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.

How we do it
Amount of processed raw materials
+ 400 ktpa
Proccessing more than
200 raw materials
World leading refiner of
17 different metals
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All metals recovered at Umicore

Metal index