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SQM's lithium production 2011-2017

Lithium carbonate production of Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. from 2011 to 2017 (in metric tons)

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