Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM) Q1 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

For the period ending March 31, 2022

May 19, 2022 12:00 p.m. ET

Prepared Remarks

Questions and Answers

Call Participants

Prepared Remarks:

Operator

Good day and welcome to the SQM First Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Kelly O’Brien, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Kelly O’Brien

Good morning. Thank you for joining SQM’s first quarter 2022 earnings conference call. This conference call will be recorded and is being webcast live. Following this call, you will be able to access the webcast at our website, www.sqm.com. Our earnings press release and the presentation with a summary of the results have been uploaded to our website, where you can also find a link to the webcast.

Speaking on the call today will be Ricardo Ramos, Chief Executive Officer and Gerardo Illanes, Chief Financial Officer; Carlos Diaz, Executive Vice President of Lithium business; and Pablo Altimiras, Executive Vice President of the Iodine and Nitrates businesses will be available to answer any questions.

Before we begin, let me remind you that statements in this conference concerning the company’s business outlook, future economic performances, anticipated profitability, revenues, expenses or other financial items, anticipated cost synergies product or service line growth, together with other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as the term is defined under federal securities laws. Any forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting the best judgment of SQM based on currently available information and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially as those stated in such statements, including our ability to successfully implement this sustainable development plan, risks, uncertainties and factors that could affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements are identified in our public filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and in our earnings release issued last night. These forward-looking statements should be considered in light of those factors. We assume no obligation to update such statements whether as a result of our new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

And I also wanted to mention before I pass the phone over to Ricardo Ramos that Felipe Smith is also here to answer questions related to the lithium market. Ricardo?

Ricardo Ramos