Article: Fitch Affirms Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion's IDRs at 'BBB+'; Assigns 'AA(chl)' Nat'l Scale Rating.

CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings affirms Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.'s (Arauco) Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) and debt ratings as follows:

--Foreign Currency IDR at 'BBB+';

--Local Currency IDR at 'BBB+';

--Senior unsecured debt due in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 at 'BBB+';

--Senior unsecured debt due in 2017 issued by Alto Parana S.A. and guaranteed by Arauco at 'BBB+';

--Senior unsecured Chilean peso denominated bond lines due in 2014 and 2029 at 'AA(chl)'.

In conjunction with the rating affirmations, Fitch assigns a national scale rating of 'AA(chl)' to Arauco.

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