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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.
World Cleanup Day (WCD) takes place every September. Umicore used this occasion to organize initiatives with numerous employees in September 2022 aimed at conserving resources and protecting the environment.
2022 Hanau City Run: Umicore Employees Join Forces to Take a Stand Against Violence Against Women
On September 16, 2022, the big day finally arrived. A large group of Umicore employees took a bus to downtown Hanau to participate in this year’s Hanau City Run.
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…
Start of the 2022 Apprenticeship Program: Umicore Welcomes 16 New Apprentices at Its Hanau Site
September 1 is a special day every year for the circular materials technology company Umicore. On this day, all new apprentices are welcomed at the Hanau site.
At the end of July, the time had come once again. At a festive ceremony held at the Wolfgang Industrial Park, eight Umicore apprentices received their diplomas, along with plenty of praise and recognition from their instructors. One industrial…
Half year results 2022
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 prepares to construct first-of-its-kind battery materials production plant in Canada
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…
Hanau Sustainability Award 2022
On July 4, 2022, the annual ceremony for the City of Hanau’s Sustainability Award took place at the Amphitheater in Hanau. As a founding member, Umicore once again sponsored the Jury Prize, which comes with a cash prize of 6,000 euros. The Jury…
Umicore has once again been awarded the “berufundfamilie” certificate as a family-friendly company
For the sixth time, the circular materials technology company Umicore has been awarded the berufundfamilie certificate by Federal Minister for Family Affairs Lisa Paus. The award ceremony took place on June 21, 2022, as part of an online event. For…
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…