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  Platinum Group Metals Price Bulletin
Jun 23 - 27, 2008
by Johnson Matthey
  The LBMA Annual Forecast - 2008 : PGMS by LBMA
  Platinum & Palladium Survey 2007 - Japanese Language Edition by GFMS
  Platinum & Palladium Survey 2007 - Presentation by GFMS
  Platinum Metals Review, April 2008, Vol 52 Number 2 by Johnson Matthey
  Platinum Metals Review, January 2008, Vol 52 Number 1 by Johnson Matthey
  Platinum Metals Review, October 2007, Vol 51 Number 4 by Johnson Matthey
  Platinum Metals Review, July 2007, Vol 51 Number 3 by Johnson Matthey
  Platinum Metals Review, April 2007, Vol 51 Number 2 by Johnson Matthey
  Platinum Metals Review, January 2007, Vol 51 Number 1 by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : March 2008
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : February 2008
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : January 2008
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : December 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : November 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : October 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : September 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : August 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : July 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : June 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : May 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : Apr 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : Mar 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : Feb 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  The Platinum Metals Report : Jan 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  Platinum 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  Palladium 2007
by Johnson Matthey
  Platium 2007 - Summary and Outlook
by Johnson Matthey
  Platinum 2007 - Supply and Demand Tables
by Johnson Matthey
  Platinum 2007 - Supplies, Mining & Exploration
by Johnson Matthey
  Platinum 2007 - Prices & Futures Markets
by Johnson Matthey
  20 Years of the Platinum Review
by Johnson Matthey
  Platinum-Group Metals Statistics and Information (USGS)
  London Platinum and Palladium Fixings Prices Daily Prices and Monthly Averages (London Platinum and Palladium Market)
  Platinum Group Metals (International Platinum Association)

PGMs have a variety of uses, including principally autocatalysts and jewellery, as well as fuel cells, glass and others industrial uses, investment and medicine.

The Market For Platinum
The demand for platinum has exceeded production in each year from 1999 to 2005 reaching total demand of 6.71 million ounces in 2005. Autocatalyst demand, which accounted for 3.86 million ounces or 57% of total demand for platinum in 2005, is the major demand sector for PGMs. Growing demand for diesel cars in Europe and tightening emission standards for heavy duty vehicles should assist long term continued growth in the platinum sector. In 1999 sales of diesel powered cars in Europe accounted for less than 30% of western European vehicle sales. By 2005, diesel sales accounted for approximately 50% of vehicle sales in all of Europe. In January 2005, new European emission standards came into effect that requires substantial reductions in harmful emissions. Demand for platinum jewellery, particularly in China, is the other signi.cant demand driver affecting the supply and demand gap for platinum and was estimated at 2.02 million ounces, a decline of about six percent in 2005 primarily due to the increased price of the metal.

The Market For Palladium
Palladium is primarily used in the automobile industry, which in 2005 accounted for 54% of demand, as well as the jewellery (20%), electronics (14%) and dentistry (12%) industries. In 2005, total demand for palladium was 7.04 million ounces. Within the automobile sector, the most important application for palladium is its use in autocatalysts. The greatest growth in the demand for palladium has resulted in connection with the production of jewellery, with demand rising