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Related party disclosures (Details 3) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Related party disclosures [Line Items]

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Oman

Nature

Joint venture

Joint venture

Country of origin

Jordan

^[1]

United States

Currency

CLP

Turkish Lira

^[2]

Current payables to related parties

$ 9

$ 1,365

Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS [Member]

Related party disclosures [Line Items]

Tax ID

Foreign

Nature

Associate

Country of origin

Turkey

Currency

YTL

Current payables to related parties

11

Terra Tarsa Ukraine LLC [Member]

Related party disclosures [Line Items]

Tax ID

Foreign

Nature

Other related parties

Country of origin

Ukraine

Currency

Ukrainian Grivna

Current payables to related parties

$ 0

7

SQM Star Qingdao Corp Nutrition Co., Ltd. [Member]

Related party disclosures [Line Items]

Tax ID

Foreign

Nature

Joint venture

Country of origin

China

Currency

Russian ruble

Sichuan SQM Migao Chemical Fertilizers Co Ltda. [Member]

Related party disclosures [Line Items]

Tax ID

Foreign

Nature

Joint venture

Country of origin

China

Currency

Emirates dirham

SQM Vitas Fzco. [Member]

Related party disclosures [Line Items]

Tax ID

Foreign

Nature

Joint venture

Country of origin

United Arab Emirates

Currency

US$

Current payables to related parties

$ 0

38

Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd [Member]

Related party disclosures [Line Items]

Tax ID

Foreign

Nature

Associate

Country of origin

Australia

Currency

Australian dollar

Current payables to related parties

$ 9

0

Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS [Member]

Related party disclosures [Line Items]

Tax ID

Foreign

Nature

Associate

Country of origin

Turkey

Currency

YTL

Terra Tarsa Ukraine LLC [Member]

Related party disclosures [Line Items]

Tax ID

Foreign

Nature

Associate

Country of origin

Turkey

Currency

US$

SQM Star Qingdao Corp Nutrition Co., Ltd. [Member]

Related party disclosures [Line Items]

Tax ID

Foreign

Nature

Joint venture

Country of origin

China

Currency

US$

Current payables to related parties

$ 0

725

Sichuan SQM Migao Chemical Fertilizers Co Ltda. [Member]

Related party disclosures [Line Items]

Tax ID

Foreign

Nature

Joint venture

Country of origin

China

Currency

US$

Current payables to related parties

$ 0

$ 584

[1]	These Companies are subsidiaries of the joint venture Abu Dhabi Fertilizer Industries WWL
[2]	These Companies are subsidiaries of the associate Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS.

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