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Umicore – the art of manufacturing
Precious Metal based catalysts and APIs

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CHRISTOPHE LE RET, OLIVER BRIEL
Umicore AG & Co. KG
Precious Metals Chemistry, Rodenbacher Chaussee 4
D-63457 Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany

To understand what excellence in Precious Metal based catalysts supply could be, wecould ask ourselves the questions a process development Scientist needs to answer toselect the right homogeneous catalyst for his latest project:
“Where will I source the appropriate catalyst? Will my catalyst supplier be able toprovide the selected catalyst at commercial scale? Can I secure the catalyst accessfor my product life time anywhere in the world, even if the catalyst is IP protected?Can my catalyst supplier advise me to purify my product and recover the metal fromthe used catalyst?”.

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