Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB is a Swedish candle manufacturer and supplier to the Swedish Royal House. 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.
Production Today the factory is the world's largest manufacturer specialized in stearin candles. The annual production is about 11 000 tons.
Gallery
Further reading Swedish museum "Center for business history" (Swedish: "Centrum för Näringslivshistoria") has a lot of information about and images on Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB.
See also List of royal warrant holders of the Swedish court History of candle making
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