UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF
FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF
THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SOCIEDAD
QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE S.A.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CHEMICAL
AND MINING COMPANY OF CHILE INC.
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
El
Trovador 4285, Santiago, Chile (562) 425-2000
(Address
and phone number of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F x
Form
40-F
_____
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
______
No x
.
If
"Yes"
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82_________
SUMMARY
OF INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
Includes
a press release issued on November 9, 2007 regarding the filing date of the
Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 20-F.
SQM
FILED ITS 2006 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F WITH THE
U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Santiago,
Chile, November 9, 2007.- Sociedad
Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE: SQM, SQMA; Santiago Stock Exchange:
SQM-B, SQM-A) announced today that it filed its 2006 Annual Report on Form
20-F
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2007. The Form
20-F
is available on the Company’s Web site, at www.sqm.com.
Hard
copies of the Company’s complete audited financial statements can also be
requested by the Company’s ADR holders, free of charge, by contacting the
Company, via telephone (562-425-2485) or e-mail (patricio.vargas@sqm.com or
carolyn.mckenzie@sqm.com), or by writing to the following address:
El
Trovador 4285, Piso 6, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
SQM
is an
integrated producer and distributor of specialty plant nutrition, industrial
chemicals, iodine and lithium. Its products are based on the development of
high
quality natural resources that allow the Company to be leader in costs,
supported by a specialized international network with sales in over 100
countries. SQM’s development strategy aims to maintain and strengthen the world
leadership in its three main businesses: specialty plant nutrition, iodine
and
lithium.
The
leadership strategy is based on the Company’s competitive advantages and on the
sustainable growth of the different markets where it participates. SQM’s main
competitive advantages in its different businesses are:
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Low
production costs based in vast and high quality natural
resources.
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Know-how
and its own technological developments in its various production
processes.
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Logistics
infrastructure and high production levels that allow SQM to have
low
distribution costs.
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High
market share in all its core
products
|
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International
sales offices in more than 20 countries and sales in over 100
countries.
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Sales
synergies due to the production of a complete range of specialty
plant
nutrition.
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Continuous
new product development according to the specific needs of its different
customers.
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Conservative
and solid financial position
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For
further information contact:
Patricio
Vargas, 56-2-4252274 / 56-2-4252485 / patricio.vargas@sqm.com
Carolyn
McKenzie, 56-2-4252074 / carolyn.mckenzie@sqm.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
SOCIEDAD
QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE S.A.
Conf:
/s/
Ricardo Ramos R.
Ricardo
Ramos R.
Chief
Financial Officer
Date:
November
9,
2007