Two-wheeler converters were written off. Washcoat extraction changed that
India has one of the largest two-wheeler fleets in the world. For most of the time that fleet has existed, its converters were not worth recovering.
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Notes from the yard
What we have learned decanning, sampling and settling converters — written for suppliers, dismantlers and RVSF centres rather than for search engines.
Assay settlement, and what an umpire actually does
Assay settlement sounds adversarial and is the opposite: it is the mechanism that lets two parties who do not trust each other trade anyway.
RVSF and the scrappage policy: what it changed for converter supply
A documented dismantling process changes the converter trade more than it first appears — not because the units are different, but because their provenance now is.
How catalytic converter recycling works, step by step
There are six steps between a converter coming off a vehicle and metal coming out of a refinery. Most disputes in this trade happen at step three, and they are avoidable.
What is actually inside a catalytic converter
Almost everyone who handles converters gets paid for the wrong thing at least once: the weight of the shell. The value is in a coating a few microns thick, and it is worth understanding where it sits.
Tell us the type and the count
Tell us the converter type and a rough count. We will come back with an honest view of what it is worth moving, usually the same working day.