Umicore (United States)

Umicore (United States) is described in Wikidata as a company in Auburn Hills, United States. It belongs to Umicore, a global advanced materials and recycling group whose Automotive Catalysts business is one of the world's leading producers of automotive emission control catalysts, developing solutions for gasoline, diesel on-road and non-road applications, natural gas and alternative fuels. Umicore's history stretches back more than 200 years with roots in mining and smelting, and the Umicore name was born in 2001.

Umicore's history stretches back more than 200 years, with roots in mining and smelting. It began in 1805 when Napoleon Bonaparte granted Jean Dony control of the Vieille-Montagne mine in Moresnet, on the modern border of Belgium and Germany, marking the beginning of the oldest predecessor of Umicore as a company today. At the start of the 1900s, Union Minière began producing copper and other metals in what was then known as Congo. Starting in the 1960s, as African countries achieved independence, the company was dismantled and sought new mining and refining activities. A merger in 1989 transformed the new Union Minière into an integrated industrial group. From the 1990s onward, it increasingly found its way as a speciality materials company, selling remaining mining and other non-strategic assets, focusing on precious metals, high-margin zinc products and advanced materials. In 2001, Umicore was born, with the first two letters of the name nodding to the group's historical roots; the focus on recycling increased and the acquisition of Precious Metals Group from the German Degussa group brought a new dimension, including a major presence in automotive catalysts. By 2007, after divesting the copper and zinc activities and at the conclusion of a ten-year transformation process, Umicore was set on developing clean technologies, next generation battery materials, and recycling processes, and broadened its global presence, especially in Asia. In the clean mobility sector, Umicore's story began with the 1950 invention of the automotive catalyst, followed by first commercial successes and production expansion across Europe and North America in 1973. Through the strategic acquisition of Degussa's catalyst business in 2003 and Delphi's activities in 2007, it established itself as a global top three player. Umicore began producing automotive catalysts in 1974.

Part of Umicore's Automotive Catalysts business, described as one of the world's leading producers of automotive emission control catalysts.

• Three-way catalysts (TWC) for gasoline engines

• Gasoline particulate filters (cGPF)

• Diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC)

• Diesel particulate filters (DPF)

• NOx and SCR solutions

1. 1Automotive Catalysts | Umicoreumicore.com
2. 2History | Umicoreumicore.com
3. 3Who we are | Umicoreumicore.com
4. 4About | Umicoreumicore.com
5. 5Umicore (United States)wikidata.org