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Savannah
Site Potpourri
Colleges
100

These are the four current business sectors within JM.

What are PGMS, Clean Air, Catalyst Technologies (CT), and Hydrogen Technologies (HT)?

100

This film character sat on a bench in Chippewa Square downtown and shared his life story.

Who is Forrest Gump?

100

The Savannah site was under this company name when purchased by JM in 2011 .

What is Intercat?

100

Georgia Tech's campus was the site of the athletes' village and venue for multiple athletic events at the Summer Olympics this year.

What is 1996?

200

This is how old Johnson Matthey is in 2025.

What is 208 years old?

200

Three greek brothers (George, Peter, and Basil) founded this sweet local company in 1919 where fan favorites now include Tutti Frutti and Savannah Socialite.

What is Leopold's Ice Cream?

200

JM Savannah manufactures these two types of additives for oil and gasoline refines.

What are Environmental Additives and Performance Additives?

200
First District Agricultural & Mechanical School is now known by this college name.

What is Georgia Southern University?

300

In more recent years, this PGM (Platinum Group Metal) primarily used in catalysts, has been the most expensive of the precious metals JM refines.

What is Rhodium?

300

This British philanthropist and Member of Parliament founded the city of Savannah in 1733.

Who is General James Edward Oglethorpe?

300

46 JM employees and family members participated in this annual race in 2024, with an average 5k time of 44:27 min.

What is the Enmarket Savannah Bridge Run?

300

UGA owns a house in this British college town, known for Tolkien and CS Lewis.

What is Oxford, England?

400

This is the year that Johnson Matthey made a world changing difference in sustainability by developing its first emission control catalyst.

What is 1974?

400

Spanish moss seen hanging from trees around Savannah is not moss but a bromeliad, a relative of this tropical plant.

What is a pineapple?

400

This piece of equipment used ~125 dekatherms (~121k MCF) of natural gas in FY24/25.

What is D Spray Dryer?

400

This 2001 hit movie had asked to be filmed at University of Virginia Law - and was turned down.

What is "Legally Blonde"?

500

On the same day that Percival Johnson established this business, he completed this other milestone. 

What is got married?

500

Savannah boasts this nickname.

What is "Hostess City of the South"?

500

As of June 2025, the site hit this many employee hours worked since our last recordable.

What is 250,000 hours?
500

This college's mascot is the Fightin' Blue Hens, after a Revolutionary War battalion with the same nickname.

What is the University of Delaware?

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