| Santiago, Chile, April 28, 2009.- SQM reported today earnings for the first quarter of 2009 of US$86.3 million (US$0.33 per ADR), an increase of 33% with respect to the same period of 2008, when earnings totaled US$64.8 million (US$0.25 per ADR). Operating income reached US$119.5 million (37% of revenues), 39% higher than the US$86.2 million (26% of revenues) recorded during the first quarter of 2008. Revenues totaled US$320.9 million for the first quarter, representing a decrease of 2% over the US$326.3 million reported in the same period of 2008. |