UMICORE
Umicore is a materials technology group. It focuses 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. Our overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on this ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.
The Umicore Group has industrial operations on all continents and serves a global customer base; it generated a turnover of € 9.6 billion (€ 2.0 billion excluding metal) in 2010 and currently employs some 14,300 people.
Our activities are centred on four business areas: Catalysis, Energy Materials, Performance Materials and Recycling.

CATALYSIS
Catalysis plays a significant role in the abatement of global automotive emissions through its automotive catalysts products. The business group also produces precious metals based compounds for use in the fine chemicals, life science and pharmaceutical industries. It is organized in two business units:

ENERGY MATERIALS
The materials produced by Energy Materials can be found in a number of applications used in the production and storage of clean energy including rechargeable batteries and photovoltaics, as well as in a range of other applications. The majority of the products are high-purity metals, alloys, compounds and engineered products based to on cobalt, germanium and nickel. The business group is organized in three business units:

PERFORMANCE MATRIALS
Performance Materials applies its technology and know-how to the unique properties of precious and other metals, offering materials enabling its customers to develop better, more sophisticated and safer products. Its zinc products are renowned for their protective properties while its precious metals-based compounds and materials are essential for applications as diverse as high-tech glass production, electrics and electronics.

RECYCLING
Recycling treats complex waste streams containing precious and other non-ferrous metals. The operations can recover some 20 precious and other non-ferrous metals from a wide range of input materials ranging from industrial residues to end-of-life materials. Recycling is unique in the range of materials it is able to recycle and the flexibility of its operations. Input materials – which are sourced from a truly global supply base - come predominantly from secondary sources.