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Umicore and PowerCo, Volkswagen’s battery company, aim to extend their collaboration in battery materials and are exploring a strategic long-term supply agreement to serve PowerCo’s future battery Gigafactory for electric vehicles (EVs) in North…

Umicore has successfully completed the issue of a fixed-rate, sustainability linked US Private Placement Notes for a total principal amount of € 591 million equivalent. The Notes, which were placed with more than 15 institutional investors, attract…

Umicore announces that the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) has validated the group’s intermediate greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2030 as science-based and aligned with the United Nations’ Paris Agreement to limit the global temperature…

Umicore and PowerCo, the new battery company of the Volkswagen Group, announced today the founding of a joint venture for precursor and cathode material production in Europe.

Umicore today inaugurates its carbon neutral production facility for cathode active materials for electric vehicles in Nysa, Poland. This makes Umicore the first company in Europe with a complete circular and sustainable battery materials value…

Umicore has signed two separate long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Statkraft and Gasum to source renewable electricity from onshore wind turbines in Finland. These two agreements will cover the existing needs of Umicore’s site in…

Umicore delivers first-half performance in line with Q1 outlook, in a challenging market context, and makes good progress in the execution of the “Umicore 2030 – RISE” strategy.

Umicore plant den Bau einer Anlage zur Produktion von Kathodenmaterialien (Cathode Active Material, CAM) für Batterien und deren Vormaterialien (precursor materials, pCAM) in Ontario, Kanada. Für Umicore stellt diese Investition einen wichtigen…

Umicore and Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd have agreed to jointly develop high-performance catholyte materials for solid-state batteries, combining their respective expertise in cathode active materials and solid electrolytes, and aiming to provide the…

Umicore will hold today its Capital Markets Day for investors and analysts at 09:00 BST/10:00 CEST. The event is being held in London and will also be streamed via live webcast, which can be found at: Umicore Capital Markets Day Chief Executive…

Umicore today inaugurated its new global R&D center for cathode materials in Cheonan, Korea. The new center marks another important step as Umicore’s rechargeable battery materials activity prepares for further growth and is strengthening its…

Umicore recorded a strong performance across all of its business groups in the first quarter in a volatile market context, despite rising cost inflation.