{"id":606,"date":"2024-04-24T10:47:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T08:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=606"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:02:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:02:29","slug":"familie-swerts-soudal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/nl\/famille-swerts-soudal\/","title":{"rendered":"Soudal: familie Swerts stijgt naar \u20ac699m - Belgische Chemische Revolutie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Familie Swerts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Victor Swerts, bij zijn vrienden en familie bekend als Vic, zat achter de creatie van de <strong>Belgische chemiereus Soudal. <\/strong>Dit bedrijf, gevestigd in Oud-Turnhout in de Kempen, wordt nu erkend als een van de toonaangevende producenten in Europa. <strong>siliconen en afdichtingsmiddelen, <\/strong>inclusief producten gebaseerd op <strong>polyurethaan<\/strong>. Naast deze elementen omvat het creatieve assortiment van Soudal lijmen, schuimen, autoreparatieproducten en waterafstotende oplossingen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7e26dd0d64&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7e26dd0d64\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1247\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Soudal.png\" alt=\"Swerts Family-logo\" class=\"wp-image-2491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/04\/Soudal.png 2880w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/04\/Soudal-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/04\/Soudal-1024x443.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/04\/Soudal-768x333.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Vergroten\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sinds de oprichting in 1966 heeft Soudal een aantal veranderingen ondergaan. <strong>bijna constant<\/strong>. Het heeft een sterke internationale aanwezigheid opgebouwd, met name met <strong>de overname van Ayrton<\/strong>In 1992 nam het bedrijf een Franse concurrent over, waardoor het zijn invloed in Frankrijk uitbreidde en zijn logistieke capaciteiten versterkte. De opening van een tweede fabriek in Turnhout in 1994 betekende de voortzetting van deze expansie, waarbij de export als hefboom voor groei fungeerde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1997 zette Soudal een beslissende stap voorwaarts door de siliconenafdeling over te nemen.<strong> van de Bayer-groep, <\/strong>gevestigd in Leverkusen, waarmee een leidende positie op de Duitse markten werd verworven. Dit initiatief werd gevolgd door een reeks internationale successen, waaronder de oprichting van dochterondernemingen in verschillende landen en een joint venture. <strong>in India in 2010.<\/strong> In hetzelfde jaar versterkte Soudal haar aanwezigheid in Azi\u00eb met de overname van een groot productiebedrijf. <strong>van PU-schuim in China<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7e26dd10e4&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7e26dd10e4\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1982\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/people-renovating-house-concept-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"siliconenschuim van de familie Swerts\" class=\"wp-image-2496\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/04\/people-renovating-house-concept-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/04\/people-renovating-house-concept-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/04\/people-renovating-house-concept-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/04\/people-renovating-house-concept-768x595.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Vergroten\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>De volgende tabel geeft een overzicht van de groei en verschillende uitbreidingen van Soudal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Jaar<\/th><th>Evenement<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1966<\/td><td>Stichting Soudal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1992<\/td><td>Overname van Ayrton in Frankrijk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1994<\/td><td>Opening van een fabriek in Turnhout<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1997<\/td><td>Overname van de siliconendivisie van Bayer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2010<\/td><td>Joint venture in India en overname in China<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1996-2005<\/td><td>Uitbreiding naar Oost-Europa en Latijns-Amerika<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Swerts' erfgoed, <strong>geschat op bijna 699,2 miljoen euro, <\/strong>weerspiegelt het cumulatieve succes van deze ontwikkelingen. Soudal heeft ook zijn investeringen gediversifieerd door een groot belang te nemen in de<a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/hans-bourlon-en-gert-verhulst-studio-100\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"517\">e hoofdstad van Studio 100,<\/a> leider in kinderentertainment. De COVID-19 crisis stelde deze nieuwe investering echter voor onvoorziene uitdagingen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7e26dd139b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7e26dd139b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TdB_2015_-_Equipe_Lotto-Soudal-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Sportsponsor van de wielerploeg van de familie Swerts\" class=\"wp-image-2498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/04\/TdB_2015_-_Equipe_Lotto-Soudal-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/04\/TdB_2015_-_Equipe_Lotto-Soudal-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/04\/TdB_2015_-_Equipe_Lotto-Soudal-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/04\/TdB_2015_-_Equipe_Lotto-Soudal-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Vergroten\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ondanks bepaalde tegenslagen blijft de familie Swerts floreren, met activiteiten op verschillende continenten, met name in Latijns-Amerika en Azi\u00eb. Soudal heeft zich ook onderscheiden in <strong>de sportindustrie, <\/strong>in het bijzonder als <strong>fietssponsor<\/strong> en staat bekend om zijn inzet voor het culturele leven door middel van initiatieven zoals het organiseren van grote artistieke evenementen.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontdek het boeiende verhaal van Victor Swerts en zijn familie, die Soudal omvormden tot een Belgische chemische grootmacht met activa ter waarde van 699,2 miljoen euro. Van een bescheiden begin in 1966 tot een leider in afdichtingsmiddelen en siliconen in Europa, terwijl ze wereldwijde uitdagingen aangingen en hun investeringen diversifieerden, waaronder in 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