Commodity
Palladium
Palladium is used above all in petrol engine autocatalysts. Its price has historically been driven by how tightly emissions rules bind and by whether manufacturers substitute platinum for it.
Price
What it is used for
- Autocatalysts for petrol engines
- Electronics, particularly multilayer ceramic capacitors
- Dentistry
- Chemical catalysts
Supply
Like platinum, supply is concentrated and largely a by-product of nickel and platinum mining, which limits how quickly it can respond to price.
Principal producing countries: Russia, South Africa, Canada, United States.
Producer list from United States Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, checked 10 September 2026.
Companies with exposure
None of the companies we cover has stated exposure to palladium.