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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000909037
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			F3
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	033-65728
		FILM NUMBER:		08885209

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EL TROVADOR 4285, 6TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		LAS CONDES
		CITY:			SANTIAGO CHILE
		STATE:			F3
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5624252485
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            <td align="left" style="width: 45pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)</font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
                &#8220;Manual for the Handling of Information of Information of Interest
                to the
                Financial Markets&#8221; (herein referred to as the &#8220;Manual&#8221;) has been prepared
                by Sociedad Qu&#237;mica y Minera de Chile S.A. (&#8220;SQM&#8221; or &#8220;the Company&#8221;) in
                accordance with General Standard No. 211, dated January 15, 2008,
                of the
                Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros de Chile (Superintendence of
                Securities and Insurance of Chile,
&#8220;SVS&#8221;).</font></div>
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            <td align="left" style="width: 45pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(b)</font></td>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
                Manual describes the internal policies and standards established
                by SQM in
                order to determine the information that the Company will make available
                to
                investors and other relevant persons. Likewise, the Manual describes
                the
                mechanisms that SQM will use in order to disseminate such information.
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            <td align="left" style="width: 45pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(c)</font></td>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">A
                hard copy of the Manual is available at SQM&#8217;s offices, at El Trovador
                4285, 6</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup>th</sup></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                floor, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile, and an electronic copy is available
                on
                the Company&#8217;s Web site, www.sqm.com. A copy of the Manual has also been
                sent to the SVS.</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Company
                entity or persons in charge of establishing and enforcing the provisions
                of the Manual.</strong></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">-General
                Counsel-</font></div>
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                Eugenio Ponce Lerou </font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">-Senior
                Commercial Vice President-</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="right"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SQM&#8217;s
      &#8220;Disclosure Committee&#8221; oversees compliance with the rules contained in this
      Manual, and it determines which information SQM should provide to its
      shareholders and to the regulatory authorities, stock exchanges, investors
      and
      other pertinent individuals.</font></div>
    <div>&#160;</div>
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            <td align="left" style="width: 45pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>III.</strong></font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Disclosure
                of share transactions and holdings.
</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SQM
      applies the standards issued by the SVS in its Circular No. 585, dated January
      29, 1986, regarding reporting of the holding and transaction of shares issued
      by
      SQM and its related companies by majority shareholders, Board members, officers,
      and other pertinent individuals. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Essentially,
      in accordance with the aforementioned standard, SQM files monthly reports before
      the SVS, detailing share transactions carried out by majority shareholders,
      Board members, officers and other pertinent individuals, as well as share
      transactions that result in a person or entity&#8217;s becoming or ceasing to be a
      majority shareholder of the Company. The report is filed during the first five
      business days of the month following the month in which the transactions were
      carried out.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SQM
      has
      not implemented &#8220;blackout periods&#8221; during which such majority shareholders,
      Board members, officers and other pertinent individuals may not carry out
      transactions involving SQM&#8217;s shares or the shares of its related
      companies.</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Dissemination
                of information of public
                interest.</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SQM
      disseminates information periodically, in accordance with legal requirements
      and
      as determined by its Board of Directors. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      effect, the Company provides information about its operations and business
      results: </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>-i-</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      on an
      annual basis, through: </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>(a)</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      its
      annual report, which it files before the SVS and also provides to the stock
      exchanges and other relevant persons, and </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>(b)</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      its
      Annual Report on Form 20-F, which it files before the Securities and Exchange
      Commission in the United Status and also provides to the SVS, stock exchanges
      and other relevant persons; and </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>-ii-</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      on a
      quarterly basis, through: </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>(a)</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      quarterly financial statements that are filed before the SVS and provided to
      the
      stock exchanges and other relevant persons; </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>(b)</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      a press
      release that summarizes the content of the financial statements, which is sent
      to the media; and </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>(c)</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      a Web
      cast, during which the Company explains its financial results and in which
      investors may participate. All of the abovementioned information is available
      to
      the general public on the Company&#8217;s Web page, www.sqm.com.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Likewise,
      the Company reports essential events and confidential essential events when
      it
      is necessary to do so. </font></div>
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            <td align="left" style="width: 45pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>V.</strong></font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Safeguarding
                of confidential
                information.</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SQM
      treats all confidential information in a reserved manner and limits the number
      of people with access to such information. Basically, the people who have access
      to such information are the members of SQM&#8217;s Board of Directors and, depending
      on the scope of the information, certain members of Management. The names of
      the
      Company&#8217;s Board members and Management have been informed to the SVS.
</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SQM&#8217;s
      Management and other employees in positions of responsibility have
      confidentiality clauses in their employment contracts. The importance of
      respecting the confidentiality of SQM&#8217;s activities is also reflected in the
      Company&#8217;s Code of Ethics.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Written
      confidential information is held by those people who need to be aware of the
      same. The transmission of such information is limited to these individuals,
      and
      they must return such information for its subsequent destruction when required
      by SQM. When a certain amount of time has passed - generally not more than
      six
      years - SQM destroys confidential information that it has generated or
      received.</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Official
                Company representatives and
                spokespersons.</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SQM&#8217;s
      Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
      and Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Business Development
      have been designated as the Company&#8217;s official spokespersons.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Investor Relations and Communications departments are authorized to provide
      certain Company information to certain individuals and to the communities in
      which SQM carries out its operations. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SQM
      and
      its Disclosure Committee evaluate the information to be provided to third
      parties, as well as the timing and jeans of such disclosures, on a case-by-case
      basis, and it evaluates the timing and format of such disclosures.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">When
      the
      media publishes information about SQM that has not been officially provided
      by
      the Company, the Company analyzes such information and, depending on its
      relevance and value, determines whether it is necessary to deny, correct,
      clarify or validate such information.</font></div>
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            <td align="left" style="width: 45pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>VII.</strong></font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Disclosure
                of the contents of the
                Manual.</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Manual is published on SQM&#8217;s Intranet and its Web page, www.sqm.com. In
      addition, the Manual has been sent to SQM&#8217;s employees via e-mail.</font></div>
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            <td align="left" style="width: 45pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>VIII.</strong></font></td>
            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Sanctions.</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: -17.1pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 45pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Sanctions
      and the resolution of any conflicts that may arise in relation to the matters
      presented in the Manual are on record in the respective job contracts and,
      generally, in the applicable legislation. In addition, SQM evaluates each case
      on an individual basis and determines whether or not it is appropriate to apply
      an additional sanction.</font></div>
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            <td align="left">
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Effective
                date.</strong></font></div>
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      Manual will enter into effect on June 1, 2008.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>SIGNATURES</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
      has
      duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
      duly authorized.</font></div>
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      QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE S.A.</strong></font></div>
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