Press releases

Following the announcement by Solid Power to become a publicly listed company through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Umicore communicates today that it holds a stake in Solid Power’s pre-SPAC transaction. This stake was built through…

Umicore’s Supervisory Board has appointed Mathias Miedreich to succeed Marc Grynberg as CEO of the Group in the 4th quarter of this year. Marc and Mathias will work together to ensure an optimal onboarding of Mathias and a smooth transition of…

Umicore’s sustainability strategy, “Let’s go for Zero”, builds on its long-standing leadership in clean mobility materials and recycling, reaffirms Umicore’s commitment to use its technological know-how, scientific expertise and corporate reach to…

Major metals and mining companies CMOC, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and Glencore in collaboration with battery material supplier Umicore are piloting ReISource, a solution to trace responsibly produced cobalt from the mine to the electric car. A…

Umicore and BASF have entered into a non-exclusive patent cross-license agreement covering a broad range of cathode materials and their precursors, including chemistries such as nickel manganese cobalt (NMC), nickel cobalt aluminum (NCA), nickel…

There is a growing demand for cleaner and more energy-efficient vehicles to overcome today’s global environmental challenges. This demand translates into tighter emission regulations for commercial and passenger vehicles and the reduction of CO2…

As communicated on 22 April, Umicore is off to a very strong start this year, as it benefits from soaring precious metal prices, strong demand across businesses, and robust operations.

Umicore und Anglo American geben über ihr PGM-Geschäft Anglo American Platinum eine Forschungs- und Entwicklungskooperation zur Entwicklung von PGM-basierten Katalysatoren für flüssige organische Wasserstoffträger (LOHC) für…

Umicore is off to a very strong start this year driven by soaring precious metal prices, in particular rhodium and to a lesser extent palladium, strong demand across businesses and robust operations.

Record earnings in unprecedented conditions Despite the severe disruption brought by the COVID-19 pandemic in its end-markets, Umicore posted its strongest financial performance ever, boosted by an exceptional PGM price environment. This…

Umicore has informed its listed subsidiary Allgemeine Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt AG (“Agosi”) that it intends to purchase the 8.8 % shares it does not yet own from Agosi’s minority shareholders through a merger squeeze-out in accordance with…