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Umicore today published it’s 2021 Integrated Annual Report. It offers a comprehensive and integrated view of our economic, financial, environmental, value chain and social performance for 2021. Umicore is aiming for full disclosure on impact and…

At Umicore, we are known for our wide range of internal expertise and know-how, with leading international scientific and engineering talents dedicated to developing the next generation of sustainable products and process technologies. We believe…

Umicore continues to minimize the impact of its production activities on the environment. More specifically in Hoboken, Belgium, Umicore has over many years consistently invested and acted to further reduce the emissions of its recycling plant. As…

For many years, Umicore has taken the necessary steps to make sure that the materials in Electric Vehicle batteries are responsibly sourced. The quickening pace of the shift to Electric Vehicles (EVs) has seen the demand for cobalt soar. Yet…

With sustainability woven into the fabric of Umicore and our entire corporate strategy, every part of the business has an important part to play. For Finance, this includes increasingly managing and reporting ESG data, and driving a growing shift…

To create a more inclusive work culture across sites and units, the North America Region formed Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Young Professionals in the Workplace, Women in the Workplace, and Minorities in the Workplace in 2021. Members of the…

In record time and in the midst of a pandemic, we moved our operations from Guarulhos to Americana, a state-of-the-art site.

As part of Umicore’s goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2035, the Group signed three long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) using renewable wind energy --- one PPA to power Europe’s first cathode materials plant in Poland and two PPAs to power…

We are closing the gap and with zero inequality, we go for skill, effort, talent, responsibility and resourcefulness. Our ESG strategy “Let’s go for zero” is not only about achieving gender parity among managers. It is also about investing in our…

Umicore posted all-time record revenues and earnings in 2021, despite the severe disruption in global car production in the second half of the year as a result of the semiconductor shortage.

Over the past 6 months, Umicore joined forces with other private and public organizations for a common vision and purpose: to build a European advanced materials ecosystem that will enable the transition towards a green and digital economy.

Umicore announces today the signing of an agreement with Automotive Cells Company (ACC) on battery recycling services for the needs of ACC pilot plant in Nersac, France.