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Cermaq

Logo: Cermaq, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Fish farming company

Cermaq is a company which farms salmon and trout in Norway, Canada, Chile and Scotland. In 2017 the farming business had sales of around USD 1,1 billion, and a total sales volume of 157,800 tonnes. Cermaq is a fully owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation.2 It employed 41 people in 2026.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1
  • Industryseafood1
  • HeadquartersOslo1
  • Websitewww.cermaq.com
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1
  • LEI5493006DQWZ7M1K68B083
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressDronning Eufemias gate 16, 0191 Oslo, Norway3
  • Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 971 647 9493

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Cermaq is a company which farms salmon and trout in Norway, Canada, Chile and Scotland. In 2017 the farming business had sales of around USD 1,1 billion, and a total sales volume of 157,800 tonnes. Cermaq is a fully owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway.2

Corporate structure

Cermaq is part of a group headed by Mitsubishi Corporation. 151 entities, 26 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Cermaq was founded as Statkorn Holding when the commercial division of Statens Kornforretning (now Statens Landbruksforvaltning) was demerged and made a limited company in 1995. The company operated grain wholesaling. In 1996 the company started to purchase NorAqua, a fish food producer, and in 1998 Cermaq started purchasing fish farms. In 2000, the government sold the first 20% of the company. Through the 2000s, Cermaq has sold its original grain wholesaling divisions and entered the seafood and fish food market. It was listed on Oslo Stock Exchange in 2006. Cermaq's feed business unit EWOS was sold in 2013.

In October 2014 Mitsubishi Corporation acquired the company for $1.4 billion, taking 91 per cent of the shares in its offer.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cermaq, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

Cermaq produces Atlantic salmon, coho and trout. In Canada the operations are on Vancouver Island with offices located in Campbell River and Tofino. In Norway the company has operations in Nordland and Finnmark while the sea operations in Chile are in Region X, XI and XII, headed out of Puerto Montt. The total production of salmon was 157,800 tonnes in 2017.

Cermaq has is committed to contributing to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Cermaq aims to certify all its farming sites to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council salmon standard for responsibly farmed salmon.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cermaq, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

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Timeline

  1. Feb 13, 2023Parent Directly consolidated by Mitsubishi Corporation3
  2. 1995Founded Founded1

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