
History
1815 : Flour husking enterprise
1834 : Oil mill
1850 : First steam engine 6.15 Hp
1850 : Installation of factory chimney of 25 m high - initials JFB
1864 : Application for extension of steam engine to 10 Hp
1890 : Installation of a second pan-mixer
1905 : Extensive transformation of the company buildings.
1947 : Company fire
1948 : Oil refinery
1968 : Refinery (chemical) of animal and vegetable fats and oils.
1973 : Refinery (physical) of animal and vegetable fats and oils and a packaging line of fats and oils.
Sources:
. Family archives Baeten
. De Wilde, E. Ignace, Olieslagerij Baeten, Heemkundige kring
Overmere, year 15 - nr.3, 1997, p.87-123
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