Metalix

What Metalix does

Metalix NV is a Belgian, family-owned surface treatment services company headquartered in Lummen, operating alongside its sister entity Galvacoat Steelcoat NV. Founded by the Kempeneers family in the late 1960s and now in its third generation of management (Tineke and Sofie Kempeneers alongside their father Peter Kempeneers), the group delivers the full range of industrial coating processes from a single site: sandblasting, zinc metallization (flame-spray), wet/liquid painting, and powder coating of steel, galvanized steel, and aluminum. Its technical footprint includes a 25m x 8m x 4m metallization installation with 30-ton lifting capacity, a 10,000 m² conditioned wet-paint cabin, dual-cabin/twin-oven powder coating lines for two-layer systems, and manual blasting facilities up to 25m in length, supporting a stated combined processing capacity of approximately 1,500 tons of steel per day.

The group's customer base is distributed across Benelux and western Germany, serving steel construction companies, greenhouse and horticultural builders, telecom mast manufacturers, infrastructure and public works contractors, heavy equipment and transportation OEMs, and a long tail of architectural and industrial steel fabricators. GTM is sales-led and consultation-based, with the company positioning itself as a treatment-agnostic advisor rather than a single-process vendor, supported by direct material pickup and delivery via an owned truck fleet. Metalix NV and Galvacoat Steelcoat NV both hold the Qualisteelcoat quality label at the highest corrosion class C5 — Metalix being the only wet-paint coater in Belgium to do so — and the group additionally holds EN-1090, ISO 14001, and BCCA personnel attestations, supporting warranty periods of up to 10 years on powder coating work.

Revenue is generated through project-based quotations determined by component dimensions, material, required treatment, and corrosion class; the company is privately held, does not disclose revenue, has not raised external capital, and operates with a headcount in the 11–50 range. The combined group functions as one of the larger surface treatment specialists in the Benelux region, with its competitive position anchored on certification depth, large-format equipment, and integrated logistics rather than on digital differentiation.

Name

Metalix

Legal name

Metalix NV

Website

https://metalix.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Metalix is a Belgian, family-owned industrial surface treatment services group operating Metalix NV and Galvacoat Steelcoat NV from Lummen, providing blasting, wet painting, powder coating, and metallization to steel, construction, telecom, infrastructure, and heavy-equipment customers across the Benelux and Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Surface Treatment Services

NAICS

Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812)

akta.pro primary industry

Coated & Plated Steel (Galvanized, Galvalume, Tinplate, Electrogalvanized, Color-Coated) (IMAKABAG)

Keywords

• Industrial metal coating
• Surface treatment services
• Steel corrosion protection
• Hot-dip galvanizing
• Powder coating services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lummen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Surface Treatment Services: Metalix and Galvacoat Steelcoat provide professional surface treatment services for steel, galvanized steel, and aluminum components. Revenue is generated through service fees for blasting, wet painting, powder coating, and metallization processes. Treatment costs vary based on component dimensions, material type, treatment specifications, and required corrosion class.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Metalix is an industrial surface treatment company that applies blasting, wet painting, metalizing, galvanizing, and powder coating to customer-supplied steel and metal components. Operating from Lummen, Belgium across Metalix NV and Galvacoat Steelcoat NV, it processes approximately 1,500 tons of steel per day for industrial clients in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.

Product overview

Metalix is a surface treatment service provider operating two subsidiary companies: Metalix (wet-painting, sandblasting, and metallization) and Galvacoat Steelcoat (powder coating). Together, they offer the complete range of surface treatments including sandblasting, wet-painting/liquid paint, powder coating, and metallization/zinc coating for steel, galvanized steel, and aluminium. The combined operation has a total processing capacity of approximately 1,500 tonnes of steel per day. Their facilities include large sandblasting capabilities (up to 25m), powder coating booths and ovens for two-layer coating, a 10,000 m² conditioned wet-paint cabin, and metallization installations with 30-ton lifting capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blasting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• ±1,500 tons of steel processed per day
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Galvanizing PartnerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetalix works in combination with galvanizing partners to offer comprehensive corrosion protection solutions. Given the strategic location in the Zolder-Lummen industrial region where multiple galvanizers are present, transport costs are minimal. Metalix can apply metallization for components that cannot be hot-dip galvanized due to size constraints, and partners handle hot-dip galvanizing for components with benefits such as internal protection of hollow spaces and seam closing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Galvafroid: French galvanizing and surface treatment company serving construction and industrial customers. Directly comparable to Metalix's metallization and powder coating services with similar mid-sized, regionally focused positioning.
• Poeton Industries: UK-based specialist in metal finishing and surface treatment, including powder coating, wet painting, and shot blasting for industrial OEMs. Comparable service breadth and target customer profile to Metalix, though UK-focused.
• Schulz Oberflächentechnik: German surface treatment specialist providing blasting, powder coating, and wet painting for industrial customers. Comparable to Metalix in process mix and target customers across the DACH region, with similar mid-market industrial positioning.
• ZinQ Group: Dutch metal coating company offering hot-dip galvanizing, powder coating, and wet painting services across multiple Benelux sites. Directly comparable to Metalix in service portfolio, customer base (steel construction, infrastructure), and regional footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Oerlikon (Surface Solutions): Swiss-listed technology group with a Surface Solutions division offering thermal spray, coating, and surface treatment services for industrial customers. Competes with Metalix in metallization/thermal spray but operates globally and serves higher-end aerospace and automotive accounts.
• Voestalpine: Austrian integrated steel and technology group with surface-treated steel products and in-house coating capabilities. While primarily a steel producer rather than a coating service provider, it competes indirectly through coated steel product offerings that overlap with Metalix's downstream customers.
• Bodycote: Global leader in heat treatment and surface treatment services serving aerospace, automotive, and industrial customers. Overlaps with Metalix in metal coating and finishing services but operates at much greater scale and across many more geographies and processes.
• Aalberts Surface Technologies: Division of Dutch-listed Aalberts Industries providing heat treatment, surface treatment, and coating services across Europe. Overlaps with Metalix in industrial metal finishing but at much greater scale and with broader geographic and process coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/galvacoat-steelcoat

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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