Cermaq was founded as Statkorn Holding when the commercial division of Statens Kornforretning (now Statens Landbruksforvaltning) was demerged and made a limited company in 1995.
Cermaq blev etableret som Statkorn Holding da den kommercielle division af Statens Kornforretning (nu Statens Landbruksforvaltning) blev fraspaltet koncernen i 1995.