Kopenhagen Fur, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, is the world's largest supplier of fur raw materials and auction house. It holds five auctions annually in Copenhagen, selling nearly 16 million mink skins, accounting for over 50% of the world's total mink production. Additionally, it supplies millions of fox skins and other pelts, with an annual turnover of $728 million.
◆ Rooting in the Chinese Market
In 1996, Kopenhagen Fur established a representative office in Shenyang and relocated it to Beijing in 2002 to better access and develop the market. Currently, major fur manufacturers in China and Hong Kong are clients of the company, purchasing nearly half of its annual fur supply. Fur production is Denmark's third-largest animal farming industry, significantly contributing to the national economy and forming an important part of Sino-Danish trade.
Customers purchasing raw furs from Kopenhagen Fur need to process them through more than 20 procedures including tanning and dyeing before they become exquisite fur garments. Calculating that each pelt requires an average of three hours of processing, the fur purchased by Chinese and Hong Kong customers from Kopenhagen Fur every year creates at least 24 million working hours, generating many valuable employment opportunities for the Chinese economy.
China has become the world's largest fur production and processing center and a very important fur consumption market. Kopenhagen Fur maintains a good cooperative relationship with China's fur industry associations and promotes fur-making and design techniques free of charge among Chinese fur manufacturers.
◆ The First Chinese Member of the Purple Club
At the end of 2005, Kopenhagen Fur announced that Northeast Tiger Fashion Co., Ltd. (NE-Tiger) became the first Chinese member of its Purple Club. Since then, China's top fur manufacturer has received international authoritative recognition.
According to its unique quality grading and identification system, the mink sold by Kopenhagen Fur is divided into four quality grades, distinguished by different colors, with purple being the highest grade and also the best fur raw material in the world, with an annual output of only 100,000 pieces; in other words, only three out of every thousand mink skins produced worldwide each year meet the standard of the purple quality trademark. Purple has historically been a color of nobility and remains the exclusive color of the Danish royal family to this day.
Furs with the purple quality trademark will only be available in a few of the most prestigious fur stores globally, all of which are members of the Purple Club. The Purple Club only accepts top retailers and brands as members, with no more than 100 members worldwide. The concept of the Purple Club is to deliver the best fur raw materials to the best fur retailers and brands, ensuring the unparalleled prestige of purple quality furs.
After joining the Purple Club, NE-Tiger will use Kopenhagen Fur’s purple quality fur raw materials to design and produce fur ready-to-wear and accessories, and attach the purple quality label of Kopenhagen Fur. Like other international members, NE-Tiger will also enjoy various services provided by the Purple Club, including staff training, store layout, in-store supplies, and marketing planning. In addition, NE-Tiger designers will be invited to visit and work at Kopenhagen Fur's design center to brainstorm with other international designers. Consumers who purchase NE-Tiger furs bearing the purple quality trademark of Kopenhagen Fur will receive prestigious gifts provided by the Purple Club.
◆ Creative Center, Unlimited Creativity
Kopenhagen Fur owns a world-leading fur design creativity center located in the Copenhagen harbor area, just a hundred steps away from the famous Little Mermaid statue. The Copenhagen harbor area is the dynamic heart of the city, renowned for concentrating many creative companies engaged in design, architecture, fashion, film, advertising, etc., providing a perfect environment for Kopenhagen Fur to achieve innovative goals.
The Kopenhagen Fur fur design creativity center gathers the finest fur artisans who continuously focus on electronic and product design while collaborating with numerous external designers and professionals, inviting them to participate in specially designated product development tasks. Its primary mission is to seek new ideas and methods to elevate fur as the most luxurious material in the fashion industry. Various activities and measures already underway reflect efforts in this direction.
Kopenhagen Fur is a pioneer in the mink reform trend initiated by newly emerging fur consumers; younger and more stylish female buyers have turned mink into a modern new classic. In the coming years, mink clothing will become an essential item in wardrobes. This trend indicates that age is no longer an issue; what matters is one's mindset. Fur is a luxurious material containing "multi-lingual" information, resonating with people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and genders. Besides luxury, beauty, and practicality, fur can provide consumers with enduring value, making it the material with the best tactile experience.
◆ Danish Fur - The Best in the World
Kopenhagen Fur is collectively owned by 2,100 Danish fur farmers. Accumulating and sharing knowledge is a tradition upheld by Danish fur farmers. Denmark's climate, with mild winters and cool summers, provides ideal conditions for fur farming. Additionally, Kopenhagen Fur's in-depth research and veterinary programs ensure animal health standards, contributing to the global achievements of Danish fur.
Danish fur farmers fully comply with detailed regulations set by the EU and their own country when raising their animals. Cooperative feed suppliers continuously improve their products to provide the freshest feed daily to farmers. We closely collaborate with national and university agricultural researchers to improve the feed composition and veterinary standards on farms.