{"id":1842,"date":"2025-05-14T14:19:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T14:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/mitos-y-realidades-del-acuerdo-codelco-sqm\/05-sqm-es-el-mejor-aliado-para-codelco\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T20:28:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:28:37","slug":"05-sqm-es-el-mejor-aliado-para-codelco","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/mitos-y-realidades-del-acuerdo-codelco-sqm\/05-sqm-es-el-mejor-aliado-para-codelco\/","title":{"rendered":"SQM is the best partner for Codelco"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SQM is the best partner for Codelco<\/h1><\/div>
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True.<\/strong> SQM has been operating in the Atacama Salt Flat for over 25 years and is globally recognized as a leader in lithium production.<\/p>\n

SQM brings the scale, technical expertise, skilled workforce, financial capacity, and international sales networks needed to seize current opportunities and operate the Atacama Salt Flat with top-level technology and environmental care.<\/p>\n

The company will transfer to the joint venture all contracts, assets, and infrastructure in the Salt Flat and in Antofagasta, including environmental permits, international sales networks, technical know-how, and a workforce of more than 3,500 lithium production experts.<\/p>\n

SQM is contributing 100% of the value of all its infrastructure and plants in the Atacama Salt Flat and at the El Carmen facility \u2014 including the world\u2019s largest lithium product refining center located in Antofagasta.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Codelco\u2013SQM agreement is a good deal for Chile<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

True<\/h4>

The Codelco\u2013SQM agreement allows the State to seize now \u2014 and not in 5, 7, or 10 years \u2014 the opportunity we have to become a global leader in lithium production.<\/p>\n<\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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There was no public tender to benefit SQM<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

False<\/h4>

Codelco was not required to carry out a public tender, and the direct deal turned out to be a better business for Chile.<\/p>\n<\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Codelco will control lithium production<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

True<\/h4>

Codelco will be the majority shareholder in the new company and will take full control in 2031.<\/p>\n<\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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SQM has complete freedom to exploit all the lithium it wants<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

False<\/h4>

The additional production was approved by technical bodies and is tied to the launch of the new company.<\/p>\n<\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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SQM is the best partner for Codelco<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

True<\/h4>

SQM has been exploring the Salar de Atacama for nearly 30 years (since 1996) and has the know-how and global recognition as a leader in lithium production.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The State gains little from the agreement<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

False<\/h4>

Between 2025 and 2030 it will receive 70% of the margin; then, 85%.<\/p>\n<\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Was lithium sold cheaply to SQM?<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

False<\/h4>

Chile is not selling off its massive lithium production potential at a low price.<\/p>\n<\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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This agreement was made behind closed doors<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

False<\/h4>

The agreement followed a public and traceable process.<\/p>\n<\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Codelco\u2013SQM agreement guarantees sustainable production in the Atacama Salt Flat<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

True<\/h4>

The Salar Futuro project will produce more lithium with less net brine use and no continental water.<\/p>\n<\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Communities have not been heard<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

False<\/h4>

The Codelco\u2013SQM partnership has made it mandatory to carry out a permanent dialogue process with Atacame\u00f1o communities in the Atacama Salt Flat basin.<\/p>\n<\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"05 SQM is the best partner for CodelcoTrue. SQM has been operating in the Atacama Salt Flat for over 25 years and is globally recognized as a leader in lithium production. SQM brings the scale, technical expertise, skilled workforce, financial capacity, and international sales networks needed to seize current opportunities and operate the Atacama Salt...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1829,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1842","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1842"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2032,"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1842\/revisions\/2032"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acuerdocodelcosqm.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}