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San Luis
Ital Vinil presented a US$2.5 million expansion to direct its pipe business toward oil and mining, while Carin Puntana already sells plastic products in 16 countries. The projects show different paths of industrial renewal and create new energy and infrastructure requirements.
Santiago del Estero
Foreign sales grew 35.3% year on year in the first four months, above Argentina's 21.5% increase. Primary goods contributed US$194 million, while limited industrial participation and below-average exports per capita expose the challenge of adding value.
Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands
The industrial subregime counted 6,570 direct jobs in June, 32.5% fewer than a year earlier. Electronics added 139 positions and raised output 12% from May, but production remains 44% below the same month of 2025.
Mendoza
Provincial revenue fell 2.2% in the first half despite signs of economic recovery. Agriculture, energy and mining are advancing while commerce, industry and construction retreat; that mix reduces tax collection and forces Alfredo Cornejo's government to plan with tighter resources.
Neuquén
Neuquén city added more than 60,000 square meters of construction in the first quarter, while sector employers grew 9.2%. Añelo shows the other side of the boom: workers and projects arrive faster than housing, services and urban infrastructure expand.
Río Negro
Luis Caputo authorized a US$60 million IDB loan to integrate Río Negro's 36 hospitals and 191 primary care centers. Alberto Weretilneck also received an expected timetable for a second US$85 million loan for irrigation, rural electrification and emergency prevention.
Salta
The 2026 Salta Mining Summit identified roads, energy, connectivity, water and technical training as conditions for lithium, copper and gold to generate local activity. Companies, government and communities must also reduce delays, provide verifiable information and prepare workers before production starts.
Santa Fe
APYME Santa Fe described a chain in which high rates, falling consumption and the debt of businesses and families reinforce one another. The organization is calling for long-term financing and warns that account seizures can interrupt wages, payments and production.
Río Negro
The project entered the RIGI program with a planned 472.5-kilometer pipeline between Tratayén and San Antonio Oeste. It will feed two floating liquefaction units in the San Matías Gulf and is designed to carry up to 28 million cubic meters per day.
Chaco
No'oxonec is taking part in the Palermo Rural Expo with threads, fabrics, ribbons and garments developed through an experience that brings together rural and Indigenous families, Chaco design and industrial value added within the province.
Chubut
Ignacio Torres urged operators to turn the new price environment into production and jobs during the transfer of Manantiales Behr from YPF to PECOM.
Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands
A World Bank report questioned Tierra del Fuego's promotional regime over its fiscal cost, limited productive gains and lack of a clear transition for the industrial scheme.
Tucumán
Minister Daniel Abad met with Tucumán industrial leaders and pledged talks with national authorities and suppliers to prevent gas restrictions from hitting output and jobs.
Misiones
The second International Business Round organized by the Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay Economic Federation brought companies and institutions from the three countries to Posadas, producing more than 605 business connections.
Santiago del Estero
Governor Elías Suárez launched the Economic and Social Council as a permanent forum for consultation and planning with productive sectors, universities, businesses and workers.
Santa Fe
The shutdown in Puerto General San Martín puts more than 130 families at risk and exposes the deterioration of a strategic industrial chain linked to synthetic rubber.
