Heraeus Precious Metals, one of the leading companies in the precious metals industry, announced the introduction of Actydon, the new brand of its H₂ systems business line. Actydon offers a comprehensive portfolio of precious metal products and services for the various applications in the H₂ industry, enabling Heraeus Precious Metals to provide the best possible support to customers in the H₂ industry.

To achieve the ambitious goals set by policymakers and society, the H₂ economy needs holistic solutions from a single source. The products and services of the Actydon family meet all customer needs. This starts with ensuring the supply of precious metals, some of which are in short supply, for use in the comprehensive range of precious metal-based products for electrolyzers and fuel cells. The various recycling solutions complete the brand, so that customers receive all the components – procurement, product and recycling – from a single source and under a common brand.

Actydon is divided into a total of four product families. Actydon | Platinum includes platinum catalysts, which are used primarily in the electrodes of PEM electrolyzers and PEM fuel cells and are also used in other fuel cell and electrolyzer technologies. In Actydon | Iridium and Actydon | Ruthenium, the corresponding iridium and ruthenium solutions are combined, including the particularly innovative catalyst solutions with low iridium content. Actydon | Loop represents the recycling family of the portfolio and includes the recycling of precious metals as well as the recycling of entire stacks. In the future, Heraeus Precious Metals will use Actydon to combine and further expand its high-tech solutions for H₂ production and use.

“For the rapidly growing H₂ economy, we needed a flexible system that allows us to easily categorize our extensive portfolio for our customers and that can grow with the still young industry.” With Actydon, we are well positioned to support our customers in achieving their goals,” explained Dr. Julia Keck, Head of Product Management at Business Line H₂ Systems. The company works continuously on innovative solutions in close collaboration with its customers and is constantly developing its portfolio.

The introduction of Actydon is the logical next step following the rapid development of the H₂ business at Heraeus Precious Metals. The division, which started as an R&D project, developed and expanded continuously through investments in research facilities, production lines and recycling capacities in China, Germany and the U.S. At the beginning of 2024, Heraeus Precious Metals created a central point of contact for its customers in the H₂ economy by establishing a dedicated H₂ Systems Business Line. The new product brand is the next step in implementing the strategy of the H₂ division. The expansion of the Business Line is in line with the corporate strategy of Heraeus Precious Metals to play a leading role in making the precious metals industry sustainable.

“The introduction of Actydon underlines our commitment to advancing the rapid development of the H₂ economy with precious metals in the best possible way. H₂ and precious metals belong together,” said Dr. Philipp Walter, Head of Business Line H₂ Systems. ”Actydon stands for activity, efficiency and stability, and by that we mean not only our catalysts but also the important contribution that precious metals have to make to the energy transition.”