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

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,

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

Does Platinum Have a Future with the Rise of Electric Vehicles Over 40% of platinum is used in the manufacturing of automotive catalytic converters. With the introduction of electric vehicles (EVs), many reports are pointing towards a marked decrease in platinum demand

While almost 80% of palladium produced is used in manufacturing catalytic converters in gasoline vehicles, researchers have found a potential new use for palladium – data storage. Global data storage demand has been ballooning at an alarming rate, creating the need for new techniques

Precious metal recyclers like us “prowl” the concrete jungle looking for renewable scarce resources like platinum, palladium, rhodium and even gold from everyday objects in that have reached the end of their useful life. In addition to end-of-life computers, mobile devices and

Why Online Scrap Catalytic Converter Price Catalogues Can Be Misleading As a scrap catalytic converter supplier, knowing how much your materials are worth is always a concern. However, fluctuating Platinum Group Metal (PGM) prices and the sheer number of vehicle

Introducing the Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) are a group of precious metals that share similar characteristics and chemical properties. The group comprises platinum and palladium as well as the lesser known rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and osmium.

In the catalytic converter recycling business, it literally pays to get your converters accurately assessed. Knowing how much PGM (Platinum Group Metals) your converters contain allows you to know whether you are getting a competitive offer or getting shortchanged. The

China, the world’s largest vehicle market, recently announced that they are working towards banning the production and sale of petrol and diesel cars in the near future. Britain and France also aim to ban all new petrol and diesel cars

Cryptocurrency has absolutely nothing to do with waste processing. Well, think again. One particular cryptocurrency miner is about to use waste-to-energy to power their incredibly energy intensive mining machines. Ukrainian startup Zeus uses an ICO (Initial Coin Offering) to attract investors for