SQM EUROPE
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SQM EUROPE has been active since 1933 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €417.5m and a net result of €26.3m. Equity has been growing by about 34% per year since 2018. Its solvency ranks better than 87% of 6,172 sector peers (NACE 46, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).
Overview
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 08-06-1933 Normal situation
- Activity
- Wholesale of industrial chemicals NACE 46851
- Joint committee
- 207 Paritair Comité voor de bedienden uit de scheikundige nijverheid · annual accounts 2025
- Establishment unit
- 2.002.982.593 2030 Antwerpen, since 01-06-1933
- Financial year end
- 31 December
- Peppol
- Reachable since 29-10-2025
Board and ownership
- Gerardo ILLANESDirector · since 26-05-2016
- Gonzalo AGUIRREDirector · since 08-01-2019
- Pablo ALTIMIRASDirector · since 08-01-2019
- Auditor
- BV PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren
- SOCIEDAD QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE S.A.consolidatesannual accounts 2025
Financial position
- Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
- 0.1%
- Turnover
- €881.2m
- ▼ 28.3%
- Profit
- €26.3m
- ▼ 38.4%
- Equity
- €417.5m
- ▲ 6.7%
- Total assets
- €506.6m
- ▲ 1.3%
- Employees on 31-12-2025
- 70
- ▼ 15.7%
Score breakdownraises riskLiquidity: current ratio 5.65, cash €745,666lowers riskFounded in 1933Size: turnover €881.2m, 64.7 FTE, total assets €506.6mEquity €417.5m (82.4% of total assets)Show the evidence
Checked score
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
Calculation
The band follows from the bankruptcy probability. 10 more points roughly halve it.
| 75-100 | Excellent | under 0.55% |
| 60-74 | Healthy | 0.55% to 1.5% |
| 45-59 | Fair | 1.5% to 4.2% |
| 25-44 | Weak | 4.2% to 15.0% |
| 0-24 | Critical | over 15.0% |
Where the company stands within its band depends half on the bankruptcy probability and half on how it does against its sector peers (NACE 46, medium-sized). It does better than 93% of them on solvency, 63% on liquidity, 61% on profitability and 31% on growth.
The bankruptcy probability was computed on 02-11-2026 by the bankruptcy model of 2 October 2026, which learns from Belgian bankruptcies and reads the registers, the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette.
Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. With negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late, the score is Fair at most (59). With two missing filings, it is Weak at most (44). During a judicial reorganisation or at the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation), it is Critical at most (24).
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Signals
The company filed its last 7 accounts on average 48 days before the deadline. In the sector (NACE 46), the median for financial year 2024 was 3 days before the deadline, and 39% of those companies filed late.
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Key points
- Positive: Largest company by equity in Antwerp, Wholesale and retail trade sectorin the Checked rankings No. 1 View
- Board changedlatest change 18-12-2025 · 4 in office 1 joined · 2 left View
- Positive: Filed on time since financial year 2018accounts within the deadline every year 8 years View
- Positive: 8 profitable years in a rowprofit 2025: €26.3m 8 years View
- Caution: Result fell in 2025from €42.7m to €26.3m ▼ 38.4% View
Recent changes
- · Gazette deed 1 director appointed, 2 directors resigningResignations: Erik Borghijs (director) and Ricardo Ramos (director) · Appointment: Marc Goetschalckx (director)
- · Gazette deed Transfer: SQM EUROPE transfers a branch of activity to SQM Lithium Europe
- · Gazette deed Transfer proposal: SQM Europe NV transfers a branch of activity to SQM Lithium Europe NV
Comparable companies
These companies have the same main activity as SQM EUROPE: wholesale of industrial chemicals (NACE 46851). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €75m and €964m, founded between 1964 and 1971.
| Company | Total assets | Turnover |
|---|---|---|
| SQM EUROPE Antwerpen | €506.6m | €881.2m |
| SOLVAY CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL Brussel | €151.6m | €1,310.7m |
| ALBEMARLE EUROPE Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve | €964.2m | €472.9m |
| Mitsui & Co Benelux Brussel | €109.2m | €343.1m |
| BRENNTAG Deerlijk | €398.9m | €303.1m |
| Impextraco Heist-op-den-Berg | €74.8m | €156.9m |
| Milliken Europe Gent | €124.9m | €146.4m |
Key facts about SQM EUROPE
- What is the company number of SQM EUROPE?
- The company number of SQM EUROPE is 0404.760.808. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0404.760.808.
- Where is SQM EUROPE based?
- The registered office is at Houtdok-Noordkaai 25a, 2030 Antwerpen.Company details
- What does SQM EUROPE do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is wholesale of industrial chemicals (NACE 46851).
- What is the legal form of SQM EUROPE?
- The legal form of SQM EUROPE is Public limited company (NV).
- When was SQM EUROPE founded?
- SQM EUROPE was founded on 08-06-1933.
- Is SQM EUROPE still active?
- Yes, SQM EUROPE is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- How many employees does SQM EUROPE have?
- SQM EUROPE had an average of 64.7 full-time equivalents in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
- Which joint committee does SQM EUROPE fall under?
- In its 2025 annual accounts, SQM EUROPE states joint committee 207 (Paritair Comité voor de bedienden uit de scheikundige nijverheid).
- What is the turnover of SQM EUROPE?
- The turnover of SQM EUROPE was €881.2m in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.
- Is SQM EUROPE profitable?
- In financial year 2025, SQM EUROPE made a profit of €26.3m.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of SQM EUROPE?
- SQM EUROPE filed 48 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of SQM EUROPE due?
- SQM EUROPE must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline
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