Johnson Matthey to build new plant in Macedonia

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Johnson Matthey Announces the Expansion of its Autocatalyst Plant in Macedonia

Johnson Matthey will today hold a ground breaking ceremony to mark the start a major expansion project at its emission control catalyst manufacturing plant in Macedonia

09 May 2012

The project is being undertaken in response to rapidly growing demand for more sophisticated, complex catalysts to meet tightening European emission control legislation coming into force over the next few years. This legislation covers both light and heavy duty vehicles as well as non-road applications such as construction and agricultural equipment. The expansion will be carried out in two phases at total cost of around £50 million and will double the existing capacity of the plant. The expansion project will result in the creation of more than 100 additional jobs.

The ceremonial ground breaking will be performed by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, His Excellency Nikola Gruevski and Larry Pentz, Executive Director Environmental Technologies Division, Johnson Matthey. It will be attended by other senior representatives of the Macedonian Government and of the Technological and Industrial Development Zone (TIDZ) in which the plant is located. Also attending will be the United Kingdom Ambassador, His Excellency Christopher Yvon and senior global and European regional management of Johnson Matthey’s Emission Control Technologies business.

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Johnson Matthey to build new plant, invest additional 60M Eur
Thursday, 10 May 2012

British company "Johnson Matthey" launched Wednesday the construction of the second plant in Macedonia, worth EUR 60 million, which is set to double production and open 100 new jobs.



"Johnson Matthey is the second large foreign company that has decided to reinvest in Macedonia. This demonstrates security, satisfaction, prosperity. When a company reinvests in Macedonia, this means it is satisfied from the initial investment, operating conditions, communication with authorities, and all other parameters required for good business", said Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski in the address at the cornerstone-laying ceremony in free economic zone Bunardzik.

According to him, the Government's policies rely on the principle of strategic partnership with the business sector and foreign companies in the country, whereas the strategy for improvement of business conditions in Macedonia resumed, accompanied by the country's promotion as an attractive business destination.



"Six years ago, Bunardzik was just a plain field, but now it can boast with the likes of Johnson Matthey, Johnson Controls, Teknohose, Kemet Electronics, Protek Group, along with several other plants in construction. Such trends are seen in other technological-industrial zones in the country, meaning that things move in a positive direction", emphasized PM Gruevski.

Directorate for Technological Industrial Development Zones (DTIDZ) director Viktor Mizo stressed the new Johnson Matthey investment confirmed that Macedonia was a fruitful soil for doing business.

The new plant makes Johnson Matthey the largest greenfield investment exceeding EUR 120 million and 500 employees.



"Johnson Matthey has been present in Macedonia since 2010, producing six million world-class catalysts, being the country's number one exporter", said Executive Director on Environmental Technologies Larry Pentz.

He added the investment would be completed in the next two years. The expansion comes as a response to the rapidly increased demand for more sophisticated and complex catalysts. The company covers one-third of the global market of catalysts for light and heavy vehicles.



British Ambassador to Macedonia Christopher Yvon said cooperation with Johnson Matthey represented a model that other companies should follow.

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