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Technology Portfolio
Tailored to individual needs For us technology means a fine combination of state-of-the-art equipment and long-lasting experience of our people. To comply with the ever rising demands of the markets we continously improve the efficency and effectiveness of our manufacturing technology portfolio. The smart combination of fully automated...
For Chemical Industries
By providing highly selective and efficient ammonia oxidation solutions, we support a broad variety of final applications that require nitric oxide as precursor: nitrates for fertilizers to feed the world, nitrates for explosives to gain steel for building, hydroxylamines and methacrylates for any kind of plastics, or caprolactarme for...
Umicore hosts European Commission First Vice President Timmermans at its Hoboken operations

Umicore today hosted a visit of European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans to its precious metals refining and recycling operations in Hoboken, Belgium. First Vice-President Timmermans’ visit took place in the context of the Commission’s ongoing work to develop a coherent and more ambitious “circular economy&...
New electrolyte for rose-golden layers
The new AURUNA® 503 is already the third rose gold electrolyte in our product range and impresses above all with its long lifetime and high deposition speed. Since the Roségold trend in jewelry will continue in 2019, the new gold-copper electrolyte offers the perfect layer for decorative applications. For gold-saving layers with low caratage...
Spent industrial catalysts
Umicore specializes in recycling spent industrial catalysts, using advanced techniques for precise, environmentally responsible recovery of valuable metals.
Nickel
Throughout the Middle Ages miners in Germany occasionally found a brownish-red ore, which they called kupfernickel, after Nick, a spirit that haunted mines. The Swedish scientist Cronstedt managed to isolate the metal in 1751 and named it nickel. Nickel only began to arouse real interest when the USA started to use a Cu-Ni alloy for its coins...
Industries
There is an increasing demand for precious metals in industry. Schöne Edelmetaal B.V. is therefore pleased to offer a broad range of products and solutions for industrial purposes. Thanks to our partnerships with organisations such as Umicore Group / Agosi, we are able to offer a wider range of services than ever before, giving you convenient...
Students
Are you a student? Umicore has everything you need to grow: internship, thesis or PhD. You will learn in a professional but friendly environment.
Engineering
Managing Complexity For us engineering means customization: The process always begins with the description of our customers' objectives, needs and wishes. This task is our challenge and our engineers invest all their expertise in the development of a solution that meets or even exceeds this goal. Engineering can be executed in various scopes...
Hydrosilylation
Discover Umicore PMC’s hydosilylation catalyst portfolio and how our cutting-edge solutions inspire your innovation.
Electrical Contacts
We offer fine and medium size tungsten & tungsten carbide powders for your high-performance switches. Excellent grain size distribution and low impurity level.
Infrared Coatings
With over 30 years of optical coating experience, Umicore has developed an extensive library of over 2,500 proven IR Coating designs and processes, including High Efficiency Anti-Reflective (HEAR), High Durability Anti-Reflective (HDAR), and Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC). We have also developed a unique iDLC™ coating for use with our...