Description
SWOT ANALYSIS OF K+S GROUP
K+S Group
Parent Company
K+S companies
Category
Diversified chemicals
Sector
Industrial products
Tagline/ Slogan
Experience growth
World's leading suppliers of specialty and standard fertilizers and salt USP products
STP
Segment
Fertilizers and salt products
Target Group
Agriculture and industrial manufacturers
Positioning
Tailor-made products and services to meet customer need
SWOT Analysis
1. K+S operates globally in Europe, the US, Canada, Singapore, India, Russia, South Africa, China and Peru 2. It has a strong work force of 14500 people functioning globally 3. They have a wide portfolio of tailor-made products and services to meet the customer needs exclusively 4. Specialist in extraction of potash and magnesium crude salts Strength 5. Its area of expertise is fertilisers, plant chemicals and salts
1. An year on year decrease in the operating profit of the group 2. Increase in dependence of organic farming eating the market share of inorganic fertilizers Weakness 3. Economic downturn has reduced the product volume and revenue
1. It also provides waste management and recycling services, logistics services, and animal hygiene products, which increases the scope of business of the group 2. The demand of specialty fertilizers can be leveraged to increase business 3. Scope of further expansion in the global market due to increase in Opportunity demand
Threats
1. European division threatened by the economic fluctuations adding to
the misery of decreasing profit margin 2. Increasing completion further threatens the profit margin of the products 3. Stringent environment regulations that may affect the operations of the company
Competition
1. BASF SE 2. HELM AG Competitors 3. Suedwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG
doc_203301944.docx
SWOT ANALYSIS OF K+S GROUP
K+S Group
Parent Company
K+S companies
Category
Diversified chemicals
Sector
Industrial products
Tagline/ Slogan
Experience growth
World's leading suppliers of specialty and standard fertilizers and salt USP products
STP
Segment
Fertilizers and salt products
Target Group
Agriculture and industrial manufacturers
Positioning
Tailor-made products and services to meet customer need
SWOT Analysis
1. K+S operates globally in Europe, the US, Canada, Singapore, India, Russia, South Africa, China and Peru 2. It has a strong work force of 14500 people functioning globally 3. They have a wide portfolio of tailor-made products and services to meet the customer needs exclusively 4. Specialist in extraction of potash and magnesium crude salts Strength 5. Its area of expertise is fertilisers, plant chemicals and salts
1. An year on year decrease in the operating profit of the group 2. Increase in dependence of organic farming eating the market share of inorganic fertilizers Weakness 3. Economic downturn has reduced the product volume and revenue
1. It also provides waste management and recycling services, logistics services, and animal hygiene products, which increases the scope of business of the group 2. The demand of specialty fertilizers can be leveraged to increase business 3. Scope of further expansion in the global market due to increase in Opportunity demand
Threats
1. European division threatened by the economic fluctuations adding to
the misery of decreasing profit margin 2. Increasing completion further threatens the profit margin of the products 3. Stringent environment regulations that may affect the operations of the company
Competition
1. BASF SE 2. HELM AG Competitors 3. Suedwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG
doc_203301944.docx