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In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings Baillie Gifford & Co and Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited have notified Umicore on 7 October 2019 that on 1 October 2019 they have crossed the statutory…
Umicore and LG Chem have concluded a multi-year strategic supply agreement for NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) cathode materials to serve LG Chem’s needs out of Umicore plants in Poland, Korea and China. The supply agreement takes effect in 2020 and…
The application of platinum as a catalyst to generate electric power through the conversion of hydrogen with air, also known as fuel cell technology, is more than 100 years old. However, the application has only recently gained importance as an…
As previously announced on 31 July 2019, the Board of Directors approved a gross interim dividend of € 0.375 per share (ISIN BE0974320526) - i.e. half of the dividend paid in respect of 2018 earnings. This represents a dividend of € 0.2625 net of…
Umicore delivered a robust performance in the first half of 2019 with revenues amounting to € 1.6 billion and a recurring EBIT of € 240 million against a backdrop of challenging conditions in key industries and reduced consumer confidence,…
“Take-make-dispose” is out of fashion. People are increasingly concerned about the environment and want to save materials, reduce pollution and eliminate waste. This means consuming differently by keeping products and materials in use for as long…
In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 17 July 2019 that on 16 July 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% upwards for direct voting rights. In…
On 31 July 2019 at 07:30 CEST Umicore will publish its Half Year Results 2019. An analyst and investor conference call will be held at 09:30 CEST, during which Marc Grynberg (CEO) and Filip Platteeuw (CFO) will comment on the results. It will only…
In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 11 July 2019 that on 10 July 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% upwards for direct voting rights. In…
Umicore is the official battery recycling supplier of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship for the recycling of the lithium-ion battery units and cells used during the first two seasons of the electric street racing series.
At the end of 2017 we started a technology development programme with Mahindra Racing, one of ten founding teams of the FIA Formula E Championship, the world's first all-electric single-seater city street racing series. The partnership’s ultimate…
On Wednesday morning, 3 July 2019, a peripheral installation of the smelter at Umicore’s recycling plant in Hoboken, Belgium, caught fire. The fire was extinguished that same morning and nobody was hurt.
