SQM Inc., Santiago, said on Sept. 8 it plans to offer senior unsecured notes to qualified institutional investors in the U.S., with the net proceeds going to completed, ongoing, and future green projects.
These will include the development, expansion, operation, and maintenance of projects for the extraction and processing of lithium and production of lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate, primarily dedicated to applications related to clean transportation and energy efficiency, and may include lithium carbonate and hydroxide production expansion in Chile.