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Precious Metals Pricing Faces Fundamental Restructuring in 2025-2026

Global precious metals market undergoes fundamental restructuring of pricing mechanisms. Platinum and palladium benchmark pricing faces transformation through 2026 with LME auction changes.

The restructuring of precious metals pricing mechanisms directly impacts investors, mining companies, and industrial users who rely on stable, transparent pricing for platinum and palladium. These changes could affect investment portfolios, corporate valuations, and supply chain costs across multiple industries including automotive manufacturing (where platinum and palladium are crucial for catalytic converters), jewelry, and electronics. Market participants need to understand how these structural shifts might create new opportunities or risks in their exposure to these critical industrial metals.