Bekaert produces and markets worldwide an extensive range of products, systems and services based on its two core competences: advanced metal transformation and advanced materials and coatings.

Bekaert has grown from a small manufacturing and trading company founded in 1880 into a global group headquartered in Belgium. The Bekaert Group started its expansion in Western Europe and moved early into North America and Latin America. In recent years Bekaert mainly expanded in Asia and in Central Europe. In 2007, Bekaert reached a combined sales level of € 3.4 billion in 120 countries and employed over 22 000 people.

In the mission of better together, Bekaert is seeking its strategic objective of sustainable profitable growth. In pursuit of this objective, Bekaert strives constantly to consolidate and advance its global market leadership and technological leadership.

Continuous innovation is the motor driving sustainable growth and is one of Bekaert¡¯s Group priorities in safeguarding its future profitability. Personnel policy is also designed to support the development of new competences. Bekaert¡¯s awareness of their social responsibilities is reflected in the high social, environmental and ethical standards which the Group applies.