Overview
- Salt producer K+S says orders are extremely high, mines are running around the clock at capacity, and January deliveries reached a ten‑year peak.
- Hessen Mobil reports longer lead times for deliveries after heavy use, with the Werra‑Meißner depots down from 5,330 tonnes at season start to about 1,600 tonnes.
- Smaller municipalities such as Bad Sooden‑Allendorf, Wanfried and Wehretal await replenishment and, in some cases, limit spreading to priority routes due to near‑empty silos.
- Bautzen district has used roughly 6,200 tonnes this season and still has about 1,500 tonnes available, with officials saying top‑ups can be arranged immediately to avoid shortages.
- Where deliveries tightened, some towns increased use of grit, while Autobahn GmbH reports no shortages thanks to more than 16,000 tonnes of regional salt storage and contract‑based resupply.