Japan

Himeji is a reliable supplier of automotive catalysts for over half a century. Its high-quality products are used by many customers and contribute to making cars cleaner and greener.

Kobe is one of the main R&D centers for automotive catalysts within the Umicore Group. Thanks to its extensive experience, wealth of knowledge and exceptional development capabilities, Kobe continues to produce cutting-edge technologies. These technologies remove harmful substances from automotive exhaust gases worldwide and improve fuel efficiency, thereby helping to protect the global environment.

The Aichi Prefecture is at the heart of Japan's automotive industry. The headquarters and test center of Umicore Shokubai Japan, located in Tokoname also provide strong support to Japanese car manufacturers.

The offices are located in Minato-ku, the most central business district of Tokyo. It handles the import and export of various Umicore products and provides sales and customer services in close cooperation with Umicore's global manufacturing sites. It also houses Umicore Shokubai, joint venture in automotive catalysts, providing sales and customer service through close cooperation with relevant parties.

Umicore Japan Tsukuba houses two businesses, Precious Metals Chemistry (PMC) and Metal Deposition Solutions (MDS). PMC manufactures and analyzes precious metal chemicals, supplying both inorganic and organic products to the Japanese market and other Asian countries. MDS provides technical services, sampling and analysis of precious metal plating chemicals, and supplies products primarily to domestic customers. The sales and customer service teams for both business units are based in Umicore Japan's Tokyo office.