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NV Bekaert SA <tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:16px 0 16px 0;"></td></tr>
Type	Public (Euronext: BEKB)
Founded	1880
Headquarters	Kortrijk, Belgium <tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Key people</th><td>Julien De Wilde, CEO</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Industry</th><td>Industry</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Products</th><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Revenue</th><td>€ 3.1 billlon (2004)</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Employees</th><td>18,400 (end of 2004)</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Slogan</th><td>Building the future</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Website</th><td>www.bekaert.com</td></tr>

NV Bekaert SA (Euronext: BEKB) is an industrial company specilized in advanced metal transformation and advanced materials and coatings. In 2004, Bekaert generated sales of over 2.7 billion € in 120 countries. Bekaert employs 16.400 people worldwide

Bekaert has three divisions:

advanced wire products
advanced materials
advanced coatings

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