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Investment council hopes new products will stimulate platinum demand

 
MINING INDABA PREVIEW
Market development organisation World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) in December announced that it would be partnering with the UK’s State-owned coin company, the Royal Mint, to deliver a new range of  physical platinum investment products in an attempt to stimulate investor demand, while also increasing the type and number of platinum investment opportunities available. The WPIC, a participating sponsor of the 2017 Investing in African Mining Indaba, states that platinum is one of the rarest metals in the world with its distinctive qualities making it highly valued across a number of diverse demand segments. “Platinum’s unique physical and catalytic properties have established its value in industrial applications, while its unique precious-metal attributes have made it a premier jewellery metal.”
 
 
 
 
 

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