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The future of solar is not paved with silver

The solar industry has been the fastest growing source of demand for silver in recent years. While we expect photovoltaic capacity to continue to increase at a fast pace over the next decade, we think thrifting and substitution will dent silver demand from the sector and lead to lower prices further ahead.

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