About Bekaert
Bekaert Specialty Films, LLC is a market leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of specialty films for use in solar control and safety window films, and industrial applications.
Used for vehicles and buildings to keep out the sun’s heat, filter out ultraviolet radiation and hold glass together in the event of breakage, Bekaert delivers solutions for safety, security, glare, energy use and C02 emission reduction. Distributed through a network of independent certified dealers and distributors in more than 60 countries via 18 company-owned offices, Bekaert window film is sold under the Solar Gard®, Panorama®, Quantum® and Armorcoat® brands.
For the industrial market Bekaert provides highly sophisticated vacuum sputtered, wet coated and laminated flexible film products to major OEM manufacturers worldwide. These are used in a vast range of industrial applications including electronics, medical, graphic arts and imaging, automotive and aerospace.
Bekaert (www.bekaert.com) is a global technological leader in its two core competences: advanced metal transformation and advanced materials and coatings, and a market leader in drawn wire products and applications. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with headquarters in Belgium, employing 23 000 people worldwide. Serving customers in 120 countries, Bekaert pursues sustainable profitable growth in all its activities and generates annual combined sales of € 4 billion.
Bekaert in 2007
| Combined sales: |
€ 4 billion |
| Consolidated sales: |
€ 2.7 billion |
| Operating result (EBIT): |
€ 210 million |
| Result for the period (Group): |
€ 174 million |
| Cash flow: |
€ 376 million |
| Employees: |
23 000 worldwide |
| Shares traded on Euronext® Brussels: |
BEKB |
| Market capitalization: |
€ 956 million |
| www.bekaert.com |
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