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Going Beyond Catalytic Converters for Platinum Recycling

May 17, 2022
11:40 am

Platinum (Pt) is a finite precious resource critical to a plethora of industries including the auto industry for the manufacturing of catalytic converters as well as medical, high technology, manufacturing and of course, the jewellery industries. Despite fluid supply and

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Highlights of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) Price Forecast 2022

December 30, 2021
4:45 pm

Since August 2021, Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) prices have been on a downward trend. One does not need a market expert to point out that the current bear market is brought about by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which not only dampens

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Gold Recovery for Everyday Items

November 25, 2021
2:58 pm

Gold is one of the rarest and most valuable metals in the Earth’s crust. Most of the world’s supply is mined, but recycling has been gaining momentum in an age of mounting environmental concerns and heightened price volatility. Now, let’s

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XRF Or ICP – Which Analysis Method is Best to Find Out the Value of My Catalytic Converters

September 21, 2021
6:00 pm

XRF (X-ray fluorescence) and ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma) analysis are two widely used and accepted methods for the analysis of Platinum Group Metals (PGM) in catalytic converters. As PGM prices become increasingly volatile and competition for spent catalytic converters intensifies,

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Know the Value of Your Catalytic Converters – Different Types & Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Loading

March 31, 2021
12:01 pm

Finding out and learning about the different types of catalytic converters out there and their value in terms of PGM (Platinum Group Metals) loading can be daunting. So, to make things much easier for you, we have gathered all the

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Would the new tri-metal catalytic converter innovation raise Platinum prices?

March 5, 2021
10:05 am

Here’s BASF’s new innovation for catalytic converter industry: BASF, a 156-year-old German Giant in chemicals, consumer and industrial solutions, announced in March 2020 their invention of tri-metal catalytic converter. It is reported that the approach would likely substitute between 20% and

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How Spent Catalytic Converters are Valued?

March 22, 2020
4:39 pm

One of the most frequently asked questions by spent catalytic converters sellers is: how does a catalytic converter recycling company value the scrap materials it receives from them and other suppliers (like scrapyards and auto mechanic shops) and know what

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Will the Covid-19 / Coronavirus Affect Platinum, Palladium & Rhodium Prices?

March 12, 2020
2:50 pm

In a nutshell: The economic impact of COVID-19/ coronavirus has yet to put any significant pressure on prices for the platinum group metals But if containment fails and the epidemic becomes a prolonged global pandemic, the economic fallout will lead

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Uber For Recycling: What Is It And Will It Take Off?

July 31, 2018
5:00 am

Even though Uber has bowed out of Singapore and most of Southeast Asia, its name remains as a generic trademark for hassle-free ride-sharing that revolutionized the way we travel, made possible by smart phones. What if we could do the same

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Fueling Hope for the Platinum Industry: Will Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles Drive Platinum & Palladium Demand?

July 16, 2018
5:01 am

Fueling Hope for the Platinum Industry: Will Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles Drive Platinum & Palladium Demand? 2018 is turning out to be a pretty bad year for Platinum Group Metals (PGMs). Platinum, in particular has taken a sound beating with its prices falling a

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Pulling Fuel Out of Thin Air … With Rhodium

June 29, 2018
5:01 am

We’ve covered Platinum and Palladium extensively in our previous posts, so it’s time we move on to another Platinum Group Metals (PGM) that is commonly found in spent catalytic converters and industrial catalysts – Rhodium. Although it is lesser known than Platinum and Palladium,

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The Mystery of How USD 22 Billion Worth of Gold Ended in the Dump

June 14, 2018
5:01 am

The Mystery of How USD 22 Billion Worth of Gold Ended in the Dump In the last two articles, we delved into the various emerging as well as tried and tested applications of Platinum and Palladium. Today, we will cover everyone’s favourite precious

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Articles

Going Beyond Catalytic Converters for Platinum Recycling

Highlights of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) Price Forecast 2022

Gold Recovery for Everyday Items

XRF Or ICP – Which Analysis Method is Best to Find Out the Value of My Catalytic Converters

Know the Value of Your Catalytic Converters – Different Types & Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Loading

Would the new tri-metal catalytic converter innovation raise Platinum prices?

How Spent Catalytic Converters are Valued?

Will the Covid-19 / Coronavirus Affect Platinum, Palladium & Rhodium Prices?

Uber For Recycling: What Is It And Will It Take Off?

Fueling Hope for the Platinum Industry: Will Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles Drive Platinum & Palladium Demand?

Pulling Fuel Out of Thin Air … With Rhodium

The Mystery of How USD 22 Billion Worth of Gold Ended in the Dump

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