This document provides an overview of Johnson Matthey, including its history, business areas, markets, and fuel cell business. Some key points: - Johnson Matthey is a UK-based multinational company founded in 1817 that focuses on environmental technologies and advanced materials. It has over 10,000 employees globally. - The company has business areas in environmental technologies, fine chemicals and catalysts, and precious metal products. It is a world leader in catalytic converters and emission control catalysts. - Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells was formed in 2002 as a joint venture to focus on fuel cell components. Its main facility is in Swindon, UK where it designs, develops, and manufactures membrane

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Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells
Paul Holmes- Automation/Mechanical Engineering Manager
Director: University Technical College Swindon

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JM Group:Business Overview
Johnson Matthey Group
Environmental Fine Chemicals and Precious Metal
Technologies Catalysts Products
‒ Founded 1817 in London
‒ FTSE-100
‒ £12bn revenue, £400m operating profit 2012/13
‒ 10,000 employees in 40 countries
‒ Focused on environmental and advanced materials technologies
‒ JMFC Ltd subsidiary of main group
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JM Environmental Control Technologies
• Johnson Matthey is a world leader in manufacture
of catalysts for vehicle exhaust emission control –
E.g. JM manufacture 40% of catalytic converter
world market!
• Johnson Matthey is a leader in catalyst systems for
the reduction of volatile organic compound (VOC)
emissions for industrial processes.
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Johnson Matthey Markets & Applications
Precious Metals
•Medical devices
•PGM
•Refining
Emission Control
‒ Cars
‒ Light and heavy duty trucks
‒ Off-road, marine, rail
‒ Power generation
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Johnson Matthey Markets & Applications
Clean fuels and
processes
• Refinery processes
• Methanol, DME
• Biogas, waste
Fuel Cells
Pharmaceuticals
Fine Chemicals
Colours Coatings
Non Metal Catalysis
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Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells
• Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells is a global business dedicated to
the supply of high quality fuel cell components.
• In the coming years, fuel cell component design will
continue to evolve, as fuel cell technology becomes a part of
our everyday existence and Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells is
committed to be at the forefront of this development activity.
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Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells
• Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells formed as a joint venture
between Johnson Matthey Plc. and Anglo Platinum in
2002
• Fuel cell components
• Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEA)
• Electrodes
• Fuel cell catalysts
• Fuel Cell types made at JMFC Swindon
• Hydrogen Fuel Cell – HFC - Automotive
• Direct Methanol Fuel Cell – DMFC – Mobile/small power
• Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell – PAFC – Stationary Power
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JMFC - Swindon Facility
•World’s first dedicated MEA facility opened in 2002
•Swindon site operation includes; fuel cell design,
development, manufacture and sales.
• MEA design and functional testing undertaken at
Sonning Common facility.
•Business focussed in the early years on
• Product Development • Site designed
• Technology transfer for further
• Emphasis now production scale-up growth
• 3 of 10 acres
• ISO9001:2008 Certification obtained July 2011 developed
•2013 – Significant growth in output • 170 people
employed
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Swindon, UK: HQ, MEA Development and Manufacturing,
Sales
Sonning Common, UK: Research, Test facility and Catalyst
Development
West Deptford NJ, USA: Catalyst Manufacturing
Kitec , Japan Sales & Marketing
Offices in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong
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JMFC : What we do in Swindon
• Fuel Cell Research
‒ Science
‒ Chemistry, Engineering
• Technology Development
‒ Electro-chemistry
‒ Materials science/Engineering
• Dedicated Fuel Cell Manufacturing
‒ Project Management
‒ Project Engineering
‒ Chemical Engineering
‒ Mechanical Engineering/Design
‒ Automation/Assembly
‒ Manufacturing/Coating
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JMFC – What is a fuel Cell?
A fuel cell is a solid-state
electrochemical power conversion
device, that directly converts the
chemical energy of a fuel into electrical
energy in a constant temperature
process.
Fuel Cell Stack
MEAs
Membrane Electrode Assemblies
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Fuel Cell History…..
• JM supplied platinum electrodes for the first fuel
cell demonstration in 1839
• Fuel cells have been used in space programmes
since the 1960’s – JM supplied catalyst materials
to NASA for the Apollo missions and onwards
• JM supplied catalysts to UTC Phosphoric Acid
Fuel Cells in 1980/90’s
1817- Johnson Matthey Founded
1839- First fuel Cell William Grove
1950s- First PEM Fuel Cells
1960s– NASA use Fuel Cells
1990s- Commercial stationary Power
2000- Fuel Cells widely available
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Fuel Cell Applications
• Energy Generation from hydrogen
‒ Chemical process producing heat electricity and
water
‒ No emissions at point of use, clean technology
‒ Automotive 0 g/km CO2
• Cars & Buses
‒ Stationary Power
‒ CHP – Combined Heat Power
‒ 80-90% efficiency (35% traditional)
‒ Portable applications
• Laptops
• Mobile Phones
• Leisure industry
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Fuel Cell Benefits
BENEFITS …..Fuel cells can:
•contribute substantially to a global low carbon economy
•improve urban air quality and the health of urban populations
•contribute to the alleviation of fuel poverty through superior efficiency
relative to conventional technologies (particularly in CHP mode)
•form the basis of a 21st Century industrial sector that allows sustainable
growth of the world economy;
•enhance energy security by allowing a wider choice of fuels
•help to overcome the intermittency of renewables and deliver improved
power management.
Contributing to a low carbon economy, improving air quality and
alleviating fuel poverty
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15. Lead employer sponsor
Swindon University Technical College (UTC) –
to be introduced by Simon Peet –
Engineering Manager : JMFC
Director: Swindon UTC