SQM Acquisition Under Review

Chile’s Economic Prosecutor (FNE) will review Tianqi Lithium’s acquisition of a 24 percent stake in SQM from Nutrien, according to Bloomberg, citing a statement on the FNE’s website. FNE said it will review deal after requests from Chile government agency Corfo and Senator Alejandro Guillier. FNE says it will review if deal poses risks to competition.