Member type: Full Member + RCLG

Chemical industry
The chemical industry is important to the Chilean economy, representing about 6% of national GPI and around 30% of the industrial GPI. Production includes important raw materials for other key industries including the most important export sectors such as: mining, fruit production, cellulose and paper, wood products, and salmon. Some chemicals production has a global dimension such as methanol, nitrates, iodine and lithium carbonate. Main export markets are EU (22%), USA, Asia, Aladi and Mercosur  (15 % each), and others such as, GRULAC, Africa and Australia.

National association
The Chemical Industry Association of Chile (ASIQUIM) represents 117 companies. It covers manufacturers (about 62 % of members), dealers (13%) and specialized providers of services for chemical Industry, such as Warehousing, Transportation, High Volume Terminals, Waste Management and others (25%). The mission of ASIQUIM, can be sum up as follow.
Its goal is to give support on information, technical matters and representation of its company members and maintain relations of mutual convenience with State Agencies, and national and international private institutions. Manage the Responsible Care implementation, to maintain standard practices in health, safe and environment issues, making sure the national communities are well aware of this process.

Last year authorities has request Asiquim, to participate in important legislations related to the chemical handling, such as storage and waste management, and the most important one, the "National Policy on Chemical Safety" which recognized Asiquim as an important player in the Chilean Chemical Sector, and most important, promote the implementation of Responsible Care in the Chilean Chemical Industry as a written actions in the shortcoming future.