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Umicore’s Rechargeable Battery Materials business unit has transformed its approach to safety. Its impressive results are serving as an excellent example throughout Umicore.
Recent collaboration between Umicore and Prysmian Group has led to innovative recovery processes that reduce waste and lower the consumption of germanium, a scarce resource.
Olen has been an important part of Umicore for over a century. Now, after a large-scale improvement programme, the site is proudly prepared to play a key role in the years to come.
In a mixed initial determination by an administrative law judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) earlier today, it was confirmed that Umicore did not directly infringe or induce infringement of patents asserted against it by BASF, a…
Have you ever considered the impact of gauze structure on process performance?
We minimize side reactionsto MAXIMIZE product yield! Two main factors are influencing the overall performance of gauzes in ammonia oxidation: Composition and Structure. Our adapted flat-bed knitting technology has taken gauze designs many steps…
A new generation of gauzes takes over catalytic ammonia oxidation: MPAC
Multi-Combination Gauze Pack is Umicore‘s long expected latest innovation for any kind of ammonia oxidation catalysis. Based on the success story of the already unique multi-layer gauze systems that had been inroduced more than a decade ago, MPAC…
Umicore is proud to announce that it has once again been awarded the Top Employer certification in Belgium, France and Germany. In all three countries, Umicore was praised for its outstanding training & development opportunities. Belgium and…
Revenues were well up (+11%) compared to 2014 with strong growth in Catalysis and Energy & Surface Technologies more than offsetting the impact of lower metal prices on the recycling activities. The revenue growth, which was in part driven by the…
Full Year Result 2015
Revenues were well up (+11%) compared to 2014 with strong growth in Catalysis and Energy & Surface Technologies more than offsetting the impact of lower metal prices on the recycling activities. The revenue growth, which was in part driven by the…
Over the course of its long history, a number of Umicore’s predecessor companies were involved in mining zinc and other metals. In the mid-1990s, Umicore started a process of divesting all of its remaining mining rights as part of its strategic…
