SQM hits back at royalty dodging and nuclear export allegations

• Autores: Laura Syrett, Myles McCormick
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 582, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Abril)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • On the royalties issue, SQM said the Chilean Law to Establish a Specific Tax on Mining Activity, enacted by the country's government in 2005 and modified in 2010, contained "no special regiment, benefits, or economic advantages for SQM and its subsidiaries".

    "In 2010, SQM expressed its view that the modification of the law should consider equitable and non-discriminatory treatment for both Chilean and foreign companies, just as the original law had established in 2005," SQM said in a statement released on 10 March.

    SQM told IM that the piece "contains several untruths and assumptions and for which we never even contacted". It has insisted that it maintains "clear and complete" records and that its international sales network allows it to maintain direct contact with its final customers.