Who owns Kerecis?
Kerecis is owned by Coloplast (Denmark, CPH: COLO B).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Coloplast Annual Report 2024/25, Coloplast A/S, 4 November 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Coloplast A/S reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Humlebæk
- Origin
- 🇮🇸 Iceland
- Category
- Consumer health › First aid & wound care › Bandages & wound care
- Parent ticker
- CPH: COLO B
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kerecis
Kerecis makes wound and tissue repair products from processed cold-water fish skin, which the 2024/25 annual report says no other company markets. Coloplast entered biologics wound care with the 2023 acquisition of Kerecis, which is based in Iceland. Kerecis revenue was DKK 1,254 million in 2024/25, with most sales in the United States.
Ownership timeline of Kerecis
Where Kerecis sits in Coloplast
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Coloplast
Coloplast controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in consumer health.
Also in consumer health
Other brands in bandages & wound care, and who owns them
The 20 brands in bandages & wound care on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is HARTMANN, with 4; Coloplast has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Atrauman | HARTMANN | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aquacel | Convatec | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Allevyn | Smith+Nephew | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Nexcare | 3M | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hansaplast | Beiersdorf | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Pantinol Plus | Birzeit Pharmaceutical | 🇵🇸 Palestine |
| Makiron | Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| JOBST | Essity | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
About the owner: Coloplast
Coloplast is a publicly listed company headquartered in Humlebæk, Denmark. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as CPH: COLO B.
Coloplast is a Danish medical device company headquartered in Humlebæk. Its 2024/25 annual report groups its business into Chronic Care (ostomy, continence, voice and respiratory) and Acute Care (wound and tissue repair, interventional urology). Coloplast Holding ApS holds 29.49% of the share capital and 51.36% of the votes, and B shares trade on Nasdaq Copenhagen. It acquired Atos Medical in 2022 and Kerecis in 2023.
🇮🇸 Kerecis and other Icelandic brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 32 brands that began in Iceland. 2 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Kerecis among them.
- Air Atlanta Icelandic — Air Atlanta 🇮🇸
- Bananar — Hagar 🇮🇸
- Boli — Bera 🇮🇸
- Eimskip — Eimskip 🇮🇸
- Eitt Sett — Nói Síríus 🇮🇸
- Icelandair — Icelandair 🇮🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kerecis?
The parent company of Kerecis is Coloplast, a publicly listed company headquartered in Denmark.
Is Kerecis Icelandic or Danish?
Kerecis originated in Iceland, but it is owned today by Coloplast, which is headquartered in Denmark. So Kerecis is an Icelandic-origin brand under Danish ownership.
Is Kerecis still owned by Coloplast?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Kerecis is still owned by Coloplast. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Coloplast Annual Report 2024/25 — Coloplast A/S, Annual report, published 4 November 2025; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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