Third International Congress on Catalysis

The Third International Congress on Catalysis, organised most efficiently by the Royal Dutch Chemical Society, took place in Amsterdam from July 20 to 25. It was attended by 828 active members from 31 countries including 141 from the USA, 29 from the USSR, and 115 from Great Britain. Of the ninety-eight papers presented, twenty-seven refer to the use of the platinum group metals as catalysts, and these are reviewed here.