Umicore announced today an acceleration of its capacity expansion investments for NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) cathode materials. The acceleration is required to meet a surge in demand for materials used in hybrid and electric vehicles.

The expansion program entails investments of some € 160 million over a period of three years at the...

Revenues increased by 1% in the first quarter of 2016 with strong growth in Automotive Catalysts and Rechargeable Battery Materials more than offsetting the impact of lower metal prices on the various recycling activities. In Catalysis, revenues were well up (+12%) driven by positive volume and product mix effects in Automotive...

On the 26th of April 2016 at 07:30 CET Umicore will publish its Q1 Update 2016.

An analyst and investor conference call will be held at 08:00 CET, during which Marc Grynberg (CEO) and Filip Platteeuw (CFO) will comment on the results. It will only be possible to attend this conference via conference call and audio webcast.

On 24 March 2016, Standard Life Investments (Holding) Limited, has notified the FSMA and Umicore that on 19 May 2015 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3%, holding 3.99% of Umicore's shares and voting rights.

Today Umicore published its Annual Report for 2015. The report elaborates on the accomplishments of the Vision 2015 strategy and also outlines Umicore’s new social and environmental objectives. The reporting centre can be accessed here.

Key achievements of Vision 2015:

Umicore invites its shareholders to the ordinary shareholders’ meeting which will be held on Tuesday 26 April 2016 at 17:00 at its registered office in Brussels.

Please click the following link for more details regarding the agenda, the admission conditions and voting modes for this shareholders’ meeting: http://www....

25 April 2017 - Umicore has reached a resolution with BASF and Argonne over NMC patent infringement claims

Umicore reached a business resolution of its pending patent disputes with BASF and Argonne National Laboratory. Umicore is now licensed to make, use, sell, offer to sell, distribute and import nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC)...

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 Germany also achieved excellent scores in talent strategy. In France the autonomy of teams in the...

Umicore today announced its financial results for 2015.

On the 5th of February 2016 at 07:30 CET Umicore will publish its Full Year Results 2015.

An analyst and investor conference call will be held at 09:30 CET, during which Marc Grynberg (CEO) and Filip Platteeuw (CFO) will comment on the results. It will only be possible to attend this conference via conference call and...

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Mining activity in Saint-Félix-de-Pallières began in the 19th century with a goal of extracting a subsoil rich in zinc and related metals. The Gard is a region that naturally benefits from areas of high arsenic, lead, antimony and cadmium...

From 14 until 24 January the Formula Electric Belgium team will showcase their e-car Umicore LUNA at the 94th European Motor Show in Brussels. The engineering student team is part of the Powered by Umicore programme that supports clean mobility projects driven by engineering students.