SANTIAGO, Chile, April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sociedad
Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock
Exchange: SQM-B, SQM-A) announced today that it has filed its
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
SQM's Form 20-F can be accessed by visiting either the SEC's
website at www.sec.gov or the investor relations section of the
Company's website at www.sqm.com. In addition, shareholders may
request a hard copy of the Company's audited financial statements,
free of charge, by contacting the Company's investor relations team
at ir@sqm.com or +562 24252485.
About SQM
SQM is an integrated producer and distributor of specialty plant
nutrients, iodine, lithium, potassium-related fertilizers and
industrial chemicals. Its products are based on the
development of high quality natural resources that allow the
Company to be a leader in costs, supported by a specialized
international network with sales in over 110 countries. SQM's
development strategy aims to maintain and strengthen the Company's
position in each of its businesses.
The leadership strategy is based on the Company's competitive
advantages and on the sustainable growth of the different markets
in which it participates. SQM's main competitive advantages in its
different businesses include:
- Low production costs based on vast and high quality natural
resources;
- Know-how and its own technological developments in its various
production processes;
- Logistics infrastructure and high production levels that allow
SQM to have low distribution costs;
- High market share in all its core products;
- International sales network with offices in 20 countries and
sales in over 110 countries;
- Synergies from the production of multiple products that are
obtained from the same two natural resources;
- Continuous new product development according to the specific
needs of its different customers;
- Conservative and solid financial position.
For further information, contact:
Gerardo Illanes 56-2-24252022 /
gerardo.illanes@sqm.com
Kelly O'Brien 56-2-24252074 /
kelly.obrien@sqm.com
Carolyn McKenzie 56-2-24252280 /
irina.axenova@sqm.com
For media inquiries, contact:
Carolina García Huidobro /
carolina.g.huidobro@sqm.com
Alvaro Cifuentes /
Alvaro.cifuentes@sqm.com
Tamara Rebolledo /
Tamara.rebolledo@sqm.com (Northern Region)
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements can be identified by words such as: "anticipate,"
"plan," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "strategy," "should,"
"will" and similar references to future periods. Examples of
forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we
make concerning the Company's business outlook, future economic
performance, anticipated profitability, revenues, expenses, or
other financial items, anticipated cost synergies and product or
service line growth.
Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor
assurances of future performance. Instead, they are estimates
that reflect the best judgment of SQM management based on currently
available information. Because forward-looking statements
relate to the future, they involve a number of risks, uncertainties
and other factors that are outside of our control and could cause
actual results to differ materially from those stated in such
statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these
forward-looking statements. Readers are referred to the
documents filed by SQM with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, specifically the most recent annual report on
Form 20-F, which identifies important risk factors that could cause
actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are
based on information available to SQM on the date hereof and SQM
assumes no obligation to update such statements, whether as a
result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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SOURCE SQM