The Commodity of Cats: Full-serve and self-serve yards

By Becky Berube, President of United Catalyst Corporation Converters are an important commodity to sell for any automotive recycler or scrap metal dealer. I can remember 10 years ago when they appeared less important—just another $50 core. We didn’t talk about converter recycling very much and it certainly didn’t command the attention and spending power […]

The World of Precious Metals: Q1 2023 and beyond

By Becky Berube The first week of March saw two hundred members of a worldwide organization representing every aspect of the precious metals supply chain, from mining and refining to fabrication, recycling, and investment meet in Orlando, Florida. The International Precious Metals Institute promotes excellence through education, research, and networking opportunities that drive innovation and […]

United Catalyst Corporation

UNITED CATALYST CORPORATION TRUSTED AND TRUE CALL US TODAY! 1 864-834-2003 ADDRESS 100 Industrial Blvd. Fountain Inn, SC 29644, United States WEBSITE unitedcatalystcorporation.com Get the most from your converters United Catalyst Corporation believes in the benefits of assay- based selling. Since no two converters are the same, and each converter must go through the same […]

MY PRECIOUS

Becky Berube serves the recycling community as president of United Catalyst Corporation, is a member of the Automotive Recycling Association’s Educational Programming Committee and is a past president of the International Precious Metals Institute. An updated platinum group metals outlook for 2023 and beyond By Becky Berube Back in July, we at United Catalyst Corporation […]

My Precious: An updated platinum group metals outlook for 2023 and beyond

by Becky Berube, United  Catalyst Corporation Back in July, we at United Catalyst Corporation summarized the 2022 outlook for Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) with excerpts from the Johnson Matthey Market Report. The report proved true on many fronts. Business conditions have not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Industrial demand for Platinum has remained robust. The war […]

United Catalyst Corporation

UNITED CATALYST CORPORATION A TRUSTED SOURCE   CALL US TODAY! 1 864-834-2003 ADDRESS 100 Industrial Blvd. Fountain Inn, SC 29644, United States   WEBSITE unitedcatalystcorporation.com United Catalyst Corporation shares the ‘Four Ps’ of converter recycling profitability At United Catalyst Corporation, we are on a mission. We generate greater profits for the companies that work with […]

Rising commodity prices good news for recyclers

Catalytic converters contain precious metals such as platinum and rhodium. Rising commodity prices mean recyclers can realize more profits for these items than in recent months.

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — May 4, 2016 — Every auto recycler knows there’s money to be made in recycling the precious metals included in catalytic converters. However, some of those cats might be getting left behind, according to Becky Berube from United Catalyst Corporation. Berube says many catalytic convertors are simply left on the […]