Fértil Pampa — urea and ammonia plant in Bahía Blanca
RIGI adhesion for the 'Fertilizantes' project of Fértil Pampa SAU (special-purpose vehicle of Pampa Energía): a granulated urea and ammonia plant at Puerto de Ingeniero White, Bahía Blanca. USD 2,693 M across two stages (2026-2027 and 2028-2029), with the minimum investment to be completed before Dec 1, 2029. 46% of the investment is an imported offshore component (no local supply due to its technical complexity); the onshore component is contracted entirely to local suppliers, meeting the regime's 20% minimum. The related company SACDE SA is allowed to count its participation as local under an exception in art. 49, having been declared 'the only local company capable of meeting the demand under the required conditions'. The Ministry of Economy also announced — though it is not in the act itself — more than 4,800 jobs during construction and projected exports of more than USD 800 million per year.
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Where my company can get inThe project
what it is, the route, the owners, the works and the contractors
Who owns it
Fértil Pampa SAU (VPU, CUIT 30-71875855-2) verif; according to the press, it is the special-purpose vehicle of Pampa Energía prob. verif Sep 7, 2026 ↗
The works, milestone by milestone
We have not built this project’s timeline. Dated milestones with their source close it.
What it leaves in Buenos Aires
jobs, works, taxes, promises and the outlook
How many jobs it creates
more than 4,800 jobs during construction jobs declared by the Ministry of Economy for the construction stage, without breaking out direct/indirect prob Sep 7, 2026 ↗
- The works that stay behind — We have not surveyed this project’s permanent works. A published size with its source closes them.
- What it already pays in taxes and royalties — We have not broken down this project’s local fiscal contribution: the primary source that sets each item still has to be opened, and an act of the State is not published on press backing.
- Who promised what — We have not surveyed the public promises about this project. A dated, verifiable commitment with its source closes them.
What could stall it
risks and how to track them
- What could stall it — We have not documented this project’s risks. An identifiable vector with its source closes them.
- How to tell whether it is advancing — We have not defined this project’s indicators: what observable fact marks its progress still has to be identified.
How we verified this
the act, the gaps and the sources
The RIGI act, in detail
EX-2026-39957712- -APN-SCEYM#MEC verif Sep 7, 2026 ↗
August 3, 2026 verif Aug 3, 2026 ↗
September 7, 2026 verif Sep 7, 2026 ↗
The act’s articles, in detail
5 facts on the commitment
20 % minimum required by the regime, which the Local Supplier Development Plan declares it meets; unlike other projects in the portfolio, the act does not publish a higher percentage verif Sep 7, 2026 ↗
Approximately 46% of the total investment is an imported offshore component (no local supply due to technical and technological complexity); the onshore component — the remaining share — is contracted entirely to local suppliers. verif Sep 7, 2026 ↗
December 1, 2029 verif Sep 7, 2026 ↗
2693 USD million — total investment in computable assets (USD 2,693,000,000) verif Sep 7, 2026 ↗
Fértil Pampa SAU, CUIT 30-71875855-2. verif Sep 7, 2026 ↗
What we could not confirm
There are 8 in this project. Each says why it could not be confirmed and what it would take to close it.
H-01The exact corporate link between Fértil Pampa SAU and Pampa Energía is not stated in the resolution.+
The act only names the VPU (Fértil Pampa SAU) and does not mention Pampa Energía; the link is built from converging press coverage of the same project (location, amount, original announcement).
H-02Why the First Stage of the investment plan starts on Jul 17, 2026, nearly three weeks BEFORE the adhesion date set by art. 2 (Aug 3, 2026).+
The two articles were read separately and were not reconciled against the act full text in a single continuous read.
H-03Breakdown of jobs (direct vs. indirect) and the annual export figure (USD 800 M), from a harder source than a tweet.+
The resolution does not publish employment or export figures; the 4,800 jobs (construction, not broken down) and the USD 800 M/year in exports come from the Ministry of Economy's announcement, not from the act.
H-04Whether Fértil Pampa falls under the Buenos Aires provincial strategic investment regime (Ley 15.510) and its 50% local-purchasing floor, well above this act's 20%.+
This project did not research it; it is the same open question left for Sidersa, also in Buenos Aires and above the USD 50 M threshold.
H-05What other companies, besides SACDE, take part in the onshore component.+
The act only names SACDE under the art. 49 exception; no supplier is identified for the rest of the 54% onshore share.
H-06Who the awarded EPC contractor for the project is.+
The resolution describes the international tender and its conditions, but does not name the winner.
H-07How the 54% on-shore share splits between civil works, assembly and utilities.+
The act splits the contract into on-shore and off-shore and gives the percentage of the second, not the breakdown of the first.
H-08Which tariff positions make up the list of goods imported under the exemption (section 5).+
The resolution approves the list by file number and does not transcribe it in the notice.
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