Product responsibility
We check and monitor all products for possible risks to health, safety, the environment and quality, and ensure that they are safe for mankind and the environment when they are used responsibly and properly.
Quality management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001
Quality management is a managerial task at K+S in all areas of responsibility. It involves every employee at his or her workplace and embodies the principle of error prevention instead of subsequent error correction. We want to provide our customers with long-lasting benefits by ensuring the quality of our products and services, on-time delivery and professional advice.
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.
| Company | Standard | Certificate |
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| K+S KALI | EN ISO 9001:2008 | Company certificate |
| GMP | Potassium chloride Ph. Eur., USP (Wintershall) Potassium sulphate Ph. Eur., DAC, FCC, E 515 (Wintershall) Epsom salt Ph. Eur., USP (Hattorf) |
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| FDA Approved | Potassium chloride Ph. Eur., DAC, USP (Wintershall) | |
| AQIS | bulk in-ship fertilizer, SOP (Hattorf), bulk in-ship fertilizer, 60er gran (Unterbreizbach, Zielitz) |
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| GMP+ and QS (Feed) | KaSa Mag98 (Wintershall), KaSa Mag49 (Hattorf), KaSa K99 (Zielitz) | |
| Kosher-Certificate | Potassium chloride FCC, FAO, WHO, E508 (also as KaliSel) (Wintershall, Zielitz) Potassium chloride Ph. Eur., USP, Potassium sulphate Ph. Eur., DAC, FCC, E515 (Wintershall) Epsom salt chemically pure, FCC, Epsom salt Ph. Eur., USP (Hattorf) |
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| Halal-Certificate | Potassium chloride FCC, FAO, WHO, E508 (also as KaliSel) (Wintershall, Zielitz) Potassium chloride Ph. Eur., USP, Potassium sulphate Ph. Eur., DAC, FCC, E515 (Wintershall) Epsom salt chemically pure, FCC, Epsom salt Ph. Eur., USP (Hattorf) |
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| IFS | KaliSel (Zielitz) | |
| esco | EN ISO 9001:2008 | Company certificate |
| HACCP | Company certificate | |
| GMP+international | Hannover, Bernburg, Borth, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, esco Benelux, Frisia Zout | |
| QS Approved | Hannover, Bernburg, Borth, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, esco Benelux, Frisia Zout | |
| IFS Food | Bernburg, Dombasle | |
| Eco-Agriculture Directive | Hannover, Bernburg, Borth, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Frisia Zout | |
| Kosher-Certificate | German and Dutch sites | |
| EN ISO 14001:2004 | Frisia Zout | |
| GMP/ ICH Q7 | Borth, Dombasle | |
| CEP | Borth, Dombasle | |
| NF | Borth, Dombasle, Frisia Zout | |
| SPL | ISO 9001:2008 | Santiago de Chile, Iquique, San Antonio, Puerto Montt und Talcahuano |
| Kosher-Certificate | Biosal, Lobos | |
| K+S Entsorgung | EN ISO 9001:2008 | Underground reutilisation/Underground ladfill facilities |
| EN ISO 9001:2008 | Baustoff-Recycling Sehnde | |
| Specialised waste disposal facility | all sites | |
| K+S IT-Services | EN ISO 9001:2008 | |
| UBT | EN ISO 9001:2008 | Rostock, Wismar, Lübeck and Hamburg sites |
| Central Lab | EN ISO/IEC 17025:2000 |
Downloads
- QM Guideline (PDF | 1.5 MB)
