Product responsibility

We mine and process high-quality raw minerals and our products make an important contribution to improving nutrition, health and the quality of life.

We constantly assess our products for possible risks to health and safety and for their environmental friendliness, and ensure that they are safe for mankind and nature when they are used responsibly and properly.

K+S provides its customers with comprehensive information regarding its products and services. The type and scope of this information complies with the respective provisions of national and international law. Across the Group, relevant information is available in product databases and constantly updated safety data sheets describing, for example, which safety measures are to be adopted during storage and transportation. Our packaging is continuously checked by us, to ensure that up-todate information is always provided.

Quality management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001

On the basis of DIN EN ISO 9001, the K+S Group has established a quality management system. Over 80% of all production sites already possess a QM certificate under ISO 9001:2008 at least in subareas. In 2010, 45% of our employees worked in certified areas. Our goal is to constantly further improve the safety and environmental-friendliness of our products in all stages of the value chain, from the extraction of our raw materials through production and distribution to application. The K+S Group holds a wide range of certificates, which document the high standard of our production sites and manufacturing processes.