The cornerstone of everything we do at Umicore

It sets out our business goals and growth ambitions for the coming years, as well as our sustainability and broad environmental, social and governance objectives. The Umicore Way outlines our values and the way in which we wish to achieve these goals as well as our overall commitment to the principles of sustainable development. We believe that these broad values and aspirations should be applicable in all contexts—in different regions, cultures and business situations. The Umicore Way is not only for Umicore employees but also covers our relationships with all our stakeholders.

The Umicore Way is supplemented by detailed company codes and charters including the Umicore Code of Conduct, the 2020 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance, the Umicore Corporate Governance Charter and the Umicore Dealing Code.

The Umicore Way

Our values

The values of openness, innovation, respect, teamwork and commitment are crucial to our success.

Environment & Society

We take into account the environmental and societal impact of our operations.

Employees

We strive to be a preferred employer of both current and potential employees, and are committed to their wellbeing.

Shareholders

We aim for shareholder value creation with a primary focus on the medium and longer term.

Organization

Umicore believes in decentralization and in entrusting a large degree of autonomy to each of its business units.

Materials for a better life

We believe that materials have been a key element in furthering the progress of humankind, that they are at the core of today’s life and will continue to be enablers for future  value creation. We believe that metal related materials have a vital role, as they can be efficiently and infinitely recycled, which makes them the basis for sustainable products and services. We want Umicore to be a leader in providing and creating material based solutions which contribute to fundamental improvements in the quality of life.

Customers are at the core of our mission

We develop, produce, apply, market and recycle metal-related materials and we contribute to material-based solutions. We combine our competences in metallurgy, chemistry and materials science with a thorough understanding of our customers’ needs, applications and systems. We focus on three business areas where we can attain leadership positions which are recognized by our customers and which allow us to create value: Battery Materials, Catalysis, Recycling and Specialty Materials. Our ambition is to be the preferred partner of our customers. We are committed to the growth of our business through the competence of our people, excellence in operations and technological innovation.