Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. has published capacity for 5 products in Australia, Chile, China. Potash (MOP) capacity: 2.29 Mt MOP a year at end-2025 (one site: Salar de Atacama).
01Overview
- Countries of operation
- Australia, Chile, China
- Products
- Ammonium nitrate and CAN, MOP (muriate of potash), SOP (sulphate of potash), Potassium nitrate, Industrial chemicals and minerals
- Status
- Active
- Listing
- Not listed or not recorded
- Coverage
- 1998 to 2025, 680 figures from 24 documents
02Capacity
latest published, 100% of each site| Product | Capacity | Basis Basis of the tonnes, as published. Product: tonnes of the product as sold. MOP: tonnes of muriate of potash (potassium chloride, about 60% K₂O), the basis potash producers report in. P₂O₅, K₂O, N: tonnes of nutrient. Ore: tonnes of mined ore before processing. | Year | Sites | Change over 5 years | Source PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potash (MOP) Method: sum of published site figures. Sites: Salar de Atacama. | 2.3 Mt | MOP, a year | 2025 | 1 | −14.7% since 2020 | ••• |
| Nitrates Method: sum of published site figures. Sites: Coya Sur, María Elena, Nueva Victoria, Pampa Blanca. | 2.0 Mt | product, a year | 2025 | 4 | – | ••• |
| Lithium Method: sum of published site figures. Sites: China lithium hydroxide plant, Kwinana refinery (JV 50% with Wesfarmers), Mount Holland (JV 50% with Wesfarmers), Salar de Atacama, Salar del Carmen lithium plant (Li2CO3), Salar del Carmen lithium plant (LiOH). | 823 kt | product, a year | 2025 | 6 | – | ••• |
| Potassium nitrate Method: sum of published site figures. Sites: Coya Sur. | 800 kt | product, a year | 2025 | 1 | −38.5% since 2020 | ••• |
| Potassium sulphate (SOP) Method: sum of published site figures. Sites: Salar de Atacama. | 245 kt | product, a year | 2024 | 1 | 0.0% since 2019 | ••• |
03Production and sales
latest published| Product | Production PRO | Basis Basis of the tonnes, as published. Product: tonnes of the product as sold. MOP: tonnes of muriate of potash (potassium chloride, about 60% K₂O), the basis potash producers report in. P₂O₅, K₂O, N: tonnes of nutrient. Ore: tonnes of mined ore before processing. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrates | ••• | product | 2025 |
| Lithium | ••• | product | 2025 |
| Iodine | ••• | product | 2022 |
04Sites
14 sites with published figures| Site | Country | Products | Years with figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwinana refinery (JV 50% with Wesfarmers) | Australia | Lithium | 2025-2025 |
| Mount Holland (JV 50% with Wesfarmers) | Australia | Lithium | 2023-2025 |
| Coya Sur | Chile | Potassium nitrate, Nitrates | 2002-2025 |
| Iris (Nueva Victoria area) | Chile | Iodine | 2006-2006 |
| María Elena | Chile | Iodine, Nitrates | 2000-2025 |
| María Elena incl. Coya Sur | Chile | Nitrates | 2000-2007 |
| Nueva Victoria | Chile | Iodine, Nitrates | 2000-2025 |
| Nueva Victoria plant (prill, incl. iodide from Pampa Blanca and Pedro de Valdivia) | Chile | Iodine | 2023-2025 |
| Pampa Blanca | Chile | Iodine, Nitrates | 2000-2025 |
| Pedro de Valdivia | Chile | Iodine, Nitrates | 2000-2020 |
| Salar de Atacama | Chile | Lithium, Potash (MOP), Potassium sulphate (SOP), Potash products, total | 2000-2025 |
| Salar del Carmen lithium plant (Li2CO3) | Chile | Lithium | 2000-2025 |
| Salar del Carmen lithium plant (LiOH) | Chile | Lithium | 2005-2025 |
| China lithium hydroxide plant | China | Lithium | 2023-2025 |
05Structure
listing, predecessors, holdings, unitsShareholding and joint ventures: not yet recorded for this company.
06Trade
the company in its country's exportsNo comparison with the trade data for this company yet.
07Peers
Potash (MOP) capacity, latest published, MOP basis11 active companies publish a potash (mop) capacity on a MOP basis. Years differ: each company's latest published figure.
Compare these companies08Documents
24 documents readEvery figure on this page comes from Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.'s own documents, fiscal years 2002 to 2025: regulatory filings. Each figure keeps its document and page.
Notes on these figures
- Figures as published by the company in its own documents; capacity and production at 100% of each site, in kt of product (phosphoric acid in kt P₂O₅, potash in kt MOP unless stated).
- Empty years are gaps: no figure published for that year. Nothing is estimated or interpolated.
How to cite
FertRadar (2026), "Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.: capacity, production and sales", fertradar.com, https://fertradar.com/companies/sociedad-quimica-y-minera-de-chile-s-a/, Release 2026.10.Data pack: Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.: capacity, production and sales
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.: capacity and production by site and product 2000-2025, sales volumes, key figures, the document and page of every figure.
- CompanyIdentity, scope and coverage of this file.7 rows
- Key figuresLatest capacity, production and changes, computed from the published figures only, with their documents.11 rows
- CapacityCapacity by site or aggregate and product, as published, by year.21 rows
- ProductionProduction by site or aggregate and product, as published, by year.17 rows
- Sales volumesSales volumes as published (group, segment or product), by year.26 rows
- EmployeesHeadcount as published.24 rows
- SitesSites with published figures: country, products and years covered.14 rows
- Figures and sourcesEvery figure of this file, one per row, with its status, confidence, document and page.656 rows
- DocumentsCompany documents behind the figures: title, fiscal year, type and address.24 rows
Also in the file: a Read me sheet (contents, units, how to cite, terms of use), the Sources sheet with every source, its licence and address, and the Definitions sheet with grades and notes.
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