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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-18-032739
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180604
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180605
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180604

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:		18879939

	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: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

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

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

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

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">For the month of June, 2018.</P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><U>CHEMICAL
AND MINING COMPANY OF CHILE INC.</U></FONT></P>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Santiago, Chile. June 4, 2018.- </B>Sociedad
Qu&iacute;mica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock Exchange: SQM-B, SQM-A) informs that it learned about the
essential fact (hecho especial) issued by Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa Calichera S.A., in which it reports that Kowa Company Ltd.,
Inversiones La Esperanza (Chile) Limited, Kochi S.A. and La Esperanza Delaware Corporation have given formal notice of termination
of the agreement signed on April 17, 2017 and reported by SQM that same date.</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">A copy of the essential fact of Sociedad
de Inversiones Pampa Calichera S.A. is attached to this release.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right">Santiago, 4 de junio de 2018</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>HECHO
ESENCIAL</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>SOCIEDAD
DE INVERSIONES PAMPA CALICHERA S.A.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>Inscripci&oacute;n
Registro de Valores N&deg; 0303</B></FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Se&ntilde;or</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"><B>Joaqu&iacute;n Cortez Huerta</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Presidente Comisi&oacute;n para el Mercado Financiero</P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Ref.: Hecho Esencial.</B></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">Se&ntilde;or Presidente:</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">En cumplimiento de lo dispuesto en el art&iacute;culo
9 e inciso segundo del art&iacute;culo 10 de la ley N&deg; 18.045 y en la Norma de Car&aacute;cter General N&deg; 30 de esta Superintendencia,
encontr&aacute;ndome debidamente facultado, informo a usted, en car&aacute;cter de hecho esencial de <B>Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa Calichera
S.A. </B>(la &ldquo;<U>Sociedad</U>&rdquo;), sus negocios, sus valores de oferta p&uacute;blica o de la oferta de ellos, lo siguiente:</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">Con esta fecha, la Sociedad fue notificada
por parte de Kowa Company Ltd., Inversiones La Esperanza (Chile) Limitada, Kochi S.A. y La Esperanza Delaware Corporation, del
aviso formal de t&eacute;rmino del Acuerdo suscrito con fecha 17 de abril de 2017 e informado como hecho esencial, con la Sociedad, Potasios
de Chile SA., Inversiones el Boldo Limitada, Inversiones Rac Chile Limitada, Inversiones PCS Chile Limitada, e Inversiones Global
Mining (Chile) Limitada. Se adjunta copia de la referida carta de t&eacute;rmino y una traducti&oacute;n libre de la misma.</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">Sin otro particular, le saluda atentamente,</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/ Ricardo Moreno Moreno</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Ricardo Moreno Moreno</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Gerente General</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sociedad de
    Inversiones Pampa Calichera S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">c.c:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago, Bolsa de Valores</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Bolsa Electr&oacute;nica de Chile</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Bolsa de Corredores de Chile.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 360.5pt; text-align: right"><B>June 4th, 2018</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 360.5pt; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa Calichera
S.A.</P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Inversiones Global Mining (Chile)
Limitada</P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Mr. Jos&eacute; Mar&iacute;a Eyzaguirre Baeza</P>

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

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: right"><B>Re.: <U>Notice of Termination</U>.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 306.5pt; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dear Sirs:</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">We hereby refer to the letter agreement
(the &ldquo;<U>Letter Agreement</U>&rdquo;) executed on April 17,2017 by and between (i) the subsidiaries of Potash Corporation
of Saskatchewan Inc. (now Nutrien Ltd.) Inversiones El Boldo Limitada, Inversiones RAC Chile S A (before Inversiones RAC Chile
Limitada) and Inversiones PCS Chile Limitada (jointy the &ldquo;<U>Nutrien Shareholders</U>&rdquo;), (ii) Sociedad de Inversiones
Pampa Calichera S.A., Potasios de Chile S.A. and Inversiones Global Mining (Chile) Limitada (jointly the &ldquo;<U>Pampa Group
Shareholders</U>&rdquo;, and (iii) Kowa Company Ltd. Inversiones La Esperanza (Chile) Limitada, Kochi S.A. and La Esperanza Delaware
Corporation (jointly the &ldquo;<U>Kowa Shareholders</U>&rdquo;).</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 May 17, 2018, the Nutrien Shareholders
and Nutrien Ltd., a Canadian corporation (Jointly the &ldquo;<U>Sellers</U>&rdquo;) entered into an agreement to sell to Inversiones
TLCS SpA, a Chilean company by shares (sociedad por acciones) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tianqi Lithium Corporation (&ldquo;<U>Tianqi</U>&rdquo;),
a corporation organized under the laws of the People&rsquo;s Republic of China, 62,556,568 class A shares issued by Sociedad Qu&iacute;mica
y Minera de Chile S.A. (&ldquo;<U>SQM</U>&rdquo;), a public corporation organized under the Laws of Chile (the &ldquo;<U>Selling
Agreement</U>&rdquo;).</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">Pursuant to section 5.3 of the Selling
Agreement, the Nutrien Shareholders assigned - effective as of and subject to the closing of the transaction considered in the
Selling Agreement - to Buyer the rights and obligations in or under the Letter Agreement.</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">Although the Letter Agreement was intended
to bind and be enforceable to any successors and assigns, its execution by the Kowa Shareholders was made in special consideration
of the identities of the parties involved.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0in; text-align: justify">Considering that the Kowa Shareholders
have not been consulted nor informed (apart from public information filed before the Securities and Exchange Commission of the
United States of America) regarding Tianqi or its subsidiaries becoming a party to such Letter Agreement, and pursuant to section
8 of the Letter Agreement, Kowa Shareholders hereby gives formal notice of termination of the Letter Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 18.7pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0in; text-align: justify">Notwithstanding the above, Kowa
Shareholders express their desire of maintaining a good corporate governance within SQM, which includes their continued support
of the dividend policy established in the Letter Agreement, which Kowa Shareholders consider to be in the interest of all SQM&rsquo;s
shareholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 19.45pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sincerely,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/ Yoshihito Hata</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Yoshihito Hata </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">for:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Kowa Company Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">lnversiones La Esperanza (Chile) Limitada, </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Kochi S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">La Esperanza Delaware Corporation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">c.c Sociedad Qu&iacute;mica y Minera de Chile S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">4 de junio de 2018</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Se&ntilde;or Patricio Contesse Fica</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa Calichera S.A.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Se&ntilde;or Ricardo Moreno Moreno</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Inversiones Global Mining (Chile) Limitada</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Se&ntilde;or Wayne Brownlee</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Se&ntilde;or Jos&eacute; Mar&iacute;a Eyzaguirre Baeza</P>

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

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">Re.: <B><U>Aviso de T&eacute;rmino</U>.</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Estimados se&ntilde;ores:</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">Por medio de la presente nos referimos
a la carta de acuerdo (la &ldquo;Carta Acuerdo&rdquo;) de fecha 17 de abril de 2017, suscrita por (i) las filiates de Potash Corporation
of Saskatchewan Inc. (hoy Nutrien Ltd.) Inversiones El Boldo Limitada, Inversiones RAC Chile S.A. (antes Inversiones RAC Chile
Limitada) e Inversiones PCS Chile Limitada (conjuntamente los &ldquo;Accionistas Nutrien&rdquo;), (ii) Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa
Calichera S.A., Potasios de Chile S.A. e Inversiones Global Mining (Chile) Limitada (conjuntamente los &ldquo;Accionistas Grupo
Pampa&rdquo;), y (iii) Kowa Company Ltd., Inversiones La Esperanza (Chile) Limitada, Kochi S.A. y La Esperanza Delaware Corporation
(conjuntamente los &ldquo;Accionistas Kowa&rdquo;).</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">El 17 de mayo de 2018 los Accionistas Nutrien
y Nutrien Ltd., una sociedad canadiense (conjuntamente los &ldquo;vendedores&rdquo;) celebraron un acuerdo para vender a Inversiones
TLCS SpA, una sociedad por acciones chilena (sociedad por acciones) que corresponde a una filial cuya propiedad corresponde totalmente
a Tianqui Lithium Corporation (&ldquo;Tianqui&rdquo;), una sociedad organizada bajo las leyes de la Rep&uacute;blica Popular China, 62,556,568
acciones serie A de Sociedad Qu&iacute;mica y Minera de Chile S.A. (&ldquo;SQM&rdquo;), una sociedad anonima abierta constituida de conformidad
con las leyes de Chile (el &ldquo;Acuerdo de Venta&rdquo;).</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">De conformidad con la secci&oacute;n 5.3 del &ldquo;Acuerdo
de Venta&rdquo;, los Accionistas Nutrien cedieron -a partir de y sujeto al cierre de la transaccion indicada en el Acuerdo de Venta-al
Comprador los derechos y obligaciones comprendidos en la Carta Acuerdo.</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">No obstante que la Carta Acuerdo ten&iacute;a
por prop&oacute;sito obligar y hacerse oponible a cualquier sucesor o cesionario, su ejecucion por parte de los Accionistas Kowa fue realizada
en especial consideracion de la identidad de las partes involucradas.</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">Considerando que los Accionistas Kowa no
han sido consultados ni informados (salvo por la informati&oacute;n p&uacute;blica presentada a la Securities and Exchange Commission de los
Estados Unidos de America) respecto de convertirse Tianqui o sus filiales en parte de dicha Carta Acuerdo, y de conformidad con
la secci&oacute;n 8 de la Carta Acuerdo, por medio de la presente los Accionistas Kowa dan aviso formal de t&eacute;rmino de la Carta Acuerdo.</P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Sin perjuicio de lo se&ntilde;alado, los Accionistas
Kowa expresan su deseo de mantener un buen gobierno corporativo dentro de SQM, lo que incluye la mantencion de su apoyo a la politica
de dividendos establecida en la Carta Acuerdo, la cual los Accionistas Kowa consideran estar en el interes de todos los accionistas
de SQM.</P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sinceramente,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/ Yoshihito Hata</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Yoshihito Hata </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">por:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Kowa Company Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Inversiones La Esperanza (Chile) Limitada, </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Kochi S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">La Esperanza Delaware Corporation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">c.c. Sociedad Qu&iacute;mica y Minera de Chile
S.A.</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"></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>About SQM</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">SQM&acute;s business strategy is to be
a global company, with people committed to excellence, dedicated to the extraction of minerals and selectively integrated in the
production and sale of products for the industries essential for human development (e.g. food, health, technology). This strategy
was built on the following five principles:</P>

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

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">ensure availability of key resources required to support current goals and medium and long-term
growth of the business;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">consolidate a culture of lean operations (M1 excellence) through the entire organization, including
operations, sales and support areas;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">significantly increase nitrate sales in all its applications and ensure consistency with iodine
commercial strategy;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">maximize the margins of each business line through appropriate pricing strategy;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">successfully develop and implement all lithium expansion projects of the Company, acquire more
lithium and potassium assets to generate a competitive portfolio.</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">These principles are based on the following
key concepts:</P>

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

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">strengthen the organizational structure to supports the development of the Company's strategic
plan, focusing on the development of critical capabilities and the application of the corporate values of Excellence, Integrity
and Safety;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">develop a robust risk control and mitigation process to actively manage business risk;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">improve our stakeholder management to establish links with the community and communicate to Chile
and worldwide our contribution to industries essential for human development.</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"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Gerardo
Illanes 56-2-24252022 / </FONT><U>gerardo.illanes@sqm.com</U></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">Irina Axenova 56-2-24252280 / <U>irina.axenova@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">For media inquiries, 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">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">Alvaro Cifuentes / <U>alvaro.cifuentes@sqm.com</U></P>

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

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

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<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 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 51%; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 49%; text-align: right"><U>CHEMICAL AND MINING COMPANY OF CHILE INC.</U></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Date: June 4, 2018</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Ricardo Ramos</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">By: Ricardo Ramos</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">CFO &amp; Vice-President of Development</TD></TR>
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of information contained SEC 1815 (04-09) in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays currently valid OMB
control number.</B></P>

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