| Umicore is a multinational Belgian-based company. | | | | rechargeable batteries and different recycling |
| Umicore was founded in 1989 and its headquarters | | | | projects. The company does not misuse the power |
| are located in Brussels. Umicore uses material | | | | of its market share or financial success. Instead, it |
| technology and has merged the functions of mining | | | | takes into account all the environmental, social and |
| and smelting technologies to refine and recycle | | | | economic impacts of its operations. They use |
| different precious metals. It not only refines and | | | | eco-efficient refining and recycling methods to |
| recycles, but also makes different products with | | | | recover precious metals and make different products. |
| different metals like zinc, germanium and cobalt etc. | | | | The role of Umicore is not only to provide different |
| The company has floated its shares in the stock | | | | products, but also to create customer value. The |
| market of Belgium. | | | | strategy of the company is designed to generate |
| Umicore uses its material science, metallurgy and | | | | good amount of profits for the share holders and |
| chemistry expertise to carry out its operations. | | | | customers. It uses transparent methods and |
| Operations and activities of Umicore revolve around | | | | effective communication tools with the stakeholders. |
| its four different areas that are: Precious Metals | | | | The value creation aim of the company is |
| Products, Precious Metals Services, Advanced | | | | communicated through its mission statement which is |
| Materials and Zinc Specialties. Umicore deals in | | | | "materials for a better life". Today gold is more |
| everyday metal products and services. | | | | valuable for any country so you can buy gold for |
| Being one of the leading global companies, Umicore | | | | investment. |
| has many roles and responsibilities. The company | | | | Umicore keeps in focus the principles of sustainable |
| fulfils its responsibility of being environment friendly | | | | development during all its operations. The company is |
| by recycling compounds of non-Ferro metals and | | | | continuously working to minimise its environmental |
| producing and supplying environment friendly metal as | | | | impacts. It is also working for remediation of its past |
| well as non-metal products. Umicore supplies many | | | | operations and projects. The company, through |
| rare zinc products. It explores new resources and | | | | several means, promotes and facilitates disposal and |
| extracts and refines copper and zinc. The different | | | | recycling of products. Umicore is working to promote |
| non-ferrous industrial products made by the company | | | | human rights. The company supports different human |
| include mattes, anode slimes, drosses and speiss. | | | | welfare organization. |
| Umicore, being a responsible organization, uses the | | | | Umicore uses clear allocation of responsibilities |
| societal marketing concept. It spends more than fifty | | | | between its different units to ensure effective goal |
| percent of its profit and revenue on Research and | | | | achievement. The company follows Corporate |
| development projects. It uses environment friendly | | | | Governance Code and has set a model for different |
| clean technology for its various operations. The | | | | companies that want long term success. The |
| company arranges different development and | | | | company has won several awards for its innovative |
| research activities all over the world from time to | | | | and societal-friendly approach towards business. |
| time. | | | | Umicore promotes economic growth and protects |
| Umicore also spends a large proportion of its revenue | | | | environment quality through sustainable development |
| in emission control catalysts, photovoltaic, fuel cells, | | | | programs. |