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Rhodium prices have leapt to their highest in 20 months, as buying interest from Amplats coincided with strong demand and lower first-quarter output in South Africa, two sources familiar with the matter said.

PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) and now PTE (Porous Transport Electrodes) are a reflection of PGM (Platinum Group Metals) and green hydrogen good fortune, with PTE following an earlier ruthenium breakthrough to ensure supply at an acceptable price of iridium, which, in turn, assures the generation of affordable green hydrogen. Further good news for South Africa arises when fuel cells, which also ...

Elemental Econrg India Private Ltd. aims to process 130 tons of material at the new facility in 2025, with a plan to increase volume.

“A rise in platinum-for-palladium substitution has contributed to a convergence in platinum and palladium prices since 2021,” said Amajuri. “While we expect both prices to remain close to each other over our forecast horizon, we suspect that platinum will outperform.”

In terms of metals demand, Heraeus projected a 7% YoiY decline in Western European palladium autocatalyst demand in 2025, falling below 1 Moz for the first time since 2009 owing to expectations of strong BEV sales.
However, if BEVs underperform this year and hybrids gain traction, the company noted that the decline in palladium demand could be smaller than anticipated.

UK-based chemicals technology company JM has slashed spending on its green hydrogen business by a whopping 83% in an effort to minimise losses and placate its largest shareholder — which had previously urged it to consider selling off the unit altogether.

TANAKA, has announced the development of the AgSn TLP sheet, a sheet-type bonding material designed for die attachment in the manufacturing of power semiconductor packages. Additionally, the AgSn TLP sheet is anticipated to serve as an alternative to thermal interface materials*1 (TIMs) for large-area bonding in heat sinks, further expanding its potential applications.

Key Factors Impacting Palladium in 2025: 1. Automotive Industry Transformation and 2. Policy and Geopolitical Factors

China’s Haitian Water Group, which is branching into the solar sector, will pay German tech giant Heraeus CNY502 million (USD68.8 million) in cash for its solar silver paste operations and factories in China and Singapore, which produce a key raw material that forms the metal electrodes in photovoltaic cells.

Gold is heading for one of its biggest annual gains this century, with a 27% advance that’s been fueled by US monetary easing, sustained geopolitical risks, and a wave of purchases by central banks.