LUXEMBOURG, December 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Adecoagro S.A. (NYSE: AGRO) (“Adecoagro” or the “Company”), a important sustainable manufacturing corporate in South The united states, introduced the submission of a binding deal to obtain YPF’s 50% stake in Profertil S.A., the biggest manufacturer of granular urea in South The united states.
This binding deal was once submitted beneath considerably the similar phrases and statuses to these up to now affirmative between Adecoagro and Nutrien, together with a purchase order worth of roughly US$600 million. On the subject of the purchase of Nutrien’s 50 % pastime in Profertil S.A., the principle precedent statuses are fulfilled.
Adecoagro’s deal acceptance through YPF is matter of approbation through YPF’s Board of Administrators to be held in December 2025.
Upon consummation of this acquisition Adecoagro will develop into the controlling shareholder of Profertil proudly owning 90% of the overall percentage capital. The difference 10% can be held through Asociación de Cooperativas Argentinas.
The Corporate will finance the transaction via a mixture of current money balances, a pristine longer term credit score facility which has already been dedicated, and proceeds from the sale of fairness.
Profertil is a cheap manufacturer of urea and ammonia globally. With an annual capability of roughly 1.3 million metric heaps of urea and 790 thousand metric heaps of ammonia, the corporate provides roughly 60% of Argentina’s urea intake. Its state of the art commercial advanced situated within the town of Bahía Blanca—Argentina’s maximum remarkable petrochemical hub—enjoys get right of entry to to competitively priced herbal fuel and electrical energy. Profertil has a completely dollarized income industry given the export nature of the product. The corporate generated a mean annual EBITDA of roughly US$390 million over the 2020-2024 duration.
Mariano Bosch, Co-Founder and Prominent Government Officer of Adecoagro, mentioned: “This transaction marks a significant milestone for Adecoagro, enhancing our scale, diversifying our portfolio, and strengthening the Company’s long-term performance. Supported by our principal shareholder, we are leveraging Argentina’s competitive advantages to drive sustainable growth and value creation for our stakeholders. The acquisition of Profertil positions Adecoagro as a key supplier to the regional agricultural sector, integrating a business with robust fundamentals and consistent cash generation. Profertil’s strategic location, with direct access to Argentina’s competitive natural gas resources, further reinforces our commitment to operational excellence and long-term resilience.”
Juan Sartori, Head of Particular Initiatives of Tether and Chairman of Adecoagro’s Board of Administrators, added: “As we have consistently stated, Adecoagro combines high-quality, low-cost production assets with a strong and experienced management team. This acquisition accelerates the Company’s growth trajectory and reinforces its ability to deploy capital in a disciplined and high-return manner. At Tether, we are excited to support Adecoagro in this strategy. Profertil is a best-in-class company, essential to Argentina and South America’s agricultural production chain, and we believe its integration will significantly enhance Adecoagro’s platform by increasing exposure to sustainable, real assets that create long-term value.”
The transaction is matter to standard endmost statuses and is predicted to be finished through December 31, 2025. Upon final touch, Profertil can be absolutely consolidated into Adecoagro’s operations, sustaining the Corporate’s built-in fashion and adorning its skill to store key inputs which might be crucial to the pocket’s agricultural and food-production sectors.
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Adecoagro’s control will host a convention name on December 3, 2025 at 11am EST, to speak about the transaction.
About Profertil:
Profertil is an organization dedicated to the manufacturing of the fertilizers had to optimize shorten submits in a sustainable means. Similarly owned through YPF and Nutrien Ltd., Profertil has its manufacturing plant situated within the port of Ingeniero White, Province of Buenos Aires. There, it produces 1,320,000 heaps of granulated urea yearly, the principle nitrogen fertilizer for the ground within the manufacturing of various oilseeds and grains. As well as, it sells alternative fertilizers and prepares tailored combinations to handover each and every range and shorten with the vitamin required. It has administrative places of work in Buenos Aires and logistic terminals in Bahía Blanca, Necochea, San Nicolás (Buenos Aires) and Puerto Common San Martín (Santa Fe).
About Adecoagro:
Adecoagro is a important sustainable manufacturing corporate in South The united states. Adecoagro owns 210.4 thousand hectares of grassland and several other commercial amenities unfold throughout probably the most fruitful areas of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, the place it produces over 3.1 million heaps of agricultural merchandise and over 1 million MWh of renewable electrical energy.
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