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H1 / 2021 Half - Yearly Financial Report Sale of Americas operating unit successfully completed + Preliminary key figures : Cash inflow of around € 2.6 billion ; gain on disposal amounting to € 742 million + Repayment of financial liabilities by around € 1.7 billion , termination of KfW credit line + Net financial debt in relation to EBITDA sharply reduced to 2.0 times ( Dec.31 , 2020 : 12.3 times ) + Equity ratio rises to 48 % ( Dec.31 , 2020 : 27 % ) Q2 figures ( continuing operations ) : + K + S Group revenues rise to € 664 million ( Q2 / 2020 : € 590 million ) + EBITDA of € 112 million significantly above previous year's figure ( 02/2020 : € 53 million ) + Adjusted free cash flow of € -83 million in H1 ( H1 / 2020 : € 31 million ) Outlook : + EBITDA forecast from continuing operations raised again to a figure of € 700 to € 800 million ( previous forecast : € 500 to € 600 million ) . KI + S + Adjusted free cash flow from continuing and discontinued operations should be significantly over € 2 billion including the proceeds generated by the sale of the Americas ( 2020 : € -42.2 million ) www.kpluss.com