Johnson Matthey and partners announce SAE 2010 Heavy Duty Diesel Emissions Control Symposium at

ROYSTON, UK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Significant investment is currently being made in diesel emissions control strategies by both OEMs and suppliers, as they develop solutions for attaining emissions compliance in time to meet forthcoming European and US legislation. Johnson Matthey is co-sponsoring and organising the 2010 SAE Heavy Duty Diesel Emissions Control Symposium along with Volvo Group and Corning, so that speakers and delegates can share information on the regulations and engineering solutions for meeting them. The conference will be held at Quality Hotel 11, Göteborg, Sweden from 21-22 September, 2010.

“Johnson Matthey is proud to be associated with this premier technical heavy duty diesel emissions forum where delegates can learn the latest industry developments directly from leading global technology and policy experts.”

The two day symposium brings together leading global experts to capture the attention of a highly targeted audience of policy makers and engineering professionals to discuss:

• Global technical challenges
• Alternative fuels and powertrains
• Emerging markets
• Non-road
• Engine developments
• Aftertreatment
• Systems integration

During the technology-focused symposium, leading experts from the global heavy duty diesel powertrain industry will discuss the pathways to emissions compliance and the solutions under investigation. The sessions will be chaired by experts in the fields of aftertreatment, design and engineering.

Commenting on this symposium, Dr David Prest, Managing Director of Johnson Matthey’s European Emission Control Technologies business said: “Johnson Matthey is proud to be associated with this premier technical heavy duty diesel emissions forum where delegates can learn the latest industry developments directly from leading global technology and policy experts.”

For more information and to register for the symposium please visit http://www.sae.org/hddec or register by emailing [e-mail] or call 1-724-776-4970.

About Johnson Matthey

Johnson Matthey is a specialty chemicals company focused on its core skills in catalysis, precious metals, fine chemicals and process technology. Johnson Matthey's principal activities are the manufacture of autocatalysts, heavy duty diesel catalysts and pollution control systems, catalysts and components for fuel cells, catalysts and technologies for chemical processes, fine chemicals, chemical catalysts and active pharmaceutical ingredients and the marketing, refining, and fabrication of precious metals. Johnson Matthey has operations in over 30 countries and employs around 9,000 people. Its products are sold across the world to a wide range of advanced technology industries