SQM is a non-metallic mining company with 52 years of history and one of the largest specialty fertilizer producers in the world.

From northern Chile, it is present in strategic industries for sustainable development such as health, food, technology and clean energy.

From caliche minerals and brine, it has five business lines: Specialty Plant Nutrition; Iodine and derivatives; Lithium and derivatives; Potassium; and Solar Salts.

Its production plants are located in the Atacama Desert, between the regions of Tarapacá and Antofagasta, specifically in María Elena, Coya Sur, Pedro de Valdivia, Tocopilla, Salar del Carmen, Salar de Atacama and Nueva Victoria.