Bekaert is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coatings. Bekaert is a global company with headquarters in Kortrijk, Belgium, employing 27,000 people worldwide. Serving customers in 120 countries, Bekaert pursues sustainable profitable growth in all its activities, covering such diverse industry sectors as automotive, construction, energy, agriculture and equipment. The Company generated combined sales of €4.4 billion in 2012. Bekaert Building Products is the business platform within the company that focuses on the production, sales and development of steel fibers for concrete reinforcement. Dramix, Bekaert's brand name, is considered the generic name for steel fibers in SFRC (steel fiber reinforced concrete). Dramix steel fibers are a success worldwide. Applications range from foundations, basements, prefabricated structures and industrial floors to large infrastructure projects such as tunnels, harbors, metros, freeways and airport runways. Our customers include specialized flooring contractors, readymix concrete depots, concrete prefabricators and general contractors. The objective of Bekaert's participation in this economic mission is to explore new business opportunities (infrastructure projects, harbors, tunnel projects, …), strengthening our relationship with existing contacts and broadening our participation in the Saudi Arabian economy. Reference projects: Tunnel project: Makkah Road ring Main contractor: Saudi Binladin Group SFRC Raft Foundation: SIBCO – KSA Main contractor: Arabian Contracting Company - ACC
