SQM is the world’s largest producer of sodium and potassium nitrates, essential for industrial manufacturing and thermo-solar energy.
SQM entered the industrial chemicals business over 30 years ago, producing and selling nitrates used as raw materials in a wide range of industrial production processes worldwide.
Our highly refined nitrates are essential in many everyday applications, including glass manufacturing, metal treatment, recycling, and explosives for civil works. With active customers across various industries, SQM has extensive knowledge of the applications where industrial nitrates are used.
With access to vast, high-quality natural resources, SQM develops products that meet its customers’ demanding specifications. As the leading producer and supplier of industrial nitrates and thermo-solar salts, SQM tailors its solutions to drive results in the most challenging applications. With a broad range of industrial uses, both established and emerging, SQM enhances performance and delivers essential products to industries worldwide.
On-time product delivery
Global sales network
Personalized local service
Free-flowing product
Easy handling
Different packaging configurations
Different grades adjusted to each end-use
