Facility

Umicore Olen Cobalt Chemicals (Belgium)

Umicore's historic Olen, Belgium facility — Umicore's founding cobalt chemicals site, producing cobalt sulfate, cobalt oxalate, and specialty cobalt compounds from recycled battery black mass and primary cobalt hydroxide. Olen is also Umicore's battery recycling hub, processing end-of-life EV batteries to recover cobalt, nickel, lithium, and manganese. The 'Battery Recycling Campus' at Olen integrates hydromet recycling with cobalt chemical production — making Olen a circular-economy cobalt sulfate source. Source: https://www.umicore.com/en/about/our-sites/olen/