Mediterranean climate
Conditions well suited to hazelnuts, with generally lower pest pressure than many traditional regions.
Independent, quality-controlled hazelnut processing, rooted in Maule, Chile, connected to nearly half a century of Balsu experience.
Balsu has worked with hazelnuts for nearly fifty years, building knowledge across generations and geographies. Balsu Industries Chile carries that experience to one of the world’s most promising new origins, helping the Chilean sector mature by bringing professional processing closer to the orchard.
Read the full storyDecades of sourcing, processing, and supplying international markets, now applied to Chilean origin.
A legally established Chilean company (SpA), based in the Región del Maule and rooted in the local economy.
Chile offers a rare combination of climate, land, and access that supports professional, scalable hazelnut production.
Conditions well suited to hazelnuts, with generally lower pest pressure than many traditional regions.
Fresh-crop supply that arrives when the northern hemisphere is between harvests.
Larger, consolidated parcels support industrial agriculture and a predictable supply base.
Trade agreements across the Americas and beyond help make Chilean origin competitive.
A purpose-built, professionally managed processor serving growers and buyers on fair, transparent terms.
An industrial-scale facility at the heart of Chile’s hazelnut belt, close to the orchards it serves.
Decades of hazelnut engineering, calibration, and commercial expertise applied to a new origin.
Quality-controlled processing and transparent records, from grower intake to customer delivery.
Sell your hazelnuts, access professional cracking and processing, and connect your harvest to global markets.
For GrowersSource Chilean-origin hazelnuts to Balsu specifications, calibrated, quality-controlled, and counter-seasonal.
For BuyersRaw and kerneled hazelnuts today; roasted and value-added products as Phase II comes online.
Giffoni, Barcelona-Polinizer and Yamhill, 11–23 mm.
Cracked, sorted natural kernels for industrial use.
Calibrated kernels, 11–17 mm, to buyer specification.
Evenly roasted whole kernels. Planned from October 2026.
Granulation-line output for bakery and confectionery.
Smooth hazelnut paste for industrial formulation.
We are working towards internationally recognised food-safety and quality standards, and we hold the regional approvals required to operate in Chile.
On-site renewable energy generation.
A balanced and inclusive workforce.
Jobs created within the Maule region.
Water, waste, shell valorisation, circularity.
We route every enquiry to the right desk, quickly and professionally.