List of Packaging Companies in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 555 packaging companies in Belgium, one in every 4,303 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: two in three have one to four people, and only 47 firms employ 50 people or more. One in nine packaging firms is based in Gent, Antwerpen, Anderlecht, Lommel and Roeselare. Below you find the largest packaging firms in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

555 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies5551 in4,303 Belgian companiesCities225Largest cityGent 20Sole traders15%Employees1-4 (64%)Revenue$100-500K (48%)Email50%Phone64%Website54%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Ontex	Belgium	Buggenhout	Genthof 5	Oost Vlaanderen	9255	*****.com	1979	$1,748,170,686	510	Corporation	93	BE0419457296
2	Etablissements L. Lacroix Fils	Belgium	Antwerpen	Sint-bavostraat 66	Antwerpen	2610	*****.com	1940	$511,579,986	457	Corporation	801	BE0404266702
3	Jfe Virton	Belgium	Virton	Zoning-artisanal Latour	Luxembourg	6761	*****.com	2014	$304,703,993	326	Corporation	23	BE0554887213
4	Nitto Belgium	Belgium	Genk	Eikelaarstraat 22	Limburg	3600	*****.com	1974	$265,430,070	506	Corporation	274	BE0413638781
5	Amcor Flexibles Transpac	Belgium	Gent	Ottergemsesteenweg-zuid 801	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.com	1929	$202,034,207	439	Corporation	1061	BE0403526730
6	Avery Dennison Belgie	Belgium	Turnhout	Tieblokkenlaan 1	Antwerpen	2300	*****.com	1974	$174,658,883	360	Corporation	456	BE0414794368
7	Sofidel Benelux	Belgium	Duffel	A. Stocletlaan 3	Antwerpen	2570	*****.com	2007	$153,197,974	158	Corporation	51	BE0889448824
8	Resilux	Belgium	Wetteren	Damstraat 4	Oost Vlaanderen	9230	*****.com	1992	$146,172,218	163	Corporation	129	BE0447354397
9	Pall Life Sciences Belgium	Belgium	Hoegaarden	Reugelstraat 2	Vlaams Brabant	3320	*****.be	1970	$128,701,823	400	Corporation	756	BE0407606965
10	Ds Smith Packaging Belgium	Belgium	Gent	New-orleansstraat 100	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.com	1988	$125,923,825	390	Corporation	934	BE0436442095
11	Visko Teepak	Belgium	Lommel	Maatheide 81	Limburg	3920	*****.com	1974	$120,281,754	271	Corporation	26	BE0414281258
12	W.H. Brady	Belgium	Zele	Poldergotestraat 9	Oost Vlaanderen	9240	*****.be	1966	$119,851,324	457	Corporation	185	BE0405007662
13	Smurfit Westrock Cartomills	Belgium	Mons	Rue de Douvrain 19	Hainaut	7011	*****.com	1992	$113,985,184	457	Corporation	11	BE0448776735
14	Alpla Belgium	Belgium	Oudenaarde	Westerring 13	Oost Vlaanderen	9700	*****.com	1990	$111,750,510	113	Corporation	210	BE0439898166
15	Sonoco Consumer Products Mechelen	Belgium	Mechelen	Egide Walschaertsstraat 7	Antwerpen	2800	*****.de	1995	$97,843,873	176	Corporation	498	BE0455930583
16	Van Genechten Biermans	Belgium	Turnhout	Raadsherenstraat 2	Antwerpen	2300	*****.com	1975	$96,194,237	314	Corporation	24	BE0415100216
17	Cabka	Belgium	Ieper	Rozendaalstraat 101	West Vlaanderen	8900	*****.com	1986	$80,506,745	174	Corporation	16	BE0430184706
18	Faerch Belgium	Belgium	Oud-turnhout	Beyntel 2	Antwerpen	2360	*****.com	1988	$80,067,957	227	Corporation	N/A	BE0433522197
19	Europal	Belgium	Mouscron	Avenue Anne Franck 5	Hainaut	7700	*****.com	1999	$72,101,464	139	Corporation	10	BE0467257413
20	Abriso-Jiffy	Belgium	Anzegem	Gijzelbrechtegemstraat 8-10	West Vlaanderen	8570	*****.com	1985	$69,293,607	400	Corporation	24	BE0426860673
21	Smart Packaging Solutions	Belgium	Hoogstraten	Europastraat 28	Antwerpen	2321	*****.com	1993	$69,202,452	128	Corporation	104	BE0449398129
22	Grandeco Wallfashion Group - Belgium	Belgium	Tielt	Wakkensesteenweg 49	West Vlaanderen	8700	*****.com	2009	$60,899,168	211	Corporation	56	BE0811702334
23	Neven-Lemmens Plastics	Belgium	Wellen	Hertenstraat 32	Limburg	3830	*****.com	2023	$57,001,790	338	Corporation	6	BE0400964544
24	Walki Belcoat	Belgium	Duffel	A. Stocletlaan 11	Antwerpen	2570	*****.com	1989	$51,320,325	95	Corporation	926	BE0439255788
25	Lc Packaging Belgium	Belgium	Sint-katelijne-waver	Kempenarestraat 55	Antwerpen	2860	*****.com	1991	$51,271,424	39	Corporation	3	BE0444521997

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Largest packaging firms in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Gent. Click a name for the record.

Ontex is the largest packaging firm in Belgium by headcount. 47 firms employ 50 people or more; 32 employ 100 or more.

1Buggenhout510 staff
2Genk506 staff
3Antwerpen457 staff
4Mons457 staff
5Zele457 staff
6Gent439 staff
7Anzegem400 staff
8Hoegaarden400 staff
9Gent390 staff
10Turnhout360 staff

By employee size · 473 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	305	64%
5-9	43	9%
10-19	38	8%
20-49	40	8%
50-99	15	3%
100-199	18	4%
200-499	12	3%
500-999	2	0.4%
1,000+	0	0%

64% have 1 to 4 people; 40 have 20 to 49; 47 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	10	2%
$100K-$500K	193	48%
$500K-$1M	21	5%
$1M-$5M	84	21%
$5M-$10M	17	4%
$10M-$50M	53	13%
$50M-$100M	12	3%
$100M-$500M	12	3%
$500M+	2	0.5%

48% between $100,000 and $500,000; 84 between $1M and $5M; 96 above $5M.

Packaging firms in Gent

Gent has 20 packaging companies and packaging firms, <0.1% of all 58,436 Gent companies and 47% above the national share. Half Gent firms have fewer than five people; 3 have 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 6 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 7 · 50%
5-9: 2 · 14%
10-19: 1 · 7%
20-49: 1 · 7%
50+: 3 · 21%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 1 · 5%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 9 · 45%
Other or none: 10 · 50%

Of the Belgian total: 3.6%
Of all Gent companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 1.5×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 0
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 6 · 30%
1990 or later: 14 · 70%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 5.9%

Reachable

Email: 7 · 35%
Phone: 10 · 50%
Website: 8 · 40%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 1 · 10%
$100K-$500K: 3 · 30%
$500K-$1M: 1 · 10%
$1M and more: 5 · 50%

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Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 473 Belgian packaging firms with a known headcount, 305 (64%) have one to four people, 43 have five to nine, 78 have ten to 49 and 47 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (193, 48%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 10348 74%
Small 10 to 4978 16%
Medium 50 to 24945 10%
Large 250+2 0.4%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 79 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in Belgium?

Gent has the most packaging companies in Belgium (20), ahead of Antwerpen (18), Anderlecht (10), Lommel (8) and Roeselare (7). Together the five hold one in nine of them.

Cities by number of firms

225 Belgian cities have at least one packaging firm; 3 have ten or more; 109 have exactly one.

How many packaging companies are there in Belgium?

Packaging companies and packaging firms in Belgium

555

5 November 2026

There are 555 packaging companies and packaging firms in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 4,303 Belgian companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every month this year (9 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 287 52%
Head offices: 119
Branch offices: 149

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 codes 172 and 2222, NACE Rev. 2 17. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 172, 2222.

265 of the 555 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (48%); 85 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

How reachable are they?

Packaging firms are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 64% list a phone number and 54% a website.

Email275 50%
Phone355 64%
Website302 54%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in seven Belgian packaging firms work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Half are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)8515%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)61%
BV/SRL and NV/SA26548%
No form on record or other19936%

Single-site: 52%
Head offices: 119
Branches: 149

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 6 waste management companies for every packaging firm in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Waste Management Companies	3,183	40%	63%
Energy Companies	3,053	24%	76%
Chemical Companies	1,826	52%	59%
Packaging Companies	555	54%	55%
Mining Companies	532	45%	62%
Solar Companies	511	95%	75%

In other countries

Only Italy and the UK have more packaging firms than Belgium.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Italy	5,658	0.8
The UK	4,156	0.5
Belgium	555	0.2
Sweden	305	0.2

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The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 0 Belgian packaging firms from before 1900, 8 from before 1950 and 102 from before 1990.

1924
1. Wellen
1929
1. Gent
1929
1. Gent
1930
1. Verviers
1935
1. Dendermonde
1940
1. Antwerpen

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Belgian packaging firms date from before 1990

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Frequently asked questions

How many packaging companies are there in Belgium?

There are 555 packaging companies and packaging firms in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 4,303 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest packaging firm in Belgium?

Ontex in Buggenhout, with 510 staff.

Which Belgian city has the most packaging companies?

Gent, with 20, ahead of Antwerpen (18), Anderlecht (10), Lommel (8) and Roeselare (7).

How many packaging firms are there in Gent?

20, which is <0.1% of all 58,436 Gent companies and 47% above the national share.

How big is a typical packaging firm?

Small. 64% of the 473 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 47 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Belgian packaging companies sole traders or companies?

One in seven (85) are sole traders, 1% are partnerships and 48% (265) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many packaging firms started in 2026?

9 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 32 in 2025. 3 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest packaging firm in Belgium?

Jiffy Packaging in Wellen, 1924, followed by Amcor Flexibles Transpac in Gent (1929) and Manufacture De Cartonnages Industriels P. De Breuck Et Cie in Gent (1929). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers packaging companies?

Belgian packaging companies are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 codes 172 and 2222, NACE Rev. 2 code 17. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 172 and 2222.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 555 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.