Agrochemical Sud

What Agrochemical Sud does

Agroquímica Sud S.A. is a privately held, family-owned Argentine company specializing in the storage, sale, and distribution of petrochemical products and petroleum derivatives. Operating from a 2,600 m² facility with 800 m³ of liquid storage capacity — comprising 17 stainless steel aerial tanks and 7 underground carbon steel tanks, plus covered warehousing for solid products — the company handles both bulk liquids (delivered via tank trucks) and packaged solids (delivered via load trucks) for industrial customers. The firm also serves as an official distributor of Kraton Polymers' specialty engineered polymers in the Argentine market. Its infrastructure includes an 80-ton electronic truck scale, a 1.5-ton drum scale (both calibrated to national traceability standards), and an on-site quality control laboratory that subjects all inbound and outbound product to strict testing.

The company runs a sales-led, direct B2B distribution model targeting industrial chemical users and other chemical product distributors in Argentina. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per transaction, and revenue is generated through one-time sales of physical product — not software, subscriptions, or licensing. Logistics is treated as a core competency: the company operates its own transport fleet and reports that 98% of orders are delivered within 48 hours, whether bulk or packaged. Customer acquisition is conducted primarily through the company's website, direct phone sales, and personal relationships, with no evidence of broad digital marketing or institutional investor involvement.

Corporate affiliations include SANLAP, listed as an associated company within the same business group (sharing a contact email domain). The company was founded circa 1990, identifies under the trade names "AGROSUD" and "Agrochemical Sud," and is domiciled in Argentina as a Sociedad Anónima. No headcount, revenue, certifications, regulatory actions, M&A activity, or external funding are disclosed in the available source material, which limits visibility into financial scale and formal governance.

Name

Agrochemical Sud

Legal name

Agroquímica Sud S.A.

Website

https://agrosud.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agroquímica Sud S.A. is a family-owned Argentine B2B distributor of petrochemical products and petroleum derivatives, operating its own fleet, 2,600 m² facility, and 800 m³ storage capacity to serve industrial chemical buyers in Argentina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hurlingham

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Petrochemical Product Sales: Revenue is generated through the sale and distribution of petrochemical products and petroleum derivatives. The company operates as a distributor and commercializer, selling products both in bulk (tank trucks) and packaged form (drums for solid products).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Agroquímica Sud S.A. is a family-owned Argentine petrochemical distributor specializing in the storage, sale, and distribution of petrochemical products and petroleum derivatives, sold as solids (drums/packaged) and liquids (bulk tank-truck loads). The company operates a 2,600 m² facility with 800 m³ of liquid storage capacity and uses its own transport fleet to deliver orders, with a stated 98% of orders delivered within 48 hours. It also serves as the official Argentine distributor for Kraton Polymers specialty polymers.

Product overview

Agroquímica Sud S.A. is a petrochemical and petroleum derivatives distribution company operating as a single unified product line of physical goods rather than a software platform. The company offers two main product categories: sólidos (solid products) and líquidos (liquid products), which are stored in the company's 2,600 m2 facility with 800 m3 liquid storage capacity and distributed via their own transport fleet. As an official distributor of Kraton Polymers, the company also extends its portfolio through authorized distribution partnerships. All products undergo strict quality control in the company's on-site laboratory, and the company emphasizes logistics excellence with 98% of orders delivered within 48 hours.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sólidos (Solid petrochemical products and petroleum derivatives)

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of orders delivered within 48 hours

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kraton PolymerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgroquímica Sud is an official distributor of Kraton Polymers products. This partnership positions the company as an authorized reseller of specialty polymer products in the Argentine market, expanding their product portfolio beyond standard petrochemical and petroleum derivatives.
• SANLAPOthersSANLAP is listed as an associated company. Contact email [email protected] suggests a closely related corporate entity or parent/sibling company within the same business group.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• IMCD: IMCD is a leading global specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor with strong Latin American presence. It competes in the same distribution space as Agroquímica Sud, with a stronger specialty/ formulation angle but the same B2B chemical intermediary model.
• Azelis: Azelis is a global specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor with operations across the Americas. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Agroquímica Sud on distribution model, with a more specialty-focused portfolio.
• Manuchar: Manuchar is a Belgian-headquartered global distributor of chemicals, polymers, and specialty raw materials with strong Latin American operations. It mirrors Agroquímica Sud's distributor-intermediary model and Argentine/LatAm market exposure.
• Biesterfeld: Biesterfeld is a European chemical and polymer distributor operating internationally, including in Latin America. Comparable to Agroquímica Sud on the petrochemical/polymer distribution business model with broader specialty chemicals exposure.
• Univar Solutions: Univar Solutions (now part of TPG/Apollo portfolio) is a major North and Latin American chemical distributor offering specialty and commodity chemicals with warehousing and logistics. Comparable to Agroquímica Sud in business model and product mix, operating at much larger scale.
• Brenntag: Brenntag is the world's largest chemical and ingredients distributor with broad petrochemical coverage across Latin America. It is a broad incumbent competing with Agroquímica Sud's core wholesale-distribution model, though at vastly larger scale and with a much broader product portfolio.
• HELM AG: HELM AG is a Hamburg-based global chemical and petrochemical distribution and marketing company with presence in Latin America. Comparable to Agroquímica Sud on core petrochemical distribution, with stronger international supplier relationships and larger scale.
• YPF S.A. YPF is the dominant Argentine state-affiliated integrated energy and petrochemical producer and distributor. While vertically integrated into production, it competes with Agroquímica Sud in the Argentine petrochemical and petroleum derivatives wholesale market.

Direct peers

• Tricon Energy: Tricon Energy is a global trader and distributor of petrochemicals, polymers, and petroleum products. It is the closest direct peer to Agroquímica Sud in terms of petrochemical/petroleum derivative distribution, though Tricon operates internationally at larger scale.

Regional players

• Quimir (Grupo Químico Industrial Mexicano): Quimir is a Latin American chemical distributor with operations primarily in Mexico but extending into other Latin American markets. It is a regional peer to Agroquímica Sud in petrochemical distribution with similar mid-sized private-company characteristics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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