Umicore visit
2013/1/16
On 16th January 2013, Ambassador Sakaba visited a precious metal recycling plant of Umicore located in Hoboken. Umicore, a Belgian leading non-ferrous materials company, is a company which has a deep relationship with Japan where it manufactures lithium-ion battery materials among others. Its chairman, Mr. Leysen, also serves as president of the Belgium - Japan Association & Chamber of Commerce (BJA). During the visit a meaningful exchange of ideas concerning economic relations between boot countries took place.
