NYSE, SQM - Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S.A. ADR
Sociedad Qu?mica y Minera de Chile S.A. "SQM" is an open stock corporation
(sociedad an?nima abierta) organized under the laws of the Republic of Chile.
The Company was constituted by public deed issued on June 17, 1968 by the Public
Notary of Santiago, Mr. Sergio Rodr?guez Garc?s. Its existence was approved by
Decree No. 1.164 of June 22, 1968 of the Ministry of Finance, and it was
registered on June 29, 1968 in the Business Registry of Santiago, on page 4.537
No. 1.992. SQM's headquarters are located at El Trovador 4285, Piso 6, Las
Condes, Santiago, Chile. The Company's telephone number is 56 2 425-2000.
Commercial exploitation of the caliche ore deposits in northern Chile began in
the 1830s, when sodium nitrate was extracted from the ore for use in the
manufacturing of explosives and fertilizers. By the end of the nineteenth
century, nitrate production had become the leading industry in Chile and the
country was the world's leading supplier of nitrates. ...
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