SQM - SQM - A Chilean Commodities Play
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) produces and sells specialty plant nutrients, iodine and iodine products, lithium and lithium derivatives, potassium chloride and sulfate, industrial chemicals, and other products and services.
The plant nutrients include potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, sodium potassium nitrate, specialty blends, and other fertilizers for crops such as vegetables, fruits, and flowers. The iodine products have medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial applications. Lithium products have a myriad of uses in batteries, ceramic and enamel goods, heat-resistance glass, air conditioning chemicals, casting powder for steel extrusion, primary aluminum smelting,