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| Type | Aktiebolag |
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| Industry | Candle manufacturer |
| Founded | 1839 |
| Founder | Lars Johan Hierta |
| Headquarters | Oskarshamn, Sweden |
| Website | http://www.liljeholmens.se/ |
Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB is a Swedish candle manufacturer and supplier to the Swedish Royal House. [1] The factory is located in Oskarshamn, Sweden. [2]
The company was founded in 1839 by Lars Johan Hierta, the same person who founded the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet . [3] 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. [4]
Today the factory is the world's largest manufacturer specialized in stearin candles. The annual production is about 11 000 tons. [5]
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