Johnson Matthey secures $400m government-backed loan for hydrogen research push

Cecilia Keating
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Credit: Johnson Matthey

UK Export Finance hails transaction as 'biggest single investment' to date in a hydrogen-focused company, as new report from Wood Mackenzie predicts demand for hydrogen will soar 223-fold by 2050

Industrial group Johnson Matthey has secured a $400m sustainability-linked loan backed by the UK government that will enable it to boost research and development (R&D) of hydrogen technologies that can...

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