Sociedad Química y Minera

SQM, a multinational mining firm with operations in northern Chile, is active in sectors that are crucial for sustainable development, including food, technology, health, and clean energy. Within each of its five business segments, it leads the world: Iodine and derivatives, lithium and derivatives, specialty plant nutrition, and potassium and solar salts.

SQM has moved forcefully on innovation and technical advancement as it celebrates its 52nd anniversary, in keeping with its corporate values of Excellence, Safety, Integrity, and Sustainability. It has changed its production, commercial, logistics, and management operations to the changing global market conditions, guaranteeing operational continuity while adhering to strict sustainability standards. As a result, it achieves better results and adds more value to its customers, shareholders, and the community in which it operates.

SQM is a multinational organization with a staff dedicated to excellence. Its primary focus is the extraction of minerals that can be carefully incorporated into the production and sale of goods for sectors that are crucial to the advancement of humanity. SQM aspires to be a globally recognized firm known for its competitiveness, excellence, and innovation across all of its business lines. It is committed to the development of goods that are crucial for human growth while operating with the greatest levels of integrity. SQM's goods are made from caliche ore and brines mined from natural deposits in northern Chile's Antofagasta and Tarapacá areas.

Founded: 1968

Headquarters: Santiago, Chile

Website: https://www.sqm.com