The K+S Group

The K+S Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of speciality and standard fertilizers, plant care and salt products. Achieving healthy and sustained growth is the goal as a company and a challenge at the same time. K+S offers agriculture, industry and private consumers a range of goods that meet needs and serve as the basis for growth in almost all areas of day-to-day life in the form of tailor-made and branded products. The K+S Group employs about 11,000 people and posted revenues of € 2.8 billion for 2005. The K+S share is listed on all German stock exchanges (ISIN: DE0007162000, Symbol: SDF) and included in the German MDAX share index. esco, a K+S Group company, is Europe's leading salt ( www.k-plus-s.com )