Company: SQM
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0000909037-25-000010
Chunk: 16

Company: CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: 6-K
Chunk 16
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4 11 important raw material to produce of frits for the ceramics and enamel industries. Solar salts, a combination of potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate, are used as a thermal storage medium in concentrated solar power plants. Potassium chloride is a basic chemical used to produce potassium hydroxide, and it is also used oil drilling, and to produce carrageenan. (e) Potassium: The Company produces potassium chloride and potassium sulfate from brines extracted from the Salar de Atacama. Potassium chloride is a commodity fertilizer used to fertilize a variety of crops including corn, rice, sugar, soybean and wheat. Potassium sulfate is a specialty fertilizer used mainly in crops such as vegetables, fruits and industrial crops. (f) Other products and services: The Company also sells other fertilizers and blends, some of which we do not produce, mainly potassium nitrate, potassium sulfate and potassium chloride. This business line also includes revenue from commodities, services, interests, royalties and dividends.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statement December 31, 2024 12 1.5 Other background (a) Employees As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the workforce was as follows: Employees As of December 31, 2024 As of December 31, 2023 SQM S.A. Other subsidiaries Total SQM S.A. Other subsidiaries Total Executives 25 167 192 33 137 170 Professionals 211 3,179 3,390 190 2,663 2,853 Technicians and operators 411 4,351 4,762 364 4,295 4,659 Total 647 7,697 8,344 587 7,095 7,682 Place of work As of December 31, 2024 As of December 31, 2023 SQM S.A. Other subsidiaries Total SQM S.A. Other subsidiaries Total In Chile 647 6,611 7,258 587 6,447 7,034 Outside Chile - 1,086 1,086 - 648 648 Total 647 7,697 8,344 587 7,095 7,682 (b) Main shareholders As of December 31, 2024, there were 1,115 shareholders. Following table shows information about the main shareholders of the Company’s Series A or Series B shares in circulation as of December 31,