Profile

Umicore is focused on application fields where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy is widely recognized.

3%
Portfolio value 12/31/2024
Investment case

Umicore operates in industries with high barriers to entry:

  • Automotive (catalysts for combustion engines, electric vehicles, battery recycling)
  • Precious metals’ recycling

These industries are underpinned by favorable long-term trends:

  • Mobility transformation and vehicle electrification
  • Global focus on improving air quality and more stringent emission controls
  • Resource scarcity and battery recycling

Within these fields, Umicore is a world leader, leveraging the following key strengths:

  • Solid know-how with pioneering technologies and world-class processes
  • High-quality and increasingly diversified global production footprint
  • Recognized ESG-leadership, including responsible sourcing of precious metals
  • Board of Directors 2/10*
  • Audit Committee 1/5*
  • Remuneration and Nomination Committee 1/5*
* Number of GBL's representatives in statutory bodies in relation to the total number of members. Governance information is dated 12/31/2024, except where superseded by more recent public disclosures.
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