Handout - K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Handout - K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Handout - K+S Aktiengesellschaft
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Salt<br />
Morton Salt at a glance<br />
• Largest producer of food grade salt, industrial<br />
and de-icing salt in North America<br />
• North America’s favorite salt consumer brand<br />
(“The Morton<br />
Umbrella Girl”)<br />
Revenues by product group *<br />
2009<br />
De-icing salt<br />
38%<br />
Food grade salt<br />
26%<br />
• 6 rock salt mines, 7 solar evaporation facilities<br />
and 10 vacuum salt operations as well as<br />
62 salt stockpiles and 61 distribution centers<br />
Salt for chemical use<br />
2%<br />
Industrial salt<br />
34%<br />
• Annual salt production capacity<br />
of 13.1 million tonnes<br />
• 2,900 employees<br />
• Headquartered in Chicago; founded in 1848<br />
Key figures<br />
USD million<br />
Sales volume<br />
(million tonnes)<br />
2009<br />
10.1<br />
2008<br />
12.7<br />
2007<br />
11.9<br />
Revenues 1,134 1,220 1,059<br />
EBITDA 283<br />
270<br />
204<br />
* Adjusted to <strong>K+S</strong> classification<br />
January 2013 <strong>K+S</strong> Group 98