Profile
Bekaert (www.bekaert.com) is a global technological and market leader in advanced solutions based on metal transformation and coatings, and the world's largest independent manufacturer of drawn steel wire products. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with headquarters in Belgium, employing 28 000 people worldwide. Serving customers in 120 countries, Bekaert pursues sustainable profitable growth in all its activities and generated € 4.5 billion combined sales in 2010.
You might know us for example as a supplier of steel cord products for tire reinforcement - one in every four tires in the world runs on Bekaert steel cord. Or maybe you know our Dramix® steel fibers, used to reinforce over five million cubic meters of concrete every year. But we also offer significant added value for various businesses in all kinds of markets, from automotive to construction and from utilities to the heavy equipment sector.
Our baseline better together sums up the unique form that cooperation between Bekaert and its business partners takes. We want to know you and we want to help you grow your business. We are ready to meet your needs in the short and long term.
Key data
- Founded in 1880 in Belgium (Europe)
- Specialized in advanced solutions based on metal transformation and coatings
- The world's largest independent manufacturer of drawn steel wire products
- Customers in over 120 countries and in all markets and sectors
- Worldwide 28 000 motivated employees in our plants and offices
- Headquartered in Belgium (Europe)
- Combined sales in 2010: € 4.5 billion
- Consolidated sales in 2010: € 3.3 billion
- Listed on Euronext® Brussels (BEKB)
- Reporting under IFRS
A global player with customer focus:
- North America: 1 800 employees, € 631 million combined sales*
- Latin America: 7 600 employees, € 1 528 million combined sales*
- Europe: 6 900 employees, € 1 057 million combined sales*
- Asia Pacific: 11 700 employees, € 1 254 million combined sales *
*Sales numbers applied to 2010 financials. Personnel numbers as per 31 March 2011.
Global market leadership in:
- Dramix® fibers for concrete reinforcement
- champagne cork wire
- steel cord for radial tire reinforcement
- nylon coated wires, such as bookbinding wire
- profiled wire for reinforcing flexible pipes
- steel fibers used in textile, filtration and conductive plastics applications