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      Full Year Results 2024
      Belgium

      In 2024, a number of headwinds impacted Umicore’s overall performance and strategy execution. In light of slower-than-expected growth in demand for electric vehicles and declining metal prices, Umicore has been taking steps to reassess its growth…

      Agreement on accompanying measures
      Belgium

      Umicore announced cost-cutting measures in early November. Umicore entered into discussions with the trade unions and representatives of the Belgian works councils and offered support to potentially affected employees.

      Umicore in Hoboken welcomes Alderman Koen Kennis to connecting road along its site
      Belgium

      Umicore's Hoboken site today welcomed Antwerp Alderman for Mobility Koen Kennis for a site visit to outline the progress of the connecting road between Hoboken’s Moretusburg area and Hemiksem, and the incorporation of part of Adolf Greinerstraat…

      Umicore appoints Karena Cancilleri as Executive Vice President Battery Materials
      Belgium

      Umicore announces the appointment of Karena Cancilleri as Executive Vice President of its Battery Materials Business Group and member of the Management Board, starting on April 1st 2025.

      Can pizzas be baked in a blast furnace?

      Belgium

      “Can pizzas be baked in a blast furnace?” A question children ask when we talk about how we work with big ovens to recycle phones into precious metals.

      Blood lead levels in children living in the vicinity of Umicore down again
      Belgium

      This spring, an average lead value of 2.70 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dl) was measured in the study area. This is a sharp decrease compared to the fall 2023 survey (3.45 µg/dl).

      Exceptionally high concentrations of lead in fine particulate matter near Umicore's Hoboken site
      Belgium

      On March 1 and 5, 2024, exceptionally high concentrations of lead in particulate matter were measured close to Umicore's Hoboken site.

      We are a Top Employer for the 19th consecutive time in Belgium!
      Belgium

      We are very proud to announce that Umicore has once again been recognized as a Top Employer in Belgium, for the 19th time in a row! This prestigious certification, awarded by the independent Top Employers Institute, reaffirms our commitment to…

      Higher average blood lead levels in wider research area around Umicore in Hoboken

      Belgium

      The Provincial Institute of Hygiene (PIH) today announced the results of six-monthly blood lead measurements among children living near the Umicore site in Hoboken.

      Umicore Olen welcomes local residents and employees on Sunday 8 October
      Belgium

      The Umicore Olen site invites residents of Olen and surrounding areas to come to the Open Wharf on Sunday, Oct. 8.

      Average blood lead levels continue their decline near Umicore site in Hoboken
      Belgium

      The Provincial Institute of Hygiene (PIH) today announced the results of its six-monthly measurements of lead in blood among children living near the Umicore site in Hoboken. The average blood lead level of the children in the Moretusburg and…

      Expression of support
      Belgium

      In the morning of Saturday, March 11, 2023, a serious accident occurred while a contractor was working near the Water Treatment Plant at our site in Hoboken, Belgium.