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September 30, 2008Roßleben potash deposit:
With an investment and operating concept for the construction of a new potash plant, the K+S Group is participating in the invitation to tender of the Querfurter Mulde / Bad Bibra potash deposit near Roßleben. Today the company presented to the owner of the corresponding mining property, the Gesellschaft zur Verwahrung und Verwertung von stillgelegten Bergwerksbetrieben mbH (GVV), a concept with which an investment of more than EUR 600 million could create about 700 permanent jobs in the region. The economic environment for the reactivation of the deposit has improved as a result of the globally rising demand for potash fertilizers. |
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September 8, 2008K+S Aktiengesellschaft:
On 5 September 2008, Mr Arnim Weyrich, member of the Management Board of COMPO GmbH & Co. KG, Münster, responsible for marketing and sales (consumer and professional), tendered his resignation from the Management Board by mutual agreement, due to differences of opinion regarding the future direction of COMPO. |
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September 4, 2008Experience Growth:
Yesterday evening, the Deutsche Börse AG decided at a meeting of its Working Committee on Equity Indices to include K+S Aktiengesellschaft in the DAX®. Starting from 22 September 2008, K+S will thus be the first commodities stock to be listed on the most important stock exchange index in Germany. |
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August 13, 2008Experience growth:
The K+S Group continues to grow. “We have achieved our best quarter so far in the second quarter of 2008. There has been a further tangible increase in global demand for fertilizers which, against a backdrop of availability bottlenecks on the markets, has led to a significant increase in prices for nitrogen, phosphate and potash fertilizers,” said Norbert Steiner, chairman of the Executive Board of Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft. |
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July 21, 2008K+S Aktiengesellschaft:
K+S Aktiengesellschaft today implemented the share split approved by the Annual General Meeting on 14 May 2008. Each share issued was split into four shares of K+S Aktiengesellschaft before market dealings and opened at € 76.13. The shares continues to be traded under ISIN DE0007162000 and the symbol SDF or SDFG. |
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July 8, 2008Experience growth:
The Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft has decided to further develop the business model for the COMPO and fertiva business segments. The objective is to position the K+S Group in the attractive fertilizers sector even more strongly and to open up new growth opportunities. |
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June 30, 2008K+S Aktiengesellschaft:
On 14 May 2008, the Annual General Meeting of K+S Aktiengesellschaft approved the proposal of the Board of Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board to carry out a share split in the ratio of 1 to 4. Given the price achieved in the meantime, the aim is to make the K+S share available to an even wider circle of investors and to further increase the liquidity of the share. |
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June 24, 2008Round Table “Water Protection Werra / Weser":
At the invitation of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, the members of the Round Table “Water Protection Werra / Weser and Potash Production”, held today (24 June 2008) at the K+S Research Institute in Heringen, learned about the research and development activities of the company as well as about comprehensive environmental monitoring. Prof. Dr. Ingo Stahl, Head of R&D and Dr. Ludger Waldmann, Head of the K+S Research Institute, gave their guests an insight into the capabilities of this key establishment. The information programme was rounded off by a guided tour of the institute and of the salt load control centre. |
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May 14, 2008K+S Group:
The K+S Group enjoyed a very promising start to 2008. Constantly rising demand, in particular in the emerging market countries, resulted in a further reduction in the global stocks of most agricultural products and thus increased scarcity on the international agricultural markets. |
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May 14, 2008K+S Aktiengesellschaft:
The Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft reconstituted itself today. Dr. Ralf Bethke was elected as the new chairman of the Supervisory Board. Michael Vassiliadis was confirmed in his position as deputy chairman. Gerhard R. Wolf, who no longer stood for election following 19 years of activity at the top of the Supervisory Board, was appointed honorary chairman. |
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April 3, 2008Salt Water Pumping at Neuhof Suspended :
The Neuhof-Ellers potash plant will soon have to suspend the pumping of salt water into the plate dolomite layer as the result of an official or-der. In order to be able to guarantee the proper disposal of the tailings water that results from operations there, the salt water will then be transported to the Hattorf site (Philippsthal) by rail or road in accor-dance with the applicable permits. Despite the additional transports, the situation of the local inhabitants will improve significantly. |
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March 18, 2008“Protecting the Waters of the Werra/Weser and Potash Production” Roundtable:
Concepts for an even better balance between industrial production and environmental protection are what Norbert Steiner, chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, expects from the roundtable. In connection with the constituent meeting of the body, Steiner emphasised that K+S will approach this task openly and unreservedly. |
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