Road through the Salar.
ABOUT US

We are a pioneer in lithium around the world, starting in Chile.

Albemarle is a specialty chemical company and one of the largest lithium producers in the world with decades of rich history in Chile.

More than 40 years ago, we were pioneers in the development of the lithium industry together with CORFO. Today we are strategic allies of Chile in the development of the lithium industry, providing experience and world leadership.

We are committed to producing sustainable lithium, a key mineral for the technological revolution underway and fundamental for electromobility that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to face climate change. 

We are an innovative company, committed to the environment and part of one of the most important global producers: Albemarle Corporation, based in North Carolina, United States. In Chile, Albemarle Limitada is located in the Antofagasta Region, here our owners are Albemarle US Inc (55%) and Foote Minera e Inversiones Limitada (45%). 

In Chile, we produce lithium from brine in the Salar de Atacama, a place of invaluable cultural and environmental importance and in whose territories the Lickanantay people have lived for thousands of years. 

Collaboration, dialogue and social value have been key concepts in the development of our company. From Foote Minerals, through Sociedad Chilena del Litio, Rockwood and today, Albemarle, the strategic partnership with the State has proven to be a virtuous alliance that has allowed the generation of a competitive, sustainable industry and that has marked the way for a new form of relationship between company and community. 

 

Infographic explaining sustainable lithium for the world.
Infographic explaining sustainable lithium for the world.

Front Loader and truck loading salts.

Salmag

During the lithium production process in the Atacama salt flat, a series of salts are generated that are by-products and are marketed by SALMAG, an Albemarle company, for various uses.

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Worker on a barrier in the Salar with piles of lithium salts.

Strategic Partners

We are strategic allies of Chile in the development of a high value-added industry, providing the experience and world leadership of our parent company so that the country can take advantage of this potential.

About Strategic Partnerships
ALBEMARLE CHILE BY THE NUMBERS
+1,200
Workers in Chile
+83%
Of Jobs Are in Antofagasta Region
~40%
Salar Plant Workers From Native Peoples
~18%
Workforce That Are Female

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