K+S Aktiengesellschaft: Potash production at the Werra plant secured until at least Christmas despite prolonged drought; full-year guidance confirmed
December 03, 2018 at 02:45 am EST
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K+S Aktiengesellschaft: Potash production at the Werra plant secured until at least Christmas despite prolonged drought; full-year guidance confirmed
03-Dec-2018 / 08:41 CET/CEST
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Despite the persistent, extreme drought, full production at the three sites of the Werra potash plant is now guaranteed up to and including December 23. Against this background and assuming a prolonged extreme drought, disposal-related stoppages in production are now only expected to continue over the holidays until January 1. Should significant rainfall occur in the coming days, these stoppages could be further reduced.
The negative effect on earnings would amount to a maximum of EUR 15 million. Nevertheless, K+S confirms its earnings guidance (EBITDA) in the range of EUR 570 to 630 million. This assumes an average de-icing salt business in December.
From today's perspective, stoppages in potash production at the Werra plant, even in the event of a prolonged drought, are unlikely in the first quarter of 2019 due to the reduction in stocks in the buffer storage ponds.
From early summer 2019 onwards, K+S will most likely be able to increase the on-site temporary storage capacity for saline wastewater by further up to 400,000 m3 to a total of up to 1 million m3.
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Language:
English
Company:
K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 7
34131 Kassel
Germany
Phone:
+49 561 9301 0
Fax:
+49 561 9301 2425
E-mail:
investor-relations@k-plus-s.com
Internet:
www.k-plus-s.com
ISIN:
DE000KSAG888
WKN:
KSAG88
Indices:
MDAX
Listed:
Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart; Regulated Unofficial Market in Tradegate Exchange
K+S Aktiengesellschaft is a Germany-based salt producer and potash provider. The Company operates through three segments: Salt, Potash and Magnesium, and Complementary Activities. The Salt segment encompasses the production and marketing of food-grade salt, industrial salt and salt for chemical use, de-icing salt, and sodium chloride brine. The Potash and Magnesium segment combines the production and marketing of potash fertilizers and fertilizer specialties, as well as potash and magnesium compounds for technical, industrial, and pharmaceutical applications. The Complementary Activities segment bundles together recycling activities, waste disposal, and reutilization in potash and rock salt mines and CATSAN and THOMAS granulation, as well as logistics services through K+S Transport GmbH and trading in different basic chemicals through Chemische Fabrik Kalk GmbH.
K+S AG 
