Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept cookies
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign InmyFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Israel-Hamas war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    Most Read
    • Geert Wilders faces early setback in Dutch coalition talks
    • Argentina’s Javier Milei backs away from dollarisation as central bank pick rejects role
    • Hamas releases 24 hostages as Israel truce takes hold
    • Israeli intelligence ‘dismissed’ detailed warning of Hamas raid
    • Israel in diplomatic dispute with Spain and Belgium over Gaza bombardment
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • Companies
      Sections
      • Companies Home
      • Energy
      • Financials
      • Health
      • Industrials
      • Media
      • Professional Services
      • Retail & Consumer
      • Tech Sector
      • Telecoms
      • Transport
      Most Read
      • KPMG extends pay freeze to 12,000 UK staff
      • Tesla strikes in Sweden are ‘insane’, says Elon Musk
      • How BP’s ‘Sun King’ court enabled the rise and fall of Bernard Looney
      • Jeff Zucker hits out at rival Telegraph bidders for ‘slinging mud’
      • Online Thanksgiving Day shopping hits record as US consumers splurge
    • Tech
    • Markets
      Sections
      • Markets Home
      • Alphaville
      • Markets Data
      • Cryptofinance
      • Capital Markets
      • Commodities
      • Currencies
      • Equities
      • Fund Management
      • Wealth Management
      • Trading
      • Moral Money
      • ETF Hub
      Most Read
      • Argentina’s Javier Milei backs away from dollarisation as central bank pick rejects role
      • News updates from November 24: Hamas releases hostages as Israel truce begins, Netherlands’ VVD party deals blow to Geert Wilders’ government hopes
      • How BP’s ‘Sun King’ court enabled the rise and fall of Bernard Looney
      • Investors dump dollar in bet that US rates have peaked
      • Montenegro court clears crypto chief Do Kwon for extradition
    • Climate
    • Opinion
      Sections
      • Opinion Home
      • Columnists
      • The FT View
      • Lex
      • Obituaries
      • Letters
      Most Read
      • OpenAI has just fused its corporate ‘kill switch’
      • Europe’s problem? It’s too attractive
      • Slaying the worklessness monster is a thankless but crucial task
      • Fear not — equity is far from cancelled
      • How to fix Britain’s flashy economic announcements
    • Work & Careers
      Sections
      • Work & Careers Home
      • Business School Rankings
      • Business Education
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Recruitment
      • Business Books
      • Business Travel
      • Working It
      Most Read
      • Business Books: What to read this month
      • Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier: ‘The EU is not the same one the UK left’
      • Start-ups challenge culture of the Japanese salaryman
      • The inescapable tyranny of the bad boss
      • The Henry Mance Interview
    • Life & Arts
      Sections
      • Life & Arts Home
      • Arts
      • Books
      • Food & Drink
      • FT Magazine
      • House & Home
      • Style
      • Travel
      • FT Globetrotter
      Most Read
      • Tom Hanks: ‘I was a pretty lucky guy’
      • Napoleon and the mythmakers
      • Leon Black’s downfall confounds the legacy of #MeToo on Wall Street
      • Why the breakdown of the 9-to-5 job is making us lonelier
      • The downsizer’s dilemma: how the property market is trapping would-be movers
    • HTSI
    MenuSearch
    • Home
    • World
    • US
    • Companies
    • Tech
    • Markets
    • Climate
    • Opinion
    • Work & Careers
    • Life & Arts
    • HTSI
    Financial Times
    SubscribeSign In

    Umicore SA

    Add to myFT Digest

    Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      Lex
      Umicore: cathode capacity expansion cuts signal slower EV revolution Premium content

      Financial reality is catching up with bold hopes for energy revolution

      A Volkswagen employee demonstrates how to insert a multi layer cell test pouch in a battery cell test chamber for electric car battery
    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      Umicore shares rally after Canada offers subsidies for battery materials plant

      Belgian group cuts capital expenditure forecast after $715mn pledged in government support for factory in Ontario

      An electric vehicle charging station at the Volkswagen display at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto in 2019
    • Thursday, 17 August, 2023
      Batteries
      Battery material groups expect use of solid-state technology to accelerate before 2030

      Conventional wisdom has been that big commercial inroads were unlikely until the next decade

      A woman getting out of a hybrid Toyota car
    • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
      Batteries
      Cheaper electric car batteries pose waste risk, warns supplier

      Materials group Umicore says carmakers might have to pay more to recycle batteries that reach end of life

      Workers sort lithium batteries at a recycling facility in Canada
    • Wednesday, 29 May, 2019
      Glencore
      Glencore announces ‘long-term’ cobalt supply deal with Umicore

      Belgian battery materials maker says agreement helps guarantee security of supply

      FILE: A Caterpillar Inc. mining truck drives past an open pit excavation at the Mutanda copper and cobalt mine in Mutanda, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Glencore Plc tumbled the most in two years as its African troubles escalated dramatically after U.S. authorities demanded documents relating to possible corruption and money laundering. The world’s biggest commodity trader said Tuesday that it’s been subpoenaed by the U.S. Department of Justice to produce documents with respect to compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and United States money laundering statutes. Our editors select archive images from Glencore’s Katanga Mining Ltd. and Mutanda operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 23 May, 2019
      Freeport-McMoran Inc
      Freeport-McMoRan sells Finland cobalt refinery to Umicore for $150m
    • Tuesday, 23 April, 2019
      Lex
      Umicore/cobalt: positives and negatives Premium content

      Expect lower profits, but the chemicals group should be praised for its stance on responsible sourcing

      Men sort through and bag cobalt ore ahead of its sale to Congo Dongfang International Mining Sprl, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., at the market place at the Kasulo township in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. So-called artisanal mining is as commonplace as farming in many parts of Congo. Photographer: William Clowes/Bloomberg
    • Tuesday, 23 April, 2019
      Umicore blames China’s electric vehicle market for profits warning

      Group says demand has ebbed after Beijing cut subsidies to local manufacturers

      Baojun E100 electric vehicles sit parked in the parking lot of the SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co. Baojun Base plant, a joint venture between SAIC Motor Corp., General Motors Co. and Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co., in Liuzhou, Guangxi province, China, on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. GM and its partners sold 4 million vehicles in China in 2017, about 1 million more than the automaker sold in the U.S. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 14 February, 2019
      Batteries
      Europe needs its own battery supply chain, Umicore CEO says
    • Friday, 1 June, 2018
      European companies
      Umicore picks Poland for battery materials plant
    • Monday, 12 February, 2018
      Batteries
      Cobalt in old smartphones could be used to power EVs, Umicore chief says

      Carmakers are growing increasingly anxious about securing cobalt supplies

    • Thursday, 8 February, 2018
      Batteries
      EV battery part maker Umicore to sell 10% of its shares
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2017
      Batteries
      Johnson Matthey to spend £200m on battery materials to tap EV boom
    • Monday, 10 July, 2017
      News in-depthUS & Canadian companies
      Chemical groups gear up for electric car revolution

      Umicore, Johnson Matthey and BASF race to power battery-driven vehicles of future

    • Monday, 8 May, 2017
      Batteries
      Battery component maker to boost production sixfold

      Umicore to increase capacity due to growth in demand for electric vehicles

      Umicore CEO Leysen poses for photographers after presenting company's annual results in Brussels...Umicore Chief Executive Thomas Leysen poses for photographers after presenting the company's annual results in Brussels February 16, 2006. The metals and specialty materials company is considering spinning off its zinc smelting and alloying operations, its last real commodity activity, the company said on Thursday.  REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
    • Wednesday, 29 May, 2013
      Aerospace & Defence
      FT Series: Europe must rely on innovation to secure its future
      A GKN employee works on a wing component for an Airbus A350 aircraft
    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2012
      News in-depthEuropean companies
      Glencore merger set to put shine on dull zinc

      Consumer industries set to push for regulatory checks on deal

    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2011
      Energy sector
      Umicore mines rare earths recycling niche
    • Tuesday, 26 April, 2011
      Semiconductors
      Johnson Matthey takes Footsie higher
    • Thursday, 24 February, 2011
      European companies
      Nyrstar launches rights issue for nearly €500m
    • Tuesday, 17 August, 2010
      EU energy
      Strong rally by Greek stocks

      Traders flocked to the country’s financial stocks

    • Tuesday, 27 April, 2010
      Eurozone economy
      S&P downgrade hammers Greek banks

      European stocks suffer their worst day of the year

    • Thursday, 21 August, 2008
      EU energy
      Recession fears hit European stocks
    • Sunday, 6 July, 2008
      European companies
      Element Six’s hopes for artificial diamonds
    • Sunday, 11 May, 2008
      World
      Brussels: A town that’s worth getting to know
    Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

    Useful links

    Support

    View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

    Legal & Privacy

    Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyManage CookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

    Services

    Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsProfessional SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on XFT ChannelsFT Schools

    Tools

    PortfolioToday’s Newspaper (FT Digital Edition)Alerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

    Community & Events

    FT CommunityFT Live EventsFT ForumsFT Board DirectorBoard Director Programme

    More from the FT Group

    Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2023. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
    The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
    Financial Times

    International Edition

    Subscribe for full access
    • Switch to UK Edition

    Top sections

    • Home
    • World
      • Israel-Hamas war
      • Global Economy
      • UK
      • US
      • China
      • Africa
      • Asia Pacific
      • Emerging Markets
      • Europe
      • War in Ukraine
      • Americas
      • Middle East & North Africa
    • US
      • US Economy
      • US Companies
      • US Politics & Policy
    • Companies
      • Energy
      • Financials
      • Health
      • Industrials
      • Media
      • Professional Services
      • Retail & Consumer
      • Tech Sector
      • Telecoms
      • Transport
    • Tech
      • Artificial intelligence
      • Semiconductors
      • Cyber Security
      • Social Media
    • Markets
      • Alphaville
      • Markets Data
      • Cryptofinance
      • Capital Markets
      • Commodities
      • Currencies
      • Equities
      • Fund Management
      • Wealth Management
      • Trading
      • Moral Money
      • ETF Hub
    • Climate
    • Opinion
      • Columnists
      • The FT View
      • Lex
      • Obituaries
      • Letters
    • Work & Careers
      • Business School Rankings
      • Business Education
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Recruitment
      • Business Books
      • Business Travel
      • Working It
    • Life & Arts
      • Arts
      • Books
      • Food & Drink
      • FT Magazine
      • House & Home
      • Style
      • Travel
      • FT Globetrotter
    • Personal Finance
      • Property & Mortgages
      • Investments
      • Pensions
      • Tax
      • Banking & Savings
      • Advice & Comment
      • Next Act
    • HTSI
    • Special Reports

    FT recommends

    • Lex
    • Alphaville
    • Lunch with the FT
    • FT Globetrotter
    • #techAsia
    • Moral Money
    • Visual and data journalism
    • Newsletters
    • Video
    • Podcasts
    • News feed
    • FT Live Events
    • FT Forums
    • Board Director Programme
    • myFT
    • Portfolio
    • Today’s Newspaper (FT Digital Edition)
    • Crossword
    • Our Apps
    • Help Centre
    • Subscribe
    • Sign In