SQM Industrial S.A. is a global chemical company operating through the five business segments of Specialty Plant Nutrition, Iodine and derivatives, Lithium and derivatives, Industrial Chemicals plus Potassium. The company was founded in 1968 as a nitrate company and now serves customers from 110 countries. SQM Industrial S.A. employs 4,572 workers at locations in more than 20 countries around the world and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.