Umicore | Precious Metals Management

Industrial by-products

Thanks to its unique metallurgical flowsheet, Umicore Precious Metals Refining processes a broad range of complex precious metals, lead, copper and nickel bearing materials from a variety of worldwide sources. Umicore Precious Metals Refining is one of the world's major processors of by-products from the non-ferrous industry. Among others,...

High added value creation by technology leadership We are a global technology leader for either cast or FKS® Platinum materials based comprehensive, tailor-made engineered solutions. We support key players in major industries to reach the best possible performance with their production processes regarding the platinum component - being it for...

For Chemical Industries

By providing highly selective and efficient ammonia oxidation solutions, we support a broad variety of final applications that require nitric oxide as precursor: nitrates for fertilizers to feed the world, nitrates for explosives to gain steel for building, hydroxylamines and methacrylates for any kind of plastics, or caprolactarme for...

Special glass types are fascinating products that enable inexhaustible possibilities for todays' and future applications. We are proud to be an expert partner for the glass industries in supporting them to convert their glass innovations into tangible achievements by making use of our innovation potential related to our core compentence around...

For Special Glass Industries

Special glass types are fascinating products that enable inexhaustible possibilities for todays' and future applications. We are proud to be an expert partner for the glass industries in supporting them to convet their glass innovations into tangible achievements by making use of our innovation potential related to our core competence around PGM.

What made us re-invent glass homogenisation devices... Having been confronted with a wide range of comparable glass homogenisation problems that were common throughout the glass industry we observed that the performance of the conventionally used precious metal based homogenisation devices were not optimal due to their moderate effectiveness...

We started already long time ago to consider an engineering approach towards catalytic ammonia oxidation rather than an isolated view on catalyst gauzes. Consequently the focus is steadily directed on the complexity and interactivity of the various process aspects. This is why we consider ourselves as a system provider rather than simply a...

Product Portfolio

Perfectly adapted to process needs Two main factors are influencing the overall performance of gauzes in ammonia oxidation: Composition and Structure. Our adapted flat-bed knitting technology has taken gauze designs many steps further by moving them into the 3rd dimension. All our gauzes, no matter if single- or multi-layer, are not just a...

Here's an overview of our investment & semi-finished products, ring blanks and industries.

Schöne Edelmetaal B.V. is long-established as a well-known name in the world of trading precious metals. We offer a broad range of solutions for physical and non-cash trading of gold, silver, platinum and palladium. We are not selling platinum and palladium bars anymore! You can contact our trading department to find out more about:...

There is an increasing demand for precious metals in industry. Schöne Edelmetaal B.V. is therefore pleased to offer a broad range of products and solutions for industrial purposes. Thanks to our partnerships with organisations such as Umicore Group / Agosi, we are able to offer a wider range of services than ever before, giving you convenient...