Six next-gen roll-out solar arrays (ROSAs). That’s what’s needed to help ensure the International Space Station (ISS) can support continued operations through 2030. The secret ingredient? Multi-junction solar cells based on Umicore’s germanium…
Strong performance across business groups driving record results. Umicore posted a very strong performance in the first half of 2021 reflecting the sharp recovery of demand from the automotive industry for its clean mobility materials after the…
Umicore announces that An Steegen, Chief Technology Officer and member of the Management Board, will leave the company on 30 September 2021 to become co-CEO of Barco, a technology company listed in Belgium.
An analyst, investor and media conference call and audio webcast will be held at 09:30 AM CEST, during which Marc Grynberg (CEO) and Filip Platteeuw (CFO) will comment on the results. It will only be possible to attend this conference via…
Over the past year, events in the United States and worldwide spotlighted the importance of strengthening our commitment to diversity and inclusion. Our colleagues in North America continue to implement initiatives and programs to empower our…
ENGIE and global materials technology group Umicore have entered into a long-term corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply Umicore’s greenfield plant with renewable electricity in Nysa, Poland. It will be the first plant in Europe to…
Diversity & inclusion are ingrained in Umicore’s values. So how do we join forces to draw on the knowledge and expertise of others and exchange views? By providing space to realize one's potential and widen perspectives through international…
Green hydrogen – hydrogen created using renewable energy sources – is expected to be an important element in a future carbon-neutral economy. However, the transportation and storage of hydrogen is today mainly based on liquid compressed hydrogen,…
Diversity and inclusion go beyond innovating and accepting each other’s differences; it’s also about creating opportunities to grow. A few years ago, we introduced our refugee program in Hoboken, where through a collaboration with the OCMW…
Following the announcement by Solid Power to become a publicly listed company through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Umicore communicates today that it holds a stake in Solid Power’s pre-SPAC transaction. This stake was built through…