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Right-of-use assets and Lease liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Right-Of-Use Assets And Lease Liabilities  
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13.1    Right-of-use assets
Reconciliation of changes
in right-of-use assets as of
December 31, 2024, net value
LandBuildingsOther
property,
plant and
equipment
Transport
equipment
Machinery,
plant and
equipment
Total
ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$
Opening Balance18,299 25,458  855 28,581 73,193 
Additions110 12,247 — 1,245 19,435 33,037 
Depreciation expenses(738)(7,150)— (1,129)(13,648)(22,665)
Transfer to property, plant and equipment— — — — — — 
Other increases (decreases)992 (7)— 242 (722)505 
Total changes364 5,090  358 5,065 10,877 
Closing balance18,663 30,548  1,213 33,646 84,070 
Reconciliation of changes
in right-of-use assets as of
December 31, 2023, net value
LandBuildingsOther
property,
plant and
equipment
Transport
equipment
Machinery,
plant and
equipment
Total
ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$
Opening Balance18,320 17,839  1,805 22,903 60,867 
Additions894 13,714 — 37 18,686 33,331 
Depreciation expenses(687)(4,509)— (987)(11,088)(17,271)
Transfer to property, plant and equipment— — — — — — 
Other increases (decreases)(228)(1,586)— — (1,920)(3,734)
Total changes(21)7,619  (950)5,678 12,326 
Closing balance18,299 25,458  855 28,581 73,193 
The Company’s lease activities included the following aspects:
(a)The nature of the Company’s lease activities is related to contracts focused primarily on business operations, mainly rights-of-use to equipment and real estate,
(b)The Company does not estimate any significant future cash outflows that would potentially expose the Company, and these are likewise not reflected in the measurement of lease liabilities, related to concepts such as: (i) Variable lease payments, (ii) Extension options and termination options, (iii) Guaranteed residual value and (iv) Leases not yet undertaken but committed by the Company.
(c)These are not subject to restrictions or agreements imposed by contracts.
There were no sales transactions with leases later in the period.
13.2    Lease liabilities
Lease liabilitiesAs of December 31, 2024As of December 31, 2023
CurrentNon-CurrentCurrentNon-Current
ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$
Lease liabilities23,011 60,801 18,192 56,966 
Total23,011 60,801 18,192 56,966 
i)    Current and non-current lease liabilities
(a)    As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, current lease liabilities are analyzed as follows:
DebtorCreditorContract indexation unit Effective rateNominal amounts as of December 31,2024Nominal amounts as of December 31,2024
Tax ID No.CompanyCountrySupplierUp to 90 days90 days to 1 yearTotalUp to 90 days90 days to 1 yearTotal
ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$
79.626.800-KSQM Salar SpAChileContract supplierPeso3.42%2,813 8,438 11,251 2,482 7,591 10,073 
79.626.800-KSQM Salar SpAChileContract supplierUF2.47%361 1,065 1,426 339 1,017 1,356 
79.947.100-0SQM Industrial S.A.ChileContract supplierPeso3.52%65 58 123 64 56 120 
79.947.100-0SQM Industrial S.A.ChileContract supplierUF2.45%658 1,911 2,569 589 1,724 2,313 
79.768.170-9Soquimich Comercial S.A.ChileContract supplierUF3.75%336 954 1,290 324 874 1,198 
76.359.919-1Orcoma SpA ChileContract supplierPeso6.80%
76.359.919-1Orcoma SpA ChileContract supplierUF2.35%
ForeignSQM Australia PtyAustraliaContract supplierAustralian dollar5.36%687 1,999 2,686 683 1,989 2,672 
ForeignSQM Comercial de México S.A. de C.V.MexicoContract supplierDollar5.05%734 1,455 2,189 692 1,370 2,062 
ForeignSQM Comercial de México S.A. de C.V.MexicoContract supplierMexican Peso6.37%317 537 854 290 475 765 
ForeignSQM Europe N.V.BelgiumContract supplierEuro3.07%121 364 485 97 296 393 
ForeignSQM North América Corp.United StatesContract supplierDollar5.25%74 221 295 68 204 272 
ForeignSQM África PtySouth AfricaContract supplierRand9.20%370 929 1,299 316 823 1,139 
ForeignSQM Colombia S.A.S.ColombiaContract supplierColombian Peso12.86%66 200 266 66 200 266 
ForeignSQM IberianSpainContract supplierEuro3.25%15 46 61 14 44 58 
ForeignSQM Comercial Perú S.A.C.PeruContract supplierDollar6.83%31 91 122 31 91 122 
ForeignSQM India Private LimitedIndiaContract supplierINR2.84%26 35 26 35 
ForeignSQM Comercial BrasilBrazilContract supplierBrazilian real2.55%13 18 13 17 
ForeignSQM Japan Co. Ltd.JapanContract supplierJPY2.38%21 28 21 28 
ForeignSQM Shanghái Industrial CoChinaContract supplierCNY2.46%30 90 120 28 86 114 
Total6,702 18,426 25,128 6,106 16,905 23,011 

DebtorCreditorContract indexation unit Effective rateNominal amounts as of December 31,2023Nominal amounts as of December 31,2023
Tax ID No.CompanyCountrySupplierUp to 90 days90 days to 1 yearTotalUp to 90 days90 days to 1 yearTotal
ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$
93.007.000-9SQM S.A.ChileContract supplierUF3.49%20 46 66 19 46 65 
79.626.800-KSQM Salar S.A.ChileContract supplierPeso3.02%344 1,034 1,378 321 977 1,298 
79.626.800-KSQM Salar S.A.ChileContract supplierUF2.54%1,492 4,040 5,532 1,400 3,718 5,118 
79.947.100-0SQM Industrial S.A.ChileContract supplierUF2.58%726 1,863 2,589 645 1,640 2,285 
96.592.190-7SQM Nitratos S.A.ChileContract supplierUF3.49%18 43 61 18 42 60 
79.768.170-9Soquimich Comercial S.A.ChileContract supplierUF2.97%374 1,123 1,497 336 956 1,292 
76.359.919-1Orcoma SpAChileContract supplierPeso6.16%
76.359.919-1Orcoma SpAChileContract supplierUF6.80%
ForeignSQM Australia Pty Australia Contract supplierAustralian dollar4.93%725 1,896 2,621 721 1,884 2,605 
ForeignSQM Comercial de México S.A. de C.V.MexicoContract supplierDollar3.74%711 2,131 2,842 633 1,953 2,586 
ForeignSQM Comercial de México S.A. de C.V.MexicoContract supplierMexican peso9.73%262 789 1,051 240 747 987 
ForeignSQM Europe N.V.BelgiumContract supplierEuro1.30%121 364 485 94 287 381 
ForeignSQM North América Corp.United StatesContract supplierDollar3.67%106 267 373 97 244 341 
ForeignSQM África PtySouth AfricaContract supplierRand9.20%344 1,007 1,351 267 820 1,087 
ForeignSQM Colombia S.A.S.ColombiaContract supplierColombian peso2.45%17 22 17 22 
ForeignSQM IberianSpainContract supplierEuro 3.25%15 48 63 14 44 58 
Total5,266 14,677 19,943 4,813 13,379 18,192 
(b)    As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the non-current lease liabilities are analyzed as follows:
DebtorCreditorContract indexation unit Effective rateNominal amounts as of December 31,2024Amounts at amortized cost as of December 31, 2024
Tax ID No.CompanyCountrySupplier1-2 Years2-3 Years3-4 YearsTotal1-2 Years2-3 Years3-4 YearsTotal
ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$
79.626.800-KSQM Salar SpAChileContract supplierPeso3.42%17,661 5,100 — 22,761 16,676 4,968 — 21,644 
79.626.800-KSQM Salar SpAChileContract supplierUF2.39%1,565 308 — 1,873 1,505 306 — 1,811 
79.947.100-0SQM Industrial S.A.ChileContract supplierPeso6.02%37 — — 37 36 — — 36 
79.947.100-0SQM Industrial S.A.ChileContract supplierUF3.10%3,730 4,040 — 7,770 3,382 3,905 — 7,287 
79.768.170-9Soquimich Comercial S.A.ChileContract supplierUF4.23%1,650 362 — 2,012 1,574 357 — 1,931 
76.359.919-1Orcoma SpA ChileContract supplierPeso6.80%18 26 28 72 11 19 25 55 
ForeignSQM North América Corp.United StatesContract supplierDollar5.52%562 — 568 542 — 548 
ForeignSQM Comercial de México S.A. de C.V.MexicoContract supplierMexican peso9.75%766 574 — 1,340 663 549 — 1,212 
ForeignSQM Comercial de México S.A. de C.V.MexicoContract supplierDollar4.46%1,521 — — 1,521 1,489 — — 1,489 
ForeignSQM Australia PtyAustraliaContract supplierAustralian dollar5.29%3,253 15,998 — 19,251 3,249 15,998 — 19,247 
ForeignSQM África PtySouth AfricaContract supplierRand9.43%1,222 — — 1,222 1,105 — — 1,105 
ForeignSQM Colombia S.A.S.ColombiaContract supplierColombian peso14.83%1,200 — — 1,200 1,198 — — 1,198 
ForeignSQM Europe N.V.BelgiumContract supplierEuro3.07%970 1,455 647 3,072 823 1,332 633 2,788 
ForeignSQM IberianSpainContract supplierEuro3.25%76 16 — 92 60 16 — 76 
ForeignSQM Comercial Perú S.A.C.PeruContract supplierDollar8.01%94 — — 94 94 — — 94 
ForeignSQM Soquimich BrasilBrazilContract supplierBrazilian real2.62%21 — — 21 21 — — 21 
ForeignSQM India Private LimitedIndiaContract supplierINR2.84%18 — — 18 18 — — 18 
ForeignSQM Japan Co. Ltd.JapanContract supplierJPY2.38%14 — — 14 14 — — 14 
ForeignSQM Shanghái Industrial CoChinaContract supplierCNY2.46%231 — — 231 227 — — 227 
Total34,609 27,885 675 63,169 32,687 27,456 658 60,801 

DebtorCreditorContract indexation unit Effective rateNominal amounts as of December 31,2023Amounts at amortized cost as of December 31, 2023
Tax ID No.CompanyCountrySupplier1-2 Years2-3 Years3-4 YearsTotal1-2 Years2-3 Years3-4 YearsTotal
ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$ThUS$
79.626.800-KSQM Salar S.A.ChileContract supplierPeso2.61%1,176 1,079 — 2,255 1,133 1,064 — 2,197 
79.626.800-KSQM Salar S.A.ChileContract supplierUF2.88%6,185 3,728 — 9,913 5,901 3,630 — 9,531 
79.947.100-0SQM Industrial S.A.ChileContract supplierUF2.06%3,799 5,594 311 9,704 3,348 5,312 310 8,970 
79.768.170-9 Soquimich Comercial S.A. ChileContract supplierUF2.97%1,844 969 181 2,994 2,020 938 173 3,131 
76.359.919-1Orcoma SpAChileContract supplierPeso 6.80%18 26 37 81 12 41 61 
ForeignSQM North América Corp. United StatesContract supplierDollar 4.99%524 265 — 789 484 260 — 744 
ForeignSQM Comercial de México S.A. de C.V.MexicoContract supplierMexican Peso 6.79%91 — — 91 90 — — 90 
ForeignSQM Comercial de México S.A. de C.V.MexicoContract supplierDollar5.25%3,197 1,131 — 4,328 3,040 1,105 — 4,145 
ForeignSQM Australia PtyAustraliaContract supplierAustralian dollar 4.92%5,624 18,236 — 23,860 5,618 16,916 — 22,534 
ForeignSQM África PtySouth AfricaContract supplierRand 9.20%1,276 591 659 2,526 1,182 483 581 2,246 
ForeignSQM Colombia S.A.S.ColombiaContract supplierColombian peso2.17%— — — — 
ForeignSQM Europe N.VBelgiumContract supplierEuro1.30%485 485 2,586 3,556 393 405 2,383 3,181 
ForeignSQM IberianSpainContract supplierEuro3.25%61 61 16 138 58 60 17 135 
Total24,281 32,165 3,790 60,236 23,276 30,185 3,505 56,966 
Other lease disclosures
Total lease expenses related to lease payments that did not qualify under the scope of IFRS 16 were ThUS$ 86,872, ThUS$ 88,754 and ThUS$ 78,880 for the periods ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. See Note 20.8.
Expenses related to variable payments not included in lease liabilities were ThUS$6,138, ThUS$4,700 and ThUS$3,631 for the periods ending December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
Income from subleases on right-of-use assets were ThUS$0, ThUS$5 and ThUS$142 as of December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Payments for contractual operating leases are disclosed in Note 4.2 Liquidity Risk.