Yahoo! FinanceFinance Home - My Yahoo - Yahoo! - Help 

Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 12:11PM ET - U.S. Markets close in 3 hours and 49 minutes. Dow Down 0.16% Nasdaq Up 0.51%
Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc. (SQM)At 11:55AM ET: 38.295  Up 0.205 (0.54%)  
MORE ON SQM
Quotes
Charts
News & Info
Company
HereProfile
Analyst Coverage
Ownership
Financials

ProfileGet Profile for:
Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc.
El Trovador 4285
Santiago,  
Chile - Map
Phone: 56 2 425 2000
Fax: 56 2 425 2060
Web Site: http://www.sqm.cl

DETAILS 
Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Basic Materials
Industry:Synthetics
Full Time Employees:N/A

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Chemical and Mining Company of Chile Inc. engages in the production and sale of various fertilizers worldwide. The company provides various specialty plant nutrition products, including sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, potassium sulfate, and sodium potassium nitrate, which are used on tobacco, coffee, vegetables, sugar cane, and other high-value crops. The company markets its specialty plant nutrition products under the various brands names comprising Ultrasol for application via fertirrigation; Qrop for soil application; Speedfol for foliar application; and Allganic, the family of products designed for organic crops. It also offers iodine for use in various medical, agricultural, and industrial applications, such as X-Ray contrast media, biocides, antiseptics and disinfectants, pharmaceutical, polarizing films for liquid crystal displays, chemicals, and herbicides; and iodine derivatives for use in various medical and industrial applications, as well as in human and animal nutrition products. In addition, the company provides lithium carbonate for use in various applications, including batteries, frits for the ceramic and enamel industries, heat resistant glass, primary aluminum, air conditioning chemicals, continuous casting powder for steel extrusion, pharmaceuticals, and lithium derivatives; lithium hydroxide as a raw material in the lubricating grease, dyes, and battery industries; and lithium metal for use as a catalyst in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, as well as for the production of aluminum-lithium alloys and lithium primary batteries. Further, it offers various industrial chemicals comprising sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, boric acid, and potassium chloride, as well as salts for thermo-solar applications. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.
Key Statistics

COMPANY WEBSITES 
  • Home Page
  • Search Yahoo! for:
    More on Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc.


    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Patricio G. Contesse ,
    Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Ricardo R. Ramos ,
    Chief Financial Officer, Sr. VP of Bus. Devel. - Soquimich Comercial S A
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Luis L. Eugenio Ponce ,
    Sr. VP of Corp. Commercial - Soquimich Comercial S A
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Patricio T. de Solminihac ,
    Chief Operating Officer, Exec. VP - Soquimich Comercial S A
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Jaime L. San Martín ,
    Sr. VP of Nueva Victoria Operations
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.


    Add to My Portfolio Add to Portfolio    Set Alert Set Alert    Email to a Friend Email to a Friend
    Get Profile for Another Symbol: Symbol Lookup
    Annual ReportsSector Analysis