# Compass Minerals International

Compass Minerals International is an Asset Manager based in Overland Park, United States.

## Overview

- **Organization type:** Asset Manager
- **Headquarters:** Overland Park, United States
- **Region:** North America
- **Address:** 9900 West 109th St., Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66210, United States
- **Assets under management:** Undisclosed
- **Website:** compassminerals.com
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/compass-minerals

## Regulatory record

- **Reports private funds:** No

## About

Compass Minerals produces salt, plant nutrients, and magnesium chloride. The company is committed to addressing and managing environmental, social, and governance issues. Compass Minerals takes pride in developing and safely delivering essential mineral products.

## Sectors

- Natural Resources
- AgriTech & FoodTech
- Infrastructure

## Questions

### How does Compass Minerals generate investible cash flows?

The firm derives revenue from three mineral streams. Highway deicing salt and consumer salt products from the Goderich, Ontario mine produce the dominant share of cash flow, driven by winter severity in North American markets. Plant nutrition revenue comes from sulfate of potash (SOP) harvested via solar evaporation in Ogden, Utah, sold primarily to West Coast agricultural distributors. A third, early-stage stream targets lithium carbonate from brine already processed at Ogden, using direct lithium extraction technology.

### What is the firm's structural risk to mine-site disruption?

The Goderich mine fire and subsequent flood in 2024 demonstrated concentrated operational risk. The event eliminated multiple quarters of high-margin rock salt production and triggered a $75 million non-cash goodwill impairment recorded in fiscal 2026. The firm's entire deicing profit center depends on continuous, unimpeded operation of a single underground mine in Ontario, with no redundant production site of comparable scale.

### Does Compass Minerals have a lithium strategy?

Yes. The firm is developing a lithium-brine extraction project adjacent to its existing solar evaporation operation in Ogden, Utah. It has licensed direct lithium extraction technology from EnergySource Minerals and is constructing a pilot plant to produce lithium carbonate from brine streams that currently feed the SOP operation. No commercial lithium revenue has been booked as of mid-2026.

### How is the firm governed?

Governance follows a standard public-company model with a board of directors, investor-relations function, and SEC reporting obligations. The firm does not disclose a named chief investment officer or internal investment committee, as capital allocation decisions are made by the executive management team under the authority of the board rather than through a family-office or fund governance structure.

## Related profiles

- [COMPASS Pathways](https://altss.com/profile/compass-pathways-plc)

---

Last updated: 2026-07-10T21:58:31.000Z

Canonical page: https://altss.com/profile/compass-minerals-international

Maintained by Altss — https://altss.com — methodology: https://altss.com/methodology