Ledesma

Industry

Biorefining, Energy, Food ingredients, Packaging & plastics, Waste & circular economy

Topics

Bioethanol, Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation, Sugar, palm oil & agri-commodity processing, Biogas & biomethane

Role

Producer — “…edesma is the leading sugar producer in Argentina, accounting for about 17% of national sugar production. It o…”

Parent / group

Family Blaquier (majority shareholder)

Why it is bioeconomy

Ledesma is a diversified agro-industrial company that utilizes sugarcane to produce sugar, bioethanol, and paper from bagasse as part of a circular bioeconomy model.

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

• 2025-2026 Latest status: The company has been undergoing internal restructuring, including organizational changes and cost-cutting measures, amid ongoing financial challenges and labor disputes. ↗ ↗ ↗
• 2026-10-01 Denuncian que Ingenio Ledesma despidió a 40 trabajadores y amenaza con 165 nuevas cesantías | Monitor Gremial
  Ledesma’s sugar mill (Ingenio Ledesma) is accused by the Soeail union of firing 40 workers and threatening 165 more to pressure 2025 salary talks, while the company cites rising production costs and says salaries rose 220% last year as sugar prices fell. The …
• 2026-09-27 River se ilusionó con Ledesma y Rosario Central podría cambiarle los planes
  Ledesma is thriving on loan at Rosario Central, with a 60% transfer option for about $1.8 million that could become mandatory if certain targets are met; otherwise he’s likely to return to River Plate, though a full-time move to Central remains uncertain.
• 2026-01-09 Rosario Central presentó oficialmente a Jeremías Ledesma - ESPN
  Jeremías Ledesma returns to Rosario Central on loan from River with an option to buy, marking a second spell at the club he came through as a youth. He spoke of being happy to return, acknowledged his underwhelming stint at River, and praised his former club …
• 2026-10-03 Juan Carlos Ledesma: “Cuando se apagan las máquinas, se apagan sueños”
  Ledesma criticizes the government’s economic policy, arguing that unrestrained import liberalization hurts Argentina’s industry, leads to factory closures and job losses, and threatens national production and value-added employment.
• 2026-01-12 Ledesma perdió $ 25.000 millones en su primer semestre: por qué no pudo aprovechar el colapso de Celulosa - El Cronista
  Ledesma posted a significant loss in the first half of its fiscal year (about ARS 25 billion), driven by ultra-high financing costs and peso depreciation, and could not capitalize on the Celulosa market disruption due to competition from imported paper. The …
• 2026-09-21 Los hermanos Ledesma ganan el Abierto de la Mesopotamia presentado por Banco Macro
  Nelson and Leonardo Ledesma, brothers from Tucumán, won the Abierto de la Mesopotamia (Pairs) in a playoff at Club Atlético Estudiantes de Paraná, adding to Nelson Ledesma’s international golf resume that includes PGA and Korn Ferry Tour success.

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