Bekaert at a glance

Who we are

Bekaert is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. We pursue to be the preferred supplier for our steel wire products and solutions by continuously delivering superior value to our customers worldwide. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) was established in 1880 and is a global company with 30 000 employees worldwide, headquarters in Belgium and € 4 billion in annual revenue.

What we do

Bekaert employs unique metal treatment technologies to deliver a quality portfolio of drawn steel wire products and coating solutions on a global scale. We purchase approximately 3  million tons of wire rod per year as our basic material.

Depending on our customers’ requirements, we draw wire from it in different diameters and strengths, even as thin as ultrafine fibers of one micron. We group the wires into cords, ropes and strands, weave or knit them into fabric or process them into an end product. Our products reduce friction, improve corrosion resistance, or enhance adhesion with other materials.

How we work

better together sums up the unique cooperation between Bekaert and its business partners. We create value for our customers by co-creating and delivering a quality portfolio of steel wire solutions and by offering customized services in all continents. We believe in lasting relationships with our customers, suppliers and other stakeholders and are committed to delivering long-term value to all of them. We are convinced that the resilience, trust and integrity that bring our 30 000 employees worldwide together as one team, form the fundamentals of sustainable and successful partnerships, wherever we do business.

Our strategy

Our strategy is aimed at consistently driving value creation for our shareholders by cost effectively creating superior value for customers.

Our newly defined vision and core strategies form the foundation of a transformation of our business toward higher level performance. They are the basis of the company’s priorities and actions for the coming years. 

Our vision

Our Core Strategies

Five core strategies form the basis of Bekaert’s priorities and decision making process toward to drive value and growth. These strategies put the company’s vision into practice and reflect the direction and priorities:

1. bring the customer into the heart of our business
2. drive growth by providing superior customer value
3. accelerate Bekaert’s technology leadership and speed-to-market in target products and processes
4. leverage our scale to greater effect, and reduce our complexity to facilitate this
5. deliver the value proposition we want to offer the customer, at the lowest total cost