There are periods when catalytic converters are part of frequent news stories, and the reason isn't a fun one. ... $35 for palladium and a whopping $164 for rhodium.

Catalytic converters contain 3 types of precious metals rhodium, palladium and platinum that can cost up to $20,000 per ounce if sold. 24/7 Live Houston Southwest Southeast Northwest Northeast.

During their peak, platinum sold for $1,289 per ounce and palladium sold for $3,307 per ounce, making a typical catalytic converter worth at least $128 of platinum and $231 of palladium.

During their peak, platinum sold for $1,289 per ounce and palladium sold for $3,307 per ounce, making a typical catalytic converter worth at least $128 of platinum and $231 of palladium.

Catalytic converters can be removed with a battery-operated saw in minutes. ... $10,700; palladium: $1,568; platinum: $1,010, according to the insurance crime bureau.

Catalytic converters usually look like a boxy tube. They contain a series of filters or honeycombs coated with precious ...

Soaring palladium prices are inspiring an unusual band of criminals: catalytic converter thieves. The exhaust-control devices common in most cars contain the silvery white precious metal, whose ...

Catalytic converters are made using precious metals including palladium. "Palladium is an expensive metal, it's more expensive than gold," Andrew Wolf a chemistry professor at UMass Lowell said.

Catalytic converters are typically made up of three precious metals: platinum, palladium and rhodium. The value of all three metals have risen sharply in price in the last decade.

In St. Louis, catalytic converter thefts jumped more than eightfold, from 50 in 2019 to 420 last year, with the trend gaining speed near the end of the year into early 2021.

There has been a stark rise in catalytic converter thefts across the country since 2019 and there's a chance Russia could make it worse. According to National Insurance Crime Bureau data , thefts ...

Jeep, Hyundai and Mazda owners rejoice: Catalytic converter thefts declined nationwide and in nearly every state in the first half of 2023. ... The price of palladium has fallen in recent months.