Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call November 16, 2023 10:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Irina Axenova - Head, Investor Relations

Ricardo Ramos - Chief Executive Officer

Gerardo Illanes - Chief Financial Officer

Carlos Diaz - Executive Vice President, Lithium

Felipe Smith - Commercial Vice President, Lithium

Mark Fones - Vice President, Strategy and M&A Lithium

Juan Pablo Bellolio - Commercial Vice President, Iodine and Industrial Chemicals

Conference Call Participants

Joel Jackson - BMO Capital Markets

Lucas Ferreira - JPMorgan

Ben Isaacson - Scotiabank

Isabella Simonato - Bank of America

Operator

Good day, and welcome to the SQM Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Irina Axenova, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Irina Axenova

Thank you, Dave. Good morning. Thank you for joining SQM’s earnings conference call for the third quarter of 2023. This conference call will be recorded and is being webcast live. 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. Ricardo Ramos, our Chief Executive Officer, will be speaking on the call today; Gerardo Illanes, our Chief Financial Officer; Carlos Diaz, Executive Vice President of Lithium; Felipe Smith, Commercial Vice President of Lithium; Mark Fones, Vice President of Strategy and M&A, Lithium; and Juan Pablo Bellolio, Commercial Vice President of Iodine and Industrial Chemicals will be also available to answer any questions.

Before we begin, I would like to remind you that statements made in this conference call regarding our business outlook, future economic performance, anticipated profitability, revenues, expenses and other financial items, along with expected cost synergies and product or service line growth are considered forward-looking statements under federal securities laws. These statements are not historical facts and may be subject to changes due to new information, future developments or other factors. We assume no obligation to update these statements, except as required by law. For a complete forward-looking statement, please refer to our earnings press release and presentations.

I now leave you with our Chief Executive Officer, Ricardo Ramos.

Ricardo Ramos

Thank you, Irina. Good morning. Thank you for joining the call today. Yesterday, we reported our third quarter 2023 earnings. And on this call, I would like to focus on the key drivers in each of the business behind our performance during this quarter.