Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB

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