Press releases

The Wolfgang Industrial Park secured third place in the 2024 Responsible Care State Competition organized by the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI Hessen) with its joint campaign “365 Days of Safety in Everyday Life.”

Against the backdrop of the ongoing transition to electric mobility, Umicore has been working in recent years to adapt its Automotive Catalysts business to changing market conditions. This includes a continued focus on efficiency and performance,…

Against the backdrop of a sharp slowdown in the growth of demand for EVs impacting the entire supply chain, customers’ demand projections for Umicore’s battery materials have steeply declined in recent weeks. Consequently 2024 volumes for its…

On the proposal of the newly appointed CEO Bart Sap, Umicore has nominated Jensen Verhelle as Executive Vice President of the Catalysis Business Group and member of the Management Board, effective May 16th, 2024.

Umicore announces the appointment of Bart Sap as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 16th. He will succeed Mathias Miedreich who has decided to step down, in mutual agreement with the Supervisory Board.

Umicore and STL, subsidiary of Gécamines, have signed an exclusive, long-term partnership agreement whereby Umicore will support STL to valorize germanium from the Big Hill tailings site in Lubumbashi, DRC.

Umicore has signed a second 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gasum to source renewable electricity for its site in Kokkola, Finland, where Umicore refines cobalt and produces precursor cathode active materials for electric vehicle…

Based on performance to date, and current market visibility and metal prices, Umicore confirms that it anticipates Group’s adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2024 to be in the range of € 900 million to € 950 million, as announced in the full-year…

Following an intensive renovation phase, the circular materials technology group Umicore and the specialty chemicals company Evonik yesterday celebrated the official opening of a second group at their company daycare center, “umikids world.” This…

The City of Hanau Sustainability Award recognizes activities, creative ideas, and projects that make a valuable contribution to the sustainable improvement of the world. Since its introduction eight years ago by the Environmental Center and the…

Umicore has successfully completed the issue of a fixed-rate, sustainability-linked US Private Placement Notes for a total amount of € 499 million equivalent1 which was priced end of March 2024. The Notes, placed with 17 institutional investors in…

Umicore is launching the broadest offering of fully-recycled precious metals worldwide, including platinum-group metals (PGM), with three types of certificates, branded as Nexyclus™.