People and places

Abstract

Matthias Mohr, CEO of K+S Chile SA, tells IM about the current position of the company within the salt business in South America and worlwide. South America is free of the big winter variations we see in Europe and North America. Our presence in Chile and other 'south cone' markets is stable, growing with better presence in retail, specialities and chemical markets. Markets like Colombia, Peru and Brazil have a growing middle class, customers of a better quality brand products. K+S, with the brand icon "The Morton Umbrella Girl", Sal Lobos Biosal in Chile and top-brands in Europe, is best positioned to serve these growing retail markets. In the big volume segments like chemical salt we are the cost efficient stable source in Latin America. Canadian potash producer Pacific Potash Corp. (PPC) appointed Harrison Cookenboo as geological consultant. Cookenboo will develop PPC's Amazonas Potash. Cookenboo replaces Andre Costa, who resigned as chief geologist of the company at the end of February this year. PPC also appointed Joel Mendes Renno' [Stephen Zelnak Jr.] as special advisor of the company. PPC also appointed John Santos as general manager of its Brazilian subsidiary, Potassio Ocidental.