Nanostellar, World Gold pan for success in automotive catalysts

December 11, 2007 — World Gold Council (WGC), the organization responsible for driving global demand for gold, and Nanostellar Inc., a developer of emission control technologies, have formed a partnership to introduce gold into the auto catalyst market.

The WGC has invested in Nanostellar to facilitate the commercialization and marketing of gold based technology that could increase industrial demand for gold.

Recently proclaimed a 2008 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, Nanostellar has developed a new product, NS Gold, a catalyst formulation for use in the automotive industry that for the first time includes gold alongside traditional platinum and palladium metals.

Gold enables manufacturers of light and heavy-duty diesel engines to reduce noxious emissions by as much as 40 percent more than existing pure platinum catalysts, enabling significant savings for automotive manufacturers, according to the WGC.

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