AGM | Annual general meeting |
Alfa Aesar | Brand name of Johnson Matthey’s Research Chemicals business |
AMG | Ammonia, Methanol and Gas |
API | Active pharmaceutical ingredient |
CEC | Chief Executive’s Committee |
CIA | Chemical Industries Association |
CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility |
CTL | Coal to liquids, multi stage catalytic process used to convert coal into chemicals and fuels |
DPF | Diesel particulate filter |
DPS | Dividend per share |
DPT | Davy Process Technology |
DMFC | Direct methanol fuel cell |
DRIP | Dividend Reinvestment Plan |
ECT | Emission Control Technologies |
EHS | Environment, health and safety |
EPS | Earnings per share |
EU | European Union |
Fischer Tropsch | Catalytic process used to convert syngas or gasified coal into sulphur free hydrocarbons, including diesel fuel |
Fuel cell | Technology which combines hydrogen or a hydrogen rich fuel (methanol, natural gas, biogas) with oxygen (or air) to produce electricity and heat |
Group Control | The group’s compendium of policies, procedures |
Manual | and rules which is distributed to all group operations |
GTL | Gas to liquids, multi stage catalytic process used to convert stranded natural gas into sulphur free hydrocarbons, including diesel fuel |
GWP | Global warming potential |
HDD | Heavy duty diesel |
ISO 14000 | Internationally recognised series of standards which specify the requirements for an environmental management system |
ISO 26000 | International standard giving guidelines on social responsibility |
ISO 9000 | Internationally recognised series of standards which specify the requirements for a quality management system |
KPI | Key performance indicator |
LBG | London Benchmarking Group |
MDRC | Management Development and Remuneration Committee |
MEA | Membrane electrode assembly |
MSC | Manufacturing Science Centre, Billingham, UK |
N2O | Nitrous oxide |
NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance, a spectroscopy technique |
PBT | Underlying profit before tax |
Pgm | Platinum group metal |
PMPD | Precious Metal Products Division |
R&D | Research and development |
REACH | Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals. EU chemical control legislation which came into force in June 2007 |
SEC | Stationary Emissions Control |
SNG | Substitute natural gas |
SO2 | Sulphur dioxide |
Syngas, synthesis gas | A mixture of hydrogen and carbon oxides |