COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE: CMP) operates as a leading provider of essential minerals through its subsidiaries, with production facilities located in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The company maintains its corporate presence at www.compassminerals.com and serves diverse markets through two primary reportable segments: Salt and Plant Nutrition.

The Salt segment, which represents approximately 82 percent of total sales, produces and markets sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, and related products across North America and the UK. The company operates the world's largest underground rock salt mine in Goderich, Ontario, Canada, and the largest dedicated rock salt mine in the UK located in Winsford, Cheshire. Additional facilities include a solar evaporation operation near Ogden, Utah, and several mechanical evaporation facilities. Salt products serve highway deicing applications for governmental entities and road maintenance contractors, as well as consumer and industrial uses including water conditioning, food processing, and chemical manufacturing. The company maintains approximately 80 distribution depots across North America, primarily positioned on the Great Lakes and Mississippi River systems to optimize logistics.

The Plant Nutrition segment generates nearly all its revenue through production and marketing of sulfate of potash, or SOP, sold under the Protassium+ brand. The Ogden facility represents the largest SOP production site and largest solar salt production site in the Western Hemisphere. As the leading SOP producer in North America, the company markets its specialty fertilizer products to crop input distributors, retailers, and growers, with approximately 88 percent of segment sales directed to U.S. customers.

As of September 30, 2025, Compass Minerals employed 1,849 people across its operations, with 906 in the United States, 761 in Canada, and 182 in the United Kingdom. Nearly 50 percent of the workforce operates under collective bargaining agreements. The company also operates DeepStore, a records management business utilizing excavated space within its Winsford salt mine. The company's back-to-basics strategy emphasizes cash flow generation, debt reduction, inventory optimization, and capital efficiency across its core operations.