Brazil

Established in 1991, Umicore Americana serves the automotive internal combustion engines with its emission control catalysts, including technologies for gasoline and diesel passenger vehicles as well as for heavy-duty & non-Road applications. The complex includes a unique and complete Tech Center for Automotive Catalyst development and prototype development center. In 2021 the site was expanded with the transfer of activities from Guarulhos and now additionally manufactures and supplies high-tech products for the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, electronics and jewelry markets, among others, as well as operating in metal recycling as part of the ‘closed loop’ business model.

Umicore Brasil Ltda., headquartered in Guarulhos, São Paulo, has been operating in Brazil for over 50 years. After the transfer of industrial activities to Americana in 2021, the site now serves as a corporate office for the region.

Established in 2015, the Umicore Joinville site specializes in manufacturing HDD corrugated catalysts. Its product portfolio features Vanadium SCR technology, which is designed for heavy-duty diesel vehicles.

Coimpa, a subsidiary of the Umicore group, operates in the Manaus Industrial Hub. It manufactures a wide range of high-tech intermediate products based on precious metals used to manufacture wires, rivets, anodes, crystals and alloys in various shapes and specifications. It is also a reference in the production of salts and chemical compounds of metals for applications in various industrial segments, such as electronics, jewelry, decoration, chemicals, glass, and others.