Wenco S.a.

What Wenco S.a. does

Empresas Wenco S.A. is a Chilean plastics manufacturing group founded in 1954 and organized through specialized operating subsidiaries. It operates 33 production plants across Chile, Peru, and Colombia and reports serving 2,800 businesses in agriculture, industrial packaging, aquaculture, household products, consumer packaging, reusable logistics, and plastics recycling.

Wenco develops and manufactures agricultural bins and crates, industrial drums and containers, aquaculture floats and export boxes, household products, and consumer packaging. Its process stack includes injection molding, blow molding, rotational molding, extrusion blow molding, thermoforming, and in-mold labeling; Wenco reported 189 patents across a dozen countries by 2019.

The group's disclosed revenue model is direct and channel-mediated B2B product sales to retail chains, industrial customers, agricultural and aquaculture operators, and wholesalers. Recycling, reusable logistics, and IBC reconditioning add services around the core manufacturing base, while specific company-wide revenue figures are not disclosed on the company website. Since October 2020, Empresa Wenco has been regulated by the Chilean Financial Market Commission as an issuer of publicly traded securities.

Name

Wenco S.a.

Legal name

Empresas Wenco

Website

https://empresaswenco.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Wenco is a Chilean plastics manufacturer serving agricultural, industrial, aquaculture, packaging, household, and recycling customers through 33 plants and specialized subsidiaries in Chile, Peru, and Colombia, using injection, blow, rotational molding, thermoforming, and extrusion processes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Packaging Manufacturing

NAICS

All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199), Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (32619)

SIC

Wholesale-Durable Goods, Nec (5099), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Products Injection Molding (Housewares, Toys, Personal Care) (IMANAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rigid Food Containers (Cups, Trays, Clamshells) (IMALAAAD), Foodservice/To-Go Packaging (Cups, Clamshells, Cutlery) (IMALAHAM)

Keywords

• Plastic packaging manufacturing
• Industrial plastic containers
• Agricultural plastic bins
• Aquaculture plastic products
• Plastic recycling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices26 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plastic product manufacturing and sales: Wenco develops and manufactures plastic products including agricultural bins, export crates, industrial containers (drums, bidons), aquaculture products, household items, and packaging solutions. Products are sold directly to customers across various industries including agriculture, aquaculture, food, chemicals, and retail.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Wenco S.a. manufactures and markets plastic packaging, household products, and custom industrial plastic solutions through 33 production plants across Chile, Peru, and Colombia. The company operates specialized subsidiaries serving agriculture (bins, export crates, clamshells), industry (drums, jerrycans, bidons), aquaculture (floats, buoys, EPS boxes), home (organizers, coolers, furniture), consumer packaging (food, personal care), and recycling (PE/PP and PET). Products are sold primarily B2B to large retail chains, wholesalers, and industrial customers, serving 2,800 businesses across Latin America.

Product overview

Wenco S.a. is a Latin American plastic manufacturing conglomerate operating 33 production plants across Chile, Peru, and Colombia. The company offers a diverse portfolio organized into specialized divisions: Agriculture (Wenco Bins, Wenco Xpo export crates, Wenco Clamshell, Wenco Cartonplast, Wenco Reutilizables, Envases del Sur), Industry (Wenco Industria industrial containers, Plásticos España bidons, Ecocleaner IBC reconditioning), Aquaculture (Wenco Sur floats and buoys, Envases Chiloé and Envases Termosur EPS boxes), Home/Consumer (Kendy, Duraplast, Wenco Hogar household products), Packaging (EPT and I-PAC food packaging), and Recycling (Greenplast PE/PP recycling in Chile, Plaz PET recycling in Peru). The company also offers RPCI for reusable logistics containers. Wenco operates as a platform of specialized subsidiaries rather than a single unified product, with each subsidiary focused on specific industry applications and customer needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wenco Bins Large plastic bins used for harvesting, transporting, and accumulating fruit, manufactured using injection molding technology with 6,000 tons clamping force. Features 8% more interior capacity than standard bins and 10% improved compression resistance.
• Wenco Xpo Export crates for fresh fruit and bulbs manufactured in Chile, Peru, and Colombia. Features better ventilation for energy savings during refrigeration, conical stacking sockets, and water resistance. Made from 100% recyclable polypropylene.
• Wenco Clamshell Clamshell containers made from PET for protecting and marketing delicate fruits such as blueberries, grapes, strawberries, and berries. Manufactured using thermoforming technology in Chile and Peru. 100% of products made from recycled raw materials.
• Wenco Cartonplast Crates made of corrugated plastic sheets (polypropylene) for exporting fresh agricultural products like asparagus, blueberries, onions, and broccoli. Features high-quality screen-printability and 100% recyclability.
• Wenco Reutilizables Reusable technical containers (RPCs) for specific functions such as cherry or tomato harvesting, bread transport, and dairy or pharmaceutical logistics. Offers over 60 different crate types. 50% manufactured from 100% recycled raw materials.
• Envases del Sur 20 and 80 liter drums made from 100% recycled HDPE for exporting olives. Located in Tacna, Peru with own pelletizer for on-site recycling. Recycles approximately 900 tons of plastic annually.
• Wenco Industria Industrial containers including 5-22L stackable containers, 10-20L jerrycans, 60-230L drums, and road safety barriers. Manufactured using blow molding in polyethylene. Serves chemical, agrochemical, fuels, food, and road safety industries.
• Plásticos España 3-10 liter bidons manufactured using polyethylene extrusion blow molding technology. Serves pharmaceutical laboratories, cooking oil producers, chemical laboratories, and automotive industry fluid producers.
• Ecocleaner Washing, repairing, and reconditioning of 1,000-liter IBC (Intermediate Bulk Containers). Extends container useful life and reduces carbon footprint from importation.
• Wenco Sur Aquaculture infrastructure products including large anchor buoys, aquaculture bins, harvesting tanks, mussel farming buoys, and EPS-free blow molded floats. Uses rotational and blow molding technologies. Pioneer in Chile for blow molded pontoon platform floats.
• Envases Chiloé EPS (expanded polystyrene) boxes for exporting fresh fish. Operates four plants in Talcahuano, Chonchi, Puerto Natales, and Punta Arenas. Offers recycling service for production waste.
• Envases Termosur EPS boxes designed for exporting fresh fish. Located in Puerto Montt with BRCGS Packaging certification for food packaging safety.
• EPT Mass market product packaging for food, home cleaning, personal care, and pharmaceutical markets. Manufactures in PE, PP, and PET with two plants in Santiago, Chile. Certified to BRCGS and ISO 9001 standards.
• I-PAC Food packaging using injection technology with IML (in-mold labeling) technology. Containers are labeled directly in the mold, integrating security seal and airtight lid. Clients include Nestlé and Quillayes.
• Greenplast Leading rigid plastic recycling company in Chile, processing 800 tons monthly. Recycles PE and PP through grinding, washing, and extrusion into pellets. Prevents over 10,000 tons of plastic from entering Chilean landfills annually.
• Plaz PET recycling company in Lima, Peru processing about 600 tons monthly from beverage bottles. Keeps nearly 7,200 tons of PET per year out of landfills.
• Duraplast Household products manufacturer in Peru with over 25 years of market experience. Offers 1,000 products covering organization, cleaning, laundry, pets, children, tableware, and kitchenware categories.
• Kendy Household products manufacturer founded in 1996, distributing through traditional wholesale channels. Offers 1,000 SKUs in organization, cleaning, laundry, pets, children, tableware, and kitchenware categories. Operates in Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru.
• Wenco Hogar Home organization and storage products including organizer boxes, trunks (6-150 liters), coolers, patio furniture, garbage cans, and domestic recycling containers. Distributed through major retail chains in Chile and Colombia.
• RPCI Reusable container and logistics solutions company. Part of the circular economy focus with over seven decades of plastic solutions experience. Operates in Chile and Peru.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8% more interior capacity in bins with same exterior dimensions
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HyBcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Joint venture between Wenco and HyB to create Wenco Sur in 2012, with plant in Puerto Montt supporting the aquaculture industry with products such as floats and buoys.
• MauserminorOthersWenco manufactured large drums under Mauser license during early development years (1970s-1990s) as part of industrial product development.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ALPLA Werke: Austrian-headquartered global plastic packaging manufacturer with strong Latin American presence producing rigid containers, bottles and injection-molded parts for FMCG customers. Closely comparable to Wenco's combination of injection/blow molding, multi-country footprint, and multinational CPG customer base (Nestlé, Unilever, P&G).
• Silgan Holdings: US-listed producer of rigid plastic and metal containers, closures and dispensing systems for food, beverage and personal care. Closely comparable to Wenco's EPT, I-PAC and Wenco Hogar consumer-facing rigid plastic offerings.
• AptarGroup: Global specialist in dispensing systems, closures and packaging components for beauty, food and personal care. Direct comparable to EPT and I-PAC's mass-market packaging for Unilever, Beiersdorf and Nestlé customers.
• Mauser Packaging Solutions: Global manufacturer of industrial plastic and steel drums, IBCs and reconditioning services. Direct overlap with Wenco Industria's drums/jerrycans (Wenco even manufactured under Mauser license historically) and Ecocleaner's IBC reconditioning business.
• Greif Inc: US-listed global industrial packaging producer (plastic and steel drums, IBCs, container reconditioning) with significant Latin American operations. Directly comparable to Wenco Industria's UN-certified drums and Ecocleaner reconditioning.

Broad incumbents

• Pactiv Evergreen: North American food and beverage packaging producer including EPS/foam containers and foodservice packaging. Directly comparable to Wenco's EPS boxes (Envases Chiloé, Termosur) and foodservice plastic packaging.
• Sonoco Products: Global packaging conglomerate with rigid paper/plastic containers, protective packaging and recycling operations. Comparable to Wenco's Cartonplast, Reutilizables and recycling (Greenplast/Plaz) segments.
• Sealed Air: Protective and food packaging producer with food-grade certified offerings. Overlaps with Wenco's EPS-based fish boxes (Envases Chiloé, Termosur) and food packaging subsidiaries (EPT, I-PAC).
• Berry Global (Amcor/Glatfelter combined entity): Large global plastic packaging manufacturer serving food, beverage, personal care and industrial markets with rigid containers, films and engineered materials. Comparable to Wenco's EPT/I-PAC mass-market packaging and IML capabilities, though at materially larger scale.

Regional players

• Vitro (Vitro SAB): Mexican glass and plastic packaging manufacturer with strong Latin American footprint serving CPG and industrial customers. Comparable as a regional plastic packaging competitor across Latin America.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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