Giving precious metals a new life
Umicore specializes in recovering valuable metals from the byproducts of non-ferrous industries, as well as consumer and industrial recyclables such as electronic scrap and spent catalysts. Our facilities are one of the world’s largest and most eco-efficient for recycling complex waste streams containing precious and non-ferrous metals.
With innovative processes and state-of-the-art sampling and assaying we enable the recovery and resale of precious, minor and base metals, putting them back into the cycle and supporting a more sustainable future. By continually innovating and automating our systems, we guarantee precision, efficiency and sustainable operations with minimal risks.
Amount of processed raw materials
+ 400
ktpa
Proccessing more than
200
raw materials
World leading refiner of
17
different metals
Precious metals