Fact sheets

Our fact sheets cover the different stages of the supply chain (primary production/mining, secondary production/recycling) as well as autocatalysts as a key application.

Find out more on the PGM industry and the sustainable use of PGMs by reading our Environmental Profile of PGMs.

It presents basic information about PGMs (production, facts, applications) and explains the goal and scope of the third IPA Life Cycle Assessment of PGMs (2022 reference year) which was conducted to measure the environmental footprint of our metals.

Additional fact sheets from our archive:

> Autocatalysts and Platinum Group Metals
> Socio-Economic Development in the PGM Industry
> LCA Fact Sheet 2017 data with autocat application
> LCA Fact Sheet on Iridium and Ruthenium (2017 data)