# Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE: SQM) Critical Minerals Exposure

Sociedad Quimica y Minera is linked to 2 critical minerals: a producer of lithium and potash. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as SQM and based in Chile.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/sqm-nyse-sqm
Exchange: NYSE
Ticker: SQM
Country: Chile
Production verified from filings: yes

## Critical minerals linked to Sociedad Quimica y Minera

| Mineral | Role | Price per kg (USD) | 1M change | Stocks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lithium](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/lithium-price-us) | Producer | $89.62 per kg contained | +24.4% | [Lithium stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/lithium-stocks) |
| [Potash](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/potash-price-us) | Producer | $0.49 per kg K2O | −0.5% | [Potash stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/potash-stocks) |

## Sectors Sociedad Quimica y Minera serves

- [AI](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/ai)
- [Batteries](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/batteries)
- [Defence](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/defence)
- [Electric Vehicles](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/electric-vehicles)
- [Power Grids](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/power-grids)
- [Robotics](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/robotics)
- [Semiconductors](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/semiconductors)

## About Sociedad Quimica y Minera

Sociedad Quimica y Minera, known as SQM, is a Chilean producer of lithium, iodine, potassium nitrate and specialty plant nutrients, headquartered in Santiago. Its lithium comes from the brines of the Salar de Atacama, one of the richest lithium resources in the world, and from the Mt Holland mine in Western Australia, which it co-owns. Under a partnership with the state copper company Codelco, its Atacama operations move into a joint venture in which Codelco takes majority control from 2031.

## Sociedad Quimica y Minera's critical minerals business

Sociedad Quimica y Minera is linked to lithium and potash. It produces lithium carbonate and hydroxide from Atacama brine and, through its stake in Mt Holland, from Australian spodumene, supplying battery makers worldwide. Potash, together with potassium nitrate, comes from the same brines and goes into fertilisers and specialty plant nutrition.

## Where Sociedad Quimica y Minera operates

Sociedad Quimica y Minera's lithium and potash operations draw brine from the Salar de Atacama, with lithium chemical plants at Salar del Carmen near Antofagasta. Its iodine and nitrate operations are in Chile's Tarapacá and Antofagasta regions, and it co-owns Mt Holland in Western Australia with Wesfarmers.

## In the Stockatomics Terminal

Share price against its minerals, mineral exposure by value, the exposure score and its components, verified production with sources, downstream demand exposure and catalysts affecting Sociedad Quimica y Minera.

## FAQ

### Which critical minerals does Sociedad Quimica y Minera produce?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera is linked to 2 critical minerals: it is a producer of lithium and potash. Each mineral's price is on its page: [Lithium](/commodities/lithium-price-us), [Potash](/commodities/potash-price-us).

### Is Sociedad Quimica y Minera a lithium stock?

Yes. Sociedad Quimica y Minera is a producer of lithium, one of the 8 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all lithium stocks](/commodities/lithium-stocks).

### Is Sociedad Quimica y Minera a potash stock?

Yes. Sociedad Quimica y Minera is a producer of potash, one of the 5 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all potash stocks](/commodities/potash-stocks).

### Where is Sociedad Quimica y Minera listed?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SQM (NYSE: SQM), and is based in Chile.

### Where does Sociedad Quimica y Minera produce lithium?

From brine in Chile's Salar de Atacama and, through its stake in Mt Holland, from spodumene in Western Australia.

### What is Sociedad Quimica y Minera's partnership with Codelco?

An agreement with Chile's state copper company to run lithium production in the Salar de Atacama through a joint venture, with Codelco taking majority control from 2031 until 2060.

## Related companies

- [Albemarle](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/albemarle-nyse-alb) (NYSE: ALB): Lithium
- [Eramet](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/eramet-epa-eramet) (EPA: ERAMET): Lithium, Manganese, Nickel
- [IGO](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/igo-asx-igo) (ASX: IGO): Lithium, Nickel
- [Liontown Resources](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/liontown-resources-asx-ltr) (ASX: LTR): Lithium
- [Mineral Resources](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/mineral-resources-asx-min) (ASX: MIN): Lithium
- [Pilbara Minerals](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/pilbara-minerals-asx-pls) (ASX: PLS): Lithium
- [Rio Tinto](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/rio-tinto-nyse-rio) (NYSE: RIO): Aluminum, Boron, Copper, Gallium, Lithium, Scandium, Silver, Titanium

## Sources

- Company filings: Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.

Last updated 18 October 2026.