Cermaq
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| Industry | Seafood, food processing |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Key people | Yasuhiro Kawakami (Chair), Geir Molvik (CEO) |
| Products | Farmed salmon, trout and coho; production of fish feed |
| Revenue | NOK 8,529 billion (2016)[1] |
| NOK 2,217 billion (2016)[1] | |
| NOK 1,512 billion (2016)[1] | |
| Total assets | NOK 15,421 billion (end 2016)[1] |
| Total equity | NOK 7,289 billion (end 2016)[1] |
| Owner | Mitsubishi Corporation (100%) |
Number of employees | 3,712 (end 2016)[1] |
| Website | www |
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] The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway.
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.
