Commodity
Platinum
Platinum is scarce, geographically concentrated and tied closely to vehicle emissions control, which makes its price sensitive to both mine disruption and changes in engine technology.
Price
What it is used for
- Autocatalysts
- Chemical and petroleum refining catalysts
- Jewellery
- Hydrogen electrolysers and fuel cells
- Laboratory equipment
Supply
Production is heavily concentrated in southern Africa, so a single country's power supply or labour relations can move the global market.
Principal producing countries: South Africa, Russia, Zimbabwe, Canada.
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 platinum.