K+S AG (KPLUY)
Company Description
K+S Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a supplier of mineral products for the agricultural, industrial, consumer, and community segments worldwide.
It operates through Agriculture, and Industry+ segments.
The Agriculture segment offers potassium chloride for important crops, such as cereals, corn, rice, and soybeans; and fertilizer specialties that are used for crops for magnesium and sulfur, including rapeseed or potatoes, as well as for chloride-sensitive crops consisting of citrus fruits, grapes, or vegetables.
The segment markets under the product brands, including KALISOP, KORN-KALI, PATENTKALI, ESTA KIESERIT, MAGNESIA-KAINIT, SOLUMOP, SOLUSOP, SOLUNOP, SOLUMAP, SOLUMKP, EPSO TOP, EPSO MICROTOP, EPSO COMBITOP, EPSO PROFITOP, and EPSO BORTOP.
The Industry+ segment provides potash, magnesium, and salt products for industrial applications that are available in different degrees of purity and in specific grain sizes under the brands comprising APISAL, AXAL, BÄCKERSTOLZ, KASA, k-DRILL, NUTRIKS, and SOLSEL.
The company was founded in 1889 and is based in Kassel, Germany.

Country | DE |
IPO Date | Apr 26, 2010 |
Industry | Chemicals |
Sector | Basic Materials |
Employees | 10,835 |
CEO | Dr. Burkhard Lohr |
Contact Details
Address: Bertha-von-Suttner Strasse 7 Kassel, DE | |
Website | https://www.kpluss.com |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | KPLUY |
Exchange | PNK |
Fiscal Year | January - December |
Reporting Currency | USD |
CIK Code | n/a |
CUSIP Number | 48265W108 |
ISIN Number | US48265W1080 |
Employer ID | - |
SIC Code | n/a |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
---|---|
Dr. Burkhard Lohr | Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors |
Dr. Carin-Martina Troltzsch | Chief Operating Officer & Member of the Board of Executive Directors |
Dr. Christian H. Meyer | Chief Financial Officer & Member of Board of Executive Directors |
Christina Daske | Labor Director & Member of Board of Executive Directors |
Dirk Heinrich | Head of Production & Technology Above Ground - Borth Plant |
Dr. Jens Christian Keuthen | Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Head of Legal, Tax, Reg Affairs & New Business Areas |
Hans-Jürgen Müller | Head of Representative Office Berlin |
Ingo Nieke | Head of Power Plant |
Julia Bock C.F.A. | Head of Investor Relations |
Katja Seeger | Head of Online & Project Communications |