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The Claims

19 October · London & New York

Each one sits on a thesis. The date is when it gets graded. They are not calls.

Pale evaporation ponds and white salt crust in morning sun. — Pale ponds sit in the salt crust, mountains on the horizon.

Thesis

A new salar without a water right in Santiago or a consent in San Pedro is a white crust.

Is the delay the rock or the water letter?

553 sessions to 31 DecA brine permit ships a tonneA named South American brine project receives a final water permit and ships a first commercial tonne by 31 Dec 2028.Open.

Resolved

What already closed.

Resolved: false · 26 Aug 2026SJM guides volume flat-to-down and price holdsFalse: Volume/mix > 0 with price also positive, demand is fine, the theme is early. Source: SEC Exhibit 99.1, 8-K filed 26 Aug 2026 (0000091419-26-000079) (26 Aug 2026). Volume/mix: company +1 pp; US Retail Coffee +2, Frozen Handheld +1, Pet Foods +1, Sweet Baked Snacks -8. Net price +4 pp at the company. US Retail Coffee printed +10 pp price with +2 volume/mix. FY27 guide is sales -1 to -2 percent on lower price and neutral volume/mix, not growth from price.