Status
Operational: Producing since 2022
Product: NMC 811 / NCMA. Capacity: 20. kt/yr (Legacy figure; not re-verified).
Umicore's first European CAM gigafactory, Nysa, Poland; NMC for European cell makers; IONWAY (Umicore-PowerCo JV) plant planned on the adjacent site.
Customers and offtakers: BMW / Volkswagen / Renault.
Plant record
Plant record
| Company | Umicore |
| Plant | Nysa CAM Gigafactory |
| City | Nysa |
| State or province | Opole |
| Country | Poland |
| Stage | CAM |
| Chemistry or product | NMC 811 / NCMA |
| Capacity (kt/yr) | 20. |
| Capacity basis | Legacy figure; not re-verified |
| Status | operational |
| Status note | Producing since 2022; supplies PowerCo Salzgitter until the IONWAY plant next door is built; Umicore wrote down battery materials in 2024 |
| Scale | commercial |
| Start year | 2022 |
| Investment (US$ billion) | 1. |
| Customers and offtakers | BMW / Volkswagen / Renault |
| Feedstock | European pCAM (transitioning from Asian) |
| Metal inputs | Ni / Co / Mn / Li |
| Geopolitical exposure | LOW |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: umicore.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Cathode Active Materials. Cathode plants are compared on stage (chemical, precursor or finished CAM), chemistry, capacity and qualified customers; a plant qualified for one chemistry and one cell maker is not interchangeable supply.
| Plant | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cheonan CAM Plant (Umicore) | South Korea | operational |
| Cobalt and Nickel Refinery (Umicore) | Belgium | operational |
| Nysa CAM Plant (IONWAY (PowerCo and Umicore)) | Poland | under construction |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Nysa CAM Gigafactory (Umicore)
- Sources
- ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
- Updated
- 2026-10