Umicore FIRST LOOK: Bart Sap to become new CEO
Umicore has nominated its Catalysis head Bart Sap as new group CEO, in succession of Mathias Miedreich, who is stepping down in mutual agreement with the Board. The press release points out that capex spend will be re-evaluated under the new CEO, suggesting that the company might slow down its growth plans somewhat in light of the slower battery materials market growth and taking into account the balance sheet implications of the initial capex plans. We continue to believe Umicore is well placed to play an important role in the electrification of transportation as we believe that global OEMs are still determined to establish local supply chains in Europe and North America. HLM and solid-state technologies will in our opinion support the position of NMC-chemistries outside of China in the coming decade. Whilst Battery Materials are the major growth driver for Umicore in the remainder of this decade, battery recycling has the potential to become a major growth driver into the next decade. We maintain our Accumulate rating and € 26 target price.Umicore is global player in the materials technology and recycling industries. Co. focuses on application areas such as chemistry, materials science, metallurgy and recycling. Co.'s business model comprises four segments: Catalysis, Performance Materials, Energy Materials and Recycling. Catalysis focuses on the abatement of global automotive emissions; Performance Materials focuses on materials that help develop more sophisticated and safer products; Energy Materials produces materials used in the production and storage of clean energy including rechargeable batteries and photovoltaics; and Recycling treats complex waste streams containing precious and other non-ferrous metals.
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