Umicore
Umicore
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Umicore is a materials technology group. Its activities are centred on four business areas: Advanced Materials, Precious Metals Products and Catalysts, Precious Metals Services and Zinc Specialties. Each business area is divided into market-focused business units, be it in products that are essential to everyday life or those at the cutting edge of new technological developments.
Umicore focuses on application areas where it knows its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy can make a real difference. Umicore generates approximately 50% of its revenues and spends approximately 80% of its R&D budget in the area of clean technology, such as emission control catalysts, materials for rechargeable batteries and photovoltaics, fuel cells, and precious metals recycling. Umicore's overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on this ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.
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2019
22 Nov
BMW Forges Ahead with E-Mobility and Secures Long-Term Battery Needs
The BMW Group is forging ahead with electromobility and deepening its existing business relationships with battery cell manufacturers CATL and Samsung SDI.8 Nov
Silatronix
Silatronix is a Wisconsin-based firm that has developed flame-retardant additives for Li-ion batteries based on organosilicon compounds. This profile is an updated version. IDTechEx senior analyst Lorenzo Grande interviewed Silatronix VP Global Sales Carl Thoemmes in 2016.
4 Jul
Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles 2020-2030
IDTechEx Report: Dr Peter Harrop and Dr Richard Collins
21 Jun
Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage 2019-2029
IDTechEx Report: Luke Gear and Dr Xiaoxi He
31 Jan
Energy Storage for Electric Buses and Trucks 2019-2029
IDTechEx Report: Dr Peter Harrop and Dr Na Jiao
2018
13 Dec
Electric and Hybrid Boats and Ships 2019-2029
IDTechEx Report: Luke Gear
9 Nov
BMW sets out electric vehicle plan
By 2021, the BMW Group will have five all-electric models: the BMW i3, the MINI Electric, the BMW iX3, the BMW i4 and the BMW iNEXT. By 2025, that number is set to grow to at least twelve models. Including plug-in hybrids - whose electrically powered range will increase significantly in the coming year - the BMW Group's electrified product portfolio will then comprise at least 25 models.25 Oct
BMW to develop sustainable life cycle loop for batteries
The BMW Group, Northvolt and Umicore have formed a joint technology consortium in order to work closely together on the continued development of a complete and sustainable value chain for battery cells for electrified vehicles in Europe.
16 Oct
Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2019-2029: Technology, Patents, Forecasts
IDTechEx Report: Dr Xiaoxi He and Dr Bryony Core
28 Sep
Will battery second life have an impact on recycling?
2018 is regarded as the beginning year for battery recycling as the first batch of batteries are gradually coming out of electric vehicles. Umicore has recently announced their investment plan in ramping up battery recycling capacity in preparation for the boom of spent EV batteries. By 2018, we will already have around 33,000 retired electric vehicle battery packs (including electric passenger cars and buses) which amounts to around 1GWh storage capacity.
18 Sep
Flexible, Printed and Thin Film Batteries 2019-2029
IDTechEx Report: Dr Xiaoxi He
16 Apr
BASF Battery Materials
BASF is arguably the world's largest chemical company. After a successful stint with NiMH batteries, the company is trying to replicate that success with new cathode materials for Li-ion batteries.11 Apr
Stable And Sustainable Supply Of Cathode Materials For LIB
Umicore, Belgium
7 Apr
Umicore Rechargeable Battery Materials
Umicore is a Belgian company with the largest market share of LCO for Li-ion batteries. The company is now operating facilities for recycling spent Li-ion batteries
Included are:
28 Mar
Leading Players Speak at Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing
The electric vehicle industry is on fire. Leading players of the emerging electric vehicle industry to speak at Electric Vehicles: Everything is Changing in Berlin on 11-12 April.
27 Feb
Non-Toxic Materials for Electronics/ Electrics: Large Emerging Markets 2018-2028
IDTechEx Report: Dr Peter Harrop and Dr Lorenzo Grande
2017
13 Nov
Advanced Li-ion & Beyond Li-ion Batteries 2018-2028
IDTechEx Report: Dr Lorenzo Grande and Dr Xiaoxi He
1 Nov
Distributed Generation: Minigrid Microgrid Zero Emission 2018-2038
IDTechEx Report: Dr Peter Harrop, Dr Lorenzo Grande and Dr Xiaoxi He
17 Oct
Launch of European battery alliance
Battery alliance announced in Brussels aims to expedite European battery cell manufacturing.
3 Oct
Li-ion Batteries 2018-2028
IDTechEx Report: Dr Peter Harrop
