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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090107
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090107

FILER:

	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:		09511969

	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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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Santiago, Chile, January 07, 2009.-
&#160;</font>Sociedad Qu&#237;mica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago
Stock Exchange: SQM-B, SQM-A) announced today that its Chilean subsidiary
Soquimich Comercial S.A. (SQMC) (Santiago Stock Exchange: SOQUICOM) and Anagra
S.A., a Chilean fertilizer distribution company, signed a memorandum of
understanding (&#8220;MOU&#8221;) oriented to implement the merger of the two
companies.&#160; SQMC imports, blends and distributes specialty and commodity
fertilizers in the Chilean market.&#160; The merger would result in the creation
of a new fertilizer distribution company in Chile that would benefit from cost
synergies and efficiency gains, enabling the company to better serve customers
in this market.</font></div>
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merger must be approved by the Chilean Antitrust Commission in order for it to
go into effect. SQM will continue to be the majority shareholder of the new
company.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SQMC
reported profits of approximately US$16.5 million as of September 31, 2008,
representing approximately 4% of SQM&#8217;s consolidated profits.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.8pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SQM is an
integrated producer and distributor of specialty plant nutrients, iodine and
lithium. Its products are based on the development of high quality natural
resources that allow the Company to be leader in costs, supported by a
specialized international network with sales in over 100 countries. SQM&#8217;s
development strategy aims to maintain and strengthen the Company&#8217;s world
leadership in its three core businesses: Specialty Plant Nutrition, Iodine and
Lithium.</font></div>
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leadership strategy is based on the Company&#8217;s competitive advantages and on the
sustainable growth of the different markets in which it participates. SQM&#8217;s main
competitive advantages in its different businesses are:</font></div>
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      infrastructure and high production levels that allow SQM to have low
      distribution costs.</font></div>
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products</font></div>
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      sales network with offices in more than 20 countries and sales in over 100
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      from the production of multiple products that are obtained from the same
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      new product development according to the specific needs of its different
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      further information, contact:</font></div>
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                  <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Patricio
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                <td><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Carolina
      Rojas, 56-2-4252250 / <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">carolina.rojas@sqm.com</font></font></td>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 180pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Statements
in this press release concerning the Company&#8217;s business outlook, future economic
performances, anticipated profitability, revenues, expenses, or other financial
items, anticipated cost synergies and product or service line growth, together
with other statements that are not historical facts, are &#8220;forward-looking
statements&#8221; as that term is defined under Federal Securities Laws.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Any
forward-looking statements are estimates, reflecting the best judgment of SQM
based on currently available information and involve a number of risks,
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those stated in such statements. Risks, uncertainties, and
factors that could affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements are
identified in the public filing made with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and forward-looking statements should be considered in light of
those factors.</font></div>
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