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K+S plant Ausgabe von Wandelanleihen im Nennwert von etwa 300 Mio. € mit Endfälligkeit in 2031.

The K+S Group acquires Qemetica’s salt business. The salt and fertilizer producer based in Kassel (Germany) is purchasing two evaporated salt production sites in Stassfurt (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) and Janikowo (Poland) from the Polish chemical company. Thereby, K+S is further expanding its own European salt business and opening up additional growth potential in Central and Eastern Europe.

K+S generated revenues of €1,061 million (Q1/2025: €965 million). As already published via ad‑hoc disclosure on April 22, EBITDA operating earnings reached €279 million (Q1/2025: €201 million), and adjusted free cash flow amounted to €+87 million in the first three months of the current financial year (3M/2025: €+32 million).

Based on preliminary calculations, the K+S Group’s EBITDA for the first quarter of 2026 is with approximately EUR 280 million significantly above market expectations (Vara consensus estimate as of April 14, 2026: median of EUR 225 million; Q1/2025: EUR 201 million).

In the 2025 financial year, K+S generated revenues of €3.65 billion (2024: €3.65 billion) and EBITDA of €612.8 million (Vara consensus estimate: €603.4 million; 2024: €557.7 million). The increase in earnings was mainly attributable to higher prices in the Agriculture customer segment and for industrial products. These effects, together with lower freight costs, more than offset higher energy and personnel costs.

The Water Challenge jury has selected four finalists from around 100 applications, with whom closer cooperation is now being assessed. The aim of the Water Challenge is to develop sustainable and innovative solutions for dealing with saline water at K+S.

Today, at its meeting, the Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft extended Christina Daske's mandate as Labor Director by 5 years. Her service agreement will now run until November 30, 2031.

Germany's largest mining company supports the European Commission's initiative to increase Europe's supply of raw materials. Dr. Christian H. Meyer, CEO of the Kassel-based salt and fertilizer manufacturer K+S, considers the RESourcEU Action Plan an important step in the right direction. However, he believes that the simplifications should benefit the domestic production of all mineral and metallic raw materials, not just so-called critical raw materials.

In the third quarter, K+S generated revenues of €879 million (Q3/2024: €866 million). Operating earnings (EBITDA) reached €111 million (Q3/2024: €66 million). Adjusted free cash flow amounted to €+62 million in the first nine months of the current financial year (9M/2024: €+111 million).