esco Production Site Borth running the 12th "Weseler Dreiwiesellauf"

On 8th June, 2008 nine employees of the German esco production site Borth, Rheinberg participated in the annual relay race in the German town Wesel.

In total 1,168 runners completed the 7.5 kilometer distance through the picturesque landscape around the little lake called "Auesee", with approximately 2,500 spectators watching and cheering. The men's relays of esco Borth took places 24 (esco 2), 81 (esco 3) and 101 (esco 1) out of 146.

"What is special about the 'Weseler Dreiwiesellauf' is the relaxed, almost familiar atmosphere. Of course many runners have been preparing and practising for the relay. But what is more important is to take part and enjoy the fun together," explains Thomas Clewe of the Borth works council, who encouraged and also photographed his colleagues. "The variety of the relay teams is also quite spectacular, for example the ones running in fancy dresses, such as angels or the Blues Brothers."

In 2007, the Borth colleagues had run in the race for the first time. In 2009 they intend to participate again.

Information about the race's title: the German word "Dreiwiesellauf" means race of the three weasels.

Read more about the 12th "Weseler Dreiwiesellauf" at: http://www.wtv-leichtathletik.de/dreiwiesellauf/index.php (German website)

Salt for Europe

esco - european salt company, a member of the K+S Group, is Europe's leading salt producer. With corporate headquarters in Hanover, Germany, the company operates a total of 20 production sites and sales offices in Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal, from where it supplies customers in Europe and beyond.

With a production of more than 5 million tons of rock salt, evaporated salt and sea salt per year, esco offers a comprehensive range of high quality salt products including pharmaceutical and food-grade salt as well as salt tablets and compacted salt for water softening. Furthermore, the product portfolio includes industrial and de-icing salt, brine and salt for various chemical uses.

In 2007, the company posted revenues of approx. Euro 312 mio., with a total work-force of ca. 1,400 employees.