Umicore
Formed in 1989 by the merger of four companies in the mining and smelting industries , Umicore has since reshaped itself into a more technology-focused business encompassing such areas as the refining and recycling of precious metals and the manufacture of specialised products from precious metals , cobalt , germanium , zinc , and other metals . 
<triplet> Umicore <subj> 1989 <obj> inception