N.V. BEKAERT S.A., Belgium

BEKAERT is a global market leader in drawn steel wire products and applications and a technological leader in advanced metal transformation and advanced materials and coatings.

• Founded in 1880 by Leo Leander Bekaert
• Customers in more than 120 countries
• Global manufacturing
• 23 000 employees worldwide
• Combined sale of 4 billion EUR

The main raw material for most of BEAKERT products is the cold drawn wire. The wire rod is produced in a thickness of a human finger in different strengths and compositions of the steel. Many various use products are achieved by applying a suitable rolling, thermal processing and possible special coatings. This technological process affects remarkably the characteristics of the final products as tensile strength, durability, corrosion and friction resistance etc.

BEKAERT is a global factor in construction field, producing the Dramix^® steel fibers for disperse  concrete reinforcement.

For more information please visit www.bekaert.com