Enjoy our brand-new virtual tour and visit our site in Hanau. Explore our five business areas to experience how we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.
In Hanau - Umicore's largest site in Germany - is situated Umicore AG & Co. KG with six business units. For most of them this site is the headquarter of their global business. The location also hosts one of Umicore's main research centres, which is particularly active in the field of clean technologies (automotive catalysts and fuel cells).
More then 900 people are employed at Umicore’s site in Hanau in research, production or sales of numerous products containing precious metals:
Production of holistic platinum processing systems for the glass and fertiliser industries
Automotive catalysts and diesel particle filters
Inorganic and metal-organic precious metal compounds for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries
Application engineering for innovative cathode materials for rechargeable batteries, as deployed in consumer and industrial applications
Dismantling facility for spent batteries from hybrid and electric vehicles to prepare them for the recycling process
Supplying precious metals and hedging against price risks
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