Umicore Precious Metals Refining is one of the world’s largest precious metals recycling facilities. It is a business unit of Umicore, a global materials technology and recycling group.
They have a production capacity of more than 2,400 tonnes of high purity silver and 100 tonnes of gold per year, making it one of the world’s largest refineries. The company also refines platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, and ruthenium.
Umicore’s gold refining process is highly efficient and environmentally friendly. The company uses a combination of hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical techniques to recover gold from a variety of sources, including electronic scrap, spent autocatalysts, and industrial waste.

They have a number of facilities around the world, including:
- Hoboken, Belgium – This is the company’s headquarters and largest refinery.
- Krefeld, Germany – This refinery has a production capacity of 500 tonnes of silver per year.
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France – This refinery has a production capacity of 400 tonnes of silver per year.
Umicore Precious Metals Refining is a leading supplier of precious metals to the electronics, jewellery, and investment industries. The company also provides recycling services for precious metals from a variety of sources, including electronic scrap, spent autocatalysts, and industrial waste.
Umicore Precious Metals Refining is committed to sustainable development. They have set ambitious targets to reduce its environmental impact and increase its use of recycled materials. Umicore is also a leading player in the development of new technologies to improve the recycling of precious metals.
Umicore Products
Umicore’s gold and silver and other precious metal products are of the highest quality and meet the most stringent international standards. The company is a Full Member as a Refiner of the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) and accredited producer of ‘Good Delivery’ LBMA bars.
Bleyer Bullion have sold Umicore products for a number of years. See the links below for the various products we have in stock or that are available for pre-order.
Silver Minted Bars
10g, 20g, 1oz, 50g, 100g
Silver Cast Bars
Gold Minted Bars
1g, 2.5g, 5g, 10g, 20g, 1oz, 50g, 100g
Gold Cast Bars
Palladium Minted Bars
10g, 1oz, 50g, 100g
Palladium Cast Bars
500g, 1kg
Platinum Minted Bars
10g, 20g, 1oz, 50g, 100g
Platinum Cast Bars
500g, 1kg

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