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Handout - K+S Aktiengesellschaft

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Salt<br />

Key Drivers of the Salt Business<br />

• Diverse and stable salt end uses driving continuous growth<br />

• Essential mineral without economically viable substitutes<br />

• De-icing salt is used for public safety<br />

• Consumption driven by winter weather<br />

• Most economic and environmentally most friendly alternative<br />

• Consumer / food grade salt consumption benefits from population growth and increasing<br />

standards of living<br />

• Industrial/chemical salt consumption driven by economic growth and industrialisation<br />

• Rapidly industrialising regions experience high growth rates<br />

• Salt products typically represent only a small portion of costs of production<br />

• Regional markets due to high portion of logistics costs<br />

January 2013 <strong>K+S</strong> Group 35

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