Facility
Umicore – Olen EOM Refinery (Belgium)
Operated by Umicore NV/SA →BE · Antwerp Province
Umicore's primary germanium refining and GeCl4 production site; headquarters of the Electro-Optic Materials (EOM) division at Watertorenstraat 33, Olen, Belgium. Produces three purity grades of fiber-grade GeCl4 (O-H ≤0.12–0.2 ppm; metallic impurities <10 ppb total). Sources >50% of germanium from recycled streams (fiber optic production scrap, solar, IR). Primary supplier for Prysmian Group under long-term agreement. EU Critical Raw Materials Act-selected site for germanium recovery process innovation.
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