Suppliers

Dear Supplier,

At Bekaert we value a close collaboration with our business partners with whom we share our values, our business principles and our long term economic success. We believe that successful companies provide safe and healthy working conditions for the people working for them, protect the environment by reducing their emissions to land, water and air and achieve consistent quality and service delivery to their customers. We refer to our Sustainability page on our website where you, as our business partner, can learn more about the Bekaert Sustainability strategy and about the initiatives we are undertaking to step up our performance as a Corporate Socially Responsible company, to the benefit of all our stakeholders.

On our Supplier page dedicated to you we aim to share all important and relevant information referring to our Purchasing Terms and Conditions, Tender Terms, Supplier Code of Conduct, Supplier Requirement Manual, Conflict Minerals, REACH compliance and General Conditions for the Suppliers of Road Transport. We require our suppliers to sign the relevant documents to enforce our business relationship and to ensure a sustainable future both from an economic as an ecological point of view.

If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact your local Bekaert Purchasing contact.

Purchasing Terms and Conditions :

Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct

Important note – Please sign our compliance form which is added next to the procedures. Thanks.

2021-06-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - English (compliance form - English)
2021-07-09 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - Chinese (compliance form - Chinese)
2021-07-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - Czech (compliance form - Czech)
2021-07-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - Dutch (compliance form - Dutch)
2021-06-28 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - French (compliance form - French)
2021-06-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - German (compliance form - German)
2021-06-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - Italian (compliance form - Italian)
2021-06-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - Japanese (compliance form - Japanese)
2021-06-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - Portuguese (compliance form - Portuguese)
2021-06-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - Romanian (compliance form - Romanian)
2021-06-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - Russian (compliance form - Russian)
2021-06-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - Spanish (compliance form - Spanish)
2021-06-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - Slovak (compliance form - Slovak)
2021-06-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - Turkish (compliance form - Turkish)
2021-06-11 Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct - Vietnamese (compliance form - Vietnamese)

Conflict Minerals:

Bekaert recognizes the importance of responsible sourcing. All suppliers covered by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) are required to sign the Bekaert Supplier Code of Conduct (or deliver proof of following its principles) and are required to complete the most recent template issued by the RMI. This is an initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSi), that help companies from a range of industries address conflict mineral issues in their supply chain. 

2023-03-01 Bekaert Policy on Responsible Minerals Sourcing - English (compliance form - English)

Tender Terms:

Supplier Requirement Manual

Important note – Please sign our compliance form which is added next to the procedures. Thanks.

2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - Chinese (compliance form - Chinese)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - Czech (compliance form - Czech)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - Dutch (compliance form - Dutch)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - English (compliance form - English)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - French (compliance form - French)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - German (compliance form - German)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - Italian (compliance form - Italian)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - Japanese (compliance form - Japanese)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - Portuguese (compliance form - Portuguese)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - Romanian (compliance form - Romanian)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - Russian    (compliance form - Russian)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - Slovak (compliance form - Slovak)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - Spanish (compliance form - Spanish)
2016-08-25 Supplier Requirement Manual - Turkish (compliance form - Turkish)

Bekaert Supplier Annual Evaluation Criteria

Here you can find category-based criteria that Bekaert uses for annual review supplier performance

General Conditions for the Suppliers of Road Transport

Important note – Please sign our agreement form which is added next to the procedures. Thanks.

2018-06-06 Procedure – English > Agreement form - English
2018-06-06 Procedure – Spanish > Agreement form - Spanish

REACH compliance

On 1 June 2007, Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) entered into force.Please find below the documents to be completed about the products you supply to Bekaert, to allow us to fulfill our legal obligations under REACH and to ensure business continuity.

EEA suppliers

For suppliers of substances and mixtures based in the European Economic Area (EEA suppliers) and supplying to Bekaert entities based in the European Union:

2022 ANNEX (EEA) – Please consult the different questions together with the possible answers.
2022 FORM (EEA) – Please indicate the correct answer for each of the products you supply to Bekaert entities based in the European Union in Form 1 by using the dropdown lists. Comments can be added in the table and are requested depending on your answers. In Form 2, please indicate the name of the person we can contact in case we have additional questions.

NON-EEA suppliers

For suppliers based outside the European Economic Area (not-EEA suppliers) and supplying to Bekaert entities based in the European Union:

2022 ANNEX (NON-EEA) – Please consult the different questions together with the possible answers.
2022 FORM (NON-EEA) – Please indicate the correct answer for each of the products you supply to Bekaert entities based in the European Union in Form 1 by using the dropdown lists. Comments can be added in the table and are requested depending on your answers. In Form 2, please indicate the name of the person we can contact in case we have additional questions.

Once completed please send the form to REACH@bekaert.com.

IMPORTANT - Please be informed that filling out the attached questionnaire does not relieve your company of any communication duties it might have under REACH or any other regulation and consequently Bekaert cannot be held responsible for your company failing to fulfill such requirements.