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At Umicore, safety is more than a priority; it's a way of thinking. With ‘Zero Harm’ as a pillar of our Let’s Go for Zero ambitions, we aim to minimize the impact of our operations on the environment and society, as well as ensuring the wellbeing…
In a Joint Statement issued on the 13th February 2024, a coalition of European associations underline the need for renewed focus on deepening the EU Single Market.
You never know where an idea might take you. When Amaury van Trappen de Buggenoms, a young renewable energy entrepreneur, reached out Umicore’s CEO Mathias Miedreich with a proposal to shadow him for a week, he was surprised to receive a quick…
At Umicore, we have our eye on the future as the energy transition picks up pace and our organisation adapts to seize this opportunity. Guiding us through the years ahead is our Umicore 2030 RISE strategy, which will help us become a reliable…
Umicore will continue its partnership with EIGHT, an initiative that promotes positive change and sustainable development with unconditional cash transfers in Artisanal Scale Mining (ASM) communities in Central and Eastern Africa. As a responsible…
Umicore has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to use artificial intelligence (AI) as a means to facilitate and accelerate its research in battery material technologies for electric vehicles, a key growth area for the Group.
As Umicore strives to be a Sustainability Champion under its 2030 RISE strategy, we are rethinking and transforming our processes to achieve our Let’s Go for Zero target of Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2035.
We recently hosted financial analysts and investors at a two-day event in Poland, to showcase and deep dive into our leading battery materials technology roadmap, our in-house innovation expertise and our cathode active materials (CAM) gigafactory…
On December 10, the world celebrated Human Rights Day, a day to honor the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in 1948.
By transitioning away from conventional combustion engines, we are pioneering alternative eco-friendly mobility solutions. Our tailor-made Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell catalysts provide superior performance to accelerate the development…
At just the age of 29, Anne-Sophie, our project manager in Canada, packed her bags and moved from Belgium to Canada in March 2023 to oversee the construction of our new cathode active material (CAM) and precursor cathode active material (pCAM)…
In line with our commitment to sustainability and global development, we have been partnering with Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs for many years. Through this partnership we currently support two projects in Uganda and El Salvador, aimed at…
