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Umicore today opened its new production facility for catalysts used in heavy duty diesel (HDD) vehicles such as trucks and buses. The catalysts made at this facility will enable truck producers and engine manufacturers in China to meet the new…
Brussels, 12 March 2014. Mehtap Özaslan, a scientist at TU Berlin has received the € 10,000 Umicore Scientific Award for her PhD work in the field of catalytic properties of cathode fuel cell electrocatalysts. Mehtap’s entry was one of 25…
Umicore’s revenues were down 2% year on year with an increase in Catalysis and Energy Materials offset by a decrease in Recycling. Recurring EBIT in the period was down 18% year on year due to the impact of lower metal prices on recycling margins,…
Full Year Results 2013
Umicore’s revenues were down 2% year on year with an increase in Catalysis and Energy Materials offset by a decrease in Recycling. Recurring EBIT in the period was down 18% year on year due to the impact of lower metal prices on recycling margins,…
Today Umicore achieved the top position in the Materials industry group of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index. The index is published annually since 2005 by Corporate Knights, an independent media and investment…
Umicore’s business unit Precious Metals Chemistry donates € 5.000 to a parents initiative for children suffering from leukemia and other cancer diseases in order to support important R&D projects in the area of pediatric oncology at Würzburg’s…
Trading Update Q3 2013
Revenues were stable compared to the same period in 2012. The revenue growth in Catalysis, Energy Materials and Performance Materials was offset by lower revenues in Recycling as a result of lower metals prices. Cashflows remained strong and net…
Trading Update Q1 2013
Revenues were down 2% in the first quarter of 2013 with adverse market conditions persisting in many of Umicore’s end markets. This was particularly the case in Europe where the construction and automotive sectors experienced a difficult start to…
Half Year Results 2013
Umicore’s revenues were stable compared to the first half of 2012 with an increase in Catalysis and Energy Materials offset by a decrease in Recycling. Recurring EBIT in the period was down 15% year on year due to a less favourable product and…
Umicore’s revenues were stable compared to the first half of 2012 with an increase in Catalysis and Energy Materials offset by a decrease in Recycling. Recurring EBIT in the period was down 15% year on year due to a less favourable product and…
