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K+S Group
Potash and Magnesium Products
Revenues (€ billion) EBIT (€ million)
Highlights 9M/12
0.51
Industrial
products
14%
0.56
Fertilizer
specialities 38%
1.59
By product group
1.81
Q3/11 Q3/12 9M/11 9M/12
1.9
2.1
2.4
2010 2011 LTM*
• After there was still cautious early stocking-up of
fertilizers at the start of the year, the demand
developed positively during Q2.
• In Q3/12, due to the attractive prices for agricultural
raw materials, demand was at a good level for
agricultural raw materials demand was at a good level
in the markets relevant for K+S. However, against the
backdrop of still outstanding contract conclusions in
China and India, international prices for potassium
chloride came under pressure, but overall were
moderately above those of Q3/11.
Revenue split 2011 Outlook 2012**
Potassium
chloride 48%
171
476
2010 2011 LTM*
Asia
20%
159
By region
South
America
19%
North America
3%
558
608
Q3/11 Q3/12 9M/11 9M/12
740 789
Africa, Oceania
5%
Europe
53%
• Sales volumes expected at 6.9 million t
(2011: 6.9 million t)
• Moderately increasing average price level
expected compared to 2011**
• Moderately increasing revenues and tangibly higher
unit costs should result in stable operating earnings.
* LTM=Last twelve months as of 30 September 2012
January 2013
* * Outlook as of 6 November 2012; In line with our customary, purely technical forecast policy, which maintains the
currently achieved potash price level unchanged for the remainder of 2012
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