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Platinum and Palladium Education Center
The supply-demand dynamics for platinum and palladium are intertwined, as these metals are often co-byproducts in the same mining location.
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Palladium: The King of Catalysts
As one of the key platinum group metals, palladium is a highly prized commodity.
It commands more monetary value than gold and is 30 times as rare, with industrial demand outstripping supply for the last decade.
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Video – Platinum: The Rarest Precious Metal
Platinum is a metal that represents power and prestige. Platinum is a key element in catalytic converters for vehicles, as a catalyst in the chemical industry and even in the creation of life saving anti-cancer drugs.
Podcast – Platinum and Palladium Explained
Ed Coyne and Shree Kargutkar provide an update on the PGM group metals: platinum and palladium. They cover supply-demand dynamics, geopolitical challenges for miners and platinum's role in fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
Report – Palladium: An Introduction for Platinum and Palladium Investors
The dominant use of palladium today is in catalytic converters used to control emissions from gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines in passenger and light-duty commercial vehicles.
Video - Sprott Trusts in Two Minutes
Learn how owning precious metals can be valuable component of a well structured wealth management strategy.
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Palladium: The King of Catalysts
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Platinum: The Rarest Precious Metal
"The supply of both platinum and palladium is rather steady, with both amounting to approximately 250-280 tonnes every year. While most platinum (~90%) is produced in the South African region (including Zimbabwe), a large supply of palladium comes from Russia (29%) and South Africa (27%) and is generally mined as a by-product of nickel mines in Russia and platinum mines in South Africa.”
Shree Kargutkar, CFA
Managing Director, Sprott Inc.; Senior Portfolio Manager, Sprott Asset Management, LP
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