Brim hf.
Icelandic seafood company
Brim hf. (known as HB Grandi until 2019) is a fishing and fish processing company in Iceland. Brim's headquarters are in Reykjavík where its office and groundfish production are located. The company also runs fish processing plants in two other towns in Iceland, Akranes and Vopnafjörður.
The company currently operates three freezing vessels, four wetfish trawlers and three pelagic vessels and runs fish processing plants in Reykjavík, Akranes and Vopnafjörður. Brim markets its products worldwide, products made from both groundfish and pelagic fish caught and processed by the company. In 2013 the company was awarded the Icelandic Presidential export award.
Brim is a publicly traded company on the Main Market of NASDAQ OMX Iceland, having over 2,700 shareholders.
In November 2022, Brim hf. invested in the Danish company Polar Seafood Denmark A/S.
Groundfish operations
Groundfish production Norðurgarður
Brim owns and operates a facility in Norðurgarður, Reykjavík which processes saithe and redfish.
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