K+S Group, citing the Uralkali/BPC break-up, has changed it assessment for 2013 operating earnings. K+S no longer maintains its forecast for a possible slight increase in operating earnings.
“In contrast to our competitors, who are focused exclusively on potash, we have a robust second pillar to our operations with our global salt business, which follows different market conditions” says Norbert Steiner, chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft. In addition, K+S offers its customers a product range that is not available from any other potash producer. “That makes
us more robust in the event that competition intensifies,” says Steiner.