What does SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE do?

SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE is registered with the CBE as active in: Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen. Public Limited, started on 31 March 1966, 1 establishment.

What is the address of SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE?

The registered office of SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE is located at Henry Fordlaan 80, 3600 Genk.

Is SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 31 March 1966.

Is SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE registered on Peppol?

Yes, SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0403125169.

What is the enterprise number of SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE?

The enterprise number of SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE is BE0403125169.

When was SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE founded?

SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE was founded on 31 March 1966.

Who are the directors of SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, the directors of SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE are: Toshihide Kanazawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Wim Boogaerts, Pieter Vanderstraeten.

Is SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 31 March 1966; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2026; 4 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE make in 2026?

SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE posted a profit after taxes of € 1,180,000 in financial year 2026.

What is the revenue of SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE?

In its most recent annual accounts (2026), SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE reported revenue of € 73,821,637.

How much does an employee at SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE was € 127,000 in 2026: staff costs of € 15.3 million for 120.4 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE have?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE has 120.4 full-time equivalents (FTE).

SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE (Public Limited) - Genk

Dossier SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE, printed on 1 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0403125169/sumitomo-bakelite-europe. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2026

SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE from Genk, company number BE0403125169, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 1.2 million after tax. For that financial year SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE recorded revenue of € 73.8 million and equity of € 132.3 million. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € 3 million to € 1.2 million. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on September 30, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 132.3 million

▲ 1% vs 2025

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Profit Healthy

€ 1.2 million

▼ 61% vs 2025

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 13.6 million

▲ 12% vs 2025

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2026. Retained profit grew to € 21.8 million.

People and assets in 2026

Full-time equivalents

120.4

▼ 0.6 vs 2025

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost Staff costs are payroll only. Director pay sits with services and miscellaneous goods: € 12.2 million in 2026, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 15.3 million

€ 127,000 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 31,936

▲ 44% vs 2025

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2026

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 6.4 million

▼ 4% vs 2025

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 44 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 3.7 million

▲ 6% vs 2025

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2025 → 2026
Revenue	€ 129,765,005 Revenue 2023: € 129,765,005 First fiscal year in the series	€ 88,738,629 Revenue 2024: € 88,738,629 ▼ 32% vs 2023 (€ 129,765,005) Unfavourable step	€ 85,069,063 Revenue 2025: € 85,069,063 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 88,738,629) Unfavourable step	€ 73,821,637 Revenue 2026: € 73,821,637 ▼ 13% vs 2025 (€ 85,069,063) Unfavourable step	▼ 13%
Profit after taxes	€ 1,398,761 Profit after taxes 2023: € 1,398,761 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,409,583 Profit after taxes 2024: € 3,409,583 ▲ 144% vs 2023 (€ 1,398,761) Favourable step	€ 3,044,405 Profit after taxes 2025: € 3,044,405 ▼ 11% vs 2024 (€ 3,409,583) Unfavourable step	€ 1,180,000 Profit after taxes 2026: € 1,180,000 ▼ 61% vs 2025 (€ 3,044,405) Unfavourable step	▼ 61%
Equity	€ 124,340,739 Equity 2023: € 124,340,739 First fiscal year in the series	€ 127,750,322 Equity 2024: € 127,750,322 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 124,340,739) Favourable step	€ 131,087,480 Equity 2025: € 131,087,480 ▲ 3% vs 2024 (€ 127,750,322) Favourable step	€ 132,252,842 Equity 2026: € 132,252,842 ▲ 1% vs 2025 (€ 131,087,480) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Total debts	€ 29,282,283 Total debts 2023: € 29,282,283 First fiscal year in the series	€ 17,710,003 Total debts 2024: € 17,710,003 ▼ 40% vs 2023 (€ 29,282,283) Favourable step	€ 16,376,908 Total debts 2025: € 16,376,908 ▼ 8% vs 2024 (€ 17,710,003) Favourable step	€ 16,325,702 Total debts 2026: € 16,325,702 Unchanged (€ 16,376,908) Favourable step
Cash	€ 7,793,613 Cash 2023: € 7,793,613 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,215,417 Cash 2024: € 7,215,417 ▼ 7% vs 2023 (€ 7,793,613) Unfavourable step	€ 12,177,811 Cash 2025: € 12,177,811 ▲ 69% vs 2024 (€ 7,215,417) Favourable step	€ 13,623,890 Cash 2026: € 13,623,890 ▲ 12% vs 2025 (€ 12,177,811) Favourable step	▲ 12%
Land & buildings	€ 7,778,362 Land & buildings 2023: € 7,778,362 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,044,345 Land & buildings 2024: € 7,044,345 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 7,778,362) Unchanged	€ 7,110,952 Land & buildings 2025: € 7,110,952 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 7,044,345) Unchanged	€ 7,378,175 Land & buildings 2026: € 7,378,175 ▲ 4% vs 2025 (€ 7,110,952) Unchanged	▲ 4%
Retained profit	€ 14,188,925 Retained profit 2023: € 14,188,925 First fiscal year in the series	€ 17,598,508 Retained profit 2024: € 17,598,508 ▲ 24% vs 2023 (€ 14,188,925) Favourable step	€ 20,642,913 Retained profit 2025: € 20,642,913 ▲ 17% vs 2024 (€ 17,598,508) Favourable step	€ 21,822,913 Retained profit 2026: € 21,822,913 ▲ 6% vs 2025 (€ 20,642,913) Favourable step	▲ 6%
Bank debt	€ 1,835,368 Bank debt 2023: € 1,835,368 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 1,835,368) Favourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2025: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Bank debt 2026: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 154,489,514 Balance sheet total 2023: € 154,489,514 First fiscal year in the series	€ 145,827,329 Balance sheet total 2024: € 145,827,329 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 154,489,514) Unchanged	€ 147,726,186 Balance sheet total 2025: € 147,726,186 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 145,827,329) Unchanged	€ 150,334,395 Balance sheet total 2026: € 150,334,395 ▲ 2% vs 2025 (€ 147,726,186) Unchanged	▲ 2%
Employees (FTE)	136.4 Employees (FTE) 2023: 136.4 First fiscal year in the series	126.4 Employees (FTE) 2024: 126.4 ▼ 10 vs 2023 (136.4) Unchanged	121 Employees (FTE) 2025: 121 ▼ 5.4 vs 2024 (126.4) Unchanged	120.4 Employees (FTE) 2026: 120.4 ▼ 0.6 vs 2025 (121) Unchanged	▼ 0.6

Key figures of SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE, fiscal years 2023 to 2026, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2027) expected before 31 October 2027.

What happened to SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE?

What happened at SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

2031 Takashi Kobayashi stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Wim Boogaerts stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Pieter Vanderstraeten stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Toshihide Kanazawa stepped down as director. NBB
Sep 30, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 1.2 million (▼ 61% vs 2025). Source: NBB ↗
2025 Takashi Kobayashi became a director. NBB
2024 Wim Boogaerts became a director. NBB
2024 Pieter Vanderstraeten became a director. NBB

In short

From € 1.4 million profit in 2023 to € 1.2 million profit in 2026.

Paid € 3.9 million in corporate taxes since 2023.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 3.4 million profit.

Pays suppliers within 44 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Sumitomo Bakelite Co Ltd. 100%

SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe Barcelona S.L. 100%

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) 90%

SBE India PVT Ltd 90%

The shares are held by Sumitomo Bakelite Co Ltd. (100%). It owns 100% of Sumitomo Bakelite Europe Barcelona S.L., 90% of Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) and 90% of SBE India PVT Ltd itself.

Directors

According to the 2026 annual accounts

Toshihide Kanazawa

Director

since 2022 · until 2028

Takashi Kobayashi

Director

since 2025 · until 2031

Wim Boogaerts

Director

since 2024 · until 2030

Pieter Vanderstraeten

Director

since 2024 · until 2030

Shareholders

Sumitomo Bakelite Co Ltd.

100%

Participations

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe Barcelona S.L.

100%

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent)

90%

SBE India PVT Ltd

90%

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Henry Fordlaan 80

3600 Genk

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number

0403.125.169

VAT number

BE 0403.125.169

Registered office

Henry Fordlaan 80, 3600 Genk

Names & denominations

SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

31 March 1966

Peppol

Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001

Activities · NACE

Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen

Vervaardiging van andere organische chemische basisproducten

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE

Financials

What happened to SUMITOMO BAKELITE EUROPE?

Management

Directors

Shareholders

Participations

Establishments

Establishment units

Details

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