This statistic depicts the global demand for platinum and palladium for chemical applications worldwide by region in 2018. In that year, the demand for palladium for the chemical industry reached 66,000 ounces in North America. Palladium is often used as a part of catalytic converters which is involved in the conversion of the harmful substances in automotive exhaust into less harmful substances. Platinum is one of the least reactive metals in the world and is highly resistant to corrosion. It is often used as a catalyst or as a precious metal.
Global platinum and palladium demand for chemical applications by region in 2018 (in 1,000 ounces)*
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GFMS, & Thomson Reuters. (May 31, 2019). Global platinum and palladium demand for chemical applications by region in 2018 (in 1,000 ounces)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418260/global-platinum-and-palladium-demand-for-chemical-applications-by-region/
GFMS, und Thomson Reuters. "Global platinum and palladium demand for chemical applications by region in 2018 (in 1,000 ounces)*." Chart. May 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418260/global-platinum-and-palladium-demand-for-chemical-applications-by-region/
GFMS, Thomson Reuters. (2019). Global platinum and palladium demand for chemical applications by region in 2018 (in 1,000 ounces)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418260/global-platinum-and-palladium-demand-for-chemical-applications-by-region/
GFMS, and Thomson Reuters. "Global Platinum and Palladium Demand for Chemical Applications by Region in 2018 (in 1,000 Ounces)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418260/global-platinum-and-palladium-demand-for-chemical-applications-by-region/
GFMS & Thomson Reuters, Global platinum and palladium demand for chemical applications by region in 2018 (in 1,000 ounces)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418260/global-platinum-and-palladium-demand-for-chemical-applications-by-region/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Global platinum and palladium demand for chemical applications by region in 2018 (in 1,000 ounces)* [Graph], GFMS, & Thomson Reuters, May 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/418260/global-platinum-and-palladium-demand-for-chemical-applications-by-region/