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Palladium to outperform platinum if AMCU strike

There is a significant risk that the ongoing wage negotiations between platinum group metals (PGM) producers in South Africa and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) will lead to prolonged strikes at PGM mines. In this Metals Watch, we analyse the potential impact of such strikes on the prices of the two main PGM metals, platinum and palladium.

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