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The semiconductor industry is constantly looking for new ways to improve the performance of its products. Even though Moore's Law (doubling computing power every 2 years at the latest) has lost its original validity, the development of integrated…

As every year, we have once again summarized all the important topics of the past year for you in the latest issue of Goldpost. You will find almost as many topics on 20 pages. We have only briefly touched on most of them. As always, each topic is…

Das Jahr 2023 war geprägt von Krisen und Umbrüchen - und doch können wir aus geschäftlicher Sicht auf ein gutes Jahr zurückblicken. Dazu haben Sie, unsere Kunden und Partner, wesentlich beigetragen. Dafür möchten wir uns an dieser Stelle herzlich…

Our business line Umicore Electroplating is changing its distribution partner in Italy as of January 1, 2024. The new representative will be Valmet Plating, a leading supplier of electroplating processes in Italy. At the same time, the cooperation…

In his presentation, our expert Robert Ziebart (Umicore Sales Manager & Technical Services) will demonstrate in detail the advantages of our silver-graphite dispersion electrolytes for plug contacts in high-voltage EV applications. Following his…

In many metal processes, valuable raw materials disappear unused in wastewater or are reprocessed at high cost. With our MMO anodes you can recover (precious) metals from used solutions by electrolysis yourself and thus make your production more…

Electroplating technology has a new benchmark for coating with pure platinum: PLATUNA® PT. The electrolyte enables the deposition of exceptionally thick and at the same time very homogeneous and absolutely crack-free platinum layers. Coatings with…

The investment costs for the high-quality, durable PLATINODE® HC, which is more economical in the medium term anyway compared to lead anodes, can now be reduced by up to 60 % if the energy savings are included - and without any additional expense…

Our new platinum electrolytes are the key to a perfect layer and a brilliant result. Because unlike conventional electrolytes, which often have a yellow tint, our platinum electrolytes are flawlessly white and ensure a perfect appearance.

We have invested around half a million euros in the expansion of our machinery in the field of electrocatalytic electrodes (PLATINODE®). This has enabled us to make electrode production significantly more efficient at key points and to achieve an…

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.