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Towards circular fuel cells: overcoming 3 challenges
How Umicore closes the loop The raw materials in PEM fuel cell and electrolysis catalysts – platinum and iridium, specifically – are very valuable. Therefore, it is important to use these materials sparingly and to recover as much of these metals as possible when they reach end-of-life. When Umicore takes in content with precious and other...
The evolution of lens designs for 12micron uncooled LWIR detectors

John W. Franks (a), Thomas Hingant (b), Paul Vervoort (c)a - Umicore Electro-Optic Materials, Kinnoull Street, Dundee DD2 3ED, b - Umicore IR Glass, ZA du Boulais, 35690 Acigné, France; c - Umicore EOM NV, Watertorenstraat 33, B2250 Olen, Belgium;
Stronger together: celebrating LGBTQIA+ identities at Umicore
Love takes a different shape for each of us. At Umicore, we recognise that everyone should be able to love who they choose, and to fully express who they are.
Umicore appoints Frank Daufenbach as Chief Strategy Officer

Frank Daufenbach will join Umicore’s Management Board as Chief Strategy Officer effective December 6th. In this newly created role, Frank will support the Management Board in their strategic choices, both within and across Business Groups, as they are preparing Umicore’s next growth phase as a leader in clean mobility materials and...
How We Work
Umicore Precious Metals Refining is a highly sophisticated precious metals refining facility, able to recover up to 17 precious and other metals from over 500 000 tons of up to 200 different types of raw materials. Our unique metallurgical flowsheet is a combination of pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical processing steps. PMR works...
Events
Half year results 2020
Strong performance in Recycling offset COVID-19 impact in Catalysis and Energy & Surface Technologies 

Against the backdrop of severe disruptions to society and business caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Umicore demonstrated its resilience to extreme shocks and the complementarities of its business activities. In the first half of 2020...
Umicore intends to launch squeeze-out for remainder of Agosi shares

Umicore has informed its listed subsidiary Allgemeine Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt AG (“Agosi”) that it intends to purchase the 8.8 % shares it does not yet own from Agosi’s minority shareholders through a merger squeeze-out in accordance with German law. To determine the cash compensation for Agosi’s minority...
Umicore obtains third party validation for its sustainable procurement framework for cobalt

Umicore, the global materials technology and recycling group, today unveiled annual third-party verification for its Sustainable Procurement Framework for cobalt. Umicore was the first company in the world to have introduced such a framework for cobalt supply and the first to obtain external validation for its ethical procurement approach in...
Umicore partners with ABB FIA Formula E Championship to implement battery recycling program
Formula E to work with Umicore to recycle the battery cells used to power the fully-electric racing cars

The ABB FIA Formula E Championship has today announced a new partnership with Umicore - the Belgian materials technology and recycling group - as official battery recycling partner, to recycle the lithium-ion battery units and cells used...
Visit of primary school students at Umicore Nowa Ruda
8th-grade students from Primary School No. 7 in Nowa Ruda visited our site. This tour aimed to assist young people in choosing their future career paths.
How Umicore is helping to limit the spread of COVID-19?

Over the past few months we have heard repeatedly about Coronavirus strain COVID-19 and its spread around the world.  What is not widely known is that one of the screening methods used at places of significant public gatherings – such as airports and train stations – utilises infra-red (IR) thermal imaging optical components...