thieves are cutting out the catalytic converters on late-model vehicles to get at the platinum and rhodium. Likely victims are fullsize SUVs or trucks because of the higher ground clearance ...

found detectable levels of platinum, palladium, rhodium and osmium in the air around Boston. These materials are found in catalytic converters, and these are thought to be the source. Clearly ...

Catalytic converters contain metals such as platinum and rhodium which fetch high prices on the black market. When values of these metals go up it usually leads to a spate of thefts, the RAC and ...