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Royal Greenland owns a total of 46 factories and processing facilities in Greenland, Canada and Europe.

Greenland

Along the west coast of Greenland Royal Greenland owns 37 plants and facilities including large plants with 2-3 shifts per day and small facilities with 1-2 employees. The factories in Greenland mainly operate with prawns, Greenland halibut, cod, crab and lumpfish roe. The plants’ activities range widely, from the production and packaging of finished products to the packaging of intermediate products for further processing in Asia or Poland, as well as, for example, block freezing and salting. 

Qaanaaq
1950s

Factory Manager: John Olsen
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: Greenland halibut, J-cut, heads, tails and HOG
Capacity: 3 t/day
Cold store capacity: 230 ton
Employees: 10 in the season

As of 1/10 2014, J/V Inughuit Seafood A/S, 50% RG ownership.

Aappilattoq (North)
1992

Factory Manager: Justine Petersen
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: J-cut, heads, tails, whole fish
Capacity: 5 t/day
Cold store capacity: 450 ton
Employees: 3-12 low/peak seasons

Newly constructed in 2017

Kullorsuaq
1991

Factory Manager: Stiinannguaq Løvstrøm
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: Freezing of Greenland halibut
Capacity: 16 t/day
Cold store capacity: 890 ton
Employees: 3-14 low/peak seasons

Tasiusaq
1997

Factory Manager: Tabithe Kristensen
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: J-cut, heads, tails, whole fish
Capacity: 16 t/day
Cold store capacity: 600 ton
Employees: 15-25 low/peak seasons

Nuussuaq
2010

Factory Manager: Pernille F. Karlsen
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: Freezing of Greenland halibut, HOG, j-cut
Capacity: 16 t/day
Cold store capacity: 500 ton
Employees: 3-22 low/peak seasons

Innaarsuit
1995

Factory Manager: Majaq Simigaq
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: J-cut, heads, tails, whole fish
Capacity: 15 t/day
Cold store capacity: 550 ton
Employees: 10-20 low/peak seasons

Nutaarmiut
1997

Factory Manager: Arnannguaq B. Eskildsen
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: Freezing of Greenland halibut, HOG, j-cut
Capacity: 12 t/day
Cold store capacity: 600 ton
Employees: 2-15 low/peak seasons

Upernavik
1983

Factory Manager: Hans Peter Kristensen
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: Freezing of Greenland halibut
Capacity: 5 t/day
Cold store capacity: 200 ton
Employees: 8-14 low/peak seasons

Upernavik Kujalleq
1959

Factory Manager: Magnus Grim
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: Freezing of Greenland halibut
Capacity: 8 t/day
Cold store capacity: 100 ton
Employees: 5-15 low/peak seasons

Qeqertaq
1992

Factory Manager: Anna Marie Mølgaard
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: J-cut, whole fish
Capacity: 11 t/day
Cold store capacity: 100 ton
Employees: 5-12 low/peak seasons

Saqqaq
1983

Factory Manager: Mathias Nielsen
Primary species: Greenland halibut, other fish
Products: Whole Greenland halibut frozen in blocks
Capacity: 5,4 t/day
Cold store capacity: 110 ton
Employees: 3-10 low/peak seasons

The unit burned down in 2003. The current facility opened in 2005.

Ukkusissat
1989

Factory Manager: Johanne Knudsen Samuelsen
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: J-cut, heads, tails, whole fish
Capacity: 4.5 t/day
Cold store capacity: 100 ton
Employees: 1-14 low/peak seasons

New freezing facilities in 2013, new drying house in 2013.

Qeqertarsuaq
1934

Factory Manager: Mona Lisa Isaksen
Primary species: Snow crab, cod, Greenland halibut, lumpfish roe
Products: Crab sections, fish frozen in blocks, lumpfish roe in barrels
Capacity: 5 ton snow crab, 5 ton fish/day
Cold store capacity: 100 ton
Employees: 3-30 low/peak seasons

The unit has previously handled prawn, meat and frill production, but now produces only crab and fish.

Saattut
1986

Factory Manager: Marie Knudsen
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: J-cut, heads, tails, whole fish
Capacity: 7 t/day
Cold store capacity: 213 ton
Employees: 1-15 low/peak seasons

Current unit was refurbished in 1998, when the large freezing facility was also taken into use.
Two new plate freezers installed in 2018.

Ilulissat
1920s

Factory Manager: Stefán Tryggvason (Prawn), Thara Jeremiassen (Halibut)
Primary species: Prawns, Greenland halibut
Products: IQF prawns, prawnmeal, Greenland halibut J-cut, heads, tails, whole fish, cod
Capacity: 100 t prawns, 20 t fish/day
Cold store capacity: 1,100 ton
Employees: 100-152 low/peak seasons

The current unit was established in 1961 and has been refurbished several times. New Greenland halibut factory in 1998. Prawn factory renovated in 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Ikerasak
1990

Factory Manager: Elisabeth Hansen
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: Whole fish, fillets with skin, heads, tails, J-cut, HOG
Capacity: 3 t/day
Cold store capacity: 200 ton
Employees: 2-20 low/peak seasons

The unit has only been refurbished to a small degree since it was established. New freezing facilities were established in 2008.

Uummannaq
1949

Factory Manager: Jakob Mathiassen
Primary species: Greenland halibut
Products: Whole Greenland halibut, heads, tails, fillets and J-cut
Capacity: 50 t/day
Cold store capacity: 1,600 ton
Employees: 20-50 low/peak seasons

Current location since 1966, but the unit has been expanded several times.
In 2017 the largest expansion to date was performed.

Qasigiannguit
1940s

Factory Manager: Hans Grønvold
Primary species: Greenland halibut, other fish, lumpfish roe
Products: Greenland halibut fillets, frills, heads, IQF fillets, loins, cod fillet/whole
Capacity: 12 ton Greenland halibut/day
Cold store capacity: 1,800 ton
Employees: 90 low/peak seasons

Refurbished as a prawn factory in 1952 and several times later on. Closed in 1997. Recommenced operations in 2000 and refurbished in 2011.

Ikamiut
1932

Factory Manager: Najaaraq Larsen
Primary species: Salted cod, Greenland halibut, lumpfish roe
Products: Salted cod, dried fish. HOG Greenland halibut, HOG cod
Capacity: 1,5 t/day
Cold store capacity: 20 ton
Employees: 0

Sisimiut
1914

Factory Manager: Hans Lars Olsen
Primary species: Prawns, snow crab
Products: Cooked and peeled prawns, crab sections
Capacity: 160 ton prawns/day, 6 ton snow crab/day
Cold store capacity: 1,600 ton
Employees: 100-150 low/peak seasons

Current unit built in 1969 for production of cod and prawns, renovated in 1992 and 2011 into a modern prawn processing facility. New crab factory build in october 2021.

Akunnaaq
1948

Factory Manager: Peter Nielsen 
Primary species: cod, Greenland halibut
Products: salted cod, dried fish, HOG Greenland halibut and HOG cod
Capacity: 3 t/day 
Cold store capacity: 40 tonnes
Employees: 2-7 low/peak seasons

Stand-alone platefreezer for freezing and two 20ft containers (40 tonnes) installed in 2018.

Kangaatsiaq
1950s

Factory Manager: Jørgen Inusugtoq
Primary species: Cod, lumpfish roe
Products: Cod frozen in blocks, fillet, lumpfish roe in barrels
Capacity: 15 t/day freezing
Cold store capacity: 100 ton
Employees: 2-25 low/peak seasons

The unit was renovated/built in 1986 in its current form with production of cod. Today, cod and other fish are frozen and in the season lumpfish roe is processed. Rebuilt for cod fillet production 2015.

Sarfannguaq
1990

Factory Manager: Pipaluk Olsen
Primary species: Cod
Products: Salted fish of cod and cod frozen in blocks
Capacity: 15 t/day
Cold store capacity: 60 ton
Employees: 1-13 low/peak seasons

Renovated in 2005.

Niaqornaarsuk
1948

Factory Manager: Judithe Wille
Primary species: Cod, lumpfish roe
Products: Salted fish, lumpfish roe
Capacity: 5 t/day
Cold store capacity: No cold store
Employees: 4-10 low/peak seasons

Refurbished and renovated in 1995. Expanded in 2013.

Itilleq
1949

Factory Manager: Otto Enoksen
Primary species: Cod and lumpfish roe
Products: Salted fish and lumpfish roe
Capacity: 2.5 t/day
Cold store capacity: none
Employees: 1-7 low/peak seasons

Renovated in 1991/93 and in 1994/95. 

Ikerasaarsuk
1950

Factory Manager: Klaus Jonathansen
Primary species: Cod, lumpfish roe
Products: Salted fish from cod and ugaq, lumpfish roe
Capacity: 5 t/day
Cold store capacity: No cold store
Employees: 1-10 low/peak seasons

Renovated in 1995.

Kangaamiut
1944

Factory Manager: Sofiaaraq Larsen
Primary species: Cod, wolffish, Greenland halibut, lumpfish roe
Products: Whole fish, Winter-dried cod, dried wolffish, lumpfish roe in barrels
Capacity: 5 t/day
Cold store capacity: 30 ton
Employees: 4-16 low/peak seasons

Renovated in 1994/95. Expansion of the freezing capacity and cold store. 

Attu
1959

Factory Manager: Tikkili Ezekiassen
Primary species: Cod
Products: Salted fish, lumpfish roe, frozen cod and other species
Capacity: 2 t/day
Cold store capacity: 20 ton
Employees: 0

Maniitsoq
1949-50

Factory Manager: Susanne Marie Knudsen
Primary species: Nutaaq cod, Cod, Greenland halibut, lumpfish roe, dried fish and other fish
Products: Cod fillets, halibut fillets, lumpfish roe, dried fish and freezing
Capacity: 80 ton fish/day
Cold store capacity: 500 ton
Employees: 25-100 low/peak seasons

Establishing a line for filleting and a line for salting cod.

Atammik
1992

Factory Manager: Tippu-Bolatta Jakobsen
Primary species: Cod, wolffish, lumpfish roe
Products: Whole fish, salted fish, lumpfish roe in barrels
Capacity: 3 ton freezing, 4 ton salting/day
Cold store capacity: 8 ton
Employees: 4-20 low/lumpfish roe season


Expansion of the cold store and freezing capacity. 8-10 ton freezing, 4 ton salting.

Paamiut
1920

Factory Manager: Jan Jørgensen
Primary species: Snow crab, greenland halibut, cod, lumpfish roe and other fish 
Products: Crab sections, halibut fillets, dried cod, lumpfish roe and freezing
Capacity: Crab sections 10 t/day, fillets 20 t/day 
Cold store capacity: 500 ton 
Employees: 10-50 low/peak seasons

Refurbished from cod production to smokehouse in 1997. Closed in 2003. Shrimp and crab production established in 2004. In 2012, the shrimp production was closed in favour of the cod filleting line.

Nuuk
1959

Factory Manager: Ken Jakobsen
Primary species: Cod, Greenland halibut, redfish, wolffish, lumpfish roe
Products: Lumpfish roe, whole fish IQF, products for the home market
Capacity: 50 t/day
Cold store capacity: 200 ton
Employees: 12-40 low/peak seasons

Godthåb Fiskeindustri taken over in 1990, prawn production closed in 2002.

Narsaq
1951

Factory Manager: Niels Sakariassen
Primary species: Lumpfish roe, cod
Products: Lumpfish roe in barrels
Capacity: Freezing of 20 t/day
Cold store capacity: 600 ton
Employees: 1-10 low/peak seasons

Renovated in 1995.

Qeqertarsuatsiaat
1983

Factory Manager: Konrad Boye 
Primary species: Cod, lumpfish roe
Products: Salted fish, cod IQF, cod frozen in blocks, lumpfish roe in barrels
Capacity: 4 ton salted fish, 18 ton fish/day
Cold store capacity: 80 ton
Employees: 6-16 low/peak seasons

Aappilattoq (South)
1981

Factory Manager: Nicolai Benjaminsen
Primary species: Greenland halibut, cod
Products: Freezing
Capacity: 4 t/day
Cold store capacity: 70 ton
Employees: 3

First sales of raw materials initiated in 2014 after refurbishment and modernisation of cooling plant.

Qaarsut
1995

Factory Manager: Dorthe Kristensen
Primary species: Greenland Halibut
Products: -
Capacity: -
Cold store capacity: -
Employees: 2-4

Tasiilaq
2023

Factory Manager: Frede Kilime
Primary species: Cod
Products: Headed cod with collarbone
Capacity: 10 t/day
Cold store capacity: 500 ton
Employees: 8 low/peak seasons

Canada

Royal Greenland runs 9 production units in Eastern Canada:

In Newfoundland, Quin-Sea Fisheries Ltd. consist of five first sale and processing facilities, where local fishermen land their catches. The primary species originating from Newfoundland are snow crab, prawns, whelk, lobster, herring, cod, Greenland halibut and capelin. 

Old Perlican
1960

Factory Manager: Chris Butler
Primary species: Prawns, Snow crab, Whelk, Scallop, Cod
Products: Cooked & Peeled, IQF, Crab sections/Cooked snow crab, In shell/cooked whelk, Scallops
Capacity: 195 t/day
Cold store capacity: 300 ton
Employees: 400 low/peak seasons

 

Cupids
1960

Factory Manager: Chris Fong
Primary species: Ground fish, Pelagics
Products: Split/salt fish, Block frozen capelin/herring/mackerel
Capacity: 38 t/day
Cold store capacity: 1000 ton
Employees: 30 low/peak seasons

Cape Broyle
1990/65

Factory Manager: Barry Payne
Primary species: snow crab, pelagics, scallops, sea cucumber, cod
Products: Crab sections, cooked/raw snow crab, block frozen capelin/herring/ mackerel, butterfly cut/gutted, sea cucumber, J-Cut/H&G/HOG Greenland halibut
Capacity: 110 t/day
Cold store capacity: 75 ton
Employees: 135 low/peak seasons

Conche Seafood
1960

Factory Manager: Steadman Letto
Primary species: Snow crab, whelk, Pelagics, Lobster
Products: Crab sections/Cooked snow crab, in shell/cooked whelk, Block frozen capelin/herring/mackerel, J-Cut/H&G/HOG Greenland halibut, Lobster fresh/frozen
Capacity: 145 t/day
Cold store capacity: 50 ton
Employees: 70 low/peak seasons

 

New Harbour
1985

Live lobster holding facility
Manager: Chris Fong
Cold store capacity: 1000 ton
Employees: 4

Southern Harbour
1960

Factory Manager: Chris Butler
Primary: Capelin, heering, mackarel, lobster, ground fish
Products: Block frozen capelin/herring/mackerel, Fresh/frozen lobsteer
Capacity: 24 t/day
Cold store capacity: 80 ton
Employees: 50-100 low/peak seasons

Matane, Quebec
2006

Burnt down in March 2024

Louisbourg
1980

Factory Manager: Joe Anthony
Primary species: Snow crab
Products: Snow crab sections
Employees: 90 low/peak season

St. Anthony
-

Factory Manager: Stedman Letto 
Primary species: Prawn, Snow crab,
Products: Cooked & peeled prawns, Crab sections
Capacity: 30 t/day
Employees: 120 low/peak seasons

Europe

Cuxhaven in Germany is now the only place in Europe, where Royal Greenland produces and packs finished goods. In the units in Cuxhaven Royal Greenland produces lumpfish roe in glass jars, prawns in brine, frozen prawn packaging and fresh fish.

Cuxhaven, Germany (prawns)
2019
Cuxhaven, Germany (Roe)
2010

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