February 1, 2011
After finalizing the repair work production at the Sigmundshall potash plant (Wunstorf, Lower Saxony) was entirely resumed today. During assembly work in the extraction shaft by an outside contractor, parts of the shaft conveyor equipment were damaged during the Christmas and New Year break.
Due to the plant interruption of about four weeks, there was a decline in the level of production by about 70,000 tonnes of potash and magnesium products (equivalent to about one percent of the annual sales volume of the Potash and Magnesium Products business segment anticipated for 2011).
The resulting damage to property and financial losses were claimed from the assembly company.
