Bekaert is a company founded in 1880 in Zwevegem, Belgium.
In its early days, the company’s founder identified a business opportunity in the needs of farmers: he launched a small operation manufacturing barbed wire by attaching a series of nails to twisted wire.
Since its inception, the company has evolved significantly and is now a benchmark in the following markets:
As part of its ongoing evolution, the company has established an R&D center designed to accelerate innovation in electrolyzers—covering everything from precision cutting and MEA assembly to in-house PEM and AEM testing and advanced coatings—with the goal of collaborating with the market and researchers to co-design the future of green hydrogen production.
