Annual Report 2020 No - 1598
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ANNUAL REPORT 2020 NO - 1598 Layout and print: Skipnes Kommunikasjon AS Photo: BERRE Kommunikasjonsbyrå, Jacob Buchard, Ingar Næss, Jørn Adde, Øyvind Sætre, Frank Rune Isaksen, Norwegian Seafood Council, Shutterstock COMMITTED BY NAME NORWAY ROYAL SALMON 5 Photo: Tom Haga/Norges Sjømatråd Haga/Norges Tom Photo: 6 PART 01 ABOUT NORWAY ROYAL SALMON ANNUAL REPORT NORWAY ROYAL SALMON 7 Committed by name Norway Royal Salmon is a name we are proud of and a name we work hard every day to live up to. Having ROYAL in our company name allows us both locally and around the world to be associated with quality. Norway Royal Salmon is a name that obliges and we therefore say that we are COMMITTED BY NAME. Content 01 About Norway Royal Salmon 12 Important strategic milestones 14 Highlights 2020 16 Growth initiatives 18 Key figures 20 Message from the CEO 22 Strategy 24 Our business 30 Sales with international focus 33 Market 37 Organisation 38 Management 40 The Board of Directors 42 Shareholder information 02 Committed by name Important strategic milestones 46 Sustainable aquaculture Highlights 2020 54 Committed to customers Growth initiatives 60 Committed to nature Key figures 70 Committed to people Message from the CEO Strategy 03 Annual performance Our business Sales with international focus Market 81 Board of Directors report Organisation 90 Corporate governance Management 96 Guidelines for remuneration of The Board of Directors senior executives Shareholder information 101 Consolidated financial statement 169 Financial statement 194 Responsibility statement 196 Auditor's report 200 GRI-index 204 TCFD-report 212 Sitemap NRS 10 PART 01 ABOUT NORWAY ROYAL SALMON ANNUAL REPORT 01 About Norway Royal Salmon NORWAY ROYAL SALMON 11 About Norway Royal Salmon 12 Important strategic milestones 14 Highlights 2019 16 Growth initiatives 18 Key figures 20 Message from the CEO 22 Strategy 24 Our business 30 Sales with international focus 33 Market 37 Organisation 39 Management 40 The Board of Directors 42 Shareholder information 12 PART 01 ABOUT NORWAY ROYAL SALMON ANNUAL REPORT Important strategic milestones Acquisition of Feøy Fiskeoppdrett AS and Åmøy Fiskeoppdrett AS Acquisition of AS Purchase of minor Brilliant Fiskeoppdrett shareholdings in various Acquisition of aquaculture companies Nor Seafood AS Awarded 4 new licenses 1996-2004 2007 2009 1992 2006 2008 2010 Norway Royal Salmon Private placement in Private placement in Acquisition of Nord AS founded by 34 fish which the company which the company Senja Laks AS farming companies as raised gross proceeds of raised gross proceeds of a sales and marketing NOK 50 million NOK 100 million The company company for farmed converted from a salmon Acquisition of Altafjord private to a public Laks AS, AS Tri,Salmo limited liability Arctica AS and Wilsgård company. The new Fiskeoppdrett AS company name is Norway Royal Salmon ASA NORWAY ROYAL SALMON 13 Acquired 1 339 tonnes MAB, through the government’s new Acquired 1 351 traffic light system Public offering in which tonnes MAB, through the company raised the government’s new The Group's credit gross proceeds of NOK traffic light system facility increased from 46.1 million NOK 2 000 million to Granted 5 990 tonnes NOK 2 800 million. Norway Royal Salmon MAB for the develop- NOK 1 200 million of ASA listed on Oslo Awarded 10 new ment of Arctic Offshore the credit facility was a Stock exchange green licenses Farming sustainability loan 2011 2014 2018 2020 2012 2016 2019 2021 Private placement and Acquisition resulting Sale of Region South at Arctic Fish was listed sale of treasury shares in 50 % ownership of an enterprise value of on Euronext Growth, in which the company Arctic Fish ehf. (Iceland) NOK 1 240 million subsequently Norway raised gross proceeds of through private Royal Salmon NOK 43.4 million placement First year of harvest of achieved majority salmon (3 321 tonnes) ownership of 51.3 per at Arctic Fish on Iceland cent. Arctic Fish is expected to harvest 12 000 tonnes of salmon in 2021 14 PART 01 ABOUT NORWAY ROYAL SALMON ANNUAL REPORT Highlights 2020 Although 2020 was heavily affected by Covid-19, Norway Royal Salmon confirms its position as a forward-looking and growth-ambitious salmon farming company characterised by stable harvest volumes, high sales volumes and strategic measures for sustainable growth investments. High sales volumes The sales operations sold 88 904 tonnes in 2020. Increased harvest volume The farming operations harvested 30 509 tonnes in 2020. This is an increase of 12 per cent compared to 2019. A good MAB utilisation at the end of 2020 provides the basis for further growth in 2021. GLOBAL G.A.P. certification All sites at Norway Royal Salmon are GLOBAL G.A.P. certified. ASC certification Additional sites were ASC certified in 2020. At 31 December 2020, the Group is certified on 88 per cent of its sites and the goal is to be 100 per cent certified on active sites by 2022. Sustainability financing and increased financial capacity In 2020, the Group's credit facility increased from NOK 2 000 million to NOK 2 800 million. NOK 1 200 million of the credit facility is financing with sustainability-KPIs. NORWAY ROYAL SALMON 15 ISA detected at a site in Finnmark In July, indications of the fish disease ISA (Infectious Salmon Anemia) was detected at the operational area Dønnesfjord, consisting of the Næringsbukta, Klubben and Børfjord sites. However, the disease was only detected at one of these sites. Dividend In June, Norway Royal Salmon ASA distributed an ordinary dividend of NOK 5.00 per share. Electrification of feed barges Norway Royal Salmon has started the transition to electrification and hybrid solutions on our barges, the company has applied for and been granted funding from Enova. The first barge had a hybrid solution installed in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the goal is that most of the barges will be operated on shore power or hybrid solutions with battery packs. This will result in significant reductions in emissions and be a more cost-effective solution. Investing in in-house smolt facility A smolt facility with RAS technology is under construction. This will give the Group control over the value chain and ensures smolt deliveries to in-house production. Production will start during the spring of 2021. Arctic Offshore Farming and development of offshore sea farms In the project, Norway Royal Salmon develops equipment and production technology for fish farming in harsh areas. The production of the sea farm is on its way and operations are scheduled to start in the summer of 2021. Artic Fish and focus on Iceland Arctic Fish harvested 7 443 tonnes in 2020 and estimated volume for 2021 is 12 000 tonnes. The company was listed on Euronext Growth in February 2021 and Norway Royal Salmon achieved 51.3 per cent ownership and control through the listing process. The company has considerable growth potential with sites located in the Westfjords of Iceland, which have excellent conditions for fish farming and is in the vicinity of a new smolt facility with RAS technology. 16 PART 01 ABOUT NORWAY ROYAL SALMON ANNUAL REPORT Growth initiatives Future growth for the aquaculture industry will be through sustainable solutions. Going forward, Norway Royal Salmon will focus fully on utilizing the Group's organic growth potential and sustainable production. Growth will come as we take greater control of the value chain. DÅFJORD Investment in in-house smolt facility The facility is strategically placed in relation to our activity in Troms and Finnmark and will play an important part in the further development of the company. The plant will have an annual production of 2 400 tonnes and 10 million smolt distributed between standard and post smolt. The plant is built at low risk in relation to production and has seven separate departments with their own biofilters. This is a strategic move that will give the Group control over a larger part of the value chain and ensure smolt deliveries for own production. The first roe is planned to be put in during the spring of 2021 and full production is expected from 2022. FELLESHOLMEN Arctic Offshore Farming and offshore fish farms In March 2018 the Directorate of Fisheries granted 8 development permits (5 990 tonnes MAB) for the development of Arctic Offshore Farming. The permits are a recognition of a long and good development process in which Norway Royal Salmon and Aker Solutions have developed a semi-submersible offshore fish farm designed for harsh areas. When positioned farther away from the coast, the facility will provide increased area utilisation of Norwegian sea waters and will have limited environmental footprint. The facility will be more exposed than today's locations. The environmental conditions on such sites are very attractive for salmon, with good water exchange that will ensure good fish welfare and growth. The goal is to release the first fish in the sea in the summer of 2021 and to harvest in the first half of 2022. The industrial ambition is to combine knowledge from the fish farming industry with offshore expertise to develop the aquaculture industry of the future and secure sustainable growth. WESTFJORDS - ICELAND Arctic Fish and focus on Iceland NRS believes that salmon production in Iceland will succeed. The production so far supports this. 7 443 tonnes were harvested in 2020 and considerable growth is expected in the coming years. Estimated harvest volume for 2021 is 12 000 tonnes and expected to increase to 24 000 tonnes in 2025. The sites are located in the Westfjords on Iceland, which have excellent conditions for fish farming. In addition, the proximity to a new smolt facility with RAS technology gives control over the value chain.