Paládium získalo štatút drahého kovu

Paládium po prvý krát získalo štatút drahého kovu a bolo začlenené do "UK Hallmarking Act". Pre "hallmarking" budú dostupné odliatky čistoty 500, 950 a 999. Hallmarking je oficiálny akt uznania čistoty obsahu drahého kovu resp. garantované množstvo kovu v odliatku.

Palladium has been officially recognised as a precious metal for the first time after being incorporated in the UK Hallmarking Act, says a report from Johnson Matthey.

Speaking in Parliament, he explained that move was necessary because the role of palladium in the pgm industry is set to increase further in the coming years.

He said: "Palladium has not hitherto been prescribed by the Hallmarking Act because manufacturing difficulties led to high costs and low demand.

"These difficulties have now been overcome and the market for palladium articles is expected to grow considerably."

Furthermore, he noted that hallmarking would reduce the potential for fraud, which could be a risk given the metal's lower value in comparison to platinum and gold.

"To protect consumers from fraud and counterfeiting, I propose that the Hallmarking Act should be applied to palladium."

The 500, 950 and 999 standards will be available for palladium hallmarking, but sources familiar with the market believe that the 950 mark will be the most popular among consumers.

Palladium was discovered in 1803 by English chemist and metallurgist William Hyde Wollaston, who named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was discovered two years earlier.

Článok:www.commodityonline.com/news/Palladium-gets-precious-metal-status-19865-3-1.html

24.07.2009