: there were several bidders, especially investment funds and insurance companies, since it is a well-located plot in an urban area with access to Route 5. According to records from the Internal Revenue Service (SII), the industrial-zoned property has a fiscal appraisal for the second half of 2026 of $12,531.9 million, about US$13 million at this week's exchange rate. Soprole did not confirm the purpose of the purchase or its total value, although the market talks of between US$18 and US$20 million. Vinilit, a manufacturer of PVC pipes, fittings and adhesives mainly for the water and energy industries, had operated in the country since 1978. In November 2025 it announced it would cease operations in Chile, "considering the current complex conditions," and that the closure would be gradual. The exit came amid the slowdown in construction, the sector it supplied. Its parent company is Aliaxis, a private company headquartered in Brussels, which with the sale of the land in Chile finished leaving this market. Gloria's bet Since the Belgians' exit, there had been talk in the market of the possibility that Soprole would buy that complex. Just in August of last year, the company controlled by the Peruvian group Gloria (of the Rodríguez Banda family) filed with the Environmental Evaluation Service an Environmental Impact Declaration to install a biomass boiler of up to 20 tons of steam per hour, replacing fossil fuels, with an investment of US$6.1 million. The dairy company passed into Peruvian hands in March 2023, when Gloria Foods, through Inversiones Gloria Chile SpA, completed the purchase of the company from the New Zealand cooperative Fonterra. The deal was closed with a public tender offer of almost US$14 per share, for a total of close to US$674 million. More about: Companies Soprole Vinilit NEWSLETTER Pulso PM Monday to Friday, 12:30 PM The most relevant news on markets, companies and business: timely information, context and content to make better decisions. By signing up you are accepting La Tercera's Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies.