Complementary Business Segments
| Key figures | 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | € million | 150.4 | 134.0 |
| Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) | € million | 29.0 | 27.7 |
| Operating earnings (EBIT I) | € million | 17.9 | 21.2 |
| Capital expenditure | € million | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Employees as of 31.12. | number | 290 | 280 |
Waste Management and Recycling
The Waste Management and Recycling business segment uses the underground caverns created as a result of the extraction of crude salts for the safe disposal of waste over a long period of time and for waste recycling while employing the available infrastructure of active potash and salt mines.
Logistics (K+S Transport GmbH)
With K+S Transport GmbH in Hamburg and its subsidiaries as well as the Chilean Empremar, we have our own two logistics service providers. The operation of the “Kalikai” in Hamburg, one of Europe’s largest transshipment facilities for the export of bulk goods, is K+S Transport GmbH's core business and of strategic importance for the Potash and Magnesium Products business segment. All maritime logistics for the SPL Group is handled by the shipping company Empremar. With six ships of its own, it supplies the South and North American markets with salt and third-party products.
Animal hygiene products
We granulate the animal hygiene products “CATSAN” and “Thomas” for the customer Mars at our Salzdetfurth location. Existing plants and extensive sections of the infrastructure of a disused potash plant are used successfully for this purpose.
Trading business (CFK)
Chemische Fabrik Kalk (CFK) trades in different basic chemicals. These include, among others, caustic soda, nitric acid, sodium carbonate (soda) as well as calcium chloride and magnesium chloride. Among CFK’s customers are well-known European chemical companies, glassworks, metal processing businesses, detergent manufacturers, breweries as well as cities, towns and municipalities, which use cal-cium chloride or magnesium chloride for winter road maintenance services.
