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Liljeholmes Stearinfabriks AB
Company typePublicly traded Aktiebolag
IndustryCandle manufacturer
Founded1839
FounderLars Johan Hierta
HeadquartersOskarshamn, Sweden
Websitehttp://www.liljeholmens.se/

Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB is a Swedish candle manufacturer. The factory is located in Oskarshamn, Sweden.

History

The company was founded in 1839 by Lars Johan Hierta, the same person who founded the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet. Originally the factory was located to Stockholm but in 1970 a new factory and a factory outlet was built in coastal town Oskarshamn, in the south-east of Sweden.[1]

Production

Today the factory is the world’s largest manufacturer specialized in stearin candles. The yearly production is about 10 000 tons.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.barometern.se/nyheter/oskarshamn/liljeholmens-i-oskarshamn-ater-i-svensk-ago(51745).gm
  2. ^ http://svtplay.se/v/2324348/pa_sparet/del_9_av_13?cb,a1364145,1,f,-1/pb,a1364142,1,f,-1/pl,v,,2354735/sb,p102960,1,f,-1 Archived 2011-03-17 at the Wayback Machine

57°15′38″N 16°28′42″E / 57.26056°N 16.47833°E / 57.26056; 16.47833

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