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Bullion World | Volume 4 | Issue 8 | August 2024
Mr Trevor Raymond
CEO, WPIC at Shanghai Platinum Week 2024
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Commenting on the success of SPW 2024,
Trevor Raymond, CEO of the World Platinum
Investment Council, said:
“Shanghai Platinum Week 2024 has served as a core
platform for industry innovation and collaboration, and
once again demonstrated the critical role that PGMs
play in both the global economy and technological
advancements. The insights shared during the event
underscore the dynamic nature of this market, from
innovations in hydrogen technology to the expanding
investment demand in Asia. We also see how platinum’s
appeal is being bolstered by its wide discount to gold,
increasing industrial applications, and the strategic
importance highlighted by its inclusion on many
countries' critical minerals lists.”
This year, SPW welcomed more than 500 attendees from
over 300 organisations, with online attendance reaching
455,000 on the first day and 317,000 on the second day,
far exceeding any previous year. Thirty-seven different
organisations exhibited a wide range of fascinating
products, from platinum investment bars, jewellery
and hydrogen fuel cells to AI-related semiconductor
manufacturing, highlighting the diversity of platinum
group metals’ (PGMs) applications.
SPW 2024 sponsors included Metalor, Bai de Jin,
Shenzhen Quanfeng Platinum Co. Ltd, Yue Heng Feng,
Lesego Platinum, Minmetals Futures Co. Ltd, Yue Heng
Jewellery, Shenzhen Yuexin Gold Precious Metals Co.
Ltd, and Shenzhen Point Gold Precious Metal Co. Ltd.
Shanghai Platinum Week 2025 will take place 7-9 July
next year. For more information
visit www.shanghaiplatinumweek.com.