Umicore

History

Year	Detail
1989	The merger of Union Minière with its subsidiaries (Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt, Vieille-Montagne, Mechim) transformed Union Minière into an integrated industrial group.
2001	The Group changed its name to Umicore.
2003	Umicore acquired PMG.
2005	Umicore spun off its copper business into a separate company called Cumerio.
2017	Umicore acquired heavy-duty diesel and stationary catalyst activities from Haldor Topsoe.
2020	Umicore acquired the cobalt refinery in Kokkola, Finland.
2023	Umicore entered into 10 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Ignitis Renewables.
2024	Umicore entered into an agreement with Microsoft to use artificial intelligence for research in battery materials technology for electric vehicles.

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