Johnson Matthey to Supply Bulk Hydrogen Purifiers to Beijing Tsing Hwa Uni and Rainbow in China

WEST CHESTER, PA, December 20, 2005 – Johnson Matthey Gas Purification Technology (GPT) group, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of highly reliable bulk and point-of-use purifiers, announced today that they have supplied HTG-20 hydrogen purifiers to both Beijing Tsing Hwa Uni and Rainbow in China.

 Both organizations installed the purifiers at their LED manufacturing facilities. Johnson Matthey's distributor in China, Gentech International was instrumental in securing the sale of the two units.

"Obtaining these bulk hydrogen purifier orders reinforces Johnson Matthey and Gentech's commitment to the growing LED market in China,"said Sean Peng, Asian Sales Manager of Gas Purification for GPT. "Our goal is to be the leading supplier of gas purification products to the Asian LED marketplace…securing these two projects keeps us headed in that direction".

Johnson Matthey's state-of-the-art bulk hydrogen purifiers are capable of providing

99.9999999 percent pure hydrogen for wafer fabrication and they are the technology of choice for epitaxy and zero-gas generators used in the calibration of the most technologically advanced analytical equipment.

About Johnson Matthey Gas Purification Technology:

 Backed by a reputation for superior reliability, technological expertise and customer service – and having installed over 5,000 gas purification units around the world – the company is a global leader in the design, engineering, manufacture and distribution of state-of-the-art purification systems for all pure, inert and specialty gases used in the semiconductor industry.  The Johnson Matthey GPT group maintains locations in North America, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong.

About Johnson Matthey:

 Traded on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: JMAT), Johnson Matthey is a specialty chemicals company focused on its core skills in catalysts, precious metals and specialty chemicals. The $8.0 billion company is 188 years old, employs almost 7,500 people in 34 countries and has been providing gas purification solutions for more than 40 years.

Contact Information:

For further information, please contact Jeff Lucht, Business Manager, Johnson Matthey Gas Purification Technology, 1397 King Road, West Chester, PA  19380;

Phone: (610) 232-1968 or (800) 624-2204; Fax: (610) 232-1934;

E-mail: luchtjl@jmusa.com; Web site: http://www.pureguard.net