Status
Operational: status carried from the legacy record
Product: Cobalt and nickel chemicals for pCAM. Capacity: 15. kt/yr (Legacy figure; not re-verified).
Umicore legacy cobalt refinery; one of few Western-controlled cobalt refining operations; DRC Katanga cobalt input; feeds Korean and Polish CAM plants; strategic EU asset.
Customers and offtakers: Umicore captive (to Cheonan + Nysa).
Plant record
Plant record
| Company | Umicore |
| Plant | Cobalt and Nickel Refinery |
| City | Olen |
| State or province | Antwerp |
| Country | Belgium |
| Stage | chemical |
| Chemistry or product | Cobalt and nickel chemicals for pCAM |
| Capacity (kt/yr) | 15. |
| Capacity basis | Legacy figure; not re-verified |
| Status | operational |
| Status note | Status carried from the legacy record; not re-verified |
| Scale | commercial |
| Start year | 1890 |
| Investment (US$ billion) | 0. |
| Customers and offtakers | Umicore captive (to Cheonan + Nysa) |
| Feedstock | DRC cobalt + Indonesian Ni |
| Metal inputs | Co / Ni |
| 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 |
| Nysa CAM Gigafactory (Umicore) | Poland | operational |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Cobalt and Nickel Refinery (Umicore)
- Sources
- ElectronsX cathode dataset; company disclosures and filings
- Updated
- 2026-10