Soudal

Soudal N.V.
Company typePrivate
IndustryBuilding materials, chemicals
Founded1966 Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersTurnhout, Belgium
Key people
Vic Swerts, Chairman Dirk Coorevits, CEO
ProductsSealants, Adhesives and PU Foams
Revenue€ 1,100 million (2021)[1]
Number of employees
3,654 (Dec. 2021)
Websitewww.soudalgroup.com

Soudal is a Belgian company whose headquarters is located in Turnhout (Belgium). The company has developed into one of the most important independent producers of silicone and caulks (silicone, polyurethane, marine sealants, acrylics), polyurethane-foams, and adhesives in Europe.[2]

Soudal has a consolidated turnover of 911 million EUR (2021), and the company distributes its products to more than 140c ountries. The company is active in three markets: professional construction, do-it-yourself (DIY) hardware stores and industrial applications. The company is still fully owned by Vic Swerts who founded the company in 1966.[3]

In 2014, Soudal partnered with Lotto to sponsor the team at Tour de France.[4] In April 2020, Riders for the Lotto-Soudal team voluntarily waived part of their wages as a gesture of solidarity due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[5]

  1. ^ [1], soudalgroup.com. retrieved 2021-09-01.
  2. ^ Administrator. "Soudal NV".
  3. ^ admin. "Vic Swerts (Soudal) beats Marc Coucke in battle for Flemish Disney | MbS News". Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  4. ^ "Lotto-Belisol to become Lotto Soudal from 2015". Cycling News. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  5. ^ "Coronavirus: Lotto Soudal riders voluntarily reduce pay". Cycling News. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-22.