Industry: Basic Industries – Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
Stock Symbol: SQM – NYSE
Animal Usage: Animal Testing
Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. is on the Cruelty Free Investing use of animals list because they conduct pre-clinical studies of their products on animals to assess a product’s safety profile.
Supporting Evidence:
The company stated in the following document that they conduct pre-clinical trials of their products on animals.
“No adverse effects observed on reproduction and development in animal studies.” (Page 4) Read the full document
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM), is a producer of potassium nitrate and iodine. The Company produces specialty plant nutrients, iodine derivatives, lithium and its derivatives, potassium chloride, potassium sulfate and certain industrial chemicals. [Source: Reuters]
Company Website: http://www.sqm.com