Inge Buyse, Managing Director for Alutubes Sapa Heat Transfer Belgium, is nominated by the Flemish Government as member of the Industry Council

Last week, the Flemish Government announced the start of the Industry Council, giving advice to the Flemish government on the Industry Policy of the Flemish Region.

10 Captains of Industry in the Flemish Region, amongst which Inge Buyse – MD of Alutubes, Sapa Heat Transfer Belgium in Lichtervelde – have been nominated to advise the Flemish Government in its new Industrial Policy.  The Flemish Government wants to come to a transformation of the industry in Flanders to be able to respond to the future challenges.

All of the members of the Industry Council are independent Industry-experts with an international profile. 

Industry only represents 15% of total employment, but represents 85% of the total export and 80% of total R&D. 

Inge Buyse says she is proud to have been asked to become a member since it means that Alutubes in Lichtervelde, Belgium, has been noticed and has a very good reputation in the industrial playing field.

“It is important that we raise our voice and tell the government what the specific needs of the industry are, especially in turbulent times as today.  At the same time it is an opportunity for our organization to benchmark with the other (far larger) industrial companies represented in the Industry Council, like BASF, Bekaert, Sara Lee, Johnson&Johnson etc.” Inge explains. 

For more information contact

Inge Buyse
Managing Director Alutubes, Sapa Heat Transfer Belgium
email: inge.buyse@sapagroup.com
Tel:  +32 (0)51 72 97 45

Alutubes Sapa Heat Transfer in Lichtervelde Belgium, also known as Remi Claeys Aluminium,  is a world leading manufacturer of high frequency welded aluminum tubes with production, management and sales in Lichtervelde, Belgium. The history of the company dates back to the early 1900's.
The company currently has approximately 220 employees and achieves an annual output of over 24,000 tons of aluminum tubes. This results in a turnover of more than 75 million euros. With customers in virtually all sectors, and worldwide sales, Alutubes Sapa Heat Transfer is known as a stable and flexible supplier of quality material, who always thinks along the lines of the customer. This is within the ISO 9001:2000 quality standard. More information on www.remi-claeys.be and on www.sapaheattransfer.com