USA strengthens industry - China continues to set the pace: TRADIUM market report Q3/2025
What events influenced the prices and availability of technology metals, rare earths and precious metals in the third quarter of 2025? How do our commodities experts see the developments? Our market report provides the answers.
Why platinum, silver & co. can also shine in a portfolio alongside gold
Highly popular: Silver, platinum and palladium are moving further into focus in the precious metals market and offer exciting alternatives to the all-time classic gold.
China's commodity policy increases pressure: TRADIUM market report Q2/2025
Three months after the first edition of our quarterly report, we take another look at the markets: How have prices developed? What is driving the supply situation? And what is the focus now? The latest analysis provides the answers. With the new market report, TRADIUM and the news portal Rohstoff.net offer well-founded insights into the commodity markets for rare earths, [...]
Platinum price jumps again: market remains structurally undersupplied
Tension on the platinum market: scarcity, demand for jewellery and investment inflows are driving up the price. TRADIUM provides an insight into the background.
Platinum metals and silver on the upswing
Germanium is moving into the defence industry's sights: China's export controls are causing shortages of the critical technology metal. Experts are warning of a growing supply shortage, making strategic stockpiling a key issue.
Raw materials markets under geopolitical pressure: TRADIUM market report Q1/2025
How have commodity prices developed over the past three months? What has influenced the supply situation? And what is important now? The first issue of our quarterly report provides the answers. TRADIUM and the news portal Rohstoff.net are now offering even more insights into the commodity markets for rare earths, technology metals and precious metals with the new quarterly report. The report highlights [...]
Annual Report 2024: Global struggle with China's market power
Global conflicts and political decisions often have a direct impact on commodity markets. The past year once again provided numerous examples of this: What developments characterised the markets for technology metals, rare earths and precious metals? Which commodities proved to be crisis-proof? And what prospects are emerging? Our comprehensive annual report provides the answers. The geopolitical tensions between China and the [...]
Rhenium market: price development and current situation
The price of rhenium rose significantly in the summer of this year. An eight-year high was reached in August. After stagnating, the price fell back to the July level in September and has remained relatively stable since then. How can this volatility be explained? According to Frank Meier, the technology metals expert at TRADIUM, the price jump in summer 2024 is largely [...]
Rhodium currently in calmer waters
We last reported on rhodium around a year ago. At that time, the precious metal recorded a sharp rise in price. How is the metal doing today? What are the current challenges facing the market and why is palladium currently experiencing a much more dynamic development? In 2021, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the price of rhodium reached almost USD 30,000 per [...]
Ruthenium price records steep rise
After a months-long downward trend, the price of the precious metal ruthenium has skyrocketed in a very short space of time. We shed light on possible causes. The platinum group metal ruthenium has risen in price by over 20 per cent in just a few days. After a predominantly downward trend in recent months, the price has now even exceeded the last high from February 2024 [...].