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In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 31 December 2019 that on 30 December 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% upwards for direct voting…
In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 24 December 2019 that on 23 December 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% upwards for direct voting…
In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings BlackRock, Inc. has notified Umicore on 20 December 2019 that on 18 December 2019 it has crossed the statutory threshold of 3% downwards for direct voting…
Audi and Umicore have successfully completed the test phase of their strategic research cooperation. The result is that more than 90 percent of the cobalt and nickel in the high-voltage batteries of the Audi e-tron* can be recovered. The car…
Umicore announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the cobalt refining and cathode precursor activities in Kokkola, Finland, from Freeport Cobalt for an amount of $ 203 million on a debt and cash free basis (including approximately $…
Umicore has signed a multi-year strategic agreement with Samsung SDI for the supply of close to 80,000 metric tonnes of high-performance NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) cathode materials starting in 2020. The cathode materials will be supplied from…
Umicore inaugurated today its new production facility for fuel cell catalysts in SongDo Incheon City (Seoul area), Korea, close to Umicore’s technology development center for catalysts. The facility will support the growth of Hyundai Motors Group…
In accordance with article 14, § 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holding Vanguard International Growth fund notified Umicore on 15 October 2019 that on 1 October 2019 they have crossed the statutory threshold of 3% downwards for…
The Board of Directors of Umicore has reviewed the implications of the new Belgian Code on Companies and Associations (“CCA”) and the Belgian Code of Corporate Governance 2020 (“2020 Governance Code”).
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…
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…
