NV Bekaert SA

President Kennedypark 18
8500 Kortrijk, Belgium (Map)
Phone: +32-56-23-05-11
Fax: +32-56-23-05-43
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http://www.bekaert.com

Overview

Bekaert beckons you with engineered wire products and specialized coating materials. Its founder, Leo Leander Bekaert, started the company in 1880 to make barbed wire for farmers. Some 130 years later, Bekaert's offerings include a range of industrial products 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's global production and customer base spans some 120 countries; subsidiary Bekaert Corporation manages its operations in North America.

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Company Type Public (Euronext Brussels: BEKB)
Fiscal Year-End December
2010 Sales (mil.) £2,794.7
1-Year Sales Growth 23.8%
2010 Net Income (mil.) £341.4
1-Year Net Income Growth 116.2%
2010 Employees 27,000
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Chairman Baron Paul Buysse
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CEO and Director Bert De Graeve
CFO and Group EVP Specialized Films Bruno Humblet
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