Saturday, 31 December 2011

Viewing the History of platinum price

By Annette Rose


For many investors, it is very important to study the trends and the price of platinum history in order to make speculations about the price of platinum for investment purposes. You can visit various online exchange sites and know the price trends for all time and also for specific months and years in order to make calculations about the price trends. You can study these charts and invest wisely in the platinum metal according to the price of platinum per gram.

The price of platinum per gram, per ounce, or per troy ounce can be noted for any given time as the spot price of platinum. This keeps changing on a daily basis depending on various market conditions of demand and supply. Platinum is not evenly distributed throughout the world and there are a few places where the production is concentrated. The platinum group metals, comprising of rhodium and palladium are usually found together. There are plenty of platinum ores to be found in South Africa, where 80% of the world's supply comes from. Russia is another leading supplier of platinum.

If you observe the prices, you will note that there have been many changes in the price of platinum history over the past fifty years. After the Second World War, it has been seen that platinum is increasingly being used in several industrial applications leading to the rise in the price of platinum per gram. It has been used in catalysts in the petroleum industry as also to create feedstock for the plastic business. Jewelry also forms major bedrock for the development of the price of platinum history.

The color, purity and prestige value that platinum offers was greatly appealing to the Japanese public and today it has also penetrated other markets in Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the US and the UK as well as China.

The use of platinum as an auto catalyst has increased due to legislations for improving emissions and air quality along with other environment concerns. The price of platinum history is impacted by this, as it converts noxious gases into harmless gases. This leads to the increase in its applications in the industry and also affects the price of platinum per gram.




About the Author:



No comments: