1986 Merger Oleofina and Synfina
Oleofina and Synfina, an insulation materials company, merged in 1986 to become Synfina-Oleofina. There were already plans at that time to build a new production unit in Ertvelde for fatty alcohols.
1974-1980 Difficult years
The second half of the 1970s was hard for Oleofina. Unprofitable departments were sold off: the candles to Vermorgen, the soap to Christeyns, and the food section to Safinco, a shareholder of Van De Moortele in Izegem. In 1980 the tide changed: Petrofina bought up all Oleofina shares from Ashland and investments were made in both plants (Ertvelde and Oelegem).