Platinum group metals (PGMs) have become indispensable in modern industrial society for a number of important applications, and the demand for PGMs has greatly increased in the last twenty years. As a result of the development of new technologies (for example, fuel cells), new markets are emerging, which will lead to further expansion in demand.
This publication, which originally appeared in German, summarises the resulting, important research carried out by the refiner, Umicore, and the environmental research institute, Öko-Institut, on this matter.
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