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ChemScore report card 2025
Umicore
Total Score
13/100
Ranking
23/40
About the company
Umicore is a multinational materials technology company that operates in advanced materials, precious metal products, catalysts and zinc specialties. Umicore was formed by the merger of four companies in the mining and smelting industries and transformed into a technology-focused business, encompassing areas such as the recycling of precious metals and batteries.
Transparency
8 out of 25 points
Action points
- Start disclosing revenue connected to hazardous chemicals
- Report on the company’s global hazardous substances portfolio (beyond EU/US) on a substance-by-substance basis
- Include more hazard classes as well as report the produced volumes of hazardous substances leaving the facilities on a more detailed level, substance by substance
Phase-out of persistent chemicals
1 out of 25 points
Action points
- Start reporting and/or limit the share of revenue from persistent chemicals considerably
- Stop producing persistent chemicals and set up a timed phase-out plan
- Stop buying/importing persistent chemicals and set up a timed phase-out plan
Product portfolio
3 out of 25 points
Number of registered hazardous chemicals
37
Number of chemicals on the EU’s Candidate List
12
Number of chemicals on the EU’s Authorisation List and/or POP substances
3
Number of persistent chemicals
0
Product portfolio transparency
72%
Action points
- Reduce the number of hazardous substances it is using, producing and placing on the market
Safer solutions
1 out of 25 points
Action points
- Either start reporting the company’s share of safer solutions or increase it substantially. As a minimum, REACH candidate list substances must be excluded from such products
- Publicly commit not to develop or market new products containing hazardous substances. As a minimum, REACH candidate list substances must be excluded from such products
- Publicly commit to increasing the share of sales of safer solutions
Category breakdown
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Company facts
Founded
1989
Headquarters
Brussels, Belgium
Revenue
16.6 billion USD
ISIN
BE0974320526
Category
Metal / Mineral
CSRD
Pollution reporting
