Chemical

Our businesses supply a wide range of catalysts, technologies and other chemical products which are used within the petrochemical, chemical and fine chemical industries

These catalysts are used across a wide range of applications, as detailed in the table below. These high technology products enable our customers to operate their processes with the very highest energy efficiency and produce the optimum yield of the desired end product.

In addition, Johnson Matthey’s Davy Process Technology and Tracerco businesses provide specialist services to help our customers further optimise plant performance. We also supply a broad range of precious metal containing chemical products which find a diverse range of uses in the fine chemical and pharmaceutical sectors.

Application Product Group Description Johnson Matthey Business Further Information

Ammonia, methanol, gas processing, synthetic natural gas, gas to liquids

KATALCOJM and PURASPECJM products

Catalysts and technologies for the ammonia, methanol and gas markets

Process Technologies – Ammonia Methanol and Gas business

Process Technologies: Catalyst Business website

Oil refining

INTERCATJM, PURASPECJM, KATALCOJM and HYTREATJM products

Catalysts and technology for the purification, processing and conversion of hydrocarbons in oil refining processes, including hydrogen manufacture

Process Technologies – Refinery business

Process Technologies: Catalyst Business website

Oil, gas and chemical process technologies

Davy Process Technology - Development and licensing of process technologies

Advanced process technologies for the oil, gas and chemical industries

Process Technologies – Davy Process Technology business

Davy Process Technology website

Detection, diagnostics and measurement for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries

Tracerco – detection, diagnostic and measurement solutions

Specialist measurement, process diagnostics and reservoir characterisation services

Process Technologies - Tracerco

Tracerco website

Nitric acid production

Precious metal gauzes

Gauze catalysts for nitric acid manufacture

Noble Metals

Noble Metals website

Nitric acid production – emissions control

Nitrous oxide abatement systems

Catalysts and technologies to abate nitrous oxide emissions

Noble Metals

Noble Metals website

Fats and oils hydrogenation

PRICAT products

Hydrogenation catalysts

Catalysts and Chemicals

Chemical Catalysts website

Catalysts and purification products for chemical processes

Base and precious metal catalysts, PURASPECJM purification products

Used in the manufacture of petrochemicals (caprolactam, oxo alcohols etc.), fluorochemicals and other speciality chemicals

Catalysts and Chemicals

Chemical Catalysts website

Catalysts and precious metal chemicals for fine chemicals manufacture

Homogeneous and supported precious metal catalysts, precious metal chemicals

Used in a range of fine chemical transformations (e.g. to produce silicones, artificial sweeteners etc.)

Catalysts and Chemicals

Chemical Products website

Catalysts and precious metal chemicals for the pharmaceutical industry

Homogeneous and supported precious metal catalysts, enzymes, chiral technologies and precious metal chemicals

Used in a range of transformations in the pharmaceutical industry

Catalysts and Chemicals

Catalysis and Chiral Technologies website

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