# Umicore

> Umicore is a Belgian materials technology company specializing in battery materials for electric vehicles, precious-metal catalysts for automotive emissions control, and closed-loop recycling of battery packs and electronic waste. Its cathode active materials — including nickel-rich NMC and layered oxide chemistries — are developed through joint programs with KU Leuven's Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis and Hasselt University's materials physics group. Umicore's Hanyang University partnership in South Korea focuses on solid-state electrolyte compatibility for next-generation Li-metal batteries, reflecting the company's deliberate strategy of placing academic liaisons in the world's leading battery-science universities. The company recruits from electrochemistry, solid-state physics, and catalysis PhD programs primarily in Belgium, Germany, and South Korea, and sponsors the Umicore Award for young researchers in surface science annually. Academic-intelligence buyers tracking battery materials, catalysis, and circular-economy technology talent will find Umicore among the most academically interconnected European advanced-materials companies.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/companies/umicore/](https://selltoscientists.com/companies/umicore/)*

**Industry:** Materials
**R&D spend:** $0.45B
**Academic collaborations:** 92
**Patents:** 3,800

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