To a thief, it is a pod of precious metal worth nearly $200 on the black market. Bulging in the exhaust system like a rabbit deep in the belly of a boa, the catalytic converter cleans engine fumes ...

Catalytic converter thefts have surged in lockdown amid a spike in the value of precious metals, research shows. The RAC and insurer Ageas found the crime now accounts for three-in-10 thefts from ...

Demand for palladium from the automotive industry — the largest offtaker with more than 80 percent — is expected to decline ...

In a video seen by the BBC, a criminal gang stole a catalytic converter in under three minutes in broad daylight. The prices of certain precious metals have skyrocketed in the last 18 months - pal ...

Rhodium When discussing precious metals, the attention tends to be focused on gold, and maybe a few other elements like silver and platinum. These are all metals we previously covered in dedicated ...

A Minnesota man who sold $21 million worth of stolen catalytic converters pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court.

The two New York men were among 13 people charged in October 2022 in Oklahoma as part of what authorities dubbed Operation ...

Catalytic converters control exhaust emissions to ... for other uses and the increasing difficulty in sourcing the precious metal has been a key factor in palladium’s recent notable price ...

A lawsuit filed by B.C.'s director of civil forfeiture alleges a towing business owned by Surrey's Jasvindar Singh bought ...