Private company

Crédit foncier d'Extrême-Orient

Former Belgian colonial bank

The Crédit Foncier d'Extrême-Orient (CFEO, lit. 'Land Mortgage Bank of the Far East') was a colonial bank headquartered in Brussels, known from its foundation in 1907 to 1910 as the Société Franco-belge de Tien-Tsin (lit. 'Tianjin Franco-Belgian Company'). Its activity was mainly in China and around the Strait of Malacca.2 It is part of Société Générale de Belgique.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1907Founded1
  • Industryfinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding1
  • HeadquartersBrussels1

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Photo: Boubloub, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Crédit Foncier d'Extrême-Orient (CFEO, lit. 'Land Mortgage Bank of the Far East') was a colonial bank headquartered in Brussels, known from its foundation in 1907 to 1910 as the Société Franco-belge de Tien-Tsin (lit. 'Tianjin Franco-Belgian Company'). Its activity was mainly in China and around the Strait of Malacca.2

Corporate structure

Crédit foncier d'Extrême-Orient is part of a group headed by Société Générale de Belgique. 55 entities, 17 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Société Générale de Belgique Brussels
    • Crédit foncier d'Extrême-Orient Brussels
    • Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Subsidiary · Brussels
    • Ebes Subsidiary · Antwerp, Belgium
    • Generale Bank Subsidiary · Brussels
      • Banque Italo-Belge Subsidiary · Antwerp
      • Banque de la Sociète Générale de Belgique, Niederlassung Aachen Subsidiary · Germany
    • Società per le Ferrovie del Ticino Subsidiary · Milan, Italy
    • 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
      • 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
      • Umicore Galvanotechnik GmbH Subsidiary · Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
      • and 8 more
    • Usine d'Athus Subsidiary · Tilleur, Belgium
    • Banque Belge pour l'Etranger - Extrême-Orient Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Société Anonyme des Tôleries Delloye-Matthieu Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Société Anonyme des Verreries de Mariemont Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Société Générale des Minerais Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Société Générale Industrielle et Chimique du Katanga Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Union Financiere Belge des Tabacs Tabacofina Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Union Financière et Maritime Subsidiary · Belgium

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.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1907Founded Founded1

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