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SQM contracts supply of lithium hydroxide with J. Matthey

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Santiago, Chile. April 19, 2021.- Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock Exchange: SQM-B, SQM-A) announces the signing of a long-term contract for the supply of lithium hydroxide to Johnson Matthey (JM), a leading global company in sustainable technologies and a member, like SQM, of the Global […]

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SQM joins the IRMA to deepen its sustainability

Sustainability

SQM is the first lithium company in the world to join the IRMA certification, an initiative that promotes responsible mining practices, providing verification at a global level. SQM has become the first lithium mining company to join the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) and is now a Pending Member in IRMA's Mining Sector. Full Membership will be attained when SQM commences a publicly announced independent audit against the IRMA Standard. This is a new step in the company's commitment to the environment, communities and the contribution to sustainable industries that is reflected in its robust Sustainability Plan and its Human Rights policy.

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Pablo Altimiras interview

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There is tremendous potential in the lithium industry

SQM Will Reduce Brine Extraction from the Salar de Atacama by 50% and Its Water Consumption in All Its Operations by 40%

SQM will reduce by 50% the extraction of the Salar de Atacama

Sustainability

The company is committed to being recognized in 2030 as a green industry in all its business lines.In the framework of its Sustainability Plan, the company has already begun to reduce its consumption of continental water, which will translate into 40% less by 2030, and become carbon neutral into lithium, potassium and […]

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Ayllu wine: a family tradition in the Salar de Atacama

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SQM advances in certifying its sustainability commitments

Sustainability

The Sustainability Plan presented this year by SQM contemplates specific goals. The company is in the process of international certifications in this area; This, within the framework of working with a high standard of transparency and public reportability of the objectives focused on environmental protection, social responsibilities and sustainable operation. The aspiration of Sustainability […]

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Residents of San Pedro de Atacama created Solidarity Bakery

Community

The Alto Jama Neighborhood Council implemented the social initiative to support its members, who are not generating income due to the cancellation of tourism. His project was supported by a group of SQM workers, after applying for the Social Comedores Support Fund promoted by the mining company to strengthen the work they are […]

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Community of Talabre has a medical team

Community

In order to reduce the rates of COVID-19 infections and protect the families of the town, the neighbors join the strategy implemented by other communities of the Salar de Atacama with the support of SQM. A medical team that attends the Rural Medical Station of Talabre, home visits to patients […]

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Viñateros: More than 10 years producing wine in the Salar

Community

With the aim of generating a unique wine industry, rescuing and impregnating the Atacameño identity in each bottle, 18 families from the town of Toconao are part of the Cooperativa de Viñateros de Altura Lickanantay and break every scheme by creating wines for more than 2 meters above sea level. […]

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SQM shows online the mining of the Salar de Atacama

Sustainability

Committed to sustainability and efficient resource management in the Salar de Atacama, we launched the “SQM Online” website; whose environmental monitoring system will allow us to report, on a daily basis, on the extraction of industrial water, brine and background information of interest in environmental matters. An act of transparency that works as a means of verification for authorities, community and interested parties. The modern system is unique in the national lithium industry.

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105 residents of Atacama will complete their basic and secondary education

Community

In order to promote the continuity of studies and provide the opportunity to improve employment options to hundreds of residents of the commune, the third version of the School Leveling Program was inaugurated that will benefit more than 100 people from the towns of Camar , Peine, Río Grande, San Pedro de Atacama, Talabre and Toconao.

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