ABEL Energy selects Johnson Matthey’s methanol technology 

Australian green hydrogen and methanol project developer, ABEL Energy, has confirmed the selection of Johnson Matthey (JM) and SunGas Renewables as the suppliers for two of the key technologies to be deployed for the Bell Bay Powerfuels Project in Northern Tasmania. ABEL Energy has been working closely with JM and SunGas Renewables on the design and … Read more

Johnson Matthey to Build New Catalyst-Coated Membrane Plant in China

Johnson Matthey plc, a global leader in sustainable technologies, has signed an investment agreement with the Jiading District in Shanghai to help accelerate the hydrogen economy in China. At a signing ceremony in Sonning, UK today, JM and the Shanghai Jiading District announced plans to build a new catalyst-coated membrane (CCM) production facility, providing CCM … Read more

Johnson Matthey to provide tech for the world’s largest butanediol plant

Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies, is set to supply Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical Group with the latest butanediol (BDO) technology. This technology is essential for the production of bio-degradable plastics (PBAT), as China intensifies its efforts to eliminate single-use plastics and combat pollution. The construction of three BDO plants will take place in … Read more

Johnson Matthey and Hystar Establish Strategic Partnership

Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, and Hystar, a Norwegian high-tech hydrogen company, have signed a three-year strategic supply agreement to ramp up renewable (green) hydrogen production. This delivers on JM’s published milestone of winning at least two strategic partnerships in Hydrogen Technologies by the end of 2022/23. JM will supply membrane … Read more

Perstorp and Uniper to Produce Sustainable Methanol with Johnson Matthey

Johnson Matthey, a UK-based sustainable technology company, has been selected by Perstorp AB to provide the methanol license and engineering services for its Project Air initiative in Sweden. The project aims to substitute all the fossil methanol used by Perstorp in Europe as raw material for chemical products with sustainable methanol. The plant is expected … Read more

Tata Chemicals in talks to Acquire Johnson Matthey’s Battery Materials Business

Tata Chemicals Ltd. is in discussions with London-based Johnson Matthey Plc to buy the company’s battery materials business, the Mint news reported, citing two people with direct knowledge. Tata Chemicals is one of the frontrunners to acquire the assets, the two people told the Indian news daily. A deal for the battery materials unit could … Read more

Johnson Matthey and thyssenkrupp Renew Partnership for Ammonia Tech

Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, and thyssenkrupp, a technology provider for world-scale ammonia plants, have signed an agreement to renew their collaboration around ammonia process and catalyst supply. The partnership was founded two decades ago and sees thyssenkrupp exclusively use JM’s world class catalysts for its uhde ammonia process built in … Read more

Johnson Matthey, KBR Sign Strategic Alliance for Ammonia-Methanol Coproduction Process

Johnson Matthey (JM), (London, UK), a leader in sustainable technologies, and KBR, (Houston, USA) announced that they have signed a global strategic alliance agreement to license a ground-breaking ammonia-methanol coproduction process that combines the company’s market leading ammonia and methanol process technologies. Under the collaboration the JM and KBR coproduction process makes the most of … Read more

Johnson Matthey to receive $150M Funding from European Development Banks for Battery Materials Project in Poland

Johnson Matthey, a global chemicals and sustainable technologies group receives funding for a new battery materials plant in central Poland from two leading development banks. The joint financing comprises a €90 million ($105.56 million) loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and a €45 million ($52.78million) loan from KfW IPEX-Bank. Johnson Matthey will … Read more

BP partners with Virent and Johnson Matthey on Virent’s bio-PX production tech

BP, Virent Inc. and Johnson Matthey (JM) have signed an agreement to further advance the commercialization of Virent’s Bioforming ® bio – paraxylene (PX) production process, a key raw material for renewable polyester production. Developed in partnership with JM, Virent’s Bioforming ® technology produces recycling products from renewable sources that can be used to produce … Read more