# Industrial expansion in Argentina and Paraguay

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/industrial-expansion-in-argentina-and-paraguay
> Updated: 2026-10-27T22:02:33.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

Industrial investment activities have been reported in the Southern Cone. In Argentina, Profertil and the Municipality of Bahía Blanca signed a cooperation agreement for a $1.7 billion expansion of a fertilizer complex in Ingeniero White. The project aims to install a new production line for ammonia and granulated urea, with the goal of reaching an annual urea production of 2.82 million tons by 2031.

In Paraguay, Comfar inaugurated a $28 million pharmaceutical plant in Mariano Roque Alonso to increase medicine production and exports. Additionally, in Córdoba, Argentina, Biofarma expanded its animal nutrition infrastructure with an investment exceeding $20 million, establishing a new facility capable of producing 20,000 tons of vitamin-mineral premixes and dairy substitutes per month.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-27: Industrial expansion continues with new pharmaceutical and animal nutrition plants

Comfar inaugurated a USD 28 million pharmaceutical plant in Paraguay, while Biofarma expanded its animal nutrition capacity in Argentina with a USD 20 million investment.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/industrial-expansion-continues-with-new-pharmaceutical-and-animal-nutrition-plants

### 2026-10-26: Profertil to invest $1.7 billion in Bahía Blanca fertilizer plant expansion

Profertil and Bahía Blanca officials signed an agreement for a $1.7 billion expansion in Ingeniero White, aiming to create Latin America’s largest fertilizer plant by 2031.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/profertil-to-invest-17-billion-in-baha-blanca-fertilizer-plant-expansion

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