Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S. A. (SQM) reported a 45.6 percent increase in net income for the first quarter ending March 31, 2011. Net income rose to $ 111.4 million ($.42 per share) on revenues of $480 million, up from the year-ago $76.5 million ($.29 per share) on revenues of $388.5 million."Robust demand in all of our business lines supported the solid earnings performance in the first quarter of 2011," said Patricio Contesse, SQM CEO. "Strong fertilizer market conditions drove growth in our SPN (Specialty Plant Nutrition) business line, and better pricing conditions in potashmarkets sustained our fertilizer business lines. Performance in our iodine and lithium segments was also strong, and current conditions in these markets should create unique opportunities to capture growth and increase our presence in the coming months.
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机译：Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA（SQM）报告称，截至2011年3月31日的第一季度净收入增长了45.6％。净收入从收入4.8亿美元增至1.114亿美元（每股0.42美元），高于上年同期的4.8亿美元。 SQM首席执行官帕特里西奥·孔塞斯（Patricio Contesse）表示，“去年我们所有业务领域的强劲需求推动了2011年第一季度的强劲盈利表现。”该公司去年同期的收入为7.850亿美元（合每股0.29美元），收入为3.885亿美元。 “强劲的肥料市场状况推动了SPN（特种植物营养）业务线的增长，钾肥市场更好的定价条件使我们的肥料业务线得以维持。碘和锂领域的业绩也很强劲，这些市场的当前状况将创造独特的在未来几个月内抓住增长机会并增加我们的影响力的机会。
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