# Crucianelli to invest $5B ARS to expand seeder plant in Armstrong, Argentina

Crucianelli announced a total investment of over ARS 5,000 million (ARS 5 billion) to increase production capacity by 30% to 1,400 seeders per year and add 20% more jobs at its plant in Armstrong, Santa Fe. The investment includes ARS 3,000 million in loans from BICE and is expected to be operational in Q1 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-12-20
- Where: Armstrong, Santa Fe, Argentina
- Starts operating: Q1 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,400 seeders per year
- Products: seeders
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Crucianelli](https://endata.com/companies/81934.md)
- [Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior (BICE)](https://endata.com/companies/81935.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [infocampo.com.ar](https://www.infocampo.com.ar/el-ambicioso-plan-de-una-fabrica-de-sembradoras-argentina-quiere-ser-una-de-las-5-mas-grandes-del-mundo/), 2024-12-20: "Con estos desembolsos, el plan es aumentar 30% la producción, para pasar de 1.100 a 1.400 sembradoras anuales"

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.