Umicore

Umicore SA
Company typePublic (S.A.)
Euronext BrusselsUMI
BEL 20 component
ISINBE0974320526 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryMetals and Mining
Founded1989
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Key people
Bart Sap (CEO)[1]
Thomas Leysen (Chairman)[2]
ProductsRefining and management of precious metals, catalysts and other precious metal products, zinc chemicals and specialty materials, electro-optic and electronic materials
Revenue11.9 billion (2017)[3]
€524.1 million (2012)[4]
€372.1 million (2012)[4]
Total assets€3.512 billion (end 2010)[4]
Total equity€1.575 billion (end 2010)[4]
Number of employees
10,224 (2018)[5]
Websitewww.umicore.com

Umicore N.V., known as Union Minière before 2001,[6] is a multinational materials technology company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

It was formed in 1989 by the merger of four companies in the mining and smelting industries, including the Union Minière known before 1968 as Union Minière du Haut Katanga. It has since reshaped itself into a more technology-focused business encompassing such areas as the refining and recycling of precious metals and the manufacture of specialised products from precious metals, cobalt, germanium, zinc, and other metals. The company has been a component of Belgium's benchmark BEL20 stock market index since its 1991 inception.[7]

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  2. ^ "INM seeking exploratory talks over legal claims following data breach". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ "Umicore (UMI.BR) stock price, revenue, and financials".
  4. ^ a b c d "KeyFacts Figures". Umicore. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Umicore Company Profile".
  6. ^ "The Name is New but the Commitment Remains", Materials – The Umicore customer magazine (PDF), December 2002. Accessed 1 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Euronext Brussels BEL 20 - Historical composition". Euronext. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2007.