Precious Metal Prices
The platinum-group metals recovered from catalytic converters and electronics are traded on world markets. These are the benchmarks behind every EC Recycling quotation.
Platinum
Spot price · per troy ozR 864.06 / gram
— 0.00%Palladium
Spot price · per troy ozR 683.76 / gram
— 0.00%Rhodium
Spot price · per troy ozR 5,746.07 / gram
— 0.00%What's Inside a Catalytic Converter?
Platinum
The workhorse of diesel converters and DPFs. South Africa produces around 70% of the world's platinum, and local pricing follows the global spot market closely.
Palladium
The dominant catalyst metal in petrol vehicles. Most modern petrol converters carry more palladium than platinum, which is why petrol cats often price differently to diesel.
Rhodium
The rarest and most valuable of the three — used in small amounts to control NOx emissions. Even a few grams of rhodium loading can move a converter's value significantly.
How this affects your quote
Each converter model carries a known loading of Pt, Pd and Rh. We identify your converter by its reference code, apply current market prices to its metal content, and quote accordingly. When markets rise, so do our offers — and you can verify the numbers on this page any time.