Wholesale of metals and metal ores: largest employers
185 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 4682) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Metalunion leads with 95.5 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 | Metalunion 8000 Bruges | €77.2m | €107.3m | €67.5m | 95.5 | 2025 |
| 2 | Aluvision 8500 Kortrijk | €35.6m | — | €28.4m | 91.2 | 2025 |
| 3 | Disteel 9032 Ghent | €33.1m | €106.6m | €15.3m | 88.8 | 2025 |
| 4 | AluK Belgium 9220 Hamme (Vl.) | €10.3m | €18.9m | €4.27m | 81.4 | 2025 |
| 5 | SAEY 8501 Kortrijk | €75.2m | €106.5m | €63.3m | 80.5 | 2025 |
| 6 | Testas 2160 Wommelgem | €45.4m | €128.2m | €26.9m | 79.0 | 2025 |
| 7 | NV Van Leeuwen Buizen België - Van Leeuwen Tubes Belgique 1800 Vilvoorde | €21.6m | €50.2m | €11.7m | 78.0 | 2025 |
| 8 | tk accelis Materials Belgium 9160 Lokeren | €43.2m | €33.5m | €35.3m | 61.1 | 2025 |
| 9 | Holvoet 8501 Kortrijk | €25.8m | €30.5m | €17.0m | 60.7 | 2025 |
| 10 | Steelforce 2000 Antwerp | €87.8m | €196.0m | €35.6m | 53.9 | 2025 |
| 11 | Buysmetal 8530 Harelbeke | €11.8m | €29.3m | €3.31m | 50.6 | 2025 |
| 12 | Metalen Galler 2000 Antwerp | €18.1m | €27.0m | €11.1m | 45.4 | 2025 |
| 13 | Metalen Verhoestraete 8800 Roeselare | €10.9m | €12.2m | €6.54m | 41.7 | 2025 |
| 14 | Menova 4780 Sankt Vith | €4.18m | — | €3.42m | 41.6 | 2025 |
| 15 | Aciers Grosjean 6032 Charleroi | €14.3m | €14.8m | €9.53m | 36.6 | 2025 |
| 16 | Roba Metals 3600 Genk | €50.0m | €59.1m | €40.4m | 36.3 | 2025 |
| 17 | tk accelis Plastics Belgium 9160 Lokeren | €20.6m | €21.9m | €13.4m | 35.0 | 2025 |
| 18 | Firma J. Christiaens 9900 Eeklo | €48.1m | €17.7m | €47.4m | 34.4 | 2025 |
| 19 | Jean Goldschmidt International 1000 Brussels | €165.6m | €182.5m | €52.4m | 32.1 | 2025 |
| 20 | Plaatbedrijf Holvoet 9030 Ghent | €24.0m | €41.7m | €17.6m | 31.7 | 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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Who is the largest employer in Wholesale of metals and metal ores?
Metalunion, with 95.5 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Wholesale of metals and metal ores companies report employees?
185 out of 333, 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.