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Umicore, cathode materials
Bruxelles, Belgium50.85°N 4.35°E
computed criticality44/100
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A Belgian group producing cathode active materials (NMC) and precursors for lithium-ion batteries. It has refining, precursor and CAM capacity in Europe, and has inaugurated a battery-materials gigafactory in Poland.
2024Fault line
European production of cathode materials depends on precursors and metals (nickel, cobalt, lithium) that are largely imported and refined outside Europe, mainly in Asia.
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Umicore
Depends on 3
Imerys, EMILI lithium project (Échassières)Grids & Energy · Link↗Vulcan Energy, geothermal lithium from the Rhine GrabenGrids & Energy · Link↗Eramet (SLN), New Caledonia nickelGrids & Energy · Link↗Feeds 3
Verkor, Dunkerque gigafactoryGrids & Energy↗ACC, Billy-Berclau/Douvrin gigafactoryGrids & Energy↗Northvolt, Skellefteå gigafactoryGrids & Energy↗Sources