Germany K+S starts construction of €360m water protection project

27 October 2011 16:09  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS)--K+S has begun construction work for a €360m ($500m) project to reduce salt water discharges from its potash sites in central Germany into rivers, the Kassel-based fertilizer firm said on Thursday.

K+S said the project would, by 2015, cut salt water discharges into the Werra and Weser rivers by half - to an average 7m cubic metres/year.

The work includes a range of projects and facility upgrades at K+S’ sites in Hattorf and Wintershall in Hessen state, and at Unterbeizbach in Thuringia state, it said.

The investment would ensure that the sites can continue to operate in an environmentally sustainable manner, the company added.

($1 = €0.72)

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By: Stefan Baumgarten
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