About us
Umicore Inorganic and Distribution business unit, with its portfolio of high-purity metals and metal-based compounds, has production units and sales offices in Europe, the USA, Latin America, India, and the Philippines. Each has its own unique history, but they all share a dedication to customer satisfaction and product excellence.
Cobalt and nickel-based chemicals are our flagships, but our current inorganic compound portfolio is vast and developing in response to market trends.
The logistic departments focus on the needs of each client on a daily basis, operating in compliance with transportation laws applied to chemical substances in different geographic locations. Our warehouses, located in strategic positions, store a relevant range of products that are ready for delivery in a short time.
Todini Chemicals is a Umicore CSM trading company and distributor of chemical products specializing in salts and oxides such as cobalt, nickel, iodine, selenium, tin, lithium, vanadium, molybdenum, copper, antimony, chromium, bismuth, and tellurium. For many of these products, Todini Chemicals is a leading distributor in Europe, having been in the market for over 30 years. In more recent years, it has opened new offices in Mexico, Brazil, and India.
Palm Commodities International, Inc. was founded in 1978. Building on a thirty-year foundation of quality, Palm has become a premier worldwide supplier of metals and chemicals, serving not only the surface finishing industry but also the catalyst, battery, and electronics industries.
In late 2013, Palm became a subsidiary of Umicore USA, Inc. and joined Umicore's Cobalt and Specialty Materials business unit.
Umicore’s Olen Plant is the largest and oldest of CSM's production plants. It is located 40 kilometers east of Antwerp, Belgium's largest port. Olen is both the headquarters of CSM and the home of an extensive R&D center, as well as the Umicore Business Unit “Electro-Optic Materials”.
Kokkola plant has been part of Umicore Group since 2019, and it is the largest, highly automated refining plant outside China. With 55 years of activity in the refining, recycling, purification, and processing of cobalt into high-purity chemicals, Kokkola is a strategic facility producing cathode precursors.
Umicore Specialty Chemicals Subic is located at Subic Bay in The Philippines and produces a variety of tailor-made NiCO3 specialties, primarily for the catalyst and pigment industries. Subic Plant also produces Nickel Oxide for the ceramic and glass industries. By having a dedicated but flexible process and workforce, the plant can respond quickly and efficiently to ever-changing market conditions at the clients’ request.