[1][2] Since 1983, the society also publishes the journal Chimie Nouvelle (English: New Chemistry).
The French-speaking branch kept the existing name (later the Société Royale de Chimie Belgique) and was still based in Brussels.
The Dutch-speaking branch was founded with the name Vlaamse Chemische Vereniging and later in 1987 became Koninklijke Vlaamse Chemische Vereniging (English: Royal Flemish Chemical Society), which was based in Antwerp.
[4] Its past members includes famous chemists within the country such as Ernest Solvay, Walthère Victor Spring, Theodore Swarts, Jean Timmermans, etc.
[5] Presidents of the society throughout history include early pioneers of chemistry and pharmacy in Belgium.