Umicore

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

350,000€

Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1 Fte (1)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

5

High-level Commission meetings

12

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Umicore

    EU Transparency Register

    78662404191-38 First registered on 17 Sep 2010

    Goals / Remit

    Today Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group, with more than 10,000 employees in 38 countries and a turnover of € 8.8 billion.

    Umicore generates the majority of its revenues and dedicates most of its R&D efforts to clean technologies, such as emission control catalysts, materials for rechargeable batteries and recycling. Umicore’s overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on an ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.

    Main EU files targeted

    - Circular Economy Package
    - Air Quality Package - Real Driving Emissions
    - EU conflict minerals / responsible sourcing
    - European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials
    - Horizon 2020
    - Recast of WEEE Directive
    - The Batteries Directive
    - Review of EU Waste Policy and Legislation
    - Waste Shipment Regulation
    - Raw Materials Initiative
    - Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe
    - Key Enabling Technologies
    - Strategic Transport Technology Plan
    - Strategic Energy Technology Plan
    - Materials Roadmap Enabling Low Carbon Energy Technologies

    Address

    Head Office
    Rue du Marais, 31
    Brussels 1000
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    1

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    5 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 15 Mar 2016

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Sven JANTZEN 07 Feb 2024 06 Feb 2025
    Mr Wouter GHYOOT 07 Feb 2024 06 Feb 2025
    Ms Ruth LAMBRECHTS 03 Feb 2024 31 Jan 2025
    Mr Jan TYTGAT 03 Feb 2024 31 Jan 2025
    Mr Fabrice STASSIN 03 Feb 2024 31 Jan 2025
    Ms Ruth LAMBRECHTS 16 Feb 2023 03 Feb 2024
    Mr Sven JANTZEN 11 Feb 2023 07 Feb 2024
    Mr Fabrice STASSIN 11 Feb 2023 03 Feb 2024
    Mr Wouter GHYOOT 09 Feb 2023 07 Feb 2024
    Mr Jan TYTGAT 08 Feb 2023 03 Feb 2024
    Mr Kurt VANDEPUTTE 07 Jul 2021 07 Jul 2022
    Mr Jan TYTGAT 07 Jul 2021 07 Jul 2022
    Mr Fabrice STASSIN 07 Jul 2021 07 Jul 2022
    Mr Egbert LOX 13 Mar 2020 01 Apr 2021
    Mr Fabrice STASSIN 13 Mar 2020 01 Apr 2021
    Mr Jan TYTGAT 11 Mar 2020 11 Mar 2021
    Mr Egbert LOX 07 Mar 2019 29 Feb 2020
    Mr Fabrice STASSIN 07 Mar 2019 29 Feb 2020
    Mr Jan TYTGAT 07 Mar 2019 07 Mar 2020
    Mr Philippe Van Der Donckt 07 Mar 2019 29 Feb 2020
    Mr Egbert LOX 05 Oct 2017 29 Sep 2018
    Mr Fabrice STASSIN 05 Oct 2017 29 Sep 2018
    Mr Christian HAGELUEKEN 05 Oct 2017 29 Sep 2018
    Ms Ji Un LEE SHIN 05 Oct 2017 29 Sep 2018
    Mr Jan TYTGAT 05 Oct 2017 29 Sep 2018
    Mr Philippe Van Der Donckt 05 Oct 2017 29 Sep 2018
    Mr Egbert LOX 22 Aug 2016 27 Jul 2017
    Mr Fabrice STASSIN 22 Aug 2016 27 Jul 2017
    Mr Christian HAGELUEKEN 22 Aug 2016 27 Jul 2017
    Ms Ji Un LEE SHIN 22 Aug 2016 27 Jul 2017
    Mr Jan TYTGAT 22 Aug 2016 27 Jul 2017
    Mr Philippe Van Der Donckt 22 Aug 2016 27 Jul 2017
    Mr Egbert LOX 07 Aug 2015 05 Aug 2016
    Mr Fabrice STASSIN 07 Aug 2015 05 Aug 2016
    Mr Christian HAGELUEKEN 07 Aug 2015 05 Aug 2016
    Ms Ji Un LEE SHIN 07 Aug 2015 05 Aug 2016
    Mr Jan TYTGAT 07 Aug 2015 05 Aug 2016

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Christian Hagelueken (Director EU Government Affairs)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Marc Grynberg (CEO)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Companies & groups

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    EUROMETAUX - European Non-Ferrous Metals Association

    AGORIA – Belgian Federation for the Technology Industry

    A3M - Alliance des Minerais, Minéraux et Métaux

    ERT - European Roundtable of Industrialists

    TABC – Transatlantic Business Council

    AECC - Association for Emission Control by Catalyst

    RECHARGE - Association of Portable Rechargeable Batteries

    EBRA - European Battery Recycling Association

    EMIRI - Energy Materials Industrial Research Initiative

    AVERE - The European Association for Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cells Electric Vehicles

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    350,000€

    EU grant income for closed financial year

    1,655,452 € (Source: FP7 and Horizon 2020)

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    - European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials
    - KETs
    - Kic RawMatters
    - European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials
    - Raw Materials SG
    - Raw Materials Scoreboard

    ACC

    None

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    12 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

    • Date 14 Nov 2022 Location Videoconference
      Subject Preparation of the critical raw materials act
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Portfolio Internal Market
      Attending
      • Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 22 Apr 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject Umicore presented their position on the EU battery regulation proposal in the context of recycling of batteries. It expressed support for the Commission proposal.
      DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
      Attending
      • Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)
    • Date 21 Apr 2022 Location Umicore Olen
      Subject Strategic metals supply and recycling
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Portfolio Internal Market
      Attending
      • Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 19 Mar 2021 Location video conference
      Subject Due diligence
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet member)
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 18 Jun 2020 Location Videoconference
      Subject Impacts of COVID-19
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Portfolio Internal Market
      Attending
      • Gaelle Garnier (Cabinet member)
      • Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 03 Mar 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Meeting on sustainable batteries
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Adam Romanowski (Cabinet member)
    • Date 03 Mar 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Meeting on sustainable batteries
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight
      Attending
      • Adam Romanowski (Cabinet member)
    • Date 23 May 2019 Location Hoboken, Antwerp
      Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU
      DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom
      Attending
      • Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
    • Date 06 Nov 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Carcinogens batch 3
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Piet van Nuffel (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 07 Feb 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Visit of Commissioner Vella to Umicore, Circular Economy
      DG Environment
      Attending
      • Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
    • Date 11 May 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Better Regulation
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 27 Mar 2015 Location Hoboken
      Subject Circular economy
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
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