Catering for the growing need for advanced materials to help tackle societal challenges
Advanced materials are and have always been, vital to human progress. Coupled with technological know-how, they enable more scalable, more efficient and more sustainable solutions to tackle the societal challenges of today and tomorrow. Think space exploration, connectivity, new energy, electronics appliances, life science …
To build the future we all want and given the fact that our natural resources are becoming increasingly depleted, we are working at full speed to develop the next generation of sustainable advanced materials:
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Our precious metals-based coatings enhance the economic efficiencies of semiconductors, and our precious metals chemistries are crucial in pharma and increasingly important in the agro-industry;
- Our cobalt and nickel specialty chemicals are present at every step in the value chain for a wide range of applications. From paint, tires, cutting tools to industrial catalysts;
We see value where others see waste
As a leader in circularity, we use the most sophisticated, eco-efficient recycling processes available to treat not just our own production scrap but industrial waste, by-products from other non-ferrous industries and just about any product that has reached end-of-life.
We close the loop and recover over 20 different precious and other critical metals, drastically reducing our customers’ ecological footprint and giving them a competitive edge.
Your waste, our specialty
As a Umicore supplier, you have the option to ship your end-of-life materials, production scrap or by-products to us for recycling and further refining.
You can expect a short recycling loop, fully integrated in our product offering, for easy-to-recycle materials like pure gold and silver, and a long loop for more complex products, like industrial residues.
As a supplier, you have the option: have the recycled metals returned to you or choose to have us sell them to other parties for you.
Why work with us?
We combine our broad know-how in chemistry, material science and metallurgy to transform metals into high-tech custom-made, fully recyclable materials. Our eco-efficient recycling facilities offer the highest metal yields and comply with world-class quality standards. Whether it’s industrial waste or a by-product from non-ferrous industries: if it can be recycled, we recycle it.
We embrace the fact that metals are infinitely recyclable. Circularity, where materials are given a new life repeatedly and are kept within the economy, is an essential differentiating factor in the way we do business.
A sustainability champion in the industry, we make it a priority to offer sustainable solutions and secure a sustainable value chain meeting the highest ethical, quality and regulatory standards. Our sustainability commitment is very straightforward: together, we go for zero.
Umicore 2030 RISE
With our 2030 strategy, we are embarking on a new phase in Umicore’s journey to become a leading circular materials technology company. A company built on profitable and sustainable growth, creating tangible value for all of its stakeholders.
Our Precious Metals Refining activity operates the largest and most complex precious metals recycling facility in the world.
Our Cobalt & Specialty Materials activity is highly specialized in recycling, refining, transforming, and marketing cobalt, with a presence across all continents.
Umicore has the capacity to meet all of your germanium needs, from advanced recycling processes to recovery from end-of-life products.
Umicore recovers and sells precious metals like silver, gold, and platinum, which cycle back into the world beautifully as second-life jewelry.
