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Ventures in Salt: Compass Minerals International
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ABSTRACT
In late 2003, salt producer Compass Minerals celebrated its first day trading as a public company on the NASDAQ. Knowing that it would continue to wrestle with how to price its product and respond to competitive and environmental challenges as a publicly traded company, Compass Minerals would now have to make a compelling case for investors to hold a stand-alone salt company in their portfolio.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
To illustrate the challenges of pricing in a commodity market with variable demand.
INSTRUCTOR NOTE
This case is to be used in conjunction with “Salt Seller: A Commodity Pricing Simulation.”
COULD BE TAUGHT IN THE FOLLOWING COURSE(S)
sustainability, strategy
VENTURES IN SALT
*An educator (non-watermarked) copy of this case is available only to individuals who hold teaching positions at academic institutions and want to use the case in a course.