Founded by VIDAL SOLER
Industrial site in Tourcoing, France.
Acquisition by the DEWAVRIN Group
Bernard POUBLON appointed as Director
Purchase of land in Mouscron (Belgium)
Inauguration of LANOL 1 facility.
Relocation a few kilometers from the industrial site, and installation of the first batch refining unit for Wool Grease into Lanolin.
Jérôme SIX becomes Director of STELLA
Inauguration of LANOL 2 facility.
Continuous Lanolin refining unit, a unique process worldwide.
Gérard VANHAESEBROUCKE appointed as Director
Installation of a molecular distillation unit for lanolin (350 kg/h).
STELLA specializes in pharmaceutical grades.
Inauguration of LANOL 3 facility.
Batch refining unit
Inauguration of new laboratories and offices
Installation of an automatic filling machine.
STELLA refines its products without contact with the external environment from raw material to finished product.
GMP Excipact certification to support the most demanding manufacturers in the Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics sectors.
Inauguration of LANOL 4 facility.
Molecular distillation unit dedicated to contract manufacturing (250 kg/h)
STELLA launches its industrial services activity: Custom Analysis, Development and Scale-up of oleochemical purification processes, Manufacturing & Contract Manufacturing.
Jean-Bernard ANTOINE becomes Director of STELLA
Chris OTT joins STELLA as Business Development Director
STELLA launches its trading and distribution activity for natural ingredients for skin health.
