Manufacture of basic metals
In NACE division 24, 4.4 companies per 100 started in the past twelve months, against 7.5 nationally; that is lower than that of 76% of the 87 NACE divisions. Comparison: as of 04-10-2026 05:30.
Key figures for NACE division 24
fiscal year 2025 · median over 317 filed annual accountsForeign control in NACE division 24
448 registered companiesStaff cost per FTE in NACE division 24
174 employers| Size | Median | Middle half | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| fewer than 10 FTE | €58,600 | €49,200 to €70,600 | 56 |
| 10 to 49 FTE | €65,100 | €59,800 to €74,300 | 61 |
| 50 to 249 FTE | €78,900 | €67,600 to €88,700 | 44 |
Employers with the highest staff cost per FTE in this division All sectors by staff cost In the Analysis workbench
Bankruptcies
past five yearsNationally, 1.61% of current registrations have a published bankruptcy opening in the past five years. This sector's historical share is higher than that of 97% of the 88 NACE divisions. The median bankruptcy probability in NACE division 24 is 0.5%, against 0.2% nationally, over 405 scored companies. Comparison: as of 04-10-2026 05:30.
Regional split
by region · 20 of 23 enterprises with a registered office on fileRecent bankruptcies in this sector
1| Date | Company |
|---|---|
| 19-05-2026 | Seid, Sadak
BE 0734.934.950 · sole trader · Wetteren |
Geographic distribution
by province · based on the establishment addressWhere are this sector's balance sheets registered? By municipality, down to the address
Subsidies in this sector
per register · legal entities with an enterprise number- Flemish subsidies €422.4m awarded
- Federal transfers 7.3m amount as published
- EU budget €80.5m attributed share
- EU research €17.8m eu contribution
How these figures are counted
Current enterprise registrations are counted through their registered main activities; establishment units are excluded. Counted in the KBO's NACE 2025 nomenclature, the one in which code 2434 exists.
Share of currently registered companies with a published bankruptcy opening in the past five years. Registered main activities in the selected classification can overlap. This retrospective share is not a future bankruptcy probability.
The comparison with the country and with the other NACE divisions comes from a nightly overview of every division, each counted in the nomenclature in which it exists. A standing such as "higher than 80%" counts the other divisions that have the figure. The bankruptcy probability is the median of our nightly score over the division's companies that have one; the count is stated.
The key figures cover the whole NACE division 24, not NACE 2434 on its own: there are too few filed annual accounts per five-digit code to compute them separately. The middle company of the sector, based on all filed annual accounts.