GLG News by Platinum Metals Group Experts

The critical metals for consumer electronics are all byproducts of the production of base metals. Any cut in base metal production is automatically a cut in byproduct metal production.

Energy from Diesel fuel is a key agent of growth in developing countries.  Increased demand has seen diesel outpace gasoline as prices hit record highs for both fuels.  US refinery capacity must be rebalanced to help correct price disparity for this key fuel.

Blue Nile faces huge challenges in the fourth quarter, as well as, in FY 2009.  Here's why the Internet's biggest jeweler's growth may slow to a trickle.

American OEM heavy industry is once more highlighting its worst shortcoming: A total lack of long term strategic planning to manage the risk of supply interruption of critical materials due to production limitations on natural resources. It's difficult to imagine just how urgent a company such...

For the first time in a half century diamond prices are behaving like commodities.  Here why the $65 billion dollar jewelry industry is in for even more volatile times.   

The Ford Motor Company is following the lead of Toyota and will market four hybrid models in its 2010 lineup, due out in less than 6 months at the end of the first quarter of 2009. The Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner for 2010 will be upgraded and joined by hybrid versions of the Ford Fusion...

No one has ever built a practical electric powered performance car with  a range on a single charge of 250 miles and a top speed of 150+ mph. It certainly may be possible to make and select from thousands of lithium-ion batteries enough stable ones to build a battery pack large enough to give the...

Diesel cars dominate European markets but are scarce in the US.  As fuel economy continues to drive US consumer choices diesel options will become more significant.  Regulatory issues may also favor diesels as US standards tighten.

Fleet operators are continuously seeking optimum solutions to equipment cost and fuel economy.  Various alternative fuels and hybrid drive systems are being evaluated prior to major fleet-wide commitments.   Despite the head start for electric drive-battery hybrids there are other options...

The push for alternative energy has increased competition between planted crop acreage for food vs. biofuel production.  As more regions of the world struggle with tight food supplies the UN has questioned the wisdom of increased biofuel production.