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Early careers

Whether you're an apprentice or graduate, we're looking for the brightest talent to join us in the race to net zero and help make a difference to lives all over the world.

Ester hydrogenation

People: promoting a safe, diverse and equitable society

Ensuring our employees are fulfilled in their careers, work safely and return home well to their families each day is our number one priority. Read more about our targets.

Planet: protecting the climate

Our company purpose is to catalyse the net zero transition because we believe this represents the biggest benefit we can bring to society. Read more about our net zero roadmap.

Planet: protecting nature and advancing the circular economy

We are committed to minimising our environmental footprint and conserving scarce mineral resources through our manufacturing choices. Explore our targets.

JM LST Academic Publications

Johnson Matthey's life science technologies list of academic publications and customer collaborations

Homogeneous catalysts

PGM Horizons: PhD funding programme

Heterogenous catalysts

Heterogenous catalysts kit

PGM recycling and refining

About us

Learn about who we are, what we do and where we operate, and get to grips with our strategy, heritage and more.

CO₂ to methanol

Production of low carbon intensity methanol from CO₂ streams and H₂ generated by water electrolysis.

Financial results and reports

JM’s latest financial results, Annual Report and investor presentations

Speciality chemicals

Life Science Technologies

Catalysts and services for pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and fine chemical applications

LST publications

Life Sciences publications

PGM market research

PGM Market Report reviews and forecasts demand and supply developments in the PGM markets.

PGM market research

PGM Market Report reviews and forecasts demand and supply developments in the PGM markets.

Petrochemicals market

Johnson Matthey offers a wide range of catalysts, process technologies and services for the petrochemical industries.

Formaldehyde

Speciality amines and amination catalysts

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) technology

Methanol market

We are the world's leading supplier of methanol and syngas technologies, with customers around the globe using our process.

Chemicals

Oleochemicals market

Catalysts for the production of edible oils, fatty acids, polyols and natural detergent alcohols.

Pyrolysis gasoline hydrogenation catalysts

Pyrolysis gasoline hydrogenation catalysts to hydrotreat pygas and eliminate acetylenes, dienes and aromatic olefins.

SPONGE METAL catalysts

Johnson Matthey's SPONGE METAL™ nickel-based catalysts for hydrogenation reactions in the manufacturing of polyols such as sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol and lactitol.

Alpha methyl styrene to cumene process

Hydrogen Peroxide Catalysts - H2O2 Production

Discover Johnson Matthey's advanced hydrogen peroxide catalysts, engineered for reliable H2O2 production using slurry and fixed-bed reactor technologies.

Hydrogenation catalysts

Explore Johnson Matthey's hydrogenation catalysts, offering base metal and precious metal solutions for selective and total hydrogenation applications.

Custom catalysts

Our custom catalyst programmes deliver products suitable for reliable scale up from gram to kilo and kilo to tonne for customers worldwide. This makes us a desirable catalyst partner in today’s chemical industry.

Edible oils

Fluorochemical catalysts

Johnson Matthey's fluorination catalysts are based on chromia for the vapour phase fluorination of alkenes and halocarbons with HF for the production of a wide range of fluorochemicals.

Olefins

We offer catalysts and absorbents suitable for every plant configuration in the olefins value chain.

Oleochemicals catalysts

PRICAT™ 99 series nickel catalysts for selective and full fatty acid hydrogenation, ensuring top quality and efficiency.

Low Shrinkage Methanol Synthesis Catalyst

Methanol synthesis catalysts will typically undergo a degree of shrinkage (and settling) following reduction and subsequent start-up.

Methanol synthesis

Methanol synthesis from carbon oxides and hydrogen using Johnson Matthey's KATALCO™ catalysts, including the advanced KATALCO 51-102.

Methanol and ammonia co-production

A single process to make methanol and ammonia combining Johnson Matthey and KBR’s market leading technology, achieving maximised efficiency and savings while delivering operational flexibility and world-class reliability.

Biomethanol

Biomethanol Production Process

FLEXI METHANOL technology

A robust process which combines steam methane and autothermal reforming (SMR+ ATR) to deliver consistently high performance for a wide range of natural gas compositions.

CO2 to Methanol - eMERALD 201

Building on KATALCO heritage, eMERALD 201 catalyst optimises CO2 to methanol conversion, ensuring sustainable, efficient plant performance long-term.

High performance methanol catalysts and absorbents

Johnson Matthey’s methanol catalysts and absorbents enhance plant performance, combining efficient technology to reduce operating costs effectively.

JM-LEVO Methanol

A digital platform providing customers with insightful analytics based on JM expertise and advanced data modelling, enabling more agile and better informed decisions.

Methanol technology life cycle assessment (LCA)

PRECISION METHANOL technology

An elegant process, with world-class performance and reliability, which uses our “long-neck” autothermal reformer (ATR) and our superior quality methanol synthesis catalyst.

Sustainable methanol solutions

Discover JM’s sustainable methanol solutions, including e-methanol, biomethanol, and waste-to-methanol, to support cleaner fuels and industrial decarbonisation

SWITCH METHANOL technology

A fuelless reforming process which delivers minimal direct CO2 emissions without carbon capture and is ready for electrification. It combines our unique gas heated reformer with an autothermal reformer (GHR+ATR).

Waste to methanol

Production of more sustainable methanol using synthesis gas obtained from the chemical conversion of municipal and industrial waste that cannot be mechanically recycled.

PRIMARY METHANOL technology

A well-established, oxygen-free process which is based on steam methane reforming (SMR) and can deliver large methanol capacities.

Superior Methanol Synthesis Catalyst

Discover KATALCO 51-102, a superior methanol synthesis catalyst offering unmatched stability, selectivity, and high methanol yield.

Ammonia market

We are a world-leader in the fertiliser industry and have the greatest depth and breadth of knowledge, providing catalysts used in ammonia, nitric acid and urea production.

Dimethyl ether production

Replace LPG with sustainable dimethyl ether using Johnson Matthey’s production technology

JM-LEVO Formaldehyde

Syngas Technologies

We're global leaders in syngas technologies, providing advanced catalysts and processes that enable low-carbon fuels, low carbon hydrogen, and essential chemicals.

Mercury removal absorbents

JM-Levo Purification

The JM-LEVO Purification portal is here. Assemble, visualise and gain plant operation insights and opportunities.