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K+S KALI agricultural scientist Dr. Thomas Popp receives honorary doctorate February 8, 2012 The University of Forestry in Sofia, Bulgaria, has awarded Dr. Thomas Popp, agronomist of K+S KALI GmbH, the title “Doctor Honoris Causa” for his exceptional work.  more

Personnel changes December 19, 2011 Guido Schernewski, Vice President Strategy and Integration at K+S North America Salt Holdings LLC, takes over the management of the Strategic Marketing unit of K+S KALI GmbH in January 2012.  more

IAPN hosts first international symposium on magnesium December 8, 2011 In May 2012, the Institute of Applied Plant Nutrition (IAPN), jointly run by K+S KALI GmbH and the University of Göttingen, will host the first international symposium on the role of magnesium in plant production, in the quality of food and in human health.  more

Chart of the Month: Seven billion people and there will be more November 24, 2011 A growing global population and changing eating habits are increasingly presenting challenges for the agricultural and food sectors.  more

Chart of the Month: Global logistics competence – Environmentally friendly switching of transport to ship and rail October 18, 2011 In 2010, K+S KALI GmbH transported a volume of over 14 million tonnes. The company opted for rail and waterways, where possible. Theoretically this brought about savings of about 290,000 lorry shipments.  more

Chart of the Month: Strong in global exports – The sales area of K+S KALI GmbH currently comprises 97 countries September 5, 2011 K+S KALI GmbH extracts its crude salts from mines in German. The speciality fertilisers produced from them are sold worldwide.  more

K+S KALI GmbH – Personnel changes August 16, 2011 K+S KALI GmbH has restructured itself organisationally, which has included structural and personnel changes. Jean-Louis David has been appointed Director of Marketing, Product Management and Services of K+S KALI GmbH as of 1 August 2011.  more

Available online immediately: The image brochure of K+S KALI GmbH August 9, 2011 The new image brochure from K+S KALI GmbH, “The Authority in Potassium and Magnesium", is available online immediately. The brochure includes eleven impressive motifs representing the authority of the company.  more

Chart of the Month: Underground potash and magnesium crude salt extraction – This is how we mine our potash and magnesium crude salts August 3, 2011 Potash and magnesium crude salts are mined at a depth of 400 to more than 1,400 metres, brought to the surface and processed there. But how exactly are potash and magnesium crude salts mined?  more

High-Performance Mineral Magnesium – It’s Relevance to the Human Body July 5, 2011 Magnesium is a vital mineral for the human body. It has a variety of functions, and is responsible for a number of metabolic processes.  more

K+S KALI GmbH Cancels Membership of the International Potash Institute (IPI) June 29, 2011 K+S KALI GmbH has cancelled its membership of the International Potash Institute after close to 60 years. In accordance with the institute’s statutes, the membership will end on 31 December 2011.  more

K+S Board Member Joachim Felker new Chairman of the IPNI Board May 27, 2011 Joachim Felker, member of the board of executive directors K+S Group headquartered in Kassel, Germany, was elected Chairman of the Board of the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI), Atlanta, GA, USA.  more

Newly Founded Institute of Applied Plant Nutrition Introduces Itself at the IPNI Annual Meeting May 27, 2011 At the annual meeting of the IPNI Prof. Dr. Andreas Gransee, Head of the Department for Applied Research and Consulting Agro within K+S KALI GmbH, introduced the new Institute of Applied Plant Nutrition (IAPN), Göttingen, Germany.  more

Joining forces to combat hunger – K+S KALI GmbH, CIP und GIZ signed a letter of intent to cooperate closely in future in the field of agricultural research May 19, 2011 The global food security challenge demands that we continue to increase the productivity of basic foods; improving soil fertility and plant nutrition is a key component in this challenge.  more

Chart of the Month: K+S KALI GmbH – Logistics competence worldwide May 3, 2011 K+S KALI GmbH makes an effort to utilise all carriers to full capacity, making use of their specific advantages. Wherever possible movements are transferred from roads to more ecological rail and waterways.  more

Personnel Changes: Gerhard Horn new Executive Director of K+S North America Corporation April 27, 2011 Gerhard Horn’s international marketing and sales expertise is not only highly valued by the K+S organization but also by the international partners and this is a great asset for the position of the Executive Director of K+S North America.  more

The World Market for Potash Fertilisers: What can we expect in the years 2010 and 2011? March 23, 2011 Dr. Ernst Andres, Board of Management of K+S KALI GmbH attended the last International conference CIS Fertilizers in Odessa, Ukraine where he summarised the current situation and developments of the world market for potash fertilisers.  more

K+S KALI GmbH started a Research Collaboration Agreement with Sabanci University in Istanbul March 16, 2011 The research agreement between the Sabanci University in Istanbul and K+S KALI GmbH includes joint activities of research and education, with an emphasis on the further investigation of the role of magnesium supply to plant production.  more

New! Brochure Product Range Industry – Health Care & Food – Feed of K+S KALI GmbH March 7, 2011 For each application the right solution. The new brochure gives a brief overview of the K+S KALI product portfolio of these three product segments.  more

International Green Week: 2. Interim discussion of the European Initiative for Sustainable Development in Agriculture (FNL) “Future Agriculture: Energy – Grown on German Fields?” February 24, 2011 At the 2. interim discussion of the European Initiative for Sustainable Development in Agriculture (FNL) on 21 January 2011, held at the adventure farm of the International Green Week, top representatives of the German agricultural sector met for an exchange of ideas. Among them: K+S Executive Director Joachim Felker.  more

International Green Week: K+S KALI GmbH supports the International Business Panel of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) February 11, 2011 From 20 – 22 January, the GFFA focused on the topic of „Trade and Global Food Security: Global – Regional – Local”. Within the scope of the International Business Panel, K+S board member Joachim Felker agreed to be one of the panellists.  more

Sigmundshall potash plant: Production Entirely Resumed February 1, 2011 After finalizing the repair work production at the Sigmundshall potash plant (Wunstorf, Lower Saxony) was entirely resumed today.  more

K+S KALI GmbH supports Salt Reduction Europe 2011 in London January 26, 2011 The conference on 16 and 17 February 2011 will discuss practical solutions for European food manufacturers to substitute salt. K+S KALI GmbH supports this conference and will exhibit its product potassium chloride (KCl Food Grade).  more

Sigmundshall potash plant: Interruption of operations causes limited production January 17, 2011 During assembly work being performed by a contractor in the extraction shaft of the Sigmundshall potash plant, parts of the shaft conveyor equipment were damaged during the New Year break.  more

K+S KALI GmbH and GTZ plan joint projects to improve food safety January 11, 2011 The objective is to include an appropriate crop nutrient supply in international projects for raising agricultural production, such as for potatoes.  more

Chart of the Month: Formation of potash and magnesium deposits – bar theory January 7, 2011 Potash deposits were formed more than 230 million years ago through the evaporation of seawater during the Zechstein period.  more

K+S KALI Works Werra – Unterbreizbach: A World-record Exploration Borehole December 22, 2010 Exploration drilling at the Unterbreizbach mine of the K+S KALI GmbH has set a new world record this year. One of a total of three horizontal boreholes has penetrated nearly 3,000 meters into the deposit.  more

The Werra-Kombi-Terminal at the K+S KALI Werra Works takes up trial operation December 14, 2010 The new container terminal for combined transport (rail / road) in the Phillippsthal industrial area Röhrigshof, Germany started trial operations in the middle of this year.  more

Interview with Prof. Dr. Gransee, on the foundation of the Institute of Applied Plant Nutrition – IAPN November 18, 2010 The head of the K+S KALI GmbH’s Agricultural Consultation Department provides background information on the institute and its intentions.  more

University of Göttingen and K+S KALI GmbH set up joint research institute November 12, 2010 A joint research institute, founded by the University of Göttingen and K+S KALI GmbH, will from now on focus on practice-oriented research on plant nutrition.  more

K+S KALI products: Technical data sheets and MSDS online October 19, 2010 Starting from now the technical data sheets and material safety data sheets of our products are available online on their respective product sides.  more

“Die fleißigen Hände” (Busy Hands) at the K+S KALI GmbH: The Grand Prize winner of the John Deere Lawn Tractor has been drawn September 9, 2010 Today, at the PotatoEurope 2010, the reigning German Miss Potato drew the grand prize winner among all participants of the great K+S KALI GmbH “Busy Hands” summer raffle. The lucky winner is ...  more

“Die fleißigen Hände” (Busy Hands): Drawing of the top prizes at the PotatoEurope 2010 September 2, 2010 On 9 September 2010, at the PotatoEurope, the reigning German Miss Potato, Melanie Wölm, will draw the top prizewinners of the K+S KALI GmbH’s great summer raffle “Die fleißigen Hände” (Busy Hands).  more

Personnel Changes: Hans-Jürgen Müller new Head of Sales of the Potash and Magnesium Products Business Segment August 4, 2010 Within the frame of personnel changes and the retirement of the managing director of K+S KALI France S.A.S., Hermann Weinbuch, Hans-Jürgen Müller became Head of Sales of the Potash and Magnesium Products Business Segment of K+S KALI GmbH, Kassel on the 1st July 2010.  more

Underground fire brigade at the K+S KALI-site Zielitz relies on special equipment June 10, 2010 Rescue and salvage operations, and underground fire fighting require highly specialised equipment. This is why the Zielitz Fire Brigade has from the onset paid great attention to technical innovation.  more

Social Dialogue Extractive Industry May 26, 2010 Burkhard Schulze, works manager of the Sigmundshall potash works and APEP (association of European potash producers) -representative, was elected in Brussels to head the extractive industry’s social dialogue in 2010.  more

“Safe with a System“ – Seal of Approval issued by the Accident Prevention and Insurance Institution, to K+S KALI Neuhof-Ellers Site April 27, 2010 As the very first site operated by the K+S Group, the Neuhof-Ellers potash works has undergone an inspection by the mining industry’s accident prevention and insurance institution, and has received the coveted seal of approval “Safe with a System” for its work safety system.  more

State award goes to K+S KALI GmbH April 16, 2010 A great second place at the „State Award for the Exemplary Employment and Integration of Handicapped Persons“ With this award, the Hessian Ministry for Work, Family and Health rewarded the exemplary performance of the K+S KALI GmbH for the rehabilitation of severely handicapped employees.  more

The Challenge of World Sustenance March 4, 2010 Even before the Rome UN-conference on World Food Security, it was evident: the topic of how to secure world sustenance is at the top of the international political agenda. K+S KALI GmbH is prepared to participate in the global discourse and research on feasible and sustainable solutions.  more

Agriculture and climate protection are closely linked February 25, 2010 The Berlin International Green Week (IGW) from 15 to 24 January 2010 is a source of inspiration to the entire agricultural industry. This year’s main topic was “Agriculture and Climate Change – New Conceptproposals from Policymakers and Industry”.  more

Participation in relief operation: K+S Group donates 100,000 euros for earthquake victims in Haiti January 20, 2010 K+S Group is participating in the fundraising campaign organised by the Deutscher Bauernverband e.V. and the charity Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V., and will be contributing 100,000 euros for earthquake victims in Haiti as part of this.  more

K+S Italia – 25 Years of The Authority in Potassium and Magnesium December 14, 2009 A quarter of a century ago, K+S founded a distribution agency in Italy.  more

Drilling with 3-D-effect – K+S KALI GmbH commissions new drilling vehicle control platform (SIMLAB) at the Werra works December 8, 2009 The new aboveground drilling vehicle control platform at the Herfa location of the Werra works, Germany, now allows for virtual-reality-training of trainees and of experienced staff.  more

Personnel changes: Hans-Jürgen Müller new Head of Sales Fertilizer Europe for K + S KALI GmbH in Kassel, Germany November 30, 2009 With effect from 1st December 2009 Hans-Jürgen Müller will succeed Peter Rummel as Head of Sales Fertilizer Europe for K+S KALI GmbH in Kassel, Germany.  more

TUEV Nord inspects work safety organisation at the Werra works November 26, 2009 On the initiative of the Werra works, the TUEV Nord has inspected organisation, implementation and monitoring of the work safety and health protection management at all four sites.  more

To K+S KALI GmbH, increasing efficiency is an ongoing task November 4, 2009 AbstractComprehensive restructuring of material management at all mining and production facilities of the potash and rock salt locations. The objective is to achieve an even more efficient and transparent process.  more

In Focus: Potash Marekt. Evolution of the Potash Market October 30, 2009 At this years „DKB elite board“ of Deutsche Kreditbank AG on October 23rd, 2009 the general topic was the Evolution of Agriculture in 2009. At this event Dr. Ernst Andres, member of the management board, gave a speech about the “Evolution of the Potash Market”.  more

New SAP-process for Specification Management at the Wintershall location October 28, 2009 At the Wintershall Werra Works in Germany, specification management is now based on a new, IT-assisted foundation. An SAP-process now accompanies the entire supply chain, from order entry to delivery, taking into consideration all legal as well as customer-specific quality requirements.  more

Zielitz Potash Plant: New Product KCl Food Grade Extends Range even further September 28, 2009 After 18 months of construction work the new facility for the production of potassium chloride suitable for foodstuffs will now be operating on a continuous basis at the Zielitz plant. The facility will extend the site’s range of products to include a product that is particularly strong in value and for which there is potentially high demand.  more

Pharmaceutical salt production at the Wintershall site passes the FDA’s examination successfully for the second time August 31, 2009 The GMP system (Good Manufacturing Practice) implemented within K+S KALI GmbH’s Werra factory has been approved by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the second time.  more

100 Years Works Bergmannssegen-Hugo August 19, 2009 This year, the Bergmannssegen-Hugo works will celebrate its 100th anniversary. In order to celebrate this occasion, this production site, belonging to the K+S KALI GmbH, Kassel, will host an “Open Day”, on 1 August 2009.  more

Production site Zielitz to produce food-grade potassium chloride shortly August 6, 2009 From now on, the precious Zielitz crude salt will be refined to highly pure food-grade potassium chloride. On completion of the test runs, production will start on September 25.  more

Changes concerning the Executive Board July 31, 2009 With effect from 1 August 2009, the K+S KALI GmbH Supervisory Board has appointed Steffen Kirchhof as a new member of the Executive Board and new Chief Human Resources Officer.  more

100 Years Works Bergmannssegen-Hugo July 31, 2009 This year, the Bergmannssegen-Hugo works will celebrate its 100th anniversary. In order to celebrate this occasion, this production site, belonging to the K+S KALI GmbH, Kassel, will host an “Open Day”, on 1 August 2009.  more

K+S UK & Eire Ltd: DAX Company makes global changes December 17, 2008 As of the 1st January 2009 POTASH LIMITED will trade under the new name of K+S UK & Eire Ltd. bringing subsidiaries names into a similar format.  more