Private company

Société belge de Banque

Former Belgian bank

The Société Belge de Banque (SBB, lit. 'Belgian Banking Company') was a medium-sized Belgian bank, established in 1901 as the Banque Générale Belge (lit. 'General Belgian Bank'), renamed in 1932, and eventually merged in 1965 into the Société Générale de Banque.2 It is part of Solvay S.A.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 5, 1932Founded1
  • Industryfinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding1
  • HeadquartersBrussels1
1980-07 Place Stéphanie, Bruxelles (11833995756)
Photo: Michel Huhardeaux from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Société Belge de Banque (SBB, lit. 'Belgian Banking Company') was a medium-sized Belgian bank, established in 1901 as the Banque Générale Belge (lit. 'General Belgian Bank'), renamed in 1932, and eventually merged in 1965 into the Société Générale de Banque.2

Corporate structure

Société belge de Banque is part of a group headed by Solvay S.A.. 67 entities, 23 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Solvay S.A. Brussels, Belgium
    • Société belge de Banque Brussels
    • Solvay GmbH Deutschland, Germany
    • SOLVAY QUIMICA S.L. Torrelavega, Spain
      • SOLVAY PEROXIDOS PORTUGAL, SOCIEDADE UNIPESSOAL LDA Subsidiary · Lisbon, Portugal
    • SYENSQO Brussels, Belgium
      • SYENSQO FINANCE FRANCE Subsidiary · Lyon, France
        • BASF PERFORMANCE POLYAMIDES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
        • RHODIA OPERATIONS Subsidiary · Lyon, France
        • SOLVAY ENGINEERING PLASTICS POLAND SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ Subsidiary · Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
      • SYENSQO Branch · Brussels, Belgium
    • Rhodia Subsidiary · Courbevoie
    • Solvay (China) Subsidiary · Shanghai, People's Republic of China
    • Solvay (Italy) Subsidiary · Bollate, Italy
    • Solvay (United States) Subsidiary · Houston, United States
    • Cytec Industries B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Rotterdam, Netherlands
      • SOLVAY (THAILAND) LIMITED (บริษัท โซลเวย์ (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด) Subsidiary · Rayong, Thailand
    • 솔베이실리카코리아(주) Subsidiary · 100% · Gunsan-si, South Korea
    • 한국솔베이 주식회사 Subsidiary · 100% · Seoul, South Korea
    • CARRIÈRES LES PETONS Subsidiary · Walcourt, Belgium
    • Deutsche Solvay-Werke Subsidiary · Germany
    • Groupe Fournier Subsidiary · France
    • HESTIA Subsidiary · Brussels, Belgium
    • HORIZON IMMOBILIEN GMBH Subsidiary · Deutschland, Germany
    • NIPPON SOLVAY K.K. (日本ソルベイ株式会社) Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
    • P.T. CYTEC INDONESIA Subsidiary · Jakarta, Indonesia
    • P.T. SOLVAY CHEMICALS INDONESIA, JAKARTA BARAT Subsidiary · Jakarta, Indonesia
    • RHODIA BRASIL S.A Subsidiary · Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • RHODIA CHIMIE Subsidiary · Lyon, France
      • SOLVAY JAPAN, LTD. (ソルベイジャパン株式会社) Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
    • Solvay (Netherlands) Subsidiary
    • Solvay American Investment Subsidiary · United States
    • SOLVAY ASIA PACIFIC CO., LTD. (บริษัท โซลเวย์ เอเชีย แปซิฟิค จำกัด) Subsidiary · Bangkok, Thailand
    • SOLVAY CANADA INC. Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • and 24 more

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1965Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jan 5, 1932Founded Founded1

Sources

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