Johnson Matthey validates climate targets by SBTi Johnson Matthey announced that it has officially been validated for its science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). SBTi has classified JM’s Scope 1 and 2 near-term target ambition and has determined it is in line with the 1.5°C trajectory.  The Target Validation Team has also evaluated JM’s Scope 1, 2, and 3 long-term target ambit...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/06

Johnson Matthey joins UK’s Critical Mineral Association (CMA) On October 9, Johnson Matthey (JM) joined the UK’s Critical Mineral Association (CMA), a leading organization that connects the critical minerals industry with the UK Government. As the world’s largest recycler of platinum group metals (PGMs) and a leader in PGM catalytic applications, JM will leverage its membership in the CMA to educate regulators and other industry leaders ab...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/10

Jindal Worldwide, India to open electric 2-Wheeler plant and battery plant On January 10, Jindal Mobilitric Private Limited (JM), a subsidiary of Jindal Worldwide Limited announced that it would be setting up the State-of-the-art Electric 2-Wheeler Manufacturing Plant with a production capacity of 250 thousand vehicles Annually at Ahmedabad. In addition, JM is also setting up In-House fully Automated Battery Manufacturing Plant with a similar pro...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/10

Nano One to acquire Johnson Matthey Battery Materials Canada Nano One Materials Corp. announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Johnson Matthey (JM) Battery Materials Ltd. (“JMBM Canada”) for CAD 10.25 million. The transaction is expected to complete by the end of 2022, subject to JMBM Canada fulfilling contractual commitments and certain other closing conditions. JMBM Canada includ...

News  Updated at: 2022/05/25

Marcopolo to supply 300 vehicles for mining segment in Chile On April 5, Marcopolo announced a contract to export 300 vehicles to Chile to transport employees of Codelco, the largest copper producer in the world. The operators Renta Bus and Buses JM contracted for the service acquired 77 units of the unprecedented electrified Senior micro bus and 223 units of the Viaggio 900 model.Deliveries of the new buses have already started and will be compl...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/28

Johnson Matthey joins UN Global Compact Johnson Matthey Plc (Johnson Matthey) joined the UN Global Compact, a voluntary initiative based on its commitments to implement universal sustainability principles and to advance UN goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Joining more than 15,000 companies, the move further strengthens JM’s commitment to the sustainability agenda and means it will now report annually on progress against t...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/01

 Johnson Matthey considering closure of Battery Materials business On January 12, Johnson Matthey Plc (JM) provided an update on its intention to exit Battery Materials. In November 2021, it announced its intention to pursue the sale of all or parts of its Battery Materials business with the ultimate intention of exiting. Further to that announcement, it has held discussions with many parties about the sale of the entire business. These discuss...

News  Updated at: 2022/01/13

Johnson Matthey announces sale of Advanced Glass Technologies business  Johnson Matthey Plc (JM) announced the sale of its Advanced Glass Technologies (AGT) business, a leading global provider of specialist glass enamels and precious metal pastes supplied mainly to the automotive sector. AGT will be sold to Fenzi Holdings SPV S.p.A (Fenzi Group), a manufacturer and supplier of materials for flat glass processing, for GBP 178 million. The divest...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/24

Johnson Matthey and REFIRE, China continue collaboration for FCEVs Johnson Matthey Plc (JM) announced that during the last 6 months, 170 zero-emission heavy-duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCV) hit China’s roads, powered by Shanghai REFIRE Technology Ltd (REFIRE), a leading supplier of hydrogen fuel cell technologies, and JM. Building on this success, REFIRE and JM’s continued collaboration will see this number increase to 280 heavy-duty F...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/23

Johnson Matthey announces intention to exit Battery Materials business Johnson Matthey Plc (JM) announced that following a detailed review and ahead of reaching a number of critical investment milestones, it has concluded that the potential returns from its Battery Materials business will not be adequate to justify further investment. Whilst demand for battery materials is accelerating, so is competition from alternative technologies and other ma...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/12

Johnson Matthey to invest GBP one billion in hydrogen technologies by 2030 Johnson Matthey Plc (Johnson Matthey) Johnson Matthey Plc (Johnson Matthey) announced that it has pledged to invest GBP one billion in the research, development and deployment of clean hydrogen technologies by 2030. As a leader in hydrogen technology for decades, JM’s experience cuts across numerous parts of the hydrogen value chain, including market-leading hydrogen pro...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/10

Johnson Matthey, Echion, Britishvolt and UCL participates in Project CASCADE to produce demonstrator cells Johnson Matthey Plc (JM), Echion Technologies (Echion), Britishvolt (BV) and University College London (UCL) announced that they are participating in Project CASCADE (Cathode and Anode Supply Chain for Advanced Demonstrator), a Faraday Battery Challenge-funded project to develop a next-generation, ultra-high power and fast-charging battery m...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/12

Johnson Matthey announces new Hydrogen Technology business Johnson Matthey Plc (JM) announced that its Green Hydrogen and Fuel Cells entities are coming together under a new Hydrogen Technologies business. The new combined business unit will accelerate JM’s growth and scale-up in both markets, taking advantage of technical and manufacturing synergies, and building on JM’s decades of experience developing and manufacturing market-leading fuel ...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/10

Johnson Matthey partners with OnTo and UKBIC for battery scrap recycling Johnson Matthey Plc (JM) entered into an agreement with OnTo Technology, a developer of advanced battery recycling solutions, to scale up OnTo’s patented process for the direct recycling of lithium-ion battery scrap. The partners will collaborate with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC). Part funding for the feasibility stage of the project is from the UK Gover...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/27

Johnson Matthey taps Kebotix’s AI capabilities to enhance digital strategy Johnson Matthey Plc (JM) and Kebotix, a U.S.-based technology platform company for new chemicals and materials, announced an agreement to explore developing the next generation of coatings for catalytic converters. Kebotix’s lab-of-the-future AI capabilities has the potential to enhance JM’s digital transformation in the chemical industry. The collaboration will seek...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/04

Johnson Matthey acquires assets and intellectual property of Oxis Energy, UK Johnson Matthey Plc (JM) announced its acquisition of the assets and intellectual property of Oxis Energy Limited, based near Oxford, UK. Oxis Energy was a lithium-sulfur battery developer with assets which can be adapted for the manufacture of components for green hydrogen production. In addition to accelerating green hydrogen scale-up, the acquisition of a considerable...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/29

Johnson Matthey increases fuel cell power density by 20% Johnson Matthey (JM) announced that it has helped deliver a fuel cell power density of 1.8 W/cm2 at 0.6V. This represents a 20% increase versus state-of-the-art technology. This market-leading result marks a significant step forward for fuel cell technology and JM’s net zero aspirations. Working alongside BMW, Freudenberg, 3M and others, JM has been instrumental in delivering this step-ch...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/27

Johnson Matthey participates in battery technology project - ICE-Batt  Johnson Matthey (JM) announced that it has teamed up with CPI, an independent technology innovation centre and Thomas Swan to explore how to best optimise battery technology. The ICE-Batt project receives funding support from the Faraday Battery Challenge, managed by Innovate UK to enable the investigation of how innovative carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene nanoplatelets...

News  Updated at: 2021/06/23

Johnson Matthey announces new sustainability goals and targets Johnson Matthey (JM) announced a new sustainability strategy framework. Ramping up activity across three pillars of activity – JM’s products and services, its operations and people – the strategy enables JM to significantly increase the positive contribution it is making in accelerating progress towards a cleaner and healthier world. JM’s focus on sustainable technologies mean...

News  Updated at: 2021/06/21

Nano One and Johnson Matthey partner for lithium-ion battery materials Nano One Materials Corp. and Johnson Matthey (JM) announce a joint development agreement to co-develop next generation products and processes for Johnson Matthey’s eLNO family of nickel-rich advanced cathode materials using Nano One’s patented One-Pot process and coated nanocrystal technology, for the low-cost, low-carbon footprint production of high-performance lithium io...

News  Updated at: 2021/06/03