Diesel Catalytic Converter Recycling

Key Notes

• The first technology to solve the smelting stage issues with Diesel Cat Converters
• Our plant will be able to achieve over 90% metals recovery, with the only green process in the industry.
• Gain significant market share via strategic, regional plant locations.
• Filling an unfilled need – less than 30% of catalytic converters are recycled.
• Our first target region, North America, accounts for 35% of the global market for diesel engines

Issues With Current Recycling Method

• The only current method to recover Pd & Pt from Cat Converters is Smelting
• Most of the North American Cat Converter smelting is done overseas: Europe, Africa and Asia, resulting in significant shipping costs
• Turn around time from smelters to the recyclers is over 180 days, with often biased reporting on metal recoveries in favor of the smelter
• Not only do smelters have limited capabilities, they emit excessive CO2and toxic pollution

80% of the world’s supply of palladium (Pd) and 50% of the world’s supply of platinum (Pt) are used in catalytic converters annually.

a diesel catalytic converter wave is coming – as DPF sales began in 2006 and the average recycle age of units is 10+ years