TOP 10 – WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

LEADING COMPANY: UMICORE EXECUTIVE VP PEOPLE & ORGANISATION: ANA FONSECA NORDANG HEADQUARTERS: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM EMPLOYEES: 11,000

Umicore uses a proprietary in-house process to recycle batteries, combining both pyro and hydro metallurgy. The company safely dismantles large industrial batteries, including those from electric vehicles, without crushing or shredding.

The company says that its latest technology demonstrates recovery yields of more than 95 % for cobalt, copper and nickel and more than 90 % for lithium for a wide variety of battery chemistries.

Umicore says that it has the capacity to recycle 7,000 tonnes of batteries each year, or 20,000 electric car batteries.

Ana Fonseca Nordang, Executive VP People and Organisation, Umicore sustainabilitymag. com 53