Press releases
Together with other companies, retailers, tradespeople, and restaurants in Hanau, Umicore is taking a stand in support of vaccination.
Umicore is offering additional openings for apprentices and students starting in September 2022
The application period for the 2022 apprenticeship program is already in full swing at Umicore. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the materials technology and recycling group continues to provide top-quality training and has even managed to…
The materials technology and recycling group Umicore continues its long-term and regional support of charitable initiatives and presented this year’s Christmas donation to four Hanau-based organizations at a joint donation ceremony. The Albert…
Umicore and Volkswagen AG plan to establish a joint venture to build up precursor and cathode material production capacities in Europe to supply Volkswagen AG’s European battery cell production, making a considerable contribution to the region’s…
E-mobility will play a crucial role in Europe’s energy transition. By 2030, the EU aims to have at least 30 million zero-emission electric vehicles (EVs) on its roads. A boom in EV sales, also means a boom in rechargeable batteries, and these…
765 years of service at Umicore
Employees Honored for Long-Term Service. After everyone had to forgo a proper celebration last year due to the pandemic, Umicore was finally able to celebrate its employees marking service anniversaries once again. Honoring long-serving employees…
Frank Daufenbach will join Umicore’s Management Board as Chief Strategy Officer effective December 6th. In this newly created role, Frank will support the Management Board in their strategic choices, both within and across Business Groups, as they…
As part of the eSkootr Championship’s (eSC) commitment to offer a future net-zero carbon racing series, every battery used to power the S1-X scooters will be recycled by world-leading materials technology and recycling group, Umicore. Additionally…
Umicore revises slightly its full year 2021 outlook and now expects adjusted EBIT to approach € 1 billion. This compares to the previous expectation of adjusted EBIT slightly exceeding € 1 billion as communicated on 30 July and reflects the recent…
Umicore announces today the signing of long-term lithium supply agreements with Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. and Vulcan Energy Resources. Both contracts have an initial duration of five years and can be extended upon mutual agreement.
On October 8, 2021, representatives from the materials technology and recycling group Umicore and the Eugen-Kaiser-Schule in Hanau gathered at the Wolfgang Industrial Park for a donation ceremony and the handover of trash bins. The waste separation…
Hanau is a major economic hub in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region, with a focus on materials technology. That is why Umicore, together with other companies in the region, the City of Hanau, and the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is…