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Plant

Harinas Patagónicas S.R.L.

Plant

Harinas Patagónicas S.R.L.

Site

address
J Targarelli 969
postalCode
U9120
city
Puerto Madryn
region
Chubut
country
Argentina

Crimes & Concerns

  1. Environment
  2. Civil Unrest
  3. Miscellaneous

Harinas Patagónicas S.R.L. is directly associated with environmental issues such as general pollution and water pollution; civil unrest involving protests or strikes; and miscellaneous.

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Environment
The company was accused of dumping untreated seafood processing waste into the sea, where southern right whales come to breed. “Cooking gas venting invades large areas of the urban area with a nauseating smell,” according to one complaint filed with the attorney general.
Situated one mile north of downtown Puerto Madryn, and seven miles south of the El Doradillo Protected Area for whales, fishmeal processor Harinas Patagónicas was sanctioned because of environmental damage. In 2023, the company was fined “for failing to comply with the Environmental Assessment process before continuing the construction work.”.
Civil Unrest
At the end of 2023, more than 50 workers of Harinas Patagónicas protested on the streets, demanding unpaid wages and calling attention to the risk of losing their jobs due to the company’s lack of a license to operate.
Miscellaneous
In 2024, the Chubut province deputy attorney general asked the Court to close the factory because it had been operating without an environmental license or any local or provincial license.

Reporting

Situated one mile north of downtown Puerto Madryn, and seven miles south of the El Doradillo Protected Area for whales, fishmeal processor Harinas Patagónicas was sanctioned because of environmental damage. In 2023, the company was fined “for failing to comply with the Environmental Assessment process before continuing the construction work.”1

The company was accused of dumping untreated seafood processing waste into the sea, where southern right whales come to breed. “Cooking gas venting invades large areas of the urban area with a nauseating smell,” according to one complaint filed with the attorney general.2

At the end of 2023, more than 50 workers of Harinas Patagónicas protested on the streets, demanding unpaid wages and calling attention to the risk of losing their jobs due to the company’s lack of a license to operate.3 In 2024, the Chubut province deputy attorney general asked the Court to close the factory because it had been operating without an environmental license or any local or provincial license.4

Harinas Patagónicas did not respond to a request for comment.5

Stink Radius

Harinas Patagónicas S.R.L.
DistancePeopleChildren*
5 miles: 90,69018,918
3 miles: 27,3685,722
1 mile: 2,849588
0.5 miles: 1,016215
* individuals under the age of 15

At least 1,000 people lived within a half mile of this plant, over 200 of them under the age of 15, while more than 90,600 lived within a five-mile radius, of which over 18,900 were under the age of 15, according to 2025 data from World Pop, a research institute based at the University of Southampton. This matters because it gives a sense of how many neighbors experience the quality of life concerns and health impacts of the foul stench of rotting fish and other toxic chemicals released into the air.