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    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2022-10-18</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001227654</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CMP</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001947799</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KM&amp;T Investment Holdings, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>4111 E. 37TH STREET NORTH</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WICHITA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>KS</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>67220</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000923338</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KOCH INDUSTRIES INC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>4111 E. 37TH STREET NORTH</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WICHITA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>KS</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>67220</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7034609</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">KM&amp;T Investment Holdings, LLC (&quot;KM&amp;T Investment&quot;) is beneficially owned by Koch Minerals &amp; Trading, LLC (&quot;KM&amp;T &quot;), KM&amp;T is beneficially owned by Koch Solutions, LLC (&quot;Koch Solutions&quot;) and Koch Solutions is beneficially owned by Koch Industries, Inc. (&quot;Koch Industries&quot;), in each case by means of ownership of all voting equity instruments. Koch Industries, Koch Solutions and KM&amp;T may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock of Compass Minerals International, Inc. (the &quot;Issuer&quot;) held by KM&amp;T Investment by virtue of (i) Koch Industries' beneficial ownership of Koch Solutions, (ii) Koch Solutions' beneficial ownership of KM&amp;T and (iii) KM&amp;T's beneficial ownership of KM&amp;T Investment.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 14, 2022, between the Issuer and KM&amp;T, KM&amp;T Investment has the right to designate two directors to the Issuer's board of directors and, therefore, KM&amp;T Investment and Koch Industries may each be deemed a &quot;director by deputization&quot; of the Issuer.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>KM&amp;T Investment Holdings, LLC /s/ Vance Holtzman, Vice President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-10-21</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Koch Industries, Inc. /s/ Raffaele G. Fazio, Assistant Secretary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-10-21</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
