Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics: largest employers
68 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 2030) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Akzo Nobel Paints Belgium leads with 300.3 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akzo Nobel Paints Belgium 1800 Vilvoorde | €145.2m | €145.1m | €46.9m | 300.3 | 2025 |
| 2 | Boss Paints 8791 Waregem | €42.3m | €64.5m | €15.2m | 220.2 | 2025 |
| 3 | Martin Mathys 3545 Halen | €45.5m | €56.8m | €12.9m | 172.7 | 2026 |
| 4 | DL Chemicals Detaellenaere-Loosvelt 8793 Waregem | €55.6m | €68.8m | €22.7m | 144.2 | 2025 |
| 5 | Chemours Belgium 9130 Beveren | €30.1m | €31.9m | €19.9m | 130.1 | 2025 |
| 6 | Lawter Europe 9130 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | €93.7m | €91.9m | €72.8m | 125.8 | 2025 |
| 7 | Toyo INK Europe 2845 Niel | €32.9m | €38.2m | €6.21m | 125.2 | 2025 |
| 8 | European Master Batch 2880 Bornem | €30.5m | €59.3m | €8.76m | 110.3 | 2025 |
| 9 | Fenzi Belgium 1800 Vilvoorde | €42.5m | €88.4m | €32.3m | 100.7 | 2025 |
| 10 | Eftec 3600 Genk | €47.5m | €114.5m | €1.44m | 87.7 | 2025 |
| 11 | Muylle-Facon 8870 Izegem | €30.6m | €26.9m | €11.1m | 66.8 | 2025 |
| 12 | Sun Chemical 1300 Wavre | €169.9m | €243.3m | €73.8m | 66.6 | 2025 |
| 13 | Axalta Coating Systems Belgium 2800 Mechelen | €290.9m | €33.9m | €285.0m | 56.8 | 2025 |
| 14 | Aalterpaint 9880 Aalter | €11.8m | €24.7m | €6.41m | 47.6 | 2025 |
| 15 | Thiry Paints West-Vlaanderen 8700 Tielt | €7.40m | €14.5m | 915,105 € | 45.0 | 2025 |
| 16 | Forever Products 6180 Courcelles | €13.5m | €24.2m | €8.42m | 44.3 | 2025 |
| 17 | Farbwerke Herkula 4780 Sankt Vith | €9.05m | €10.2m | €7.67m | 39.2 | 2025 |
| 18 | Debal Coatings 8800 Roeselare | €10.7m | €13.9m | €4.81m | 37.9 | 2025 |
| 19 | NOF Metal Coatings Europe 2280 Grobbendonk | €10.3m | €23.2m | €7.76m | 32.3 | 2025 |
| 20 | Rewah 2240 Zandhoven | €8.19m | €14.1m | €5.33m | 30.2 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
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Who is the largest employer in Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics?
Akzo Nobel Paints Belgium, with 300.3 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics companies report employees?
68 out of 101, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 14 Nov 2026.