Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile SA ADR (SQM) Quote | Morningstar

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Company Profile

Business Description

SQM is a Chilean commodities producer with significant operations in lithium (for electric vehicle batteries), specialty potassium fertilizers, iodine (for X-ray contrast media), and solar salts. The company extracts these materials through its high-quality caliche ore and salt brine deposits.

Contact

El Trovador 4285, 6th Floor, Las Condes
Santiago, Chile

T +56 224252000

kelly.obrien@sqm.com

Sector Basic Materials

Industry Chemicals

Most Recent Earnings Mar 31, 2020

Fiscal Year End Dec 31, 2020

Stock Type —

Employees 5,741

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