First PGM Life Cycle Assessment Completed

First PGM Life Cycle Assessment Completed

As an association representing the platinum group metals (PGM) industry, the IPA has conducted and completed the first industry-wide life cycle assessment of PGMs in order to generate a reliable, current and independent dataset of the environmental footprint of these metals and of products containing PGMs.

The study and its results are explained and summarized in The Environmental Profile of PGMs which can be downloaded here. More information on the methodology is available from our Life Cycle Assessment Fact Sheet. Please also visit our Sustainabilty section to learn more about the IPA LCA Study.