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 77% of the 87 NACE divisions with this figure. Comparison: as of 16-10-2026 05:30.
Key figures for NACE division 24
financial year 2025 · median over 317 filed annual accountsForeign control in NACE division 24
439 registered companiesStaff cost per FTE in NACE division 24
173 employers| Size | Median | Middle half | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| fewer than 10 FTE | €59,500 | €49,900 to €75,100 | 55 |
| 10 to 49 FTE | €65,100 | €59,800 to €74,300 | 61 |
| 50 to 249 FTE | €79,600 | €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 lower than that of 91% of the 88 NACE divisions with this figure. The median bankruptcy probability in NACE division 24 is 0.5%, against 0.2% nationally, over 394 scored companies. Comparison: as of 16-10-2026 05:30.
Regional split
by region · 4 of 7 enterprises with a registered office on fileGeographic distribution
by province · based on the registered officeWhere 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 €422.7m 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 24440 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 24440 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.