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Umicore enters AI platform agreement with Microsoft to accelerate and scale its battery materials technologies development
Umicore enters an agreement with Microsoft to use artificial intelligence as a means to facilitate and accelerate its research in battery material technologies.
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Umicore and STL sign partnership related to germanium recycling from Big Hill’s mining waste materials in DRC
We signed a long-term partnership agreement whereby Umicore will support STL to valorize germanium from the Big Hill tailings site in Lubumbashi, DRC.
Teamwork and collaboration are key to Umicore’s breakthrough with manganese rich HLM technology
Umicore announced the industrialisation of manganese-rich HLM battery materials technology; result of years of collaboration by our R&D and innovation teams.
Myth #8: Cobalt in batteries comes from mining operations that don't respect human rights and that use child labor.
Another electromobility myth! Electric vehicles increasingly become part of our daily lives. Yet some people still have doubts. Read more on our website!
Umicore sets new standards with its innovative silver brazing alloy BlueBraze: less silver – more brazing

Essen, 16 September. Umicore Technical Materials business line BrazeTec today launched BlueBraze at the International Trade Fair Joining Cutting Surfacing in Essen.

Unlike conventional brazing alloys, BlueBraze has a 10 % lower proportion of silver. This provides significant cost and environmental benefits. At the same...
Myth #4 - Electric cars are impractical due to limited drive range, a lack of charging infrastructure and long charging time
Another electromobility myth! Electric vehicles increasingly become part of our daily lives. Yet some people still have doubts. Read more on our website!
Teamwork and collaboration are key to Umicore’s breakthrough with manganese rich HLM technology
Earlier this year, Umicore marked a major milestone when we announced the industrialisation of manganese-rich HLM (high lithium, manganese) battery materials technology. Targeting commercial production for electric vehicles (EVs) in 2026, this breakthrough is the result of years of pioneering work and collaboration by Umicore’s R&D and...
EU Battery Pass Project closing paves the way to EV battery traceability and sustainability
The EU Battery Pass Project represents an important milestone towards promoting transparent and sustainable battery value chains in Europe.
Umicore confirms expansion of its EV battery materials production footprint with CAM and pCAM plant in Ontario, Canada

Umicore is proceeding with the construction of a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, ON, to serve the North American market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Given the significance of the plant for the North American EV supply chain and a strengthened EV battery ecosystem, Umicore will receive substantial...
Umicore confirms expansion of its EV battery materials production footprint with CAM and pCAM plant in Ontario, Canada

Umicore is proceeding with the construction of a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, ON, to serve the North American market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Given the significance of the plant for the North American EV supply chain and a strengthened EV battery ecosystem, Umicore will receive substantial...
Umicore confirms expansion of its EV battery materials production footprint with CAM and pCAM plant in Ontario, Canada

Umicore is proceeding with the construction of a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, ON, to serve the North American market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Given the significance of the plant for the North American EV supply chain and a strengthened EV battery ecosystem, Umicore will receive substantial...