Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA
Industry Group: Chemicals
Country/Region: Chile
Identifier: SGO:SQM.B
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a Chilean commodities producer with significant operations in lithium (primarily used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems), specialty and standard potassium fertilizers, iodine (primarily used in X-ray contrast media), and solar salts. The company extracts these materials through its high-quality salt brine deposits and caliche ore. SQM is developing a hard rock lithium project in Australia and expanding its lithium refining assets in China.
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Ranking
Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Chemicals 200 out of 585
Universe
Global Universe 9122 out of 15104
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Industry Comparison
| Company | ESG Risk Rating | Industry Rank |
|---|---|---|
| FMC Corp. |
25.1
Medium
|
141 out of 585 |
| Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA |
27.7
Medium
|
200 out of 585 |
| The Mosaic Co. |
37.3
High
|
477 out of 585 |
| SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co. |
41.2
Severe
|
535 out of 585 |
| Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co., Ltd. |
54.1
Severe
|
585 out of 585 |
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