Press releases

Umicore announced today the construction of a production facility in China for automotive catalysts used in heavy duty diesel (HDD) vehicles. The new facility will be built close to Umicore's existing automotive catalysts plant and technology…

Umicore today announced that it will install a new automotive catalyst production capability in Bad Säckingen, Germany. The new facility will be an extension of the plant in Rheinfelden some 15 km away. The investment will provide additional…

Umicore has been recognized as one of Europe’s most eco-innovative companies at the European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE), taking place in Brussels at Green Week 2012.

Today the Polytechnique Montréal and ESG UQAM launched the International Life Cycle Chair, a research unit which is part of the globally renowned CIRAIG, the Interuniversity Research Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services.

Umicore is included for the second time in a row in the top 10 of the world’s most sustainable companies, according to the ranking published today by Corporate Knights, an independent magazine focused on promoting sustainable development. The…

Stuttgart, 30 September 2013. Materials technology and recycling group Umicore presents its solutions in the area of materials for rechargeable batteries and battery recycling at the “Battery + Storage” international trade fair for battery and…

Unlike conventional brazing alloys, BlueBraze has a 10 % lower proportion of silver. This provides significant cost and environmental benefits. At the same time, Umicore’s engineers ensured that the quality and properties of this new product…

Brussels, 4 June 2013. During the European Commission’s Green Week on clean air, Umicore announced the commissioning of its new dedicated production line for heavy duty diesel (HDD) catalysts in Florange, France. To cater for upcoming demand…

Berlin, 27 May 2013. Materials technology and recycling group Umicore demonstrated its unique expertise in enabling clean mobility at the international conference “Electric Mobility Going Global”. The conference is being held in Berlin and is…

Brussels, 2 May 2013. Dominik Berg, a German physicist has received the €10 000 Umicore Scientific Award for his PhD work in the field of thin film photovoltaics when studying at the Laboratory for Photovoltaics of the University of Luxembourg.

Brussels, 7 March 2013. Umicore has launched a new programme called ‘Powered by Umicore’. The programme offers both financial and technical support to a number of clean mobility projects run by student teams from different universities and…

Umicore was ranked as the most sustainable company in 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 research company based in…