UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                        SECURITITES AND EXCHANGE COMISION
                              Washington D.D. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                            REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
                        PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16
                   OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         For the month of September 2005

                                  QUINENCO S.A.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                                 QUINENCO, INC.
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                                  Quinenco S.A.
                        Enrique Foster Sur 20, 14th Floor
                           Santiago, Republic of Chile

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12(g)3-2(b) under the Securities Act of 1934

                              Yes |_|       No |X|

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12(g)3-2(b): ______________

               The following document is being filed with this 6-K
                         report and is attached hereto.

Press Release dated September 2, 2005



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QUINENCO S.A.
www.quinenco.cl
www.quinencogroup.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For further information contact:

Cindi Freeman
Investor Relations Manager
Quinenco S.A.
(56-2) 750-7221 e-mail: cfreeman@lq.cl

               QUINENCO REPORTS SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION TO THE SVS

September  2, 2005 - Santiago,  Chile.  Quinenco  S.A.  (LQ:NYSE)  reported  the
following  information  today to the Chilean  Superintendency  of Securities and
Insurance (SVS):

1)    Quinenco's  Board of  Directors  have  signed  a  commitment  letter  with
      Deutsche  Bank  whereby  Deutsche  Bank  will  subscribe  to  50%  of  the
      preferential  rights that correspond to Quinenco's  interest in the future
      capital  increase  of Madeco  S.A.  Under  this  agreement,  Quinenco  and
      Deutsche  Bank  would  subscribe  in  equal  parts  to 100% of  Quinenco's
      preferential  rights  in the  capital  increase.  Quinenco  has  deemed it
      necessary to inform the aforementioned as significant  information because
      if the agreement with Deutsche Bank is  formalized,  Quinenco could reduce
      its current  interest  in Madeco S.A. to less than 50%,  although it would
      continue to maintain a controlling interest in the company.

2)    Should the agreement  with Deutsche Bank not  materialize,  Quinenco would
      subscribe to 100% of its preferential rights in Madeco's capital increase.

Quinenco  S.A., a leading  Chilean  business  conglomerate,  is the  controlling
entity of a portfolio of  companies  involved in  financial  services,  food and
beverage,   telecommunications,   manufacturing   and  real   estate  and  hotel
administration.

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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                        QUINENCO S.A.


                                                By: s/s Luis Fernando Antunez
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                                                Name: Luis Fernando Antunez
                                                Title: Authorized Representative

Dated: September 2, 2005