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Chi Mei Entech Co. (CMLT) Selects Johnson Matthey to Supply Model PSH-30 Hydrogen Purifier in Taiwan

WEST CHESTER, PA, November 21, 2007 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 supplied a Model PSH-30 hydrogen purifier, capable of hydrogen flows of 30 Nm3/hr. to Chi Mei Entech Co., Ltd. (CMLT), in Taipei, Taiwan. Pionics Technology Corporation, Johnson Matthey's Taiwanese sales and service agent, secured the sale.

CMLT is a manufacturer of LEDs used to backlight LCD screens. They are a division of Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), one of the world's leading manufacturers of thin film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCD) with sales of $5.9 billion. Founded in 1998, CMO has over 16,000 employees in Taiwan and 28,000 worldwide. Their products include panels for notebooks, desktop monitors and televisions and they are the world's leading supplier of large-size LCD TV panels.

Johnson Matthey's state-of-the-art PSH Series bulk hydrogen purifiers are capable of providing 99.9999999 percent pure hydrogen for wafer fabrication and they are the technology of choice for Taiwan's silicon and compound semiconductor industry.

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 gases used in the semiconductor industry. The Johnson Matthey GPT group maintains facilities in North America, France, 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 $9.3 billion company is 190 years old, employs over 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

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