 OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--BUSINESS WIRE--Compass Minerals NYSE: CMP, a leading global provider of essential minerals, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its South America specialty plant nutrition business to ICL Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of ICL Group. The transaction agreement provides for total potential gross cash proceeds of approximately 418 million based on current exchange rates. The company intends to prioritize the use of proceeds to pay down debt in ad 