Pampa Calichera , a major shareholder of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile ( SQM ) and controlled by Carlos Slim , has taken advantage of lower prices and bought 382,579 shares of B - class SQM stock valued at $ 18.4 billion . acciones de la serie B de la minera After the transaction , the Chilean mining company said that it has a 19.86 % stake of SQM .
Pampa Calichera , a major shareholder of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile ( SQM ) and controlled by Carlos Slim , has taken advantage of lower prices and bought 382,579 shares of B - class SQM stock valued at $ 18.4 billion . After the transaction , the Chilean mining company said that it has a 19.86 % stake of SQM .