Company News: Johnson Matthey
Updated: 20 Sep 2010
Since its foundation as a precious metals assayer in 1817, Johnson Matthey has continued to develop new technology, demonstrating its ability to maintain world leadership by adapting constantly to the ever-changing needs of customers. Today the company employs around 8,500 people in over 30 countries across the globe and its principal activities reflect its core skills.
Johnson Matthey’s operations are organised into three global divisions: Environmental Technologies; Precious Metal Products and Fine Chemicals.
Environmental Technologies is a global supplier of catalysts and related technologies for applications which benefit the environment such as pollution control, cleaner fuel, more efficient use of hydrocarbons and the hydrogen economy. The division comprises three businesses:
• Emission Control Technologies is a global leader in catalytic systems for emissions control from vehicles and industrial processes.
• Process Technologies serves the world’s chemical, oil, gas and refining industries. It manufactures catalysts, provides specialist services and designs and licenses chemical processes.
• Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells develops and manufactures catalysts and catalysed components for a wide range of clean energy fuel cell systems.
Precious Metal Products’ activities comprise the marketing and distribution, refining and recycling of platinum group metals, and the refining of gold and silver. The division also fabricates products using precious metals and related materials for a wide range of applications and manufactures platinum group metal catalysts and chemicals.
Fine Chemicals is a global supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients, fine chemicals and other speciality chemical products and services to a wide range of chemical and pharmaceutical industry customers and industrial and academic research organisations
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