DailyPlatinum is an independent, dealer-neutral publisher of prices, market data and reference content for the platinum group metals (PGMs). DailyPlatinum's methodology sets out how every price, duty and market figure on this site is sourced and verified before publication. The site covers six metals across four content types for five reader groups, and it is funded by advertising and referral fees rather than by buying or selling metal.
What DailyPlatinum Covers#
DailyPlatinum covers six platinum group metals: platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and osmium, across live and historical prices, supply and demand data, and reference articles on their chemistry and industrial uses. The six metals share a block of the periodic table and a common role as industrial catalysts, but each has its own price series and demand base, so DailyPlatinum treats every metal as its own subject.
The Six Platinum Group Metals#
Each PGM page states the metal's chemical identity, starting with platinum: symbol Pt, atomic number 78, CAS number 7440-06-4. The same identity triple, symbol, atomic number and CAS registry number, anchors every metal page on the site. The table below lists all six identity triples together, with platinum's own element page linked from its row.
| Metal | Symbol | Atomic number | CAS number | Element page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum | Pt | 78 | 7440-06-4 | platinum (Pt), element 78 |
| Palladium | Pd | 46 | 7440-05-3 | - |
| Rhodium | Rh | 45 | 7440-16-6 | - |
| Iridium | Ir | 77 | 7439-88-5 | - |
| Ruthenium | Ru | 44 | 7440-18-8 | - |
| Osmium | Os | 76 | 7440-04-2 | - |
Prices, Market Data and Reference Content#
DailyPlatinum publishes four kinds of content: live and historical prices, supply and demand market data, industrial and investment reference articles, and scrap and recycling value guides. The four types are listed below with what each one covers.
- Live and historical prices: spot quotes, currency conversions and weight breakdowns, gathered under platinum group metal prices today.
- Supply and demand market data: mine output, deficits and surpluses reported by industry bodies such as the World Platinum Investment Council and Johnson Matthey.
- Industrial and investment reference articles: element properties, compounds, catalytic uses and investment routes such as bars, coins and exchange-traded funds.
- Scrap and recycling value guides: how refiners price catalytic converters, jewelry and industrial scrap by assayed metal content.
Every article carries a dated source for its figures, so a price, a duty rate or a demand number on DailyPlatinum always names the report or series it came from.
Who Uses DailyPlatinum#
DailyPlatinum serves five groups: investors, scrap sellers and recyclers, industrial buyers, analysts and students. Each group reads a different part of the site, listed below.
- Investors compare bars, coins, exchange-traded funds and futures before buying or selling PGMs.
- Scrap sellers and recyclers value catalytic converters, jewelry and industrial scrap before a refiner quote, covered under scrap platinum, palladium and rhodium.
- Industrial buyers source PGM compounds and catalysts for chemical, electronic and automotive manufacturing.
- Analysts track supply, demand and price drivers across all six metals for market research.
- Students use the element and compound pages for chemistry reference, CAS numbers and physical constants.
How DailyPlatinum Is Funded#
DailyPlatinum is funded by advertising and referral fees, disclosed on the pages where they appear. Advertising runs across the site, and referral fees follow on pages where a reader takes an action, such as requesting a scrap or refining quote, sending an industrial request for quotation, or clicking through to a bullion dealer; a data-product line sits behind both in the site's revenue order. DailyPlatinum earns nothing from the price figures themselves, which come from the same price data sources named on every price page.
What DailyPlatinum Does Not Cover#
DailyPlatinum does not publish ring-shopping advice, catalytic-converter repair guides, or platinum-drug dosing information, which sit outside its scope. The full list of borders is below.
- Ring and engagement-ring shopping advice: DailyPlatinum states platinum's purity and properties, not which ring to buy.
- Catalytic-converter repair or replacement guides: the site covers a converter's PGM content and scrap value, not vehicle repair.
- Platinum-drug dosing or side-effect information: platinum-based compounds such as cisplatin are named only as chemical compounds, never with clinical or dosing content.
- Off-topic uses of the word "platinum": albums, credit cards, hair color and similar non-metal meanings of the word never appear on the site.
Our Editorial Standards#
DailyPlatinum's editorial standards cover sourcing, corrections and independence. The full policy, including how a dated figure is chosen and how an error is corrected once found, is set out on editorial standards. Every fact on the site is checked against a named report, exchange or reference source before publication, and the same standard applies whether the page covers a live price or a compound's CAS number.
Explore DailyPlatinum#
Six sections organize DailyPlatinum's content: prices, scrap value, investing, the market, applications and compounds. The table below scopes each section and links to its hub page.
| Section | Scope | Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Prices | Live and historical prices for all six PGMs, in multiple currencies and weights | platinum group metal prices today |
| Scrap | Catalytic converter, jewelry and industrial scrap value by assayed content | scrap platinum, palladium and rhodium |
| Invest | Bars, coins, exchange-traded funds and futures | investing in platinum |
| Market | Supply, demand, deficits and surpluses | platinum group metals market |
| Applications | Industrial and catalytic uses of the six metals | uses of platinum group metals |
| Compounds | PGM compounds, catalysts, CAS numbers and structures | platinum group metal compounds |
About DailyPlatinum FAQ#
Is DailyPlatinum a bullion dealer?#
DailyPlatinum is not a bullion dealer: it does not buy, sell or hold platinum group metals, and any dealer referral on the site is disclosed as such. Prices shown on the site are reference quotes from market-data vendors and benchmarks, not DailyPlatinum's own trading prices.
Who writes DailyPlatinum's content?#
How does DailyPlatinum make money?#
DailyPlatinum makes money from advertising and referral fees on scrap, refining, industrial and bullion-dealer pages, never from the prices it reports. Referral fees apply only where a reader chooses to act, such as requesting a quote or following a dealer link.
Which metals does DailyPlatinum cover?#
DailyPlatinum covers platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and osmium, individually and as a group, across price, market and reference content.