SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile)
SQM draws lithium from Chile's Atacama, one of the richest brine deposits on earth, and is one of the world's largest producers of battery-grade lithium, with a growing presence in Australia.
Profile
SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile) is one of the world's largest lithium producers, a Chilean company that extracts lithium from the brines of the Atacama salt flat, among the richest and lowest-cost lithium resources in the world. It is publicly listed.
The company produces battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide at very large scale, supplying cathode and cell makers worldwide, alongside significant businesses in specialty fertilisers, iodine and potassium. Its Atacama operations are central to global lithium supply.
SQM is a bellwether of the lithium market and a cornerstone of Chile's national lithium strategy.
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