PEM Division (Platinum Engineered Materials)

PEM (Platinum Engineered Materials) division markets in Italy advanced materials produced thank to the consolidate experience and know how of leading companies in their own sectors: Friatec AG, Ögussa GmbH e Umicore AG & Co KG divisione PEM.

UMICORE AG & CO KG – PEM DIVISION
Platinum Engineered Materials is a global technology leader for materials based on platinum. PEM supports major industries to reach the best possible performance with their process – being it for special glass, fiber glass or ammonia oxidation. Platinum-based materials are mainly used in two sectors: glass manufacturing and fertilizer production. In the glass industry PEM’s platinum- based products are used in the equipments to produce special highly-pure glass for optic, display and special glass that must be free of impurities as they could affect its shape or transparency. To increase the equipment’s lifetime Umicore has developed a unique engineered platinum material known as FKS.
For the fertilizers sector PEM make use of platinum’s exceptional catalytic properties to produce catalytic gauzes made of platinum/rhodium wires. Finally with Umicore’s Precious Metals Rifining PEM closes the loop and provides sustainable business solutions. www.pem.umicore.com
ÖGUSSA GMBH
FRIATEC AG