Samherji hf.

Samherji acquires a 49% share in Berg LipidTech AS

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:28:00 +0000

Samherji has completed the acquisition of a 49% stake in the Norwegian production company Berg LipidTech AS in Ålesund. The company produces fish oil for the wholesale market, mainly from cod liver and salmon, and sells its products worldwide. The acquisition creates opportunities for further processing of Samherji's byproducts while strengthening Berg LipidTech's competitiveness through a more stable supply of quality raw materials. The investment will move Samherji further up the seafood value chain.

Merry Christmas

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:13:00 +0000

We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, with thanks for a good cooperation.

Samherji reports EUR 45.6m net profit and continues reinvestment in core operations

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Samherji hf. reported an operating profit of EUR 42.4 million in 2024, a year-on-year decrease of EUR 12 million. Net profit, including the share of profit from associated companies and financial items, amounted to EUR 45.6 million after taxes, compared to EUR 58.7 million in 2023.

Salmon Garden equity private placement upsized due to investor demand

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:41:00 +0000

The issue of new shares in Samherji Fish Farming through equity private placement for financing the Salmon Garden, a new land-based salmon farming facility in Reykjanes, has been increased to EUR 210 million from EUR 125 million following strong investor demand.

Baldvin Thorsteinsson takes over as CEO of Samherji

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:27:00 +0000

Baldvin Thorsteinsson today assumed the role of CEO of Samherji hf., succeeding his father, Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, who has stepped down after 42 years as CEO, having led the company since its founding in 1983.

Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson steps down as Samherji’s CEO

Fri, 23 May 2025 12:34:00 +0000

Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, the CEO of Samherji, wrote a letter to all employees this morning, informing them of his decision to step down as CEO next June. The letter is as follows:

Samherji completes financing for new land-based salmon farming project in Reykjanes

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:10:00 +0000

Samherji Fish Farming, a subsidiary of Samherji hf., has completed financing of the first phase of the Salmon Garden, a new land-based fish farming facility on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. The funding, secured through an equity private placement and a syndicated loan, totals EUR 235 million. Once fully scaled, the facility will directly create 100 new jobs, with a similar number of indirect jobs expected through associated services and industries.

Merry Christmas

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:13:00 +0000

We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, with thanks for a good cooperation.

Court Upholds Samherji's Intellectual Property Rights

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:33:00 +0000

Today, judgment was handed down in the UK in a case brought by Samherji hf. for infringement of its trademark rights. The court upheld all of Samherji's claims.

Protection of Samherji's intellectual property rights

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:42:00 +0000

This week, a hearing took place in the UK in the case of Samherji against Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson, because he had spoofed and used intellectual property rights owned by Samherji.

Samherji Maintains Stable Operating Profit and Strong Financial Position

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:10:00 +0000

Samherji's operating profit amounted to EUR 54.5 million in 2023 and was nearly unchanged from the previous year. The profit from the operations of Samherji's group, after accounting for the performance of associates and financial items, amounted to EUR 58.7 million after taxes.

The founders of Samherji set up a new company to invest in innovation and create jobs in the Eyjafjördur region

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:47:00 +0000

Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, CEO of Samherji, and Kristján Vilhelmsson, the managing director of ships operations at Samherji, have established Drift EA for the purposes of fostering entrepreneurship and innovation within the Eyjafjördur area. The company will offer facilities and support to entrepreneurs and businesses to develop their ideas locally and internationally.

Regarding a fake press release and website

Thu, 11 May 2023 10:18:00 +0000

Samherji's attention has been drawn to the fact that unknown dishonest parties have sent a fake press release in Samherji's name to foreign media outlets. The same parties also seem to have set up a fake website in the name of the company hosted in the UK and, at the same time, distributed fake advertising banners. It should be noted that neither the website nor the press release has any connection with Samherji or the company's employees. This appears to be a planned attack that the company takes very seriously. Samherji will request that the fake website is taken down.

May 1st: Samherji´s 40 years Anniversary

Mon, 01 May 2023 16:12:00 +0000

40 years have passed since the trawler Guðsteinn GK 140 sailed into Eyjafjörður. The cousins Kristján Vilhelmsson, Þorsteinn Már Baldvinsson and Þorsteinn Vilhelmsson had bought almost all of the shares in Samherji hf. in Grindavík, that owned Guðsteinn and they moved the domicile to Akureyri. Thus began the history of the company, which has since that day prospered and grown into one of the largest seafood companies in Iceland, with operations in fishing, fish processing, fish farming and sale of seafood products.

Aquanor Marketing Is Now Aquanor Ice Fresh

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:49:00 +0000

Boston, MA - Aquanor Marketing, Inc. is proud to announce it is rebranding to Aquanor Ice Fresh, further solidifying its partnership with Samherji. The "Ice Fresh" brand originates from Samherji's long-standing sales arm, Ice Fresh Seafood.

Dear colleagues

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:08:00 +0000

I think it is appropriate to inform you about the remarkable change that has taken place in the media coverage of Samherji issues in relation to Namibia. On Wednesday, Norway's Aftenposten's special magazine, Innsikt, published a lengthy apology for coverage that appeared in the previous issue. This is the first time that a reputable media outlet has accepted our point of view that one-sided and biased narratives have no place in quality news coverage, as we have genuinely experienced both here in Iceland and abroad. I will go over Aftenposten's apology in more detail with you.

Samherji's cases with the Icelandic tax authorities have been finalised and criminal cases dropped

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:55:00 +0000

Tax cases against Samherji and affiliated companies have been fully concluded in a settlement between Samherji and the Revenue and Customs Office in Iceland. This settlement involves the reimposition of tax on companies in the Samherji group for the operating years 2012-2018. Simultaneously, the District Prosecutor in Iceland has dropped criminal charges against the companies and their employees related to unpaid taxes and confirmed that neither the managers nor the employees of the companies in question had been found to have committed criminal offences in connection therewith.

Baldvin Thorsteinsson acquires the foreign operations of Samherji Holding

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 10:10:00 +0000

A Dutch company owned by Baldvin Thorsteinsson has reached an agreement on buying the assets of Alda Seafood Holding and will therefore acquire the foreign operations of Samherji Holding. Mr Thorsteinsson has been managing the business for the past few years as the CEO of Alda Seafood Holding.

Good annual result characterised by strong underlying operations

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:56:00 +0000

Samherji Holding ehf. made a profit of EUR 53.7 million in 2021, according to the financial statements approved at the company's general meeting yesterday. This is a considerably better result than in 2020 when the company made a profit of EUR 27.4 million.

Samherji's financial results for the year 2021: Good profit from operational earnings and sale of assets

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 20:53:00 +0000

The net profit from operations of Samherji hf. after taxes (without share in and profit from sale of associates) amounted to EUR 36,6 million in 2021 but was EUR 30 million in the previous year.