Proposal for resource tax on salmon farming in Norway

Salmon Evolution ASA ("Salmon Evolution" or the "Company", OSE: SALME) refers to the press release on 28 September 2022 from the Norwegian government regarding the proposal to introduce a resource tax on salmon and trout farming with effect from the tax year 2023.

After carefully studying the proposal and consulting with our legal advisors, it is clear that the proposal for the new resource tax will only – if implemented – be imposed upon salmon farmers holding commercial licenses in sea water. As our license is assigned for land-based salmon farming, Salmon Evolution will not be impacted by the proposal which is sent out for consultation.

For further information, contact:

Håkon A. Berg
CEO, Salmon Evolution
+47 411 92 257       

Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen
CFO, Salmon Evolution
+47 911 91 327 

About Salmon Evolution

Salmon Evolution is a Norwegian land-based salmon farming company targeting a production capacity of 100,000 tonnes HOG by 2032. The Company’s core focus is on extending the ocean’s potential by transferring the best preconditions offered by the sea to farm fish on land through its chosen hybrid flow-through system technology (HFS). This secures a truly sustainable production process with controlled and optimal growth conditions and limiting operational and biological risk. 

The Company’s first production facility is strategically located at Indre Harøy on the Norwegian west coast with unlimited access to fresh seawater, renewable energy, established infrastructure, and an educated and experienced work force. Phase 1 is already in operation and will have an annual capacity of 7,900 tonnes HOG at steady state. Fully developed, the Indre Harøy facility will have an annual capacity of 31,500 tonnes HOG.

The Company has also entered into a joint venture with Dongwon Industries where the parties will develop, construct and operate a land-based salmon farming facility in South Korea with an annual production capacity of 16,800 tonnes HOG, using Salmon Evolution’s chosen HFS technology.

Furthermore, the Salmon Evolution has initiated a process with the aim of establishing a land-based salmon farming operation in North America.

Salmon Evolution ASA is listed on Oslo Børs under the ticker SALME.

To learn more, please visit www.salmonevolution.no