| 10.01.2008 |
Foudation of Bekaert Lipetsk |
| 19.09.2007 |
Incorporation of Bekaert Services Hong Kong Limited |
| 19.09.2007 |
Incorporation of Bekaert Stainless Products Hong Kong Limited |
| 19.09.2007 |
Incorporation of Bekaert Carding Solutions Hong Kong Limited |
| 19.09.2007 |
Incorporation of Bekaert Building Products Hong Kong Limited |
| 19.09.2007 |
Incorporation of Bekaert Wire Products Hong Kong Limited |
| 19.09.2007 |
Incorporation of Bekaert Specialty Wire Products Hong Kong Limited |
| 19.09.2007 |
Incorporation of Bekaert Steel Cord Products Hong Kong Limited |
| 18.12.2006 |
Bekaert signs declaration of intent for the acquisition of Uralkord in Russia |
| 22.09.2006 |
Bekaert further enhances its leadership position in China |
| 05.05.2006 |
Bekaert to acquire the Dutch Aluheat |
| 28.04.2006 |
Lane Brothers Engineering Industries Limited |
| 03.04.2006 |
Bekaert acquires Cold Drawn Products Ltd. |
| 31.01.2006 |
Bekaert acquires Delta Wire in the USA |
| 19.07.2005 |
Wuxi Bekaert Textile Machinery and Accessories Co., Ltd. |
| 23.06.2005 |
Bekaert acquires the ECC Card clothing division of Carclo plc |
| 02.06.2005 |
Bekaert acquires Southwest Screens & Filters SA, (Belgium & Indonesia) |
| 20.05.2005 |
Joint venture 75/25 with Wuxi Owl Textile Accesories Co.Ltd. |
| 09.11.2004 |
Foundation Bekaert New Materials (Suzhou)Co., Ltd |
| 19.07.2004 |
Foundation Bekaert Sistemas de Combustao e Technologia - BCT Ltda (Brazil) |
| 02.06.2004 |
Foundation Bekaert Precision Surface Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd |
| 21.05.2004 |
Subsidiary 90% Bekaert Binjiangh Steel Cord Co., Ltd |
| 20.02.2004 |
Subsidiary 100% Bekaert Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 15.01.2004 |
Acquisition Solaronics Technologies (Advanced materials: burners) |
| 23.07.2003 |
Acquisition distribution for window films in Scandinavia (Adv. coatings) |
| 30.04.2003 |
Investment in Benitis (France) (Technology) |
| 08.04.2003 |
Acquisition Drôtovña Kordy (Hlohovec-Slovak Republic) (Adv. wire) |
| 08.04.2003 |
Acquisition Drôtovña Drôty (Hlohovec-Slovak Republic) (Adv. wire) |
| 04.12.2002 |
Subsidiary 100% SAM Logistics (Shanghai, China) |
| 29.11.2002 |
Subsidiary 100% Sobelcard Companies (Belgium) |
| 20.11.2002 |
Joint venture 50/50 Bruker Technik GmbH (Germany) |
| 02.05.2002 |
Subsidiary 80% Bekaert Progressive Composite Corp. (U.S.A.) |
| 09.11.2001 |
Bekaert acquires 48.7% of Sorevi (Advanced coatings) |
| 10.10.2001 |
Joint venture 70/30 Bekaert Toko Metal Fiber ( Japan) (Adv. materials) |
| 04.09.2001 |
Bekaert acquires Joseph Sykes Brothers (JSB) |
| 11.06.2001 |
Bekaert acquires MSC/Specialty Films Inc. |
| 25.04.2001 |
Innovative Specialty Films,LLC. (ISF) acquires CPSI, Inc. ("NeoVac") |
| 11.12.2000 |
Set up of Bekaert Slovakia for Steel Cord in Central Europe |
| 29.11.2000 |
Agreement with Dupont iTechnologies for flex circuit materials |
| 27.11.2000 |
Participation 60% in Bastion Wire (South Africa) |
| 17.10.2000 |
Acquisition C.M.T.M (Germany) |
| 18.09.2000 |
New factory BZBP for building products (Czech Republic) |
| 14.09.2000 |
Participation 75% in FREBEK (Germany) |
| 31.08.2000 |
Joint venture 50/50 Bedaltec (Italy) |
| 08.06.2000 |
Joint venture 50/50 in Bekaert Variant Handling Systems (Denmark) |
| 04.05.2000 |
Cooperation with Agfa to market Orgacon™ film |
| 04.04.2000 |
Joint venture 60/40 in Bekaert ECD Solar Systems (U.S.A.) |
| 30.03.2000 |
Acquisition France Fil (France) |
| 20.12.1999 |
Expansion steel wire capacity in Jiangyin (China) |
| 26.10.1999 |
Expansion steel cord capacity in Jiangyin and Shenyang (China) |
| 22.10.1999 |
Acquisition Emiel Vanderstraeten |
| 29.09.1999 |
Cooperation with GAH-Alberts (Germany) |
| 19.07.1999 |
Participation 51% in Furigas (The Nederlands and U.K.) |
| 15.03.1999 |
Set up Bekaert Fibre Processing Systems (Belgium) |
| 20.01.1999 |
Joint venture 50/50 Innovative Speciality Films (U.S.A.) |
| 19.11.1998 |
Joint venture 50/50 Bekaert Timeda (The Nederlands) |
| 02.06.1998 |
Joint venture 50/50 Contours (U.S.A.) |
| 19.03.1998 |
Participation 80% Bekaert Shenyang Steel Cord (China) |
| 28.01.1998 |
Participation 79% in Bekaert Dymonics (Belgium) |
| 28.10.1997 |
Participation 60% Bekinit (Japan) |
| 17.10.1997 |
Participation 70% Shanghai Bekaert-Ergang (China) |
| 01.04.1997 |
Take over of 100 % TWIL (U.K.) |
| 27.02.1997 |
Expansion joint venture 45/55 Belgo-Bekaert Arames (Brazil) |
| 03.07.1996 |
Expansion Steel Cord in South-East Asia (India and Indonesia) |
| 30.06.1996 |
Start thin metal fibre products and sputtered films (U.S.A.) |
| 18.10.1995 |
Acquisition Storck Management Consulting (Belgium) |
| 18.09.1995 |
Acquisition TrefilEUROPE (France) |
| 18.09.1995 |
Participation 55% Bekaert-ZDB (Czech Republic) |
| 13.07.1995 |
Joint venture 50/50 Spaleck (Germany) |
| 10.10.1994 |
Acquisition Rösler Draht AG (Germany) |
| 31.05.1994 |
Foundation of Bekintex (Wetteren - Belgium) |
| 07.07.1993 |
Acquisition wire plant in Poland (Kotlarnia) |
| 19.01.1993 |
Joint venture with Jiangyin Steel Wire Rope Factory |
| 28.09.1992 |
Joint venture 50/50 Hylsa-Bekaert (Mexico) |
