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Climate action
Umicore contributes to sustainability by minimizing its impact on the environment and on climate by going for Net Zero GHG by 2035.
Umicore upgrades 2020 guidance
Bismuth Neodecanoate - VALIKAT Bi 2010 L
Full year results 2023 webcast
Advanced notice of Umicore’s 2023 Full Year Results  Full Year 2023 earnings release Time: 16 February 2024 at 07:30 AM CETThe press release on the 2023 Full Year results will be made available in the "Newsroom" section. Presentation of the 2023 Full Year results: webcast and conference call Time: 16 February 2024 at 08:30 AM CET
Materials for a better life
Umicore strives to have a positive impact and is committed to resource stewardship by recycling metals and end-of-life products in a closed loop. Umicore operates one of the world’s most sophisticated precious metals recycling facility and, across our activities, we can recover 28 precious and non-ferrous metals from industrial residues,...
Precious Metals Canada & USA
Circularity for critical metals
We use our broad know-how in chemistry, material science and metallurgy to transform metals into high-tech advanced circular materials.
Circularity for critical metals
Circular business model Circularity, where materials are given a new life repeatedly and are kept within the economy, is an essential differentiating factor in the way we do business. In fact, over a decade before the circular economy became a societal megatrend, we had already adopted a business model with circularity at its heart. Today, we use...
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Working at Umicore
We have a pioneering approach to sustainability – and this has made us who we are today. But we know we cannot stand still. We aim to be a clear world leader in clean mobility and turn our sustainability approach into an even greater competitive advantage. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do. By joining any one of our teams,...
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Kickstart for Umicore Young Graduates
Umicore rolls out the red carpet for Young Graduates

Being a Young Graduate at Umicore is about more than just getting involved at the various departments of our innovative company. It all starts by going that extra mile to attract them – and we do that by attending job fairs and other events ourselves. And once they arrive here, we roll out...

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Bismuth
Bismuth was first used many years ago!  The Incas combined this metal with copper and tin to produce knives and in Ancient Egypt, bismoclite was often used for cosmetic purposes. However, industrial production of the metal did not begin until around 1830. Today, bismuth is found in an application that is very useful to our local heroes. Can...