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Katanga Special Committee

Parastatal organization based in Brussels1

The Special Committee of Katanga (French: Comité Spécial du Katanga, or CSK) was a parastatal body created in 1900 by the Congo Free State and the Compagnie du Katanga. At first it was responsible for administering the huge Katanga Province on behalf of the Free State and for exploiting the province's mineral resources.2 It ceased to exist in 1960.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1900Founded1
  • Industryactivities of holding companies, financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding, public sector1
  • HeadquartersBrussels1

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Bukama Campement Léon Tonneau
Photo: Leon Tonneau, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Special Committee of Katanga (French: Comité Spécial du Katanga, or CSK) was a parastatal body created in 1900 by the Congo Free State and the Compagnie du Katanga. At first it was responsible for administering the huge Katanga Province on behalf of the Free State and for exploiting the province's mineral resources.2

Corporate structure

Katanga Special Committee sits at the top of its group. 39 entities, 16 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Katanga Special Committee Brussels
    • Compagnie de Chemin de fer du Katanga Subsidiary
    • Géomines S.A. Subsidiary · Brussels
    • Umicore Subsidiary · Brussel, Belgium
      • Umicore Poland Radzikowice, Poland
      • UMICORE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · 99.78% · Mumbai, India
      • Agosi AG Subsidiary · Pforzheim, Germany
      • bris'ath yu mi khxr chokhu bi (prathesthiy) cakad (บริษัท ยูมิคอร์ โชคูไบ (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด) Subsidiary · Käerjeng, Luxembourg
      • bris'ath yu mi khxr xx to khaeth (prathesthiy) cakad (บริษัท ยูมิคอร์ ออโต้แคท (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด) Subsidiary · Hanau, Germany
      • CLAREX S.A. Subsidiary · Americana, Brazil
      • COIMPA INDUSTRIAL LTDA. Subsidiary · Manaus, Brazil
      • hangug-yumikoabaeteolimeotilieoljeu yuhanchaeg-imhoesa (한국유미코아배터리머티리얼즈 유한책임회사) Subsidiary · Cheonan City, South Korea
      • hangug-yumikoachogmae jusighoesa (한국유미코아촉매 주식회사) Subsidiary · Incheon, South Korea
      • Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt Gesellschaft m.b.H. Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
      • Société Générale Industrielle et Chimique du Katanga Subsidiary · Belgium
      • TODINI Subsidiary · Brugge, Belgium
      • Todini Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Essen, Germany
      • Todini France Subsidiary · Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France
      • TODINI METALS AND CHEMICALS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai Thane, India
      • TODINI QUIMICA IBERICA SL Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
      • UMICORE AUTOCAT FRANCE Subsidiary · Florange, France
      • UMICORE AUTOCAT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
      • UMICORE AUTOCAT POLAND SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Nowa Ruda, Poland
      • Umicore Autocat Sweden AB Subsidiary · Karlskoga, Sweden
      • Umicore Battery Materials USA Inc. Subsidiary · Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
      • UMICORE BRASIL LTDA. Subsidiary · Guarulhos, Brazil
      • UMICORE FINANCIAL SERVICES Subsidiary · Bruxelles, Belgium
      • Umicore Finland Oy Subsidiary · Kokkola, Finland
      • UMICORE FRANCE Subsidiary · Paris, France
      • and 9 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Katanga Special Committee reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Congo Free State and Katanga Company in 1900.1

Leadership

Who has led Katanga Special Committee, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Léon Tonneau1903–1906
  2. Émile Wangermée1906–now
197019801990200020102020

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1902Compagnie de Chemin de fer du Katanga became a subsidiary1

Timeline

  1. Jun 1960Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1900Founded Founded1

Sources

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