Kopenhagen Fur
| Company type | Cooperative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fur trade, Agribusiness |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Headquarters | Glostrup , Denmark |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Mink pelts, fox pelts, chinchilla pelts, fitch pelts |
| Website | www |
Kopenhagen Fur stood as the foremost global auctioneer of fur pelts. Functioning as an agribusiness cooperative, it was headquartered in Glostrup, a suburb near Copenhagen, Denmark. At its operational peak, the facility could process and organize up to 150,000 pelts each day. In the year 2020, it represented 40% of worldwide mink fur output.
The scope of Kopenhagen Fur's activities included the production, grading, and sale of mink pelts, in addition to offering workshop spaces and educational seminars tailored for designers and researchers. Its Kopenhagen Studio operated from two sites: the Langelinie location, which focused on workshops and marketing initiatives, and the Beijing studio at Tsinghua University, dedicated to educating fur design professionals.
History
European fur production was mainly distributed through Finnish Fur Sales or the Copenhagen Fur Center (CFC). Mink accounted for 90% of the pelts traded by CFC, with fox and fitch also farmed and marketed. Auctions on an international scale were conducted five to six times per year.
In 1963, the Empress Chinchilla division within CFC managed global chinchilla pelt production coordination. By 1979, CFC held major raw fur auctions on a quarterly basis. Around 1999, approximately 500 buyers from 15 different countries participated in bidding for close to 12 million mink pelts in Copenhagen.
As the largest auction house for fur pelts worldwide and a central hub for international trade, Copenhagen Fur Center rebranded itself as Kopenhagen Fur after concluding its marketing partnership with Saga Furs. The rebranding featured the unique 'K' to highlight its Danish roots. The company experienced a significant impact during the global financial crisis, with pelt prices declining by 30% between 2008 and 2009.