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Equity-accounted investees | 12 Months Ended
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Disclosure Of Equity-accounted investees [Abstract] |
Disclosure of investments accounted for using equity method [text block] | Note 8 Equity-accounted investees 8.1 Investments in associates recognized according to the equity method of accounting As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, in accordance with criteria established in Note 2:
|  | Equity-accounted investees |  |  | Share in profit (loss) of associates accounted for using the ‎ equity method |  |  | Share in other comprehensive ‎ income of associates accounted for ‎ using the equity method, net of tax |  |  | Share in total other comprehensive income of associates ‎ accounted for using the equity method |
Associates |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2017 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2018 |  |  | As of December ‎ 31, 2017 |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Abu Dhabi Fertilizer Industries WWL |  |  | 11,609 |  |  |  | 10,821 |  |  |  | 634 |  |  |  | 596 |  |  |  | 1,483 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 635 |  |  |  | 596 |  |  |  | 1,483 |
Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS |  |  | 26,001 |  |  |  | 21,582 |  |  |  | 3,912 |  |  |  | 241 |  |  |  | 6,427 |  |  |  | 198 |  |  |  | 489 |  |  |  | 4,110 |  |  |  | 730 |  |  |  | 6,427 |
Ajay North America |  |  | 14,669 |  |  |  | 14,951 |  |  |  | 2,871 |  |  |  | 3,728 |  |  |  | 3,677 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,871 |  |  |  | 3,728 |  |  |  | 3,677 |
Ajay Europe SARL |  |  | 7,451 |  |  |  | 7,845 |  |  |  | 1,165 |  |  |  | 1,373 |  |  |  | 1,049 |  |  |  | (179 | ) |  |  | (439 | ) |  |  | 986 |  |  |  | 934 |  |  |  | 1,075 |
Charlee SQM Thailand Co Ltd |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 316 |  |  |  | 393 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 316 |  |  |  | 393 |
SQM Eastmed Turkey |  |  | 623 |  |  |  | 310 |  |  |  | 354 |  |  |  | 370 |  |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | (42 | ) |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | 312 |  |  |  | 349 |  |  |  | (25 | )
Kore Potash PLC |  |  | 24,739 |  |  |  | 20,467 |  |  |  | (534 | ) |  |  | (1,543 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (549 | ) |  |  | (1,206 | ) |  |  | (1,083 | ) |  |  | (2,749 | ) |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 85,092 |  |  |  | 75,976 |  |  |  | 8,402 |  |  |  | 5,081 |  |  |  | 13,004 |  |  |  | (571 | ) |  |  | (1,177 | ) |  |  | 7,831 |  |  |  | 3,904 |  |  |  | 13,030 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Dividends received |
Associate |  | Description of the nature of the relationship |  |  | Domicile |  |  | Country of ‎ incorporation |  |  | Share of ‎ ownership in ‎ associates |  |  | For the year ‎ ended December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | For the year ‎ ended December ‎ 31, 2018 |  |  | For the year ‎ ended December ‎ 31, 2017 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Abu Dhabi Fertilizer Industries WWL |  |  | Distribution and commercialization of specialty plant nutrients in the Middle East. |  |  |  | PO Box 71871, Abu Dhabi |  |  |  | United Arab Emirates |  |  |  | 37% |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6,632 |  |  |  | - |
Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS |  |  | Distribution and commercialization of specialty plant nutrients in Turkey. |  |  |  | Organize Sanayi Bolgesi, Ikinci Kisim, 22 cadde TR07100 Antalya |  |  |  | Turkey |  |  |  | 50% |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Ajay North America |  |  | Production and distribution of iodine derivatives. |  |  |  | 1400 Industry RD Power Springs GA 30129 |  |  |  | United States of America |  |  |  | 49% |  |  |  | 2,796 |  |  |  | 2,807 |  |  |  | 1,123 |
Ajay Europe SARL |  |  | Production and distribution of iodine derivatives. |  |  |  | Z.I. du Grand Verger BP 227 53602 Evron Cedex |  |  |  | France |  |  |  | 50% |  |  |  | 1,055 |  |  |  | 811 |  |  |  | 968 |
Charlee SQM Thailand Co Ltd |  |  | Distribution and commercialization of specialty plant nutrients. |  |  |  | 31 Soi 138 (Meesuk) LLapdrawrd, Bangkapi, 10240 Bangkok |  |  |  | Thailand |  |  |  | 40% |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 362 |  |  |  | - |
SQM Eastmed Turkey |  |  | Production and commercialization of specialty products. |  |  |  | Organize Sanayi Bolgesi, Ikinci Kisim, 22 cadde TR07100 Antalya |  |  |  | Turkey |  |  |  | 50% |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Kore Potash Ltd |  |  | Prospection, exploration and mining development. |  |  |  | L 3 88 William ST Perth, was 6000 |  |  |  | Australia |  |  |  | 19.67% |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,851 |  |  |  | 10,612 |  |  |  | 2,091 |
The companies described in the table below are related parties of the following associates: (1) Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS (2) Terra Tarsa B.V. (3) Abu Dhabi Fertilizer Industries WWL
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Dividends received |
Associate |  | Description of the nature of the relationship |  |  | Domicile |  |  | Country of ‎ incorporation |  |  | Share of ‎ ownership in ‎ associates (*) |  |  | For the year ‎ ended December ‎ 31, 2019 |  |  | For the year ‎ ended December ‎ 31, 2018 |  |  | For the year ‎ ended December ‎ 31, 2017 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Terra Tarsa Ukraine LLC (2) |  |  | Distribution and trading of specialty plant nutrients. |  |  |  | 74800 Ukraine, Kakhovka, 4 Yuzhnaya Str. |  |  |  | Ukraine |  |  |  | 100% |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Terra Tarsa BV (1) |  |  | Distribution and trading of specialty plant nutrients. |  |  |  | Herikerbergweg 238, Luna Arena, 1101CM Amsterdam PO Box 23393, 1100DW Amsterdam Zuidoost |  |  |  | Holland |  |  |  | 50% |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Plantacote NV (1) |  |  | Sale of CRF and production and sales of WSNPK. |  |  |  | Houtdok-Noordkaai 25a, 2030 Antwerpen, Belgium |  |  |  | Belgium |  |  |  | 100% |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Doctochem Tarim Sanayai Ticaret LTD (1) |  |  | Production, distribution and trading of specialty plant nutrition. . |  |  |  | Eski Büyükdere Cad No: 7 GIZ 2000 Plaza K:17 D:67-68 Maslak Sariyer Ístambul. |  |  |  | Turkey |  |  |  | 100% |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Terra Tarsa Don LLC |  |  | Distribution and sale of specialty fertilizers |  |  |  | Zorge Street, house 17, 344090, Rostov-on-Don |  |  |  | Russian Federation |  |  |  | 100% |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Doktolab Tarim Arastirma San. (1) |  |  | Laboratory services. |  |  |  | 27. Cd. No:2, 07190 Aosb 2. Kısım/Döşemealtı, Antalya, Turkey |  |  |  | Turkey |  |  |  | 100% |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
International Technical and Trading Agencies Co WLL (3) |  |  | Distribution and trading of specialty plant nutrients, in the Middle East. |  |  |  | P.O Box: 950918 Amman 11195 |  |  |  | Jordan |  |  |  | 50% |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
(*) This percentage does not consider the shareholdings of the holders of these subsidiaries. 8.2 Assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses of associates
|  | As of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gain (loss) from |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | continuing |  |  | comprehensive |  |  | Comprehensive |
Associate |  | Current |  |  | Non-current |  |  | Current |  |  | Non-current |  |  | Revenue |  |  | operations |  |  | income |  |  | income |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Abu Dhabi Fertilizer Industries WWL |  |  | 28,543 |  |  |  | 9,971 |  |  |  | 7,133 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 31,588 |  |  |  | 1,713 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1,717 |
Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS |  |  | 97,797 |  |  |  | 15,196 |  |  |  | 22,420 |  |  |  | 38,522 |  |  |  | 93,768 |  |  |  | 7,824 |  |  |  | 396 |  |  |  | 8,220 |
Ajay North America |  |  | 19,748 |  |  |  | 13,250 |  |  |  | 3,061 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 38,833 |  |  |  | 5,860 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Ajay Europe SARL |  |  | 19,589 |  |  |  | 1,456 |  |  |  | 6,144 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 35,709 |  |  |  | 2,329 |  |  |  | (358 | ) |  |  | 1,971 |
SQM Eastmed Turkey |  |  | 2,718 |  |  |  | 1,833 |  |  |  | 2,600 |  |  |  | 704 |  |  |  | 3,086 |  |  |  | 709 |  |  |  | (84 | ) |  |  | 625 |
Kore Potash PLC |  |  | 7,938 |  |  |  | 119,362 |  |  |  | 2,214 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2,716 | ) |  |  | (2,791 | ) |  |  | (5,507 | )
Total |  |  | 176,333 |  |  |  | 161,068 |  |  |  | 43,572 |  |  |  | 39,226 |  |  |  | 202,984 |  |  |  | 15,719 |  |  |  | (2,833 | ) |  |  | 7,026 |
|  | As of and for the year ended December 31, 2018 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gain (loss) from |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | continuing |  |  | comprehensive |  |  | Comprehensive |
Associate |  | Current |  |  | Non-current |  |  | Current |  |  | Non-current |  |  | Revenue |  |  | operations |  |  | income |  |  | income |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Abu Dhabi Fertilizer Industries WWL |  |  | 23,496 |  |  |  | 11,444 |  |  |  | 5,695 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 33,098 |  |  |  | 1,611 |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 1,610 |
Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS |  |  | 66,498 |  |  |  | 12,242 |  |  |  | 27,067 |  |  |  | 8,509 |  |  |  | 74,144 |  |  |  | 481 |  |  |  | 978 |  |  |  | 1,459 |
Ajay North America |  |  | 21,644 |  |  |  | 12,409 |  |  |  | 3,542 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 40,290 |  |  |  | 7,608 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 7,608 |
Ajay Europe SARL |  |  | 21,219 |  |  |  | 1,214 |  |  |  | 6,743 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 36,337 |  |  |  | 2,747 |  |  |  | (878 | ) |  |  | 1,869 |
SQM Eastmed Turkey |  |  | 1,724 |  |  |  | 2,160 |  |  |  | 1,829 |  |  |  | 1,434 |  |  |  | 3,192 |  |  |  | 740 |  |  |  | (42 | ) |  |  | 698 |
Kore Potash PLC |  |  | 6,659 |  |  |  | 148,426 |  |  |  | 2,180 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (8,198 | ) |  |  | (6,882 | ) |  |  | (15,080 | )
Total |  |  | 141,240 |  |  |  | 187,895 |  |  |  | 47,056 |  |  |  | 9,943 |  |  |  | 187,061 |  |  |  | 4,989 |  |  |  | (6,825 | ) |  |  | (1,836 | )
|  | As of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gain (loss) from |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | continuing |  |  | comprehensive |  |  | Comprehensive |
Associate |  | Current |  |  | Non-current |  |  | Current |  |  | Non-current |  |  | Revenue |  |  | operations |  |  | income |  |  | income |
|  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |  |  | ThUS$ |
Abu Dhabi Fertilizer Industries WWL |  |  | 44,801 |  |  |  | 2,032 |  |  |  | 3,764 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 35,131 |  |  |  | 4,008 |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | 4,004 |
Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS |  |  | 81,057 |  |  |  | 10,731 |  |  |  | 36,990 |  |  |  | 11,251 |  |  |  | 75,269 |  |  |  | 12,854 |  |  |  | (4,367 | ) |  |  | 8,487 |
Ajay North America |  |  | 19,426 |  |  |  | 12,498 |  |  |  | 2,470 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 36,185 |  |  |  | 7,505 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 7,505 |
Ajay Europe SARL |  |  | 23,555 |  |  |  | 1,266 |  |  |  | 8,534 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 32,310 |  |  |  | 2,098 |  |  |  | 2,208 |  |  |  | 4,306 |
SQM Eastmed Turkey |  |  | 8,585 |  |  |  | 712 |  |  |  | 3,292 |  |  |  | 255 |  |  |  | 13,618 |  |  |  | 981 |  |  |  | 414 |  |  |  | 1,395 |
Kore Potash PLC |  |  | 3,981 |  |  |  | 2,671 |  |  |  | 4,487 |  |  |  | 2,260 |  |  |  | 2,389 |  |  |  | (49 | ) |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | (61 | )
Total |  |  | 181,405 |  |  |  | 29,910 |  |  |  | 59,507 |  |  |  | 13,766 |  |  |  | 194,902 |  |  |  | 27,397 |  |  |  | (1,761 | ) |  |  | 25,636 |
8.3 Other information The Company has no participation in unrecognized losses in investments in associates. The Company has no investments that are not accounted for according to the equity method. The basis of preparation of the financial information of associates corresponds to the amounts included in the financial statements in conformity with IFRS. 8.4 Disclosures on interest in associates (a) Transactions conducted in 2019 :
|  | In the fourth quarter of 2019, Ajay North America paid total dividends of ThUS$ 5,706.
|  | In the first quarter of 2019, Ajay Europe SARL paid total dividends of ThUS$ 2,107.
|  | In July 2019, the Company made a capital increase in Kore Potash PLC for ThUS$ 2,600, increasing the share to 19.67% of investment shareholdings.
|  | On December 11, 2019, Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi AS acquired 100% of shares in Doctochem Tarim Sanayi Ticaret LTD.
(b) Transactions conducted in 2018 :
|  | During the first quarter, the Company increased its capital in Kore Potash PLC by ThUS$ 3,000.
|  | In March 2018, Abu Dhabi Fertilizer Industries WLL paid dividends of ThUS$ 10,890. 50% of the distributed dividend was charged to retained earnings generated subsequent to 2014, in line with the Company’s statutes that establish that 37% of the distributed dividend corresponds to SQM. The remaining 50% was charged to retained earnings generated between 2004 and 2014, in line with the entity’s statutes that establish that 50% of the distributed dividend corresponds to SQM.
|  | In March 2018, Ajay North America paid dividends of ThUS$ 1,432.
|  | In June 2018, Abu Dhabi Fertilizer Industries WLL paid dividends of ThUS$ 7,034. 50% of the distributed dividend was charged to retained earnings generated subsequent to 2014, in line with the Company’s statutes that establish that 37% of the distributed dividend corresponds to SQM. The remaining 50% was charged to retained earnings generated between 2004 and 2014, in line with the Company’s statutes that establish that 50% of the distributed dividend corresponds to SQM.
|  | At the close of the second quarter of 2018, Ajay North America paid dividends of ThUS$ 5,728.
|  | In June 2018, Ajay North Europe SARL paid dividends of ThUS$ 1,622.
|  | In June 2018, Charlee SQM Thailand Co. Ltd. paid dividends of ThUS$ 906.
|  | On November 14, 2018, Soquimich European Holdings B.V. sold its share in Charlee SQM Thailand Co. Ltd., generating a loss of ThUS$ 759.
|  | In 2018, Doktor Tarsa Tarim Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S., changed its functional currency from Turkish Lira to the United States Dollar.
(c) Transactions conducted in 2017:
|  | As of December 31, 2017, a capital increase was registered for Plantacote N.V. in a sum of ThUS$4,208 (equivalent to Th€3,500), which is 100% owned by the associate company Doktor Tarsa Tarim. The functional currency of Plantacote N.V. is the Euro. The contribution was made under the heading “Subordinated loan from Dr. Tarsa”. This contribution had no impact on the Company's consolidated results.

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