Bekaert Company Description
Bekaert beckons you with engineered wire products and specialized coating materials. Its founder, Leo Leander Bekaert, started the company in the late 1800s to make barbed wire for farmers. Today Bekaert's offerings include a wide range of industrial items made from wire rod, other metal fibers, and specialized glass fibers. One of its top products is steel cord used to reinforce automotive tires. It also makes wire fencing material, steel fibers for concrete reinforcement, offshore drilling anchor cables, communication cables, window film, and engine coatings. The company serves customers in over 120 countries; its Bekaert Corporation subsidiary carries out its operations in North America.
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