Catalytic converter metals tumble in price on China slowdown

Dependent on automotive demand, palladium and rhodium slide to 4-year lows

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A machine engraves a palladium ingot at a plant in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. Russia produces 40% of the world's palladium.  © Reuters

MOMOKA MATSUMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The asking price for precious metals commonly found in catalytic converters has fallen to lows not seen in several years as demand declines in China, the world's largest automobile market.

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