The supply and demand prediction and suggestions of platinum-group metals in China

Platinum-group metals as important strategic minerals, widely used in automobile exhaust catalyst, jewelry, chemical catalyst, electrical and electronic and other sectors. This paper analyzes the supply and demand situation of platinum-group metals in China, and predicts demand of platinum, palladium and rhodium in the next 15 years by sector consumption method. Here, we also make quantitative analysis of the platinum-group metals supply capacity in the next 15 years. We hold that with the continuous in-creasing of national income, the demand for jewelry and automobiles will increase, along with the strict automobile emissions standards, the platinum-group metals demand will increase until 2030. But by the restrictions of the platinum-group metals resource endowment, the resources will be in short supply. In view of these problems, we put forward some suggestions.