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Umicore Electroplating and Umicore Thin Film Products are now Metal Deposition Solutions
We are combining the expertise of Electroplating (EP) and Thin Film Products (TFP) business units under the Metal Deposition Solutions (MDS) business unit.
Umicore enters AI platform agreement with Microsoft to accelerate and scale its battery materials technologies development
Umicore enters an agreement with Microsoft to use artificial intelligence as a means to facilitate and accelerate its research in battery material technologies.
Myth #4 - Electric cars are impractical due to limited drive range, a lack of charging infrastructure and long charging time
Another electromobility myth! Electric vehicles increasingly become part of our daily lives. Yet some people still have doubts. To separate the fact from the fiction, we debunk some common EV myths. Read the article to know more!
Umicore to acquire Haldor Topsoe’s heavy duty diesel and stationary catalyst businesses

Umicore announced today that is has reached an agreement to acquire the heavy duty diesel and stationary catalyst businesses of Haldor Topsoe for an enterprise value of DKK 900 million (approx. EUR 120 million) plus an earn-out.

Haldor Topsoe is a leading producer of high performance catalysts for a wide range of industries. Its...
Umicore Electroplating and Umicore Thin Film Products are now Metal Deposition Solutions

We have decided to combine the expertise of the established Electroplating (EP) and Thin Film Products (TFP) business units under the Metal Deposition Solutions (MDS) business unit. Under this name, we will in future develop and market products for both high-quality electroplating and physical vapour (precious metal) deposition processes. This...
Umicore signs renewable electricity PPAs with ENGIE and Storm to power two of its largest sites worldwide
Umicore has signed four long-term PPAs with ENGIE and Storm to source renewable electricity from offshore and onshore wind turbines for its sites in Belgium.
Umicore receives the Polonica Progressio Award from the Polish Ministry of Development and Technology.
Umicore Poland was one of nine companies to receive the prestigious Polonia Progressio Award
Umicore confirms expansion of its EV battery materials production footprint with CAM and pCAM plant in Ontario, Canada

Umicore is proceeding with the construction of a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, ON, to serve the North American market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Given the significance of the plant for the North American EV supply chain and a strengthened EV battery ecosystem, Umicore will receive substantial...
Umicore confirms expansion of its EV battery materials production footprint with CAM and pCAM plant in Ontario, Canada

Umicore is proceeding with the construction of a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, ON, to serve the North American market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Given the significance of the plant for the North American EV supply chain and a strengthened EV battery ecosystem, Umicore will receive substantial...
Umicore confirms expansion of its EV battery materials production footprint with CAM and pCAM plant in Ontario, Canada

Umicore is proceeding with the construction of a 35 GWh equivalent battery materials production plant in Loyalist, ON, to serve the North American market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Given the significance of the plant for the North American EV supply chain and a strengthened EV battery ecosystem, Umicore will receive substantial...
Umicore and STL sign partnership related to germanium recycling from Big Hill’s mining waste materials in DRC
We signed a long-term partnership agreement whereby Umicore will support STL to valorize germanium from the Big Hill tailings site in Lubumbashi, DRC.
Myth #8 - Cobalt in batteries comes from mining operations that don't respect human rights and that use child labor
Another electromobility myth! Electric vehicles increasingly become part of our daily lives. Yet some people still have doubts. To separate the fact from the fiction, we debunk some common EV myths. Read the article to know more!