Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten

NACE 46120

Active companies, 5-year failure rate, regional split and recent bankruptcies for this NACE sector.

2,450 active companies with this primary NACE

Active companies2,450

Bankruptcies (5y)6

Failure rate0.24%

Regions covered4

Provinces covered11

Bankruptcies and the failure rate are attributed by each company's current primary NACE, not the NACE at the time of bankruptcy (which the gazette does not record).

Sector key figures

fiscal year 2025 · median over 1371 filed annual accounts (NACE division 46)

Median solvency

37.2%

Median equity

€81k

Median net result

€17k

Annual accounts in sample

1,371

Source: NBB annual accounts, all schema types combined. Medians computed internally.

Regional split

by region

Vlaanderen 283 · 57.9%

Wallonië 129 · 26.4%

Brussel 57 · 11.7%

Unknown 20 · 4.1%

Recent bankruptcies in this sector

Date	Company
13-07-2026	Molben BE 0533.741.510
19-03-2026	BHM Steel BE 0600.811.664
06-11-2024	GPME SPRL BE 0895.489.647
10-07-2024	GLOBAL PRIME TRADING BE 0628.966.608
10-02-2023	AQUILA BE 0423.359.864
17-09-2021	RYCHEM GROUP BE 0833.384.507

Geographic distribution

by province · based on the establishment address

West Flanders WVL 38

East Flanders OVL 56

Antwerp ANT 100

Flemish Brabant VLB 61

Limburg LIM 28

Brussels BRU 57

Hainaut HAI 48

Walloon Brabant WBR 20

Namur NAM 20

Liège LIE 35

Luxembourg LUX 6

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