K+S Aktiengesellschaft

K+S Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells potash, magnesium, and salt products worldwide. Its Potash and Magnesium Products segment produces and markets mineral fertilizers, such as potassium chloride for various crops, including cereals, corn, rice, and soy beans; fertilizer specialties for rapeseeds, potatoes, citrus fruits, vines, and vegetables; potassium and magnesium products for industrial applications; and a range of products for use in pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food processing, and animal feed industries. The company’s Salt segment manufactures and markets consumer products, such as table salt, water softening salt for home use, and dishwater salt for end users, as well as kosher and low sodium salt; and salt for food processing, industrial salt, salt for chemical use, de-icing salt, and sodium chloride brine. Its Complementary Activities segment is involved in the underground disposal of waste in potash and rock salt mines and recycling activities; the granulation of animal hygiene products, such as CATSAN and THOMAS; and trading several basic chemicals, including caustic soda, nitric acid, sodium carbonate, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride. K+S Aktiengesellschaft offers its products primarily under the CÉRÉBOS, ESCO, K+S-LOGO, MORTON, STIER, UMBRELLA GIRL, VATEL, WINDSOR, AXAL, REGENIT, SALDORO, ACTION MELT, SEASON-ALL, SYSTEM SAVER, BIOSAL, LOBOS, KADD, KORN-KALI, PATENTKALI, and KALISEL brands. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Kassel, Germany.