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Group Research & Development General Overview Status August 2009
Group Research & Development General Overview Status August 2009
1. Introducing Umicore2. Research & Development3. Group Research & Development
Agenda
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The Umicore Way
1. Introducing Umicore2. Research & Development3. Group Research & Development
Agenda
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Research & development Locations
Group R&Drechargeable batteries
automotive catalysts
electro-optic materials
precious metals products thin film products
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Research & development Key figures
Research & development headcount•
889 people currently (of which 236 in associates)
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29% in Group R&D−
71% in BUs
Patents•
Granted patent families: 338•
Pending patent families: 196
1. Introducing Umicore2. Research & Development3. Group Research & Development
Agenda
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Group Research & Development
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Group Research & Development Our key activities
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Group Research & Development Our competence platforms
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Powder development and synthesis
Physical and mechanical metallurgy
Competence Platform Fine Particle Technology
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Competence Platform Fine Particle Technology
Nano sized Powders•
e.g. TiO2 , CeO2
Micron sized Powders•
for rechargeable batteries, tool materials
Advanced Ceramics
Paste and Dispersion Technology
Metallurgy•
Platinum engineered materials for glass applications
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Competence Platform Fine Particle Technologies – pilot plants
Thermal treatments – Mixing - Coating Spray drying
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Analytical Services
Inorganic chemical analysis
Physical properties
Organic chemical analysis
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Development of new analytical procedures
Mapping of current & future needs of BU´s &VU´s for methods & procedures
Watchdog for new analytical methods
Setting up partnerships with externallaboratories
Organising trainings on analytical topics
Managing internal communities of excellence onanalytical issues
Analytical Competencies
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Environmental technologies
Tailor-made technology application in :
Waste water treatment• Physico-chemical methods• Biological methods• Membrane technology• …
Groundwater remediation
Groundwater flow Plume
SourceReactive zone
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Product sustainability
Safety definition of our products: • National, european or worldwide legislations (e.g. REACH) • Internal objectives (e.g. Umicore Product Objectives)
Human toxicity, ecotoxicity
Product Life cycle analysis
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Competence Platform Recycling & Extraction Technology – pilot plants
Pyrometallurgical pilot facility Hydrometallurgical pilot facility
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Clean Technology (Cleantech) definition
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Creating value by reducing the use of rare and valuable materials
Where can Umicore play a role in Cleantech?
Materials for energy storage and
sustainable energy production
Addressing resource scarcity and emissions
by closing the materials loop
Less is More
Energy Solutions
Recycling Solutions
Technologies to mitigate
environmental impacts
Environmental Solutions
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Research & development efforts focused on clean technology
78%
3%
5%
13%
Clean technology Electronics and optics
Diamond Materials Generic competences
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Umicore Scientific Award
Each year Umicore will grant a “Umicore Scientific Award” for a PhD-thesis presented at an University in the European Economic Area. This award amounts to 10.000 euro.
Umicore aims to highlight the crucial role fundamental academic research has to play in industry and society as a whole: the scientific quest for intelligent clean tech solutions can help turn our society into a sustainable one.
Umicore has awarded its 2008-Umicore Scientific Award to young French researcher Nicolas Marion,
saluting his work in the field of homogeneous catalysis.
Umicore attaches great importance to the high scientific standard of the award and would therefore like to thank its partners (both Belgian fund for scientific research, FWO and FNRS), for selecting the laureates and ensuring the scientific excellence of the awards.
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Umicore Innovation Award
The Umicore Innovation Award contest was launched mid 2007. All Umicore employees throughout the world were invited to submit projects they had worked on that had brought tangible value to Umicore through an innovative approach.
The award and the event aroused an enormous amount of interest and enthusiasm throughout the organisation, therefore Umicore will launch a second edition in 2010.
Participate and win!Submit your innovative project before
December 31, 2009
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BiR&D is a joint initiative of industry & the Prince Filip Fund (and supported by Agoria & Essenscia & GRD)
It’s created on December 19, 2008 by Alcatel-Lucent, AGC Flat Glass Europe, Atlas Copco, Bekaert, GSK-Bio, Johnson & Johnson, OCAS-ArcelorMittal, Solvay, UCB and Umicore.
The mission of BiR&D• To stimulate the effectiveness of industrial R&D in Belgium for internationally active
companies.
Concrete actions will be deployed• To facilitate recruitment of R&D talent• To improve the image of industrial R&D• To facilitate cooperation with universities and other research centers• To benchmark on best practices for industrial R&D
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First public action: launch of the Master of Science Thesis Project
5 Master of Science Thesis projects at Belgian Universities• Grant for smaller projects: 8000 Euro• Grant for large projects: 16000 Euro
In addition, 3 project awards will be given after presentation of the results to the Master Thesis Award Jury during the BiR&D Master Thesis Award Event, with 2000 Euro/student for each award.
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