K+S in pictures

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, CEO

Dr. Burkhard Lohr, CEO of K+S AG

Member of the Board of Executive Directors, CFO

Thorsten Boeckers, CFO of K+S AG

Member of the Board of Executive Directors, COO

Mark Roberts, COO of K+S AG

Chairmen of the Supervisory Board and Board of Executive Directors

Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (left), Dr. Burkhard Lohr, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors (right)

Board of Exceutive Directors of K+S AG

Mark Roberts, COO (left), Dr. Burkhard Lohr, CEO (middle), and Thorsten Boeckers, CFO (right)

Virtual AGM of K+S

Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of K+S AG (left), Dr. Burkhard Lohr, CEO of K+S AG (centre) and Thorsten Boeckers, CFO of K+S AG (right), during this year’s annual general meeting of K+S AG on June 10, 2020.

Virtual AGM of K+S

Dr. Burkhard Lohr, CEO of K+S AG, during his speech at this year’s annual general meeting of K+S on June 10, 2020.

Virtual AGM of K+S

Dr. Burkhard Lohr, CEO of K+S AG, during his speech at this year’s annual general meeting of K+S on June 10, 2020.

Virtual AGM of K+S

Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of K+S AG, before the start of this year’s annual general meeting of K+S on June 10, 2020.

Virtual AGM of K+S

Thorsten Boeckers, CFO of K+S AG, during replying to the shareholder’s questions at this year’s annual general meeting on June 10, 2020.

Virtual AGM of K+S

Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of K+S AG (left), Dr. Burkhard Lohr, CEO of K+S AG (centre) and Thorsten Boeckers, CFO of K+S AG (right), at this year’s annual general meeting of K+S AG on June 10, 2020.

K+S Annual Press Conference 2020

K+S Annual Press Conference on 12 March 2020 on the planned reorientation and the figures for financial year 2019.

K+S Annual Press Conference 2020

Thorsten Boeckers, Chief Financial Officer (left) and Dr. Burkhard Lohr, Chief Executive Officer (center) inform journalists about the realignment and restructuring of the company.

Lohr at K+S Annual Press Conference 2020

Board of Executive Directors Chairman Dr. Burkhard Lohr reports on the progress of the implementation of the package of measures to reduce debt at the Annual Press Conference.

Boeckers at K+S Annual Press Conference 2020

Chief Financial Officer Thorsten Boeckers presents the economic development and the figures for the 2019 financial year.

Boeckers and Lohr at K+S Annual Press Conference 2020

Board of Executive Directors Chairman Dr. Burkhard Lohr and Chief Financial Officer Thorsten Boeckers present the figures for financial year 2019 and explain the planned restructuring at the annual press conference.

Enough food for the world

With its high-quality fertilizers, K+S makes an important contribution to feeding the constantly growing world population.

Potassium - important for a good harvest

The basic prerequisite for high crop yields and top quality is an optimum supply of potassium.

Growing tomatoes in a greenhouse

Water-soluble potassium chloride and potassium sulfate, among other things, are used in fertilization so that vegetables - such as tomatoes - can grow well.

Industrial applications

With a wide range of high-quality potash, magnesium and salt products, K+S offers solutions that keep industries running.

Products for the oil industry

Among other things, K+S supplies potassium-containing products to the oil industry that have been specially developed to meet the requirements of drilling operations.

Products for the pharmaceutical industry

K+S high-purity salts are used in infusion and dialysis solutions for a wide variety of medical indications.

Food grade salts for carefree enjoyment

Whether as a spice or preservative - salt has been an essential part of our diet for thousands of years.

Salt for water softening

K+S tablets made of high-purity evaporated salt are used to soften water in restaurants, hotels, car washes, and hospitals.

Naturally pure quality

We enrich the lives of consumers every day with high-quality table salts from natural sources.

Salt from the deep

K+S's de-icing salt mostly comes from rock salt deposits that were formed about 230 million years ago as a result of the evaporation of ancient oceans.

Safely on track

With our de-icing salts we ensure safe roads and paths in winter in many towns and communities.

Always close to the customer

K+S is the only supplier that is represented in all important de-icing salt markets in the world.

From the depths

In several rock salt mines in Europe and North America, K+S mines salts at depths of several hundred meters.

Natural minerals for plants

K+S produces the fertilizer potassium chloride in conventional mining in Germany and in solution mining in Canada.

The underground giants

The loaders transport up to 17 tonnes of crude salt underground in the K+S mines.

Anchors keep the mine safe

The ridge anchor drill rig is used to place 1.2 meter long threaded rods in the ceilings of the mine in order to fasten the salt layers together.

Solution mining in Canada

Solution mining in Canada involves pumping water deep down through pipes, dissolving the salt rock in huge caverns and then pumping it back up again.

Largest open pit salt mine in the world

In Chile, K+S extracts rock salt in the Salar Grande de Tarapacá open pit mine. There are enough reserves there to supply the world's population with salt for several hundred years.

Traveling west with 13,000 horsepower

Huge freight trains transport the potassium chloride about 1,800km from the Canadian Bethune plant through the Rocky Mountains to the port facility in Vancouver.

Across the ocean to the customer

At the port facility in Vancouver, potassium chloride is loaded onto an Ultramax Bulk Carrier and then shipped to Brazil.

Innovation on tracks

In Europe, K+S has its products transported in the new Tanpps bulk goods railway car. It is equipped with low-noise bogies and whisper brakes.

Plant Werra in Wintershall

Potash plant in Zielitz

Potash plant Werra in Unterbreizbach

Potash plant Werra in Hattorf

Analytics and Research Center in Unterbreizbach

Salt plant in Bernburg

Salt plant in Braunschweig-Lüneburg

K+S headquarters in Kassel

Potash plant Sigmundshall in Wunstorf

Salt plant in Borth

Potash plant in Bethune, Canada