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Tracing cobalt from mine to EV with Re|Source
For many years, Umicore has taken the necessary steps to make sure that the materials in Electric Vehicle batteries are responsibly sourced. The quickening pace of the shift to Electric Vehicles (EVs) has seen the demand for cobalt soar. Yet extracting this increasingly scarce metal comes with associated risks, both to humans and the environment....
Umicore launches an educational package on sustainable technologies for elementary school children in Nysa
The educational package 'Batteries charge our daily life' is a pilot curriculum on sustainable technologies, created by a multidisciplinary team of professors and experts in the field. The package will serve to conduct extra classes for students at the elementary school No. 1 in Nysa.  Umicore is the project's initiator, main partner and funder of...
Full Year Results 2011
Highlights

Umicore recorded record earnings in 2011, both in terms of recurring EBIT and earnings per share. The year-onyear growth of the recurring EBIT was driven by the catalysis business, which outpaced the automotive market growth, and the recycling operations, which had an outstanding performance benefiting from abundant supplies of...
Half Year Results 2013
Highlights

Umicore’s revenues were stable compared to the first half of 2012 with an increase in Catalysis and Energy Materials offset by a decrease in Recycling. Recurring EBIT in the period was down 15% year on year due to a less favourable product and regional mix and the impact of lower metal prices on recycling margins.

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Anwendungsbereiche
Umicore Thin Film Products produziert und beliefert verschiedene Märkte im mikroelektronischen, optoelektronischen und optischen Bereich.
Full Year Results 2024
In 2024, headwinds impacted Umicore but our foundation businesses remained robust, delivering an overall performance in line with expectations.
Night of the Engineer

Engineer Plaza includes a job fair for technical bachelors & engineers (students). The perfect opportunity for companies (such as Umicore), students and (recent) graduates to get in touch with each other, with the chance to network in a relaxed atmosphere.

Did you know that Umicore is constantly looking for Young Professionals and...
FlexMetal catalyst innovation becomes an industry game-changer
AC launched a greenfield innovation project to explore the option of partially replacing some of the Pd and Rh in catalysts with a Platinum.
Better Silver SPA now uses also the advantages of RHODUNA® PT

The jewelry manufacturer Better Silver, which counts many well-known jewelry brands among its customers, has had our RHODUNA® PT in its portfolio since the middle of the year. From the Italian company's point of view, this decision has contributed significantly to the continued very good order situation  for rhodium-plated silver...
Umicore supports the 2nd Nysa Santa Claus Night Run to promote a healthy lifestyle
On 3 December several hundreds of runners took off in the second Nysa Santa Claus Evening Run. Umicore and its sporty runners did not want to miss the run and the opening of the Christmas season on the market square in Nysa!

The evening run attracted runners of all ages from the entire Nysa district. Among the athletes were ten employees from...
Umicore supports youngsters at the ECO-Olympics in Nysa
On 15 April the district qualifications of the 38th ECO-Olympics  took place in Nysa. The competition aims at making high school students more aware of global environmental challenges. Umicore in Nysa is proud to partner with the competition because we believe that educating young people on environmentally friendly solutions is key to enabling...