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SQM Files its 2012 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

PR Newswire (Apr 24, 2013)
Top Notch Long-Term Dividend Growers
Howard Reisman • Tue, Apr 9 • 19 Comments
Chemical & Mining of Chile Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Mar 7
Mansur Khan: Will The Electric Vehicle Tipping Point Transform Lithium Markets?
The Energy Report • Wed, Mar 6
SQM Reports Earnings for Fiscal Year 2012

PR Newswire (Mar 5, 2013)
2 Stocks That Met My Own 'Dividend Vault' Screen
StreetAuthority • Thu, Feb 28 • 3 Comments
Potash: Buying A Share In Abnormal Cartel Profits
Sneha Shah • Wed, Feb 6 • 10 Comments
Potash Corp Looks To Acquire Israel Chemicals As They Ink Deal With China
The Mays Report • Thu, Jan 24 • 3 Comments
Commodities In 2013: 2 Ways To Cash In On The Increasing Food Demand
StreetAuthority • Thu, Dec 20, 2012 • 1 Comment
Lithium Down But Not Out
Josh Hutheson • Fri, Dec 7, 2012 • 6 Comments
SQM's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 21, 2012 • 1 Comment
SQM Reports Earnings for the Third Quarter of 2012

PR Newswire (Nov 20, 2012)
Analysis: The Chilean Economy In 2012
Emerging Money • Wed, Nov 7, 2012
4 Highly-Liquid Large Cap Basic Materials Stocks With Strong Profit Growth
ZetaKap • Thu, Oct 18, 2012 • 1 Comment
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera: Buy The Battery Craze
Benjamin Shepherd • Wed, Oct 17, 2012 • 6 Comments
Peak Lithium: Death Blow For Electric Cars?
Shaun Connell • Mon, Oct 15, 2012 • 90 Comments
5 Cash-Loaded Large-Cap Stocks Pulling In Hefty Profits
ZetaKap • Thu, Sep 6, 2012 • 1 Comment
5 Profitable Large Caps Flush With Cash
ZetaKap • Mon, Aug 6, 2012 • 1 Comment
7 Profit Generating Large-Cap Stocks Sitting On Substantial Cash Reserves
ZetaKap • Thu, Aug 2, 2012
Taking A Closer Look At Potash Corp's Strategic Investments
The Mays Report • Tue, Jul 31, 2012

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Sociedad Quimica Y Minera: Buy The Battery Craze
Benjamin Shepherd • Wed, Oct 17, 2012 • 6 Comments
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera To Benefit From High Demand And Tight Supplies In Lithium And Iodine Markets
Yiannis Mostrous • Thu, Jun 7, 2012 • 2 Comments
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera: A Splendid Long-Term Play
Tactical Investor • Mon, Mar 12, 2012 • 13 Comments
Chemical And Mining Company Of Chile Finds Growth Beneath The Surface
Andrew Corn • Mon, Nov 21, 2011 • 3 Comments
The Upside Story for Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile
Follow My Alpha • Tue, Jun 14, 2011 • 4 Comments
Chilean Chemical Company Could Benefit From Obama Energy Plan
Power Hedge • Thu, Apr 7, 2011 • 3 Comments
Just One Stock: Earnings Growth, Yield, and Leadership in Lithium Production
Eric Linser • Fri, Dec 31, 2010 • 44 Comments
Lithium: A Lucrative Commodity Play for 2011
StreetAuthority • Sun, Oct 17, 2010 • 12 Comments
Investors Snapping Up Calls in Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc.
optionMONSTER • Mon, Jun 1, 2009 • 1 Comment
SQM Reports Revenue Growth for Eighth Consecutive Year
IncaInvest • Mon, Mar 23, 2009 • 4 Comments
SQM: Lithium Could Be in High Demand Early in a Recovery
Jim Kingsdale • Sat, Nov 15, 2008 • 2 Comments
Potassium Prices Rise, Generate Sunny Outlook for SQM
IncaInvest • Wed, Nov 12, 2008 • 1 Comment

Top Notch Long-Term Dividend Growers
Howard Reisman • Tue, Apr 9 • 19 Comments
Mansur Khan: Will The Electric Vehicle Tipping Point Transform Lithium Markets?
The Energy Report • Wed, Mar 6
2 Stocks That Met My Own 'Dividend Vault' Screen
StreetAuthority • Thu, Feb 28 • 3 Comments
Potash: Buying A Share In Abnormal Cartel Profits
Sneha Shah • Wed, Feb 6 • 10 Comments
Potash Corp Looks To Acquire Israel Chemicals As They Ink Deal With China
The Mays Report • Thu, Jan 24 • 3 Comments
Commodities In 2013: 2 Ways To Cash In On The Increasing Food Demand
StreetAuthority • Thu, Dec 20, 2012 • 1 Comment
Lithium Down But Not Out
Josh Hutheson • Fri, Dec 7, 2012 • 6 Comments
Analysis: The Chilean Economy In 2012
Emerging Money • Wed, Nov 7, 2012
4 Highly-Liquid Large Cap Basic Materials Stocks With Strong Profit Growth
ZetaKap • Thu, Oct 18, 2012 • 1 Comment
Peak Lithium: Death Blow For Electric Cars?
Shaun Connell • Mon, Oct 15, 2012 • 90 Comments
5 Cash-Loaded Large-Cap Stocks Pulling In Hefty Profits
ZetaKap • Thu, Sep 6, 2012 • 1 Comment
5 Profitable Large Caps Flush With Cash
ZetaKap • Mon, Aug 6, 2012 • 1 Comment
7 Profit Generating Large-Cap Stocks Sitting On Substantial Cash Reserves
ZetaKap • Thu, Aug 2, 2012
Taking A Closer Look At Potash Corp's Strategic Investments
The Mays Report • Tue, Jul 31, 2012
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The Oxen Group • Thu, Jul 26, 2012 • 3 Comments
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ZetaKap • Mon, Jul 23, 2012
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Lithium Will Make Your Portfolio Feel Better
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Price Target And Ratings Updates
The Oxen Group • Tue, Jul 10, 2012
Smartphones And Hybrid Cars To Lift Lithium Stocks
Qineqt • Thu, Jun 21, 2012 • 11 Comments

Chemical & Mining of Chile Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Mar 7
SQM's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 21, 2012 • 1 Comment

SQM Files its 2012 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

PR Newswire (Apr 24, 2013)
SQM Reports Earnings for Fiscal Year 2012

PR Newswire (Mar 5, 2013)
SQM Reports Earnings for the Third Quarter of 2012

PR Newswire (Nov 20, 2012)
Joy Global, Morgan Stanley Among Stocks Up on High Volume Wednesday

at Fox Business (Aug 29, 2012)
Big Money Banking on Bull Move in This Metal

at CNBC.com (Jun 26, 2012)
Paul B. Farrell: 16 lithium-battery and smart-meter stocks to watch

at MarketWatch.com (May 10, 2012)
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Marder on Markets: Pursuing intermediate-term advance

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Emerging Markets Report: Chile, Colombia, Peru launch Andean stock exchange

at MarketWatch.com (May 26, 2011)
Latin American Markets: Chilean stocks gain in holiday-shortened week

at MarketWatch.com (Apr 21, 2011)
Latin American Markets: Chilean peso up, stocks down after rate hike

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 18, 2011)
Latin American Markets: Chile stocks down as oil worries persist

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 7, 2011)
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Company Description

We believe that we are the world’s largest integrated producer of potassium nitrate, iodine and lithium carbonate. We also produce other specialty plant nutrients, iodine and lithium derivatives, potassium chloride and certain industrial chemicals (including industrial nitrates). Our products... More

Sector: Basic Materials

Industry: Synthetics

Country: Chile

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Tuesday, March 5, 6:35 PM Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM): Q4 EPS of $0.54 misses by $0.08. Revenue of $601M (+11.5% Y/Y) misses by $40M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Wednesday, November 21, 2012, 5:55 AM Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM): Q3 EPS of $0.63 misses by $0.10. Revenue of $615.3M (+7.1% Y/Y) misses by $55M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 3:12 PM Chemical & Mining Co. (SQM -1.6%) of Chile loses its 20-year concession to produce lithium awarded recently through a public tender from the Chilean government, which invalidated the tender process after accepting a claim from a competitor that SQM didn't follow the rules. Comment! [Commodities, Global & FX, On the Move]
Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 9:25 AM Premarket gainers are dominated by fertilizer stocks: OSTE +64%. POT +29%. IPI +11%. MOS +10%. CAGC +10%. SEED +8%. IRE +7%. CF +6%. PMI +6%. RINO +6%. SQM +6%. FEED +6%. AGU +5%. PTV +5%. URBN +4%. PSEM +4%. NBG +4%. MT +4%.
Losers: DCTH -6%. MKND -6%. TOO -5%. ANF -5%. MAIN -4%. Comment!
Friday, March 12, 2010, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: XOMA +9%. POT +8%. IRE +7%. KIRK +7%. IPI +7%. AGU +7%. LTXC +6%. ARO +6%. MOS +6%. PGNX +6%. RFMD +6%. ATPG +5%. CAGC +5%. ABK +4%. SNV +4%. NBG +4%. AIB +4%. SQM +4%.
Losers: PSUN -14%. AYR -6%. SWHC -6%. MWA -5%. CF -4%. Comment!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 9:38 AM K+S, Europe's largest potash producer, expects “further significant reduction in revenues and earnings” this year, sending potash stocks down: POT -7.0%, MOS -7.5%, IPI -7.3%, CF -3.7%, AGU -4.7%, SQM -3.1%, SYT -1.8%. Comment!

ltfinger
Returning Downgrades (5/1/13): $OAS, $OKE, $OZRK, $PBF, $PFE, $RBC, $ROK, $SPW, $SQM, $SWI, $TRMB, $VHS, $VRSK, $WABC, $WEX
May 2, 10:30 PM
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New Downgrades (4/4/13): $OII, $PCAR, $PDCE, $PPO, $PRAA, $PRU, $RKT, $SAM, $SBNY, $SIVB, $SODA, $SQM, $SYNA, $TEN, $TG, $THC, $THS, $TK
Apr 5, 12:37 PM
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Today's Potential Downgrades (3/19/13): $SIAL, $SPLK, $SPXL, $SQM, $SSO, $SWI, $TBT, $THO, $TROW, $UPRO, $VIAB, $VMC, $WDAY
Mar 20, 8:52 AM
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Today's New Upgrades (3/13/13): $AXLL, $CI, $EGN, $INFA, $LLL, $NBL, $OSK, $PPG, $PSE, $SQM, $VHC, $VMW, $WAG, $WLP
Mar 13, 10:45 PM
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ltfinger
ARM 3T Trend Analysis MTT BUY (3/11/13): $CAJ, $JAZZ, $SQM, $URBN, $VPHM
Mar 11, 11:11 PM
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ARM 3T Trend STT BUY (3/11/13): $ANV, $BBL, $BEAM, $CAJ, $CNH, $DSW, $EC, $GTLS, $JAZZ, $MDCO, $MHFI, $MRC, $QCOR, $RGLD, $SQM, $URBN
Mar 11, 11:06 PM
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ltfinger
Today's Potential Upgrades (3/11/13): $MX, $SQM
Mar 11, 9:36 PM
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Today's Returning Downgrades (3/6/13): $MMP, $SQM
Mar 7, 7:57 AM
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ZetaKap
4 Highly-Liquid Large Cap Basic Materials Stocks With Strong Profit Growth http://bit.ly/Ub02E5 $CF $GOLD $SQM $TCK @ZetaKap
10/18/12
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Retirefund
Todays news - 99.75% Pure Lithium Carbonate produced at Rodinia Lithium---http://dld.bz/bPX3d RDNAF.PK ROC LIT SQM CNQ CLQMF.PK FMC
10/16/12
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iadops40
World's #1 lithium producer, Chile's SQM, has won tender to develop lithium concession in Chile for 20 years http://reut.rs/Q83BVG
9/25/12
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slimmbrimm: Just hope politics doesn't derail development, some connections between execs, government, and old regime. http://bit.ly/UFRmWf
9/25/12
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iadops40: very true, thanks for the link, good info
9/26/12
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1980XLS-2.0
SQM http://bit.ly/PAiVKt
9/17/12
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Ocean Man: Nice call on that one.
9/17/12
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Retirefund
CNBC will run a story tonight on the current shortage of lithium! LIT TLTHF.PK WLC RDNAF.PK SQM FMC
6/26/12
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realornot: wait... is that time to take over Afghanistan? They got nothing but Lithium there!
6/26/12
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Retirefund: A little knowledge can be dangerous Realomot. Maybe you should begin educating yourself on the li market before commenting.
6/26/12
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1980XLS-2.0
SQM. Fertilizer + Lithium bonus.
6/26/12
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RMF - Rethinking Modern Finance: wonder why SQM has been down while other big 4 Li producers are up? Due to fertilizer biz?
6/26/12
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1980XLS-2.0: Banksters like to play tricks. It will rise soon.
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Michael Bryant
Instead of investing in AmeriLithium (AMEL) on increase of lithium demand by the military, just buy Sociedad Quimica Minerals (SQM).
3/1/12
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1980XLS-2.0: I first recommeded SQM here summer 2010, @ $25.50 as a pairs trade along with AONEQ.PK short.
3/1/12
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Michael Bryant: I recommended it back when it was $15 and didn't know Seeking Alpha existed.
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1980XLS-2.0
fertilizers bouncing MOS CF SQM
1/12/12
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humahuaca: Iguazu falls and the real 'end of the world' in southern argentina. So when the world ends and guys in black helicopters land at my condo
1/12/12
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humahuaca: in canada I'll die happy. Of course if the black helicopters never show, I'll be really happy. You?
1/12/12
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dinky doo
premarket dec 20 looking at... ALX, AGN,WLP,V,TZF,SAM,BPT,BPL.KOF, DDMGQ.PK, DTE, GNI,GSE, IMPV, KMP,NS,PM, ZZC,SQM,SPR,SWU,SXL,TD,URI,VFC, and
12/20/11
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dinky doo: that was one early market gainer I was eyeing but ended up going with URI and BXP
12/20/11
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dinky doo: got up 8% so far not sure if I will stay overnight
12/20/11
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1980XLS-2.0
DBA finally catching a bid. Time to put fert stocks on radar. POT, CF, MOS, SQM
12/19/11
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Noreika: How about UAN? You watching that one? I like the divy on it, but want to add it if it goes lower.
12/19/11
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vinyal: been waiting patiently for months for them to show some life;
12/19/11
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1980XLS-2.0
Batteries. PPO, XIDE SQM ROC
11/30/11
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John Rayhall: Ya I saw that to $70 I'm still holding my PPO mo plans to sell.
12/5/11
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John Rayhall: Ya I saw that to $70 I'm still holding my PPO no plans to sell.
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talbano
keep your eye on SQM - OKS, OKE, WAT They are stable and have guided already but got taken down in the turmoil
10/4/11
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1980XLS: integrated circuits, I think he is referring to.
10/4/11
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Native Texan: Yes, integrated circuits, along with everything else that's mounted to a circuit board.
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1980XLS
inexplicable strength in SQM
9/28/11
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talbano: i noticed that too
9/28/11
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