Umicore is a materials-technology group focusing on application areas where it knows its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy can make a real difference, be it in products that are essential to everyday life or those at the cutting edge of new technological developments. We provide the building blocks for materials that are crucial in turning our society in a sustainable one. Engineers are problem solvers and so is Umicore!
We see major benefits in programmes to develop materials for solutions to either generate or store energy in a sustainable and efficient way
Did you know that...
... Umicore spends 80 % of its research and development in the area of clean technologies such as fuel cells, solar grade silicon technology, rechargeable batteries, automotive catalysts and precious metals recycling? Umicore is a world leader in the field of germanium substrates for use in high-efficiency solar cells and is also the world's largest recycler of precious metals
