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2011-11-21

Talking to surfaces… and understanding their answers

During operation the platinum based gauze catalysts undergo a massive reconstruction of their surface morphology accompanied by metal and activity losses. The analysis of the used gauzes reveals what happened during operation and enables Umicore to determine the optimum balance between catalyst performance and requirements of the individual operating conditions of a particular plant.

2011-07-21

Process Excellence Model with a new home in Japan

Umicore is investing in a fully-fletched manufacturing workshop for platinum group metal (PGM) components in Yokohama, Japan in order to increase the service level to the local industry. The workshop will start operations in November 2011.

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