Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a Chilean commodities producer with significant operations in lithium ( primarily used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems), specialty and standard potassium fertilizers, iodine ( primarily used in X-ray contrast media), and solar salts. The company extracts these materials through its high-quality caliche ore and salt brine deposits. SQM is also developing a hard rock lithium project in Australia.