Industries:
1. Industries in South America have developed slowly Argentina, Brazil and Chile are the most highly developed industrial countries in this continent.
2. The continent lacks infrastructure (especially transport) which is an essential need for Industrialisation. Railways and the roads could not be developed sufficiently owing to a rugged terrain.
3. In spite of having an abundance of natural resources, industrialisation started quite late in South America.
| Country |
Industries |
| 1. Brazil |
Iron and steel, cotton textiles, sugar, food processing, oil refining, chemicals and automobiles |
| 2. Argentina |
Meat processing and Canning, dairy products, food processing, leather processing, woolen textiles, sugar and oil refining |
| 3. Chile |
Oil refining, chemical fertilizers and copper smelting |
| 4. Peru |
Mining and the processing of minerals, chemicals, fertilizers, sugar, coffee and wool textiles |
| 5. Uruguay |
Dairy products, meat processing and woolen textiles |
| 6. Venezuela |
Oil refining, chemical fertilizers and copper smelting |
