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Operator

Welcome to the Compass Minerals First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call.

Your host Douglas Kris, Senior Director of Investor Relations.

Douglas Kris

Good morning and welcome to the Compass Mineral’s First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. Today, we discuss our recent results and our outlook for the balance of 2021.

We will begin with prepared remarks from our President and CEO, Kevin Crutchfield; and our CFO, Jamie Standen.

Q&A well Brad Chief as the Commercial our Operations for as Officer; George in session Griffith, are Chief Officer. Joining Schuller, our

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Kevin Crutchfield

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Jamie Standen

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Operator

Anderson comes Instructions] with first Vincent Stifel. [Operator question Our you. from Thank

Your open. is line

Vincent Anderson

the CBA up and morning on Goderich. congratulations Good in Yes.

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Kevin Crutchfield

little of a can we bit think, rest year. this give guidance of the for I you

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Vincent Anderson

with kind sticking just of ag. then, And Okay.

Board, SOP to current I there, portfolio had that with offerings. collaboration up and You’ve through just begun Amy fairly was or by well I with seem align on any their a pretty extension Is would Anuvia. business? long your now plan relationship they’ve assume there organic your thinking that Yoder really future scaling

Kevin Crutchfield

on we’d think commenting have I any that, Vincent. don’t

Vincent Anderson

know thinking finishing fair. most very just And good. to least the then, is That’s I Goderich Sure. up. but, of little I back kind future the guess, early, the it’s are to at of planned a here, divestments

competencies of for As off Compass, consider kind you if about the that would view think core what’s future. next you talk your maybe about I’m as production could of your thinking assets unique, in you your leverage. of there highlight your you’d like depot municipal experience, future but leverage salt brine-based network familiarity with are process, terms the for points growth to bidding quite just areas in building material anything want

Kevin Crutchfield

kind in doing years, direction. say, rolling question. which is Yes. great while And just it’s potential back we there of heading track. it’s think, first ton was That’s is I of extra after a guess, us. a still couple back it. a George Again, the say, right it’s comment up on couple I get priority -- believe I’d better sort, excite there, what the sitting he a the on lot continues years, we and of of a to But, a can to clock Goderich better safe

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think a of Vince. kind us clear I gives path, that So,

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Operator

comes Goldstein question Morningstar. next of Seth from Our

open. Your line is

Seth Goldstein

good Thanks morning. future can maybe in get? Kevin, low question. Salt the point. the you costs for think how this become you mentioned remarks, Hi, prepared your that here they you from and trajectory do lower also think What’s

Kevin Crutchfield

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Operator

question from Our Jackson comes with BMO Capital next Markets. Joel

open. is line Your

Joel Jackson

good a morning. I’ll one one. questions, Hi, of ask couple by

to And to despite earning deal down year, lot more You corporate this sale? earning pretty why asset sold Can to a scale costs corporate about off large are -- lower? you mean that what the talk does one go. of your costs elastic,

Kevin Crutchfield

Yes.

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have costs, operating public in number We just company here of a fixed North America. a being

costs. at businesses as So, see sure required constantly immediate the as those business given appropriate needed, going corporate and we’ll make we’re level our not diligent impact. set And looking divested, our we as you’re any be But now that portfolio. to overall amount, are of

Joel Jackson

that to I average Kevin, level. a about below are follow think on comment. that up you rock channel salt I -- you lower, talked want inventories think I said

it I in the think you call. said

was mean, I obviously it March was and a a average milder, winter, bit quite So, little below light.

totality I rock So of a imagine salt low low. a And of rock consumption record in is year, QX. end of QXvolumes salt you the had -- salt after

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maybe the and always have So, to your your on get sort And you get inventory people points, that. assumption can you some levels? actually of when of data you data points in field comment that. you’re selling What are these

Kevin Crutchfield

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Joel Jackson

I did on think are up. costs season, If follow-up freight a When you that. could ask of

So, salt delivered price. there’s on probably upward pressure

of strength on channel So, pressure gross the even because of there’s knowing costs. delivered upward inventory, some probably the prices freight

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Kevin Crutchfield

maybe let the actual I’ll comment Jamie sale. to cost freight on

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Jamie if Brad, know, don’t materials. on come want rates in you and to I So,

Jamie Standen

rate level at second into comment, you elevated freight high mix. could think, a oil when the just as make look we see inflation, inflation, we’re I’ll certainly you add. sales I quarter, to prices Brad going and rates go and But,

in. we do we bid year, higher this you to our build little in rest see year. last can rates expect second talk versus to but for of expect those year mix we C&I quarter that? a as the higher about to see the want go Brad, to a the bit season, of And then, We

Brad Griffith

said, what sizes be at That’s good Those to said, tender look add season. we’re have discipline largely I Kevin would market. No. right. at tender fall, just And and the as a are first through XX% and there as to we Jamie the expected. you in Kevin what Joel, only logical you the look sizes, proxies, appears

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Operator

with comes Stephens. question Mark from next Connelly Our

line Your open. is

Mark Connelly

There’s Thanks. imports. lot salt has out supply some geography. imported you’ve eliminated target Avery there. of Kevin, taken your salt coming your still into a

you your presumably geography? too. geographic your mostly growing And about same volumes becomes the think rises down, So, more productive? as staying costs your it do as Goderich within come Is reach how

can about you think So, sort different your into of those I’m things if plans. how wondering help play us just

Kevin Crutchfield

to the Yes. going going kind Look, I think fungible they’re importers They’re always of of will I to go, to going be come, they’re at mean, be kind a thing. best. inconsistent

to But chase that how business. business want that business or look, go do There speculate the that’ll try the for to we a try how us. is some sense about our position the that couple about backfill on to you I’m figure not to occur at question their I to to around day, think go right some void end are eyes creates, importers think grow? other there, going that other take We to the the And it. makes the how of now that how there. figure a are mean, Island of not the to second much going of be. that’s Avery here, options benefit. going will inure to -- of Cargill to jockeying with to let business I out to for going They’re have out that going strategics fight. without

in that’s and the can how are don’t at and our couple much marketing we that’s in if continues don’t does, the grow the You better so course region. Cote cards a way you But, I play get a next thinking to out it, I perform Blanche out, better this footprint. looking and about think can share it the of -- point footprint Goderich as we different that’s think market the we to year. standpoint think just as know I more footprint, or at start over years. it that’ll existing take about from

Mark Connelly

sign that. could incentive some union Okay. contracts Unions I contract. without to typically wonder don’t about five-year we if talk the do And

we’ve from what you in seen talk anything different that can So, past? this in be might about the contract

Kevin Crutchfield

terms mean, a it’s is was to is a in as Yes. think very color George, to anything. that any any day-to-day. there At nothing much you’d farm, you and But be to it’s involved high giving up could consistent with renewal. I partnership acknowledgement the of he away as further level there I in testament there add the like the -- that? see George a from relationship, sort That’s truth. And look, of what

George Schuller

like we’re extremely I’d from Look, CBA this Kevin. with Goderich. say, at pleased to Thanks, our Yes. perspective,

years. forward. think Goderich. bright Kevin our will Kevin As build us enterprise we the continued over been really, It’s you as And at it, it couple demonstrates to weren’t that’s anything. just our with from for highlighted, relationship And go when But look there a think entire as around sets collaboration highlighted, that last I it really of future. this continue built entire up our team I at

So is I again, I where our consider would of think, this and say workforce as leadership team this brighter ones well. our one those

Mark Connelly

That’s you. Thank helpful.

Just the question in is related else just there? there said CapEx to quick for one reduction, something or you The divestitures Jamie.

Jamie Standen

bit removal in of little of it’s No, ops. the Yes. a different but the areas, a of couple trimming primarily discontinued

Mark Connelly

guys. you, Thank Okay.

Operator

question Our CL next Silver from with comes King. David

now is line Your open.

David Silver

business. Okay. Thank question of on you your a I kind very marketing-based much. SOP had

for business lower something ag sense your above are for like year probably wondering sell other a what my and which robust, production, optimal term, just is cost perspective want what improvement, environment squeeze to you a season opportunity is production. to last threshold solely from in I was tons, similar pull Thank opinion production? SOP a growing managing I internal be just little out handle for try is production the bit you up the that do you. overall? it kind mean, In your and pond-based potash going you clearly the a sure, in tier do is, in limit the of limits the or marketing words, if this? of my imports, little the do where And is to I kind more. could SOP longer you a of And sold you pond-based the purchase or but even demand So, price amount or ramp XXX,XXX above during capacity strategy more marketing markets amount quite mean, to price how this

Brad Griffith

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to decisions that we’re available. the farmer really having to make and some so, our limited staying they’re with of difficult groundwater customers And close pumping

value We’re crops decrease and almonds seeing increase orchards vegetable like in in a higher pistachios. and

and back optimize retailers. customers and add to including a make when call exceptionally Ogden. the we on and potassiumchloride our your try we we volume at to our production, close we So, into would watch And to question market, again, the stay our facility distribution

David Silver

just but I off ship, a had just back were prior lower, price was of follow the other pricing your here, that I’m of or brain XXXX-XXXX set up rocket potash the favorable in contract early kind remains the quick, took based maybe price was Could Company year. was in Brad? maybe really words, my price for the potash if that uniquely this I’m that real scratching when posted stipulation kind and agreements wondering the timeframe needs remember potash element purchase I contract that year. like in place your purchased or when In

Brad Griffith

No.

or The there. of so. So, want expired couple or to, in, referring pieces XXXX we’ve got you’re say, I XXXX one a David, to

longer. is that So, no

that, at would MOP to up if upgrading operations, it So, buying be we’re and into market going prices up converting to Ogden converting it that -- supplement our SOP.

agreement place relates specific to Wynyard in have it to we do Wynyard. our that’s an So, But as facility.

David Silver

that. for you Thank Okay.

some result historically, with for the opportunities wondering for C&I and C&I But, products talked words business lot a of departure Just in one Salt. it Island? Island kind on business. salt of you’ve of with does a your of line But, the if opportunities certainly there of In a the a quick deicing full question salt Salt it side? has as it any lot Avery if incremental I and processing, agricultural had institutional incremental like -- in provides cargo Avery on about opinion products out your other shelf. commission, on grocery what was means your Are

Kevin Crutchfield

It’s up market to really Utah one. eats that that Island where tough the serving. freight the and that was cost. salt just differential The into I’ll from Avery get there

think, operations off got distance. in But, up our I unlimited it can’t the from and cost understands, everybody you in just virtually coming -- eats freight we’ve compete Ogden. salt really of that

David Silver

Thanks Very very Okay. good. much.

Operator

Crespi. question Our Instructions] from Shaw with comes Monness, [Operator next Chris

Your line open. is

Chris Shaw

sort the on salt It’s your that UK of What that out -- the guys bigger of had break quarter? but impact how not comment? was a specifically exactly about mentioned kind number, You quarter. much strong

Kevin Crutchfield

say would rough or XXX,XXX estimate I tons. is XXX,XXX

market split our our UK there So, the pretty was and in U.S. between impact a business. even

Chris Shaw

I’m sorry.

Kevin Crutchfield

Yes.

hundred a benefit. of So, few thousand the call is, tons it UK specific

Chris Shaw

Yes.

Okay. significantly different? And the divestitures remember those. you rate tax moving I particularly then, will the be first post I America, think acquired South in when

Kevin Crutchfield

Yes.

guided at So, the the XX% we’ve we’ve includes -- rate divestiture.

So, is South America, our Brazil, about XX%. rate tax

we’re So, rate jurisdictions tax one of there. shedding higher the our in mix

operations to right XX% continuing how down we basis. that’s on So, a around come

Operator

turn Crutchfield, I’ll closing the CEO, and this at no time. questions are in for over further to call President queue There Kevin comments.

Kevin Crutchfield

and as to operations continue questions. next updated on to going you just tuning few I about appreciate to execute over keeping in the to here. go of I the we’re internally I think where thank want everybody look our quarters, we for forward course from today. to start time and your

for again great thanks So, in. a day. Have tuning

Operator

conference call. concludes today’s This

now may You disconnect.

Compass Minerals International (CMP) 5 May 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript