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Platinum Market Faces Worst Imbalance Since 2013: 2024-25 Deficit Projections Highlight Structural Risks
The platinum market is grappling with its most severe supply-demand imbalance since 2013, with deficits projected at 995 koz in 2024 and 848 koz in 2025, driven by structural supply constraints and v
Mar 13, 2025
World
Platinum's Deficit Is Not a Forecast: At This Point, It Is a Structural Condition
The World Platinum Investment Council entered 2026 forecasting a broadly balanced platinum market. It has now revised that forecast to a 240,000 ounce deficit. That revision, from balance to deficit,
Mar 09, 2026
Companies
PPC Leans On Zimbabwe: 3% Volume Growth Anchors Group Amid SA, Botswana Slump
PPC sold 3% more cement in Zimbabwe in the five months to August 2026, supported by demand from industrial and retail customers. Volumes across its South African and Botswana operations fell 8%, givin
Sep 29, 2026
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Government Opens Solar Market to Cash Payments, New Law Unlocks Surplus Electricity Credits
Zimbabwe has introduced virtual net metering and monetary compensation for surplus solar electricity under Statutory Instrument 127 of 2026, allowing qualifying consumers to transfer electricity credi
Oct 16, 2026
