Umicore
Updated: November 24, 2025
CEO Mathias Miedreich
Country: Belgium | Funding: $1.1B (+)
Founded: 1904
Website: https://www.umicore.com
Umicore specializes in the recycling of precious metals for lithium-ion and solid-state batteries and manufacturing of specialized products from precious metals (copper, cobalt, germanium, zinc, lithium). Umicore's catalytic portfolio includes chemical solutions, emissions control technologies and fuel cell technology. Its recycling technologies combine pyro- and hydrometallurgy, ensuring high recovery rates and reliability. Umicore also converts non-ferrous metals into functional high-tech materials. These range from germanium-based solutions that power satellites and facilitate autonomous vehicle sensors, to metallic coatings that enhance the performance of semiconductors and enable the production of clean hydrogen.
Founded: 1904
Website: https://www.umicore.com
Umicore specializes in the recycling of precious metals for lithium-ion and solid-state batteries and manufacturing of specialized products from precious metals (copper, cobalt, germanium, zinc, lithium). Umicore's catalytic portfolio includes chemical solutions, emissions control technologies and fuel cell technology. Its recycling technologies combine pyro- and hydrometallurgy, ensuring high recovery rates and reliability. Umicore also converts non-ferrous metals into functional high-tech materials. These range from germanium-based solutions that power satellites and facilitate autonomous vehicle sensors, to metallic coatings that enhance the performance of semiconductors and enable the production of clean hydrogen.
