Inside Johnson Matthey’s Royston Facility: Catalysing the Future of Commercial Vehicle Clean Technologies
By Luke Willetts – 28th October 2025
Few companies in the commercial vehicle supply chain can claim a heritage stretching back more than two centuries, but Johnson Matthey is one of them. Founded in 1817 as a precious metals assayer, determining the purity of metals, JM has since evolved into a global leader in clean air and sustainable technology solutions. Its name is synonymous with catalytic converters, the innovation that has arguably saved more lives than any other automotive invention of the last 50 years, but today the company’s ambitions go far beyond traditional emissions control.