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Revenues and Earnings Expectations 2013
(Basis 2012) 1,2)
Potash and Magnesium Products:
• Caution against the backdrop of the continuing absence of contract conclusions by North
American and Russian producers with Chinese and Indian customers, which are of relevance
for the global price level
• Sales volumes on about the same level as the previous year (2012e: 6.9 million t) and a
slightly lower average price level
• Savings in energy costs should roughly make up for increases in the remaining cost types
Slight decrease in revenues and operating earnings expected
Salt:
• Normalisation of de-icing salt business
Tangible rise in revenues and strong increase in operating earnings expected
K+S Group:
• Slightly increasing revenues
• Slight increase in EBITDA and operating earnings EBIT I
• Moderate increase in adjusted Group earnings from continued operations
January 2013
1)
Outlook statement as of 6 November 2012
2)
The underlying assumptions for this outlook can be found in our Quarterly Financial Report Q3/12 on page 24
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