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Financials
Financial year 2025
APERAM STAINLESS BELGIUM from Genk, company number BE0401277914, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -20.1 million after tax. For that financial year APERAM STAINLESS BELGIUM recorded revenue of € 2.8 billion and equity of € 527.3 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 25.2 million to € -20.1 million. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 14, 2026.
€ 527.3 million
▼ 4% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -20.1 million
▼ still € 25.2 million profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 97.8 million
▲ 236% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 215.5 million.
People and assets in 2025
2,081.9
▲ 32 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 221.8 million
▼ 1% vs 2024
€ 106,500 per full-time equivalent. Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 4.5 million
▼ 28% vs 2024
Of which on lease € 4 million.
Debts at end 2025
€ 980.1 million
▼ 11% vs 2024
€ 2.1 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 469 years.
€ 499.6 million
▲ 2% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 72 days on average.
€ 77.9 million
▲ 2% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 3,885,286,774 | € 3,052,559,207 | € 2,990,969,056 | € 2,781,479,744 | ▼ 7% |
| Profit after taxes | € 157,841,817 | € -51,728,214 | € 25,203,643 | € -20,080,641 | ▼ € 45.3 million |
| Equity | € 573,260,720 | € 522,060,310 | € 547,498,974 | € 527,315,286 | ▼ 4% |
| Total debts | € 2,095,184,901 | € 1,775,549,456 | € 1,680,050,450 | € 1,578,010,104 | ▼ 6% |
| Cash | € 18,003,719 | € 109,250,592 | € 29,085,230 | € 97,830,780 | ▲ 236% |
| Land & buildings | € 45,769,907 | € 44,534,157 | € 42,603,273 | € 39,164,692 | ▼ 8% |
| Retained profit | € 262,085,867 | € 210,357,653 | € 235,561,296 | € 215,480,655 | ▼ 9% |
| Bank debt | € 1,297,594,521 | € 1,103,955,668 | € 1,101,676,954 | € 980,106,459 | ▼ 11% |
| Balance sheet total | € 2,694,284,331 | € 2,321,811,534 | € 2,260,329,692 | € 2,134,873,179 | ▼ 6% |
| Employees (FTE) | 2,063.7 | 2,054.7 | 2,049.9 | 2,081.9 | ▲ 32 |
Key figures of APERAM STAINLESS BELGIUM, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 31 July 2027.
What happened to APERAM STAINLESS BELGIUM?
What happened at APERAM STAINLESS BELGIUM in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Jimmy De Wilde stepped down as director. NBB
- Frederico Ayres Lima stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 20.1 million (▼ € 45.3 million vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Serge DALLENOGARE stepped down as director. NBB
- Gert Heylen stepped down as director. NBB
- Frederico Ayres Lima became a director. NBB
- Jimmy De Wilde became a director. NBB
- Serge DALLENOGARE became a director. NBB
In short
From € 157.8 million profit in 2022 to € 20.1 million loss in 2025.
Paid € 8.5 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 157.8 million profit.
Pays suppliers within 72 days on average.
Management
The shares are held by APERAM STAINLESS HOLDCO (53.6%) and APERAM STAINLESS FRANCE (46.4%). It owns 100% of ASB RECYCLING, 100% of Aperam Sourcing, 12.5% of Officenter Immo Beringen, 12.5% of Officenter Sint-Truiden, 12.5% of Officenter Immo Pelt and 12.5% of Officenter Genk itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Jimmy De Wilde
Director
since 2023 · until 2029
Frederico Ayres Lima
Chairman of the board
since 2026 · until 2029
Serge DALLENOGARE
Director
since 2022 · until 2026
Gert Heylen
Director
since 2020 · until 2026
Shareholders
APERAM STAINLESS HOLDCO
53.6%
APERAM STAINLESS FRANCE
46.4%
Participations
100%
Aperam Sourcing
100%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
1.2%
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Swinnenwijerweg 5
3600 Genk
Rue des Ateliers 14
6200 Châtelet
Active since 1 July 2006
Bosdel 87
3600 Genk
Active since 2 October 2006
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0401.277.914
- VAT number
- BE 0401.277.914
- Registered office
- Swinnenwijerweg 5, 3600 Genk
- Names & denominations
- APERAM STAINLESS BELGIUM
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 10 March 1961
- Peppol
- Not registered
- Contact
- [email protected] 089302201
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