Our thirty-seventh Platinum Quarterly analyses Q3 2023 supply and demand. It also includes an updated
outlook for full-year 2023 and a first forecast for 2024.
What is platinum? Where and how is it “made”?
What is it used for? Is it a precious or industrial metal? ..... We address fundamental questions
on platinum for new and existing market participants.
Platinum is one of the rarest metals, occurring at very low
concentrations in the Earth’s crust. It is
30timesrarer than gold.
All the platinum ever produced would only cover your ankles inone Olympic sized swimming pool.
All the gold ever produced would fill three Olympic sized
swimming pools.
New mining production is both a significant capital investment
and long term commitment.
It can take more than
10yearsto bring online.
And yet the breadth of Platinum’s application is growing.
It is playing an active role in responding to some of mankind’s greatest
challenges.
It is the jewellery metal of choice and symbolises love because of its
endurance and strength.
Platinum is a premier jewellery metal and in-demand industrial commodity.
It is increasingly being viewed as a precious investment asset, with demonstrable portfolio
diversification benefits.
