<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000909037-25-000040.txt : 20251110
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000909037-25-000040
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20251110
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251110
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251110

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]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				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:		251465014

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EL TROVADOR 4285
		STREET 2:		LAS CONDES
		CITY:			SANTIAGO CHILE
		STATE:			F3
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		56224252280

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EL TROVADOR 4285
		STREET 2:		LAS CONDES
		CITY:			SANTIAGO
		STATE:			F3
		ZIP:			7550079
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i1e3fd4e903f2426fb7d7c451095044be_1"></div><div style="min-height:63.36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:3pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="padding-left:0.52pt;padding-right:0.52pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Form&#160;6-K</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE&#160;13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">For the&#160;month of November 2025.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Commission File Number 33-65728</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">CHEMICAL AND MINING COMPANY OF CHILE&#160;INC.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Translation of registrant&#8217;s name into English)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">El Trovador 4285, Santiago, Chile (562) 2425-2000</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Address of principal executive office)</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form&#160;20-F or Form&#160;40-F.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:11pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Form&#160;20-F&#58;_</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">X</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">_  Form&#160;40-F</font></div><div style="padding-left:0.52pt;padding-right:0.52pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:63.36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i1e3fd4e903f2426fb7d7c451095044be_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Approval from the State Administration for Market Regulation of People&#8217;s Republic of China to the Partnership between SQM and Codelco</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Santiago, Chile, November 10, 2025</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> &#8211;Sociedad Qu&#237;mica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE&#58; SQM&#59; Santiago Stock Exchange&#58; SQM-B, SQM-A) informs that on this date the State Administration for Market Regulation of People&#8217;s Republic of China (&#8220;SAMR&#8221;) has approved the public-private association between SQM and Codelco to jointly develop extractive, productive and commercial activities derived from the exploration and exploitation of certain mining properties of the Production Development Corporation (CORFO) in the Atacama Salt Flat (Salar de Atacama) (directly or through its subsidiaries or representative offices) (the &#8220;Business&#8221;).</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">SAMR's authorization required SQM, Codelco, and the joint venture in which they will participate to develop the Business to undertake certain commitments to SAMR. In general terms, these commitments relate to (i) safeguards to prevent the exchange of sensitive information with other participants in the lithium market, (ii) corporate governance practices, and (iii) supplying certain minimum quantities of finished lithium carbonate products in their various specifications to Chinese customers on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms at prices that cannot exceed those applicable under the aforementioned commitment. A copy of an English translation of the version published by SAMR (which contains edits to protect free competition agreed upon with the authority) of its approval decision and the commitment will be made available to shareholders as soon as possible.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">These commitments are consistent with SQM's established business practices in China. In line with the above, SQM estimates that, if these commitments had been in place between 2023 and this date, SQM's results would not have changed substantially.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:66.24pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i1e3fd4e903f2426fb7d7c451095044be_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.95pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">About SQM</font></div><div style="padding-right:10.95pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">SQM is a global company that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Santiago Stock Exchange (NYSE&#58; SQM&#59; Santiago Stock Exchange&#58; SQM-B, SQM-A). SQM develops and produces diverse products for several industries essential for human progress, such as health, nutrition, renewable energy and technology through innovation and technological development. We aim to maintain our leading world position in the lithium, potassium nitrate, and iodine markets. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">For further information, contact&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Gerardo Illanes&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">gerardo.illanes&#64;sqm.com</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Isabel Bendeck&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">isabel.bendeck&#64;sqm.com</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Megan Suitor&#58;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">megan.suitor&#64;sqm.com</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Media contacts&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Lithium Division</font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#58; Ignacia Lopez &#47; ignacia.lopez&#64;sqm.com</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">  </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline"> </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Iodine- Plant Nutrition Division&#58; Carolina Guzman &#47; </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">carolina.guzman&#64;sqm.com</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">International Lithium Divicion&#58; Diana WearingSmith &#47; </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">diana.wearingsmith&#64;sqm.com</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">  </font></div><div style="height:66.24pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.826%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.234%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="i1e3fd4e903f2426fb7d7c451095044be_10"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:63.36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">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.</font></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;padding-left:1.7pt"><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.972%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.828%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">CHEMICAL AND MINING COMPANY OF CHILE&#160;INC.</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Registrant)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date&#58; November 10, 2025</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; Gerardo Illanes</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58; Gerardo Illanes</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CFO</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">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 control number.</font></div><div style="height:63.36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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