Abstract
Precious metal catalysts are mainly used as cata-lytic converters in motor vehicles and as petroleum refining and chemical industry catalysts. Platinum (Pt) group metals (PGMs) are mainly used as active mate-rials for catalysts, which contains palladium (Pd). This study used material flow as the framework theory and adopted methods such as review, telephone interviews, and manufacturer visits. The aim was to investigate the distribution of import, manufacture, export, and waste removal of relate...