Umicore - Cobalt & Specialty Materials (CSM)

Cobalt & Specialty Materials (CSM) is the largest business unit within the Umicore business group "Energy Materials".

CSM has been a global leader in the production and marketing of cobalt specialties since 1924 making it the longest and most stable existing cobalt processor worldwide. The unit added nickel specialties to its portfolio since 1980. Today, CSM has the greatest number of production plants for cobalt and nickel specialties with eleven operations on three continents: seven in Asia, two in Americas and two in Europe.

CSM Applications

CSM’s cobalt and nickel based compounds are used in a variety of applications ranging from very traditional ingredient blue pigment in ceramics to one of the key active materials in the growing rechargeable batteries market for hybrid and full electric vehicles.

Rechargeable Batteries         

Catalysts         

Ceramics, Glas & Colors         

Paints         

Electronics

Surface Treatment Animal Feed Tires Diamond Tools Hard Metals

The CSM Way - Making the difference

  • People empowered to operate with a sense of ownership and entrepreneurship
  • Technology with emerging downstream as well as traditional basic processes
  • Flexibility to provide our customers with products that match their needs
  • Service to supply on time the most extensive product list of organic and inorganic Cobalt and Nickel specialties
  • Geographical presence with plants on all major continents and global sales experience to all countries