WPIC – Keeping Pace with Platinum, Sep 2025

The main topic of the report concerns the use of platinum in medical technologies.

Platinum stands out as the preferred precious metal due to its unique properties such as chemical inertness, corrosion resistance, biocompatibility, stability under temperature changes, and excellent electrical conductivity. The report highlights the growing interest in platinum coatings in medical applications such as pacemakers, neurostimulators, and sensors. Since 2013, the demand for platinum in the medical field has been growing at a rate of 3% per year, and further growth of 4% is expected in 2025.