For more than 25 years, SQM has designed and operated a sustainable extraction process for the lithium and potassium ions contained in the brine in the core of the Salar de Atacama. Its responsibility is to protect the natural resources of the area and work on the development of the environment and the surrounding communities, through an open dialog sharing value with them. To do this, it not only has the required environmental approvals, but also works every day to further improve its processes by adding state-of-the-art technology, measuring and reducing its carbon footprint and optimizing water use, understanding that the area must be protected and cared for.

All SQM operations are highly and constantly regulated by more than 15 different government authorities, including Environment, Health and Safety, in accordance with the highest international standards.