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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-15-056124
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150923
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150923
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150923

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	033-65728
		FILM NUMBER:		151121068

	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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Form 6-K</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">For the month of September, 2015.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Commission File Number 33-65728</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><U>CHEMICAL AND MINING COMPANY
OF CHILE INC.</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Translation of registrant&rsquo;s
name into English)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><U>El Trovador 4285, Santiago,
Chile (562) 2425-2000</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive
office)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.05pt 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.05pt 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files
or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.05pt 0pt 0">Form 20-F:<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;
</FONT>Form 40-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.05pt 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting
the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.05pt 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.05pt 0pt 0">Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits
the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.05pt 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.05pt 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting
the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.05pt 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1.05pt 0pt 0">Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits
the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer
must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized
(the registrant&rsquo;s &ldquo;home country&rdquo;), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant&rsquo;s
securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed
to the registrant&rsquo;s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission
or other Commission filing on EDGAR.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #004600"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SQM</FONT></TD>
    <TD ROWSPAN="6" STYLE="text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT><IMG SRC="image_001.jpg" ALT=""></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #004600"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Los Militares
    4290 Piso 6,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #004600"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Las Condes,
    Santiago, Chile</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #004600"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tel: (56 2)
    2425 2485</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #004600"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Fax: (56 2)
    2425 2493</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: italic 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #004600"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">www.sqm.com</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Santiago, Chile. September 23, 2015.-
</B>Sociedad Qu&iacute;mica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock Exchange: SQM-B,
SQM-A) reported today that the Extraordinary Shareholders&rsquo; Meeting that had been called for October 2, 2015 has been cancelled.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On September 3, 2015 Sociedad de Inversiones
Pampa Calichera S.A. (SIPCSA), a shareholder that owns more than 10% of SQM&rsquo;s issued shares with voting rights, asked the
Board of Directors of SQM to call for an Extraordinary Shareholders&rsquo; Meeting in order to vote on the distribution and payment
of a dividend to be charged to SQM&rsquo;s retained earnings (<I>&ldquo;dividendo eventual&rdquo;</I>), in the amount of US$280
million.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Based on the information stated above,
SQM: i) called an Extraordinary Shareholders&rsquo; meeting for Friday, October 2 of this year; ii) informed the market of this
information through an essential fact filed on September 4, 2015; iii) communicated this information to the Chilean Superintendence
of Securities and Insurance (<I>Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros</I><I> </I>or<I> </I>&ldquo;SVS&rdquo;), the Securities and
Exchange Commission of the United States of America and the relevant stock exchanges by way of a letter sent on September 14, 2015;
iv) filed the appropriate notification in <I>El Mercurio</I> <I>de Santiago</I>, which were published on September 14 and September
21, 2015.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Today, SIPCSA sent a letter to SQM, stating
that as a result of the essential fact that was published by SQM on September 22, 2015 in which it &ldquo;&hellip;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: #222222; background-color: white">informs
the closing of certain mining and industrial operations [and that, under the above,&nbsp;SIPCSA&nbsp;considers] that SQM&nbsp;shareholders
will require more time to analyze whether it&rsquo;s convenient to distribute an eventual dividend at the extraordinary meeting
requested by&nbsp;Pampa&nbsp;Calichera, by a letter dated September 3,<SUP> </SUP>2015, which was to be held on </FONT>October
2, 2015. Therefore, in a general Board session held today, the Board of Pampa Calichera, continued to deliberate this matter and
unanimously decided to retract its request for SQM to hold the Extraordinary Shareholder meeting that was referred to earlier.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">At an Extraordinary Board of Directors
Meeting held today, in accordance with the applicable regulations, the Board of SQM called to cancel the Extraordinary Shareholders&rsquo;
Meeting of SQM that was to be held on October 2, 2015.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><U>About SQM</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">SQM is an integrated producer and distributor
of specialty plant nutrients, iodine, lithium, potassium-related fertilizers and industrial chemicals. Its products are based on
the development of high quality natural resources that allow the Company to be a leader in costs, supported by a specialized international
network with sales in over 110 countries. SQM&rsquo;s development strategy aims to maintain and strengthen the Company&rsquo;s
position in each of its businesses.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The leadership strategy is based on the
Company&rsquo;s competitive advantages and on the sustainable growth of the different markets in which it participates. SQM&rsquo;s
main competitive advantages in its different businesses include:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Low production costs based on vast and high quality natural resources;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Know-how and its own technological developments in its various production processes;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Logistics infrastructure and high production levels that allow SQM to have low distribution costs;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">High market share in all its core products;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">International sales network with offices in 20 countries and sales in over 110 countries;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Synergies from the production of multiple products that are obtained from the same two natural
resources;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Continuous new product development according to the specific needs of its different customers;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Conservative and solid financial position.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">For further information, contact:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Gerardo Illanes 56-2-24252022 / <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U>gerardo.illanes@sqm.com</U></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Kelly O&rsquo;Brien 56-2-24252074 / <U>kelly.obrien@sqm.com</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Carolyn McKenzie 56-2-24252280 / <U>carolyn.mckenzie@sqm.com</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">For
media inquiries, contact:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Carolina Garc&iacute;a Huidobro / <U>carolina.g.huidobro@sqm.com</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Alvaro Cifuentes / <U>alvaro.cifuentes@sqm.com</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Tamara Rebolledo / <U>tamara.rebolledo@sqm.com
</U>&nbsp;(Northern Region)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><U>Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This news release contains &ldquo;forward-looking
statements&rdquo; within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;believe,&rdquo;
&ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;strategy,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;will&rdquo; and similar references
to future periods. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make concerning the Company&rsquo;s
business outlook, future economic performance, anticipated profitability, revenues, expenses, or other financial items, anticipated
cost synergies and product or service line growth.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Forward-looking statements are neither
historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are estimates that reflect the best judgment of SQM management
based on currently available information. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they involve a number of risks,
uncertainties and other factors that are outside of our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from those
stated in such statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Readers are referred to the
documents filed by SQM with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the most recent annual report on
Form 20-F, which identifies important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to SQM on the date hereof and SQM assumes no obligation
to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SIGNATURES </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 3.85pt 0pt 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 3.85pt 0pt 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.5in"><U>CHEMICAL
AND MINING COMPANY OF CHILE INC.</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.5in">(Registrant)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date:
September 23, 2015</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9; &#9;&#9;</FONT>/s/ Ricardo Ramos</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 4.5in; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.5in">By: Ricardo
Ramos</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 3.85pt 0pt 0; text-align: right">CFO &amp; Vice-President of Development</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 3.85pt 0pt 0; text-align: right">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Persons who are to respond to the collection
of information contained SEC 1815 (04-09) in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays currently valid OMB
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