Home Umicore acquires Finland cobalt refinery for $150mln Belgian battery-materials manufacturer Umicore SA has reached an agreement with Freeport Cobalt to acquire the latter's cobalt refining and cathode precursor business at the Kokkola refinery in Finland. The transaction is expected to be finalized by the end of 2019, and Umicore will pay a total consideration of $150 million on a debt and cash free basis, plus... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Susan Zou May 24, 2019 06:03 GMT Shanghai Keywords Umicore Freeport Cobalt Kokkola refinery EV Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}