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Table 3.4

Lithium Production in Chile by Company

Unit: Thousand metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent, LCE · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2020 to 2025

Lithium Production in Chile by Company. Thousand metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent, LCE
Series202020212022202320242025
Novandino Litio (1)81.3108.4152.9165.5206.5236.8
Salar de Atacama (2)42.642.653.253.269.274.5
COMPANIES TOTAL (3)(4)123.9151206.1218.7275.7311.3

Notes of the table

  • (1) Las cifras de SQM corresponden a Novandino Litio. Para 2020–2022 se utiliza la serie de producción de litio y derivados publicada por SQM en sus reportes anuales. / SQM figures correspond to Novandino Litio. For 2020–2022, the lithium and derivatives production series published by SQM in its annual reports is used.
  • (2) Las cifras de Albemarle corresponden a la producción del Salar de Atacama, informada por la empresa en miles de toneladas métricas de litio metálico y convertida a LCE utilizando el factor informado por Albemarle: 0,1878 toneladas métricas de litio metálico por tonelada de LCE. / Albemarle figures correspond to Salar de Atacama production, reported by the company in thousand metric tons of lithium metal and converted into LCE using the factor reported by Albemarle: 0.1878 metric tons of lithium metal per metric ton of LCE.
  • (3) El total corresponde a la suma de las cifras informadas o derivadas desde reportes de empresa. Puede diferir de otras fuentes por diferencias de unidad, alcance, metodología, redondeo y momento de registro de la producción. / The total corresponds to the sum of figures reported or derived from company reports. It may differ from other sources due to differences in unit, scope, methodology, rounding, and timing of production recognition.
  • (4) Para años anteriores a 2020 no se identificó una serie pública comparable por empresa y operación para ambas compañías. / For years prior to 2020, no comparable public series by company and operation was identified for both companies.

Source stated in the table

COCHILCO en base a las publicaciones de: SQM S.A., Memoria Integrada y Annual Report; y Albemarle Corporation, Annual Report y Form 10-K. / Prepared by COCHILCO based on SQM S.A., Integrated Report and Annual Report; and Albemarle Corporation, Annual Report and Form 10-K.

Source: Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 (XLSX), 2026. Read on Oct 6, 2026.

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n.d.: no data · n.a.: not applicable · “< 1”: less than one unit.