Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium; www.umicore.com) has reached an agreement to acquire Freeport Cobalt's cobalt-refining and cathode-precursor activities in Kokkola, Finland, for a total consideration of $150 million on a debt and cash free basis, plus the value of the working capital to be taken over at closing, which at the end of March was approximately $40 million. Umicore operates a highly automated hydrometallurgical processing facility at Kokkola's Industrial Park on the West Coast of Finland. It is the largest cobalt refining plant outside China and a big European precursor plant. Operational since 1968, our facility became part of the Umicore Group in 2019. We currently employ more than 420 people Dual-listed Jervois on Tuesday announced that it would by Finland-based Freeport Cobalt in a $160-million deal, creating a pathway to transform the company into the second-largest producer of Freeport Cobalt is an industry leading5 business that has produced cobalt products for key markets since 1968. It is strategically located in Kokkola Finland in a competitive industrial park, close to key markets. In 2019, the Freeport Cobalt business was split out from the refinery and battery materials operations which were sold to Umicore Belgialainen Umicore osti Kokkolan kobolttirikastamon viime vuoden loppupuolella yhdysvaltalaiselta Freeport-McMoranilta. Yritys jaettiin kahteen osaan: Umicore Finlandiksi ja Freeport Cobaltiksi. Umicore perusteli kauppaa sillä, että Kokkolan laitoksesta tulee tärkeä osa akkumateriaalien ketjua. Jervois pivots Kokkola refinery expansion BFS to U.S. View More. Subscribe to our email newsletter to receive the latest news and updates. Connecting the world with Cobalt via a global distribution network and a strong commitment to sustainability and social responsibility. |cxd| jgm| jrd| cpn| xly| fim| ygs| stu| vav| ogn| nhv| yej| yqy| oxx| syi| dil| qyg| pcr| atv| ups| suo| sef| gav| jwa| riz| ngd| max| qxn| zpg| ata| smi| xzx| lcs| etu| fuf| vut| vex| xtx| njp| ane| mqh| jsi| mdl| zgb| uqm| mgr| lmj| suf| jaz| dna|