ABOUT PRIMUS

OUR HISTORY

MICRON STOVE III

2025

We launch Micron Stove III – our lightest and most packable stove yet, weighing just 58 grams. Designed for adventurers who count every gram, it’s a reliable top-mounted stove that fits right in your pocket.

ULTI

2024

We present Ulti – our most windproof gas stove, developed for expeditions in cold climates, snow, and high altitude. Its catalytic infrared burner delivers powerful output without a blue flame that is vulnerable in strong winds.

PRIMUS-SILVA SWEDEN AB

2023

Silva acquires Primus and the two companies form Primus-Silva Sweden AB. Like Primus, Silva carries a strong Swedish heritage that dates back to 1933, when the Kjellström brothers invented the world’s first liquid-filled compass.

SERVICE YOUR STOVE

2020

We introduce Service Your Stove – a recurring service initiative where we offer free spare parts to extend the lifespan of Primus stoves. The campaign makes repairs easier than replacement and is supported by updated service and maintenance videos.

PRIMETECH STOVE SET

2017

PrimeTech Stove Set is awarded an ISPO Award. This all-in-one gas stove features an integrated windscreen and a remote canister hose that provides improved stability.

EXPEDITION SERVICE

2015

We launch Expedition Service – support for expedition stoves with troubleshooting, maintenance advice, and spare parts shipped worldwide. If a stove needs repair or replacement, it is sent to our headquarters in Sweden, and the service is valid for the product’s lifetime.

NEW LOGO & WINTER GAS

2014

We update our logo for the first time in 50 years. In the same year, we introduce Primus Winter Gas with Vapour Mesh for improved performance when cooking in temperatures down to –22 °C.

LITE

2013

We introduce Lite, our smallest all-in-one stove to date.

OMNILITE TI

2011

We launch OmniLite Ti, an extremely lightweight titanium expedition stove that runs on multiple fuels, designed for demanding conditions. It's awarded a Gold Award at the OutDoor Show the same year.

PRIMETECH & CHLUMSKA’S USA EXPEDITION

2006

We launch PrimeTech, a stove with burner technology that is twice as efficient as conventional gas stoves. The same year, Renata Chlumska begins her 480-day expedition around the US border with a Primus stove in her pack.

MULTIFUEL STOVE TESTED BY GÖRAN KROPP

1996

We launch our Multifuel stove, designed to run on multiple types of fuel in demanding environments. Göran Kropp puts it to the ultimate test by using it during his bicycle journey to, and ascent of, Mount Everest.

FACTORY IN ESTONIA

1995

We open our factory in Tartu, Estonia.

NEW FACTORIES IN HAGFORS AND FLEN

1956

Production moves from Lilla Essingen to new factories in Hagfors and Flen. Production in Flen ends in 1991, and the Hagfors factory closes in 2001

EVEREST – FIRST ASCENT

1953

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary become the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest. During the expedition, they cook their meals on a Primus stove.