Deusa International

What Deusa International does

DEUSA International GmbH is a privately held German mining company headquartered at Nordhäuser Str. 70 in Bleicherode, Thuringia, with origins traceable to 1858 and 101–250 employees. Its core business is the extraction, processing and sale of three mineral product lines — potash (Kali), magnesium chloride and common salt — sourced via solution mining at the Solfeld brine field near Bleicherode and processed at company-owned production facilities. The company sells into industrial mineral markets, with documented end-use cases spanning fertilizer, the chemical industry, de-icing, and food processing.

Technically, operations rely on solution mining and extraction rather than conventional hard-rock techniques, marketed internally as "umweltfreundliche Bergbautechnologie" (environmentally friendly mining technology). A wholly-owned subsidiary, NDH Entsorgungsbetreibergesellschaft, converts the company's environmental obligations into a separate service line: Bergversatz (filling of underground cavities created by historic mining) and Haldenrekultivierung (renaturation and recultivation of mining residue heaps). On-site generation includes a company-run power plant (Leiter Kraftwerk) supporting processing operations.

Commercially, DEUSA operates a B2B, sales-led model with direct sales to industrial buyers of bulk mineral salts, supplemented by professional-services revenue from mining remediation work routed through NDH. The company sells only into the German market, with operations and customer base concentrated in Thuringia. Distribution is direct (no channels, resellers or app/digital interface are disclosed), pricing is quotation-based, and the firm is privately held with no disclosed investors, M&A history, or financial results. Leadership comprises two Managing Directors — Dr. Peter C.G. Davids (Chairman) and Matthias Schmidt (Managing Director, with public focus on a CO2-neutral agenda) — supported by heads of operations, processing, maintenance, sales, power plant, brine field, finance/controlling, and HR. A cooperation agreement with Hochschule Nordhausen covers dual-study training and joint R&D into CO2-neutral solutions.

Name

Deusa International

Legal name

DEUSA International GmbH

Website

https://deusa.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1858

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DEUSA International GmbH is a privately held German mining company in Bleicherode, Thuringia, that extracts and sells potash, magnesium chloride and common salt via solution mining, and offers rock filling and heap recultivation services through its wholly-owned subsidiary NDH Entsorgungsbetreibergesellschaft.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Mineral Mining and Extraction

NAICS

Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (212390), Remediation Services (562910)

SIC

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAKAGAB

Potash Mining

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Metals & Mining/Industrial Minerals Mining (Phosphate, Potash, Sulfur, Borates, Barite, Talc)

SECONDARYBPALAKAF

Groundwater Extraction, Treatment & Discharge (Pump-and-Treat, reinjection)

Business & Public Services/Waste Management & Remediation Services/Environmental Remediation & Site Cleanup (Soil/Groundwater)

Keywords

• Potash mining
• Magnesium chloride production
• Common salt extraction
• Solution mining
• Heap recultivation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bleicherode

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Mineral Salt Sales: Extraction and sale of potash (Kali), magnesium chloride, and common salt (Natriumsalze). Revenue generated from mining and processing mineral salts for industrial applications.
2. Mining Services: Rock filling (Bergversatz) operations for filling underground cavities from traditional mining and heap recultivation (Haldenrekultivierung) for environmental restoration of mining residue sites.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

DEUSA International GmbH is a German mining company that extracts, processes, and sells potash (Kali), magnesium chloride, and common salt using environmentally friendly solution mining technology. Through its subsidiary NDH Entsorgungsbetreibergesellschaft, the company also provides rock filling (Bergversatz) services to refill underground cavities and heap recultivation (Haldenrekultivierung) for the renaturation of mining residue sites.

Product overview

DEUSA International GmbH is a German mining company specializing in environmentally friendly mining technology. The company focuses on the extraction, processing, and sale of potash (kali), magnesium chloride, and common salt. Their subsidiary NDH Entsorgungsbetreibergesellschaft handles underground cavity filling (Bergversatz) for refilling spaces created by traditional mining operations, as well as heap recultivation for the renaturation of residual heap sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hochschule NordhausennotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerDEUSA International GmbH and Hochschule Nordhausen (University of Applied Sciences North Thuringia) signed a cooperation agreement for dual study programs. The partnership aims to provide practical knowledge during studies and address skilled labor shortages. Collaboration extends to research and development, with joint efforts to develop CO2-neutral solutions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• K+S AG: Germany's largest potash and salt producer and the natural direct competitor to DEUSA, operating mines in the same Thuringia/Hesse region and producing overlapping products including potash, magnesium compounds, and industrial salt. Closely comparable on geography, product mix, and customer base.
• Salinen Austria AG: Austrian salt and brine producer operating the Hallstatt, Altaussee, and Bad Ischl mines, producing industrial and food-grade salt plus brine products. Mid-sized Central European peer with comparable product mix to DEUSA's common salt and magnesium chloride streams.
• Südsalz GmbH: German salt producer operating the Heilbronn and Berchtesgaden salt mines, producing industrial, de-icing, and food-grade salt plus brine products. Directly comparable to DEUSA's common salt and magnesium chloride business, and one of the few EU mid-sized salt specialists.
• esco - european salt company: European salt specialist producing industrial, food, de-icing, and pharmaceutical salt from multiple European sites. Closely comparable mid-sized European salt competitor to DEUSA's common salt business with overlapping B2B industrial customers.
• Compass Minerals International: US-listed producer of salt (de-icing and industrial), sulfate of potash (SOP), and magnesium chloride, directly comparable to DEUSA's common salt and magnesium chloride offerings, especially in de-icing and specialty chemical applications.

Broad incumbents

• ICL Group: Israel-based global specialty minerals and potash producer offering potash, magnesium chloride, phosphate, and bromine. Larger and more diversified than DEUSA but competes in the same potash and magnesium end markets with overlapping industrial customers.
• Uralkali: Russian potash producer and one of the world's largest MOP suppliers, directly competing with DEUSA in global potash markets and influencing potash pricing that flows through to DEUSA's revenue.
• Belaruskali: State-owned Belarusian potash miner and one of the largest global MOP producers, structurally important in setting the potash price floor and competing with DEUSA for global fertilizer and industrial offtake.
• Nutrien Ltd: World's largest crop inputs provider and a top-three global potash producer, with diversified fertilizer, retail, and digital platforms. Sets the global potash price benchmark that drives DEUSA's potash revenue and competes for the same fertilizer-industry customers.
• Mosaic Company: US-based potash and phosphate producer with global fertilizer distribution, providing direct potash competitive overlap with DEUSA's Kali product line for industrial and agricultural buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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