What does Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) do?

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) is registered with the CBE as active in: Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen. Public Limited, started on 15 June 1993, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent)?

The registered office of Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) is located at Wiedauwkaai 6, 9000 Gent.

Is Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 15 June 1993.

Is Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) registered on Peppol?

Yes, Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0450279443.

What is the enterprise number of Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent)?

The enterprise number of Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) is BE0450279443.

When was Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) founded?

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) was founded on 15 June 1993.

Who are the directors of Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent)?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, the directors of Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) are: Takashi Kobayashi, Wim Boogaerts, Jan Schreurs, Keisuke Kurachi.

Is Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 15 June 1993; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2026; 4 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) make in 2026?

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) recorded a loss after taxes of € 7,978,402 in financial year 2026.

What is the revenue of Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent)?

In its most recent annual accounts (2026), Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) reported revenue of € 70,777,977.

How much does an employee at Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) was € 114,900 in 2026: staff costs of € 19.4 million for 168.6 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 (Ghent) have?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) has 168.6 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) (Public Limited) - Gent

Dossier Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent), printed on 1 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0450279443/sumitomo-bakelite-europe-ghent. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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Two loss years in a row NBB

Negative result in 2025 and 2026.

Financials

Financial year 2026

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) from Gent, company number BE0450279443, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € -8 million after tax. For that financial year Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) recorded revenue of € 70.8 million and equity of € 22.6 million. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € -10.1 million to € -8 million. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on October 22, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 22.6 million

▼ 26% vs 2025

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

Loss Caution

€ -8 million

▲ 21 % less loss than in 2025

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 5.1 million

▲ 36% vs 2025

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

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € 12.9 million.

People and assets in 2026

Full-time equivalents

168.6

▲ 9.7 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: € 16.4 million in 2026, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 19.4 million

▲ 13% vs 2025

€ 114,900 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

€ 470,883

▲ 6% vs 2025

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2026

Bank debt

€ 11 million

▲ 57% vs 2025

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 15.7 million

▲ 33% vs 2025

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 91 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 3.9 million

▲ 11% 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	€ 41,037,681 Revenue 2023: € 41,037,681 First fiscal year in the series	€ 70,066,214 Revenue 2024: € 70,066,214 ▲ 71% vs 2023 (€ 41,037,681) Favourable step	€ 72,812,449 Revenue 2025: € 72,812,449 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 70,066,214) Favourable step	€ 70,777,977 Revenue 2026: € 70,777,977 ▼ 3% vs 2025 (€ 72,812,449) Unfavourable step	▼ 3%
Profit after taxes	€ 1,452,494 Profit after taxes 2023: € 1,452,494 First fiscal year in the series	€ -5,061,685 Profit after taxes 2024: € -5,061,685 ▼ € 6.5 million vs 2023 (€ 1,452,494) Unfavourable step	€ -10,070,596 Profit after taxes 2025: € -10,070,596 ▼ € 5 million vs 2024 (€ -5,061,685) Unfavourable step	€ -7,978,402 Profit after taxes 2026: € -7,978,402 ▲ € 2.1 million vs 2025 (€ -10,070,596) Favourable step	▲ € 2.1 million
Equity	€ 45,711,646 Equity 2023: € 45,711,646 First fiscal year in the series	€ 40,649,961 Equity 2024: € 40,649,961 ▼ 11% vs 2023 (€ 45,711,646) Unfavourable step	€ 30,579,365 Equity 2025: € 30,579,365 ▼ 25% vs 2024 (€ 40,649,961) Unfavourable step	€ 22,600,963 Equity 2026: € 22,600,963 ▼ 26% vs 2025 (€ 30,579,365) Unfavourable step	▼ 26%
Total debts	€ 7,078,102 Total debts 2023: € 7,078,102 First fiscal year in the series	€ 23,062,735 Total debts 2024: € 23,062,735 ▲ 226% vs 2023 (€ 7,078,102) Unfavourable step	€ 25,261,520 Total debts 2025: € 25,261,520 ▲ 10% vs 2024 (€ 23,062,735) Unfavourable step	€ 32,620,820 Total debts 2026: € 32,620,820 ▲ 29% vs 2025 (€ 25,261,520) Unfavourable step	▲ 29%
Cash	€ 6,717,863 Cash 2023: € 6,717,863 First fiscal year in the series	€ 6,233,863 Cash 2024: € 6,233,863 ▼ 7% vs 2023 (€ 6,717,863) Unfavourable step	€ 3,762,967 Cash 2025: € 3,762,967 ▼ 40% vs 2024 (€ 6,233,863) Unfavourable step	€ 5,135,563 Cash 2026: € 5,135,563 ▲ 36% vs 2025 (€ 3,762,967) Favourable step	▲ 36%
Land & buildings	€ 5,185,911 Land & buildings 2023: € 5,185,911 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,418,724 Land & buildings 2024: € 7,418,724 ▲ 43% vs 2023 (€ 5,185,911) Unchanged	€ 7,881,873 Land & buildings 2025: € 7,881,873 ▲ 6% vs 2024 (€ 7,418,724) Unchanged	€ 6,839,439 Land & buildings 2026: € 6,839,439 ▼ 13% vs 2025 (€ 7,881,873) Unchanged	▼ 13%
Retained profit	€ 36,046,646 Retained profit 2023: € 36,046,646 First fiscal year in the series	€ 30,984,961 Retained profit 2024: € 30,984,961 ▼ 14% vs 2023 (€ 36,046,646) Unfavourable step	€ 20,914,365 Retained profit 2025: € 20,914,365 ▼ 33% vs 2024 (€ 30,984,961) Unfavourable step	€ 12,935,963 Retained profit 2026: € 12,935,963 ▼ 38% vs 2025 (€ 20,914,365) Unfavourable step	▼ 38%
Bank debt	€ 0 Bank debt 2023: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 7,000,000 Bank debt 2025: € 7,000,000 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step	€ 11,000,000 Bank debt 2026: € 11,000,000 ▲ 57% vs 2025 (€ 7,000,000) Unfavourable step	▲ 57%
Balance sheet total	€ 53,078,105 Balance sheet total 2023: € 53,078,105 First fiscal year in the series	€ 64,056,378 Balance sheet total 2024: € 64,056,378 ▲ 21% vs 2023 (€ 53,078,105) Unchanged	€ 56,087,038 Balance sheet total 2025: € 56,087,038 ▼ 12% vs 2024 (€ 64,056,378) Unchanged	€ 55,503,194 Balance sheet total 2026: € 55,503,194 ▼ 1% vs 2025 (€ 56,087,038) Unchanged	▼ 1%
Employees (FTE)	149.1 Employees (FTE) 2023: 149.1 First fiscal year in the series	155.8 Employees (FTE) 2024: 155.8 ▲ 6.7 vs 2023 (149.1) Unchanged	158.9 Employees (FTE) 2025: 158.9 ▲ 3.1 vs 2024 (155.8) Unchanged	168.6 Employees (FTE) 2026: 168.6 ▲ 9.7 vs 2025 (158.9) Unchanged	▲ 9.7

Key figures of Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent), 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 (Ghent)?

What happened at Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent) in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

2031 Takashi Kobayashi stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Jan Schreurs stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Wim Boogaerts stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Keisuke Kurachi stepped down as director. NBB
Oct 22, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2026: loss of € 8 million. Source: NBB ↗
2025 Takashi Kobayashi became a director. NBB
2024 Jan Schreurs became a director. NBB
2023 Wim Boogaerts became a director. NBB

In short

From € 1.5 million profit in 2023 to € 8 million loss in 2026.

Paid € 785,212 in corporate taxes since 2023.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 1.5 million profit.

Pays suppliers within 91 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe NV 90%

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd. 10%

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent)

The shares are held by Sumitomo Bakelite Europe NV (90%) and Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd. (10%).

Directors

According to the 2026 annual accounts

Takashi Kobayashi

Director

since 2025 · until 2031

Wim Boogaerts

Director

since 2023 · until 2028

Jan Schreurs

Director

since 2024 · until 2030

Keisuke Kurachi

Director

since 2023 · until 2028

Shareholders

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe NV

90%

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

10%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Wiedauwkaai 6

9000 Gent

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Details

Company number

0450.279.443

VAT number

BE 0450.279.443

Registered office

Wiedauwkaai 6, 9000 Gent

Names & denominations

Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent)

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

15 June 1993

Peppol

Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001

Activities · NACE

Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen

Vervaardiging van overige elektrische benodigdheden, n.e.g.

Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur

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Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Ghent)

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