PGM Autocatalyst Recycling Market Study
A Post-Covid Assessment
In-depth insights into the evolving PGM Autocatalyst Market
SFA has monitored volumes of spent autocatalysts for over 10 years and has just released it's latest ground-breaking study, conducted over six intensive months, which offers the most in-depth and unparalleled evaluation of the autocatalyst recycling market having undertaken extensive stakeholder interviews throughout the entire supply chain, from scrap yards to refiners. If your business is affected in any way by autocatalyst recycling volumes, this is an essential 200-page tool to evaluate risks and understand the upside and downside influences on flows going forward.
A Post-Covid Assessment
The past few years have seen significant disruptions in new vehicle production and sales, first due to COVID-19 and subsequently the semiconductor chip shortage. Despite a recovery in activity from COVID lockdowns and record PGM prices spurring a surge in autocatalyst recycling in 2021, spent catalyst volumes fell back in 2022. Even with a strong recovery in light vehicle production in 2023, autocatalyst recycling continued to decline, and it has yet to recover in 2024.
US Economic Indicators 2008-2024
Pre-Covid stability vs. post-Covid disruptions in key US economic metrics
Source: SFA (Oxford), Bloomberg
This post-Covid assessment of the PGM autocatalyst recycling market evaluates pre-Covid autocatalyst flows and correlations against multiple variables (metal prices, scrap vehicle flows, macro influences), as well as a full evaluation of disruptive events (Covid, semi-conductor chip crisis, inflation, metal price spikes and aging vehicle profiles) on recycling volumes (2020-2024) and critically, a dashboard of leading indicators to predict the recovery of autocatalyst recycling.
The review provides insight into:
- China’s recycling market
- Autocatalyst flows
- Future processing capacities
- Updated outlook on silicon carbide scrap catalyst flows by age
- Volumes by vehicle type and contained PGMs
- A derivation of autocatalyst recycling economics
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