The Belgian SOLVAY group (consolidated turnover of EUR 7.9 bn in 2002 with more than 30,000 in 50 countries) is going to sell a 38% stake it holds in its jointly owned ESCO EUROPEAN SALT CY GMBH & CO KG with the Germany company K+S (turnover EUR 2.3 million in 2002 with 11,000) to the latter. The details of the deal are not known but at its conclusion K+S will have total control.