- CEO
- Olivier Biebuyck
- Full Time Employees
- 18,213
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication
- Address
- Bekaertstraat 2 Zwevegem VL Belgium 8550
- IPO Date
- Sep 13, 2013
- Business
- N.V. Bekaert S.A. N.V. Bekaert S.A. is a Belgium-based global technology company that specializes in steel wire transformation and coating technologies; it manufactures and markets advanced steel wire products including steel cords for tire reinforcement, concrete and masonry reinforcement fibers such as Dramix, steel ropes and synthetic ropes for offshore energy and mooring applications, fencing solutions, wire mesh, exhaust systems components, compression and torsion springs, and specialized coatings for automotive, construction, energy and utilities, agriculture, equipment, consumer goods, and basic materials sectors; the company operates through segments encompassing Rubber Reinforcement, Steel Wire Solutions, Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group, and Specialty Businesses, serving customers worldwide from manufacturing facilities in approximately 30 countries across Europe, North and South America, Asia, and other regions. Founded in 1880 by Leo Leander Bekaert and headquartered in Zwevegem, Belgium, N.V. Bekaert S.A. employs around 27,000 people and generates annual sales exceeding €5 billion. Recent developments include the 2024 acquisition of BEXCO NV, a leading synthetic ropes producer for offshore energy and marine applications, following the 2023 acquisition of Flintstone for mooring connectors, both enhancing its capabilities in offshore lifting and mooring solutions; a November 2025 partnership agreement with EMSTEEL to advance high-end sustainable steel products using UAE-made wire rod for Dramix production and downstream investments in the GCC region; the sale of Steel Wire Solutions businesses in Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Venezuela; plant closures such as in Coatbridge, Scotland, for synthetic ropes optimization and temporary halt of hydrogen production in Wetteren, Belgium, to streamline capacity in China and Japan; and ongoing share buyback programs alongside cost discipline measures amid stable Q3 2025 sales and volume growth in energy sectors.