Coating of metals: largest employers
227 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 2551) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. ALRO leads with 509.1 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 | ALRO 3650 Dilsen-Stokkem | €48.1m | €75.7m | −718,990 € | 509.1 | 2025 |
| 2 | Galva Power Group 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren | €99.4m | €59.7m | €40.9m | 341.4 | 2025 |
| 3 | Alural Lummen 3560 Lummen | €21.9m | €27.3m | €2.90m | 195.4 | 2025 |
| 4 | WCA-Alro 3600 Genk | €16.0m | €19.7m | €8.45m | 159.5 | 2025 |
| 5 | Société Européenne de Galvanisation 4400 Flémalle | €37.9m | €76.8m | €13.8m | 139.0 | 2026 |
| 6 | Alural Belgium 2830 Willebroek | €27.3m | €19.0m | €11.1m | 136.7 | 2025 |
| 7 | Coatinc Ninove 9400 Ninove | €12.4m | €20.2m | €7.30m | 96.2 | 2025 |
| 8 | PolyVision 3600 Genk | €14.8m | €30.5m | €7.67m | 94.5 | 2025 |
| 9 | Lootens Belgie 9031 Ghent | €14.9m | — | €7.14m | 74.7 | 2025 |
| 10 | ERAP 2570 Duffel | €24.9m | €26.2m | €8.24m | 63.1 | 2025 |
| 11 | Ateliers Belgium Coatings 4460 Grâce-Hollogne | €12.9m | €5.90m | €1.18m | 58.0 | 2025 |
| 12 | COIL 1000 Brussels | €16.5m | €19.1m | €8.07m | 49.1 | 2025 |
| 13 | Limburgse Galvanisatie en Electro-Beton 3630 Maasmechelen | €6.27m | — | €1.46m | 48.3 | 2025 |
| 14 | Balak Coatings 3900 Pelt | €59.7m | €43.6m | €25.9m | 47.5 | 2025 |
| 15 | Metalcoating 3580 Beringen | €5.98m | €7.94m | €1.38m | 45.3 | 2025 |
| 16 | Malve 2321 Hoogstraten | €5.91m | — | €3.30m | 45.2 | 2025 |
| 17 | Oerlikon Balzers Coating Benelux 3800 Sint-Truiden | €5.03m | €7.81m | €3.40m | 42.4 | 2025 |
| 18 | V Coat 3550 Heusden-Zolder | €8.33m | €4.25m | −491,476 € | 41.1 | 2025 |
| 19 | Tata Steel Belgium Packaging Steels 2570 Duffel | €12.7m | €11.5m | €11.2m | 40.0 | 2026 |
| 20 | Metal Finishing Industries 3583 Beringen | €3.91m | — | €2.89m | 38.0 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Coating of metals?
ALRO, with 509.1 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Coating of metals companies report employees?
227 out of 385, 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.