On Thursday 29 April 2021, Umicore held its ordinary and special shareholders’ meetings, broadcasted live from its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The shareholders approved all agenda items.
As communicated on 22 April, Umicore is off to a very strong start this year, as it benefits from soaring precious metal prices, strong demand across businesses, and robust operations.
As part of its multi-year investment program of some € 25 million per annum to continuously improve the environmental and safety performance of the Hoboken recycling plant, various additional actions have been initiated to further reduce diffuse…
Umicore is aware of the risks linked to the sourcing of cobalt. Infringement of human rights, child labor, environmental issues, and inadequate health and safety protection are reported in certain parts of the cobalt supply chain, particularly in…
Combining work and private life can prove a major challenge, and the pandemic brought yet another layer of complexity and stress disrupting mental and social health for many of us. Therefore, today more than ever, we safeguard the well-being and…
Umicore and Anglo American, through its PGMs business Anglo American Platinum, announce a research and development collaboration agreement to develop PGM-based catalysts for liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) applications on fuel cell electric…
The eSkootr Championship™ (eSC) has announced its first Global Sustainability Partnership with world-leading materials technology and recycling group Umicore.
Umicore set for outstanding performance in 2021.
Umicore is off to a very strong start this year driven by soaring precious metal prices, in particular rhodium and to a lesser extent palladium, strong demand across businesses and robust operations.
Umicore obtained, for the sixth year in a row, third-party assurance from PwC that its cobalt purchases are carried out in line with the conditions set out in its Sustainable Procurement Framework for Cobalt. The various sustainability aspects of…
At Umicore Automotive Catalysts Poland, we believe in the power of education. That is why we support youngest members of our community, from Primary School No. 7 in Nowa Ruda and Complex of Technical Schools No. 1 in Kłodzko. On what activities do…
The 2020 report marks Umicore’s first report in its transition to “digital first” communication: the entirety of the report will be browsable online in all three languages of publication (Dutch, English and French) at , where stories behind the key…
Umicore’s innovation strategy targets robust business growth for years to come. To further leverage and expand its innovation capabilities, Umicore created a new unit called New Business Incubator (NBI). Built on a startup-based operating…