Compass MineralsInternational, Incis a public company that, through its subsidiaries, is a leadingproducer of minerals, including salt, magnesium chloride, sulfate of potash and other plant nutrition products. Based in Overland Park,Kansas, (a suburb of Kansas City), the company provides bulk treated and untreatedhighway deicing salt to customers in North America and the United Kingdom andplant nutrition products to growers worldwide. Compass Minerals also producesconsumer de-icing and water conditioning products, consumer and commercialculinary salt, and other mineral-based products for consumer, agricultural, andindustrial applications. In addition, Compass Minerals provides recordsmanagement services to businesses throughout the United Kingdom.

With roots dating back to the early 19thcentury, Compass Minerals’ history is one of hardworking miners, scientists,adventurers and entrepreneurs who depended on the compass for undergroundnavigation as they sought the minerals that would help them prosper.

Today, the compass has an even greatermeaning to the company. It’s a beacon of our ongoing commitment to seekinnovative and efficient ways to meet the needs of everyday life.

Spanning from the U.K. to Brazil, Canadato the southern U.S., Compass Minerals has a rich history of enriching lives.Our first mine began operation in 1844. An era of progress and expansion soonfollowed.