We also know the these devices are targets for thieves seeking the platinum (and other metals like palladium and rhodium) found inside. Now we know exactly how catalytic converters work and the ...

[Cody Reeder] noticed that the weight of platinum in a catalytic converter taken from a scrap vehicle is significantly less than that of a new one. Some of that metal has escaped, so where has it ...

Canada-based Regenx Tech Corp., which recovers platinum group metals (PGMs) from end-of-life diesel catalytic converters, says operations at its Greeneville, Tennessee, facility have resumed, ...

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 ...

Thieves are stealing the part of vehicle exhausts that clean up emissions, because they are made using valuable metals like ...

The global platinum market is expected to be in deficit for a third consecutive year in 2025, though estimated shortfalls for 2024 have been significantly narrowed on improved supply and lower ...