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NV Bekaert SA

Type	Public (Euronext: BEKB)
Founded	1880
Headquarters	Kortrijk, Belgium
Key people	Bert De Graeve (CEO), Baron Buysse (Chairman of the board)
Industry	Manufacturing, chemicals
Products	Advanced materials, coatings, engineered wire products
Revenue	€2.662 billion (2008)[1]
Operating income	▲ €210 million (2008)[1]
Profit	▲ €174 million (2008)[1]
Employees	22,570 (2008)[1]
Website	www.bekaert.com

NV Bekaert SA (Euronext: BEKB) is an industrial company, which is one of the BEL20 (benchmark 20) companies in the index for the Euronext Brussels stock exchange. The company specializes in advanced metal transformation and advanced materials and coatings. In 2004, it generated sales of over 2.7 billion € in 120 countries.

The company has three divisions:

• advanced wire products
• advanced materials
• advanced coatings

[edit] See also

• Leon Bekaert
• Paul Buysse

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Annual Report 2008". Bekaert. http://www.bekaert.com/swf/AnnualReport2008/pdf/bekaert2008_en.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 

• Bekaert neemt Venezolaanse staaldraadproducent Vicson over (Dutch)
• Bekaert boekt omzetstijging van tien procent (Dutch)

[edit] External links

• Official site

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