The data displays the lithium carbonate production of Sociedad QuĂmica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) from 2011 to 2017. In 2017, SQM produced 45 metric tons of lithium at their Salar de Atacama mine. Based in Chile, SQM is the world's biggest lithium producer (under its Lithium and derivatives business segment), in addition to its other business segments: Specialty Plant Nutrition, Iodine and derivatives, Industrial Chemicals, and Potassium.
2011 | 38 |
2012 | 41 |
2013 | 33 |
2014 | 30 |
2015 | 33 |
2016 | 44 |
2017 | 45 |