A Clear Route From Material Review to Recovery Direction
AG Precious Metals Group follows a structured process for catalyst-bearing materials: identify the material, review its condition, define the technical route, and move toward recovery or commercial next steps with clarity.
The process is built to reduce uncertainty before recovery decisions.
Catalyst-bearing materials can arrive as converters, honeycomb, powders, pellets, granules, residues, or mixed streams. AG’s process helps determine the correct route before technical or commercial decisions are made.
One generic process does not fit every material stream.
A whole converter, crushed catalyst powder, industrial pellet batch, and refinery catalyst stream each require different information and review logic. The process keeps these routes separated and clear.
Material classification comes before sampling, pricing, or recovery planning.
Prepared and mixed materials may need representative sampling and assay coordination.
Commercial discussion should follow the technical route, not replace it.
Clear client information helps the AG team choose the right next step faster.
Material Information
Material type, source, quantity, condition, packaging, photos, and available documentation.
Material Review
The material is reviewed by origin, form, consistency, handling needs, and possible next route.
Sampling & Assay
When needed, representative sampling and assay coordination support a stronger technical basis.
Recovery Planning
Recovery direction and settlement logic are shaped by material review, assay basis, and agreed terms.
From first inquiry to the correct commercial next step.
This is the practical workflow AG uses to keep material review, technical evaluation, and recovery planning aligned.
Material inquiry
The client shares material type, quantity, source, condition, location, photos, packaging, and documents when available.
Source and form check
AG reviews whether the stream is automotive, industrial, petrochemical, refinery-related, residue-based, or unknown.
Material classification
The material is classified as whole converter, honeycomb, crushed catalyst, powder, pellet, granule, fines, or mixed stream.
Sampling decision
If the material is prepared, mixed, inconsistent, or unclear, sampling and assay may be recommended before commercial review.
Technical evaluation
Assay information, sample quality, batch consistency, and documentation are reviewed to support the recovery route.
Recovery planning
The recovery route is shaped around material type, PGM focus, technical basis, processing route, and commercial expectations.
Commercial next step
The inquiry moves toward quotation, recovery discussion, settlement planning, shipment coordination, or additional clarification.
What makes the process more accurate?
Better information improves the route. The goal is to avoid assumptions and create a clear basis for material review, sampling decisions, recovery planning, and commercial discussion.
Clear material identity
Converters, powders, pellets, granules, residues, and mixed streams should be described separately.
Source context
Automotive, industrial, petrochemical, refinery-related, trading, and unknown sources create different review paths.
Batch consistency
Separated and consistent batches are easier to evaluate than mixed or unclear material streams.
Photos and documents
Photos, labels, batch notes, prior assay reports, and shipment details help reduce back-and-forth.
Sampling basis
Prepared materials need representative sampling logic before assay information can support a decision.
Commercial clarity
Route, timing, settlement basis, and client expectations should be aligned before final movement.
What should be prepared before starting the process?
A complete file is not required at first contact. But the right basic details help AG understand the material and choose the correct route.
The process starts faster when the material is described clearly.
AG does not need perfect documentation to begin an initial review. The most important first step is to explain what the material is, where it came from, how much material exists, and what condition it is in.
For unknown or mixed streams, clear photos and source details can be enough to begin classification before sampling or assay direction is chosen.
Material type
Converter, honeycomb, crushed catalyst, powder, pellets, granules, fines, residues, or unknown material.
Quantity and packaging
Approximate weight, number of units, bags, drums, boxes, pallets, or bulk packaging details.
Source and condition
Origin, industry, material condition, separation, moisture, contamination, or mixing details.
Photos and documents
Clear photos, labels, prior assay reports, batch notes, export or shipment documents if available.
Each process stage connects to a dedicated AG page.
Our Process explains the route. The connected pages give more detail for material types, technical evaluation, recovery planning, and service mapping.
Ready to move your material into the correct review route?
Start with material details, photos, quantity, source, condition, packaging, and available documents. AG will guide the process from classification to the next technical or commercial step.