Potash and Salt Mining

Search documents
K+S (KPLU.F) Earnings Call Presentation
2025-08-11 05:00
Financial Performance (H1/2025) - Revenues reached €1,835.9 million[11] - EBITDA amounted to €310.3 million, with an EBITDA margin of 16.9%[11] - Adjusted free cash flow was €24.3 million[11] Potash Market and Production - K+S expects potash demand to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 2-3%[14] - The company aims to increase potash production by >100,000 tonnes per year at the Bethune plant in Canada[14] - K+S Germany potash production capacity is approximately 5.5 million tonnes eff[194] Salt Market and Production - K+S has a 20% market share in the European salt market[65, 66] - K+S Germany salt production capacity is approximately 5 million tonnes eff[196] Sustainability and Environmental Goals - K+S has reduced CO2 emissions by around 80% since 1990[17] - The company aims for greenhouse gas neutrality at its production sites by 2045, with a 25% CO2 emissions reduction by 2030 compared to 2020[17, 101] - K+S is targeting a 25% reduction in absolute CO2 emissions by 2030, with a 4.4% reduction achieved by 2024 (base year 2020)[106, 145] Agriculture Segment (H1/2025) - Agriculture segment revenues were €1,282.3 million[20] - Sales volumes for the agriculture segment reached 3.84 million tonnes[20] Industry+ Segment (H1/2025) - Industry+ segment revenues were €553.6 million[22] - Sales volumes for the Industry+ segment reached 3.12 million tonnes, including 0.88 million tonnes of de-icing salt[22, 166]