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In 2023, Umicore managed to keep its overall EcoVadis social responsibility score of 75/100 from 2022, even though the bar was raised in the individual areas. This means that we remain in the top 2% of companies assessed globally - despite 10% more…

Our experts Kevin Martin and Robert Ziebart explain how extraordinarily high abrasion resistance can be achieved with maximum loading performance.

Our gold electrolyte AURUNA® 311 is 40 years old. Nevertheless, it is still the standard in terms of quality for the permanent direct gilding of stainless steel or nickel. Until the appearance of AURUNA® 311, direct gold plating of stainless steel…

Umicore's RHODUNA® Alloy has earned the title "the bright queen" due to its superiority over other rhodium coatings on the market. In addition to its brilliant white final layer, it not only has all the benefits of pure rhodium layers - it also…

At the beginning of the year, we would like to give you a small preview of the events coming up in 2023. We would be pleased to welcome you at one or the other event.

As every year, we have summarized all important topics of the past year in the latest Goldpost issue.

The year 2022 flew by and is slowly coming to an end. That is why we would like to look back with you once again and then start a successful new year.

RUTHUNA® Elektrolyte bestechen nicht nur durch ihre Wirtschaftlichkeit – gleichermaßen vorteilhaft sind diese auch bezüglich Nachhaltigkeit, Qualität, Anwenderfreundlichkeit und im technischen Bereich zudem für ausgewählte Anwendungen im Bereich…

In his now freely accessible presentation, our expert Robert Ziebart explains why the previous standard for connector coatings in high-power applications cannot be satisfactory. Learn also how our silver-graphite dispersion electrolyte ARGUNA®…

Since this summer, Michael Herkommer, previously responsible for technical sales, has been at the helm of our entire Electroplating business line. Read this short interview to learn about his vision for EP.

Umicore offers numerous silver electrolytes for various technical applications and fields of use. These include, for example, electrical contacts in connector technology, high-frequency technology, medical technology, and coatings for electrical…

Due to current electricity prices, our specially developed electrodes (PLATINODE® HC) have a particularly positive effect on production costs, especially in energy-intensive hard chrome plating - while at the same time reducing the CO2 footprint.