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Trevor Raymond

Trevor Raymond is chief executive officer of the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC), the industry body that promotes investor understanding of the platinum market and seeks to grow investment demand for the metal through research, data and market development initiatives, including the quarterly 'Platinum Quarterly' report and the annual Shanghai Platinum Week conference. Under his leadership the WPIC has emphasised platinum's structural supply deficits, depleting above-ground stocks and emerging industrial demand drivers, including applications linked to artificial intelligence infrastructure, hydrogen production and semiconductor manufacturing. Raymond regularly comments on platinum market fundamentals, investment demand trends and the metal's role in the energy transition, with particular focus on China's growing significance as a market for platinum bar, coin and jewellery investment. He has highlighted the WPIC's work developing relationships with Chinese banks, fund managers and retailers to expand platinum ownership, and has described transparency and active communication in financial markets as central to unlocking the metal's valuation. He is a regular commentator in Creamer Media's Engineering News and Mining Weekly on platinum supply, demand and pricing dynamics.

Trevor Raymond News


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Outlook for platinum buoyed by new industrial applications as investment demand weakens
25th September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

While total demand for platinum is forecast to decrease this year, there are industries that stakeholders can leverage and strengthen, while market fundamentals still support the metal as a... 


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Outlook for platinum buoyed by new industrial applications as investment demand weakens
25th September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

While total demand for platinum is forecast to decrease this year, there are industries that stakeholders can leverage and strengthen, while market fundamentals still support the metal as a... 


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Platinum market records second-quarter surplus, but inventories still constrained
9th September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The platinum market recorded a surplus in the second quarter of the year, for the second successive quarter, at 244 000 oz, industry organisation the World Platinum Investment Council’s (WPIC’s)... 


Caibai GM Caigang Ning, WPIC CEO Trevor Raymond, and WPIC Asia Pacific regional head Weibin Deng.
Platinum metals fundamentally key to China’s Five-Year Plan, WPIC reports
17th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Shanghai Platinum Week 2026 has served to highlight that platinum group metals (PGMs) are fundamentally key to the delivery of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan to 2030. China has earmarked close to... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Investment demand for platinum still extremely strong – WPIC
5th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Investment demand for platinum remains extremely strong, with market fundamentals continuing to support platinum as a compelling investment. Market tightness suggests that there is insufficient... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Investment demand for platinum still extremely strong
18th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Investment demand for platinum remains extremely strong, with market fundamentals continuing to support platinum as a compelling investment. Market tightness suggests that there is insufficient... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
‘Extremely robust’ platinum investment demand expected
4th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Investment demand for platinum is expected to be “extremely robust” in 2026. “We've not only got the attractiveness in terms of platinum’s underlying supply demand fundamentals, but we also have a... 


World Platinum Investment Council CEO Trevor Raymond.
Platinum outpaces gold, silver amid huge 660% platinum bar, coin investment surge
10th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Global investment in platinum bar and coin surged 660% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, when platinum outpaced gold and silver and even platinum demand from hydrogen-based applications... 


Weibin Deng, WPIC Regional Head of Asia Pacific; Craig Miller, Valterra Platinum CEO; Trevor Raymond, WPIC CEO.
Platinum’s 1.4% tariff knock to be eclipsed by strong investment, jewellery demand
1st August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The direct impact of tariffs on forecast platinum demand in 2025 is estimated to total only 112 000 oz, or 1.4% of total demand. While the indirect risks through slower GDP growth over the next few... 


South Africa’s Shanghai Consul General Phuti Tsipa.
South Africa’s platinum group metals, China’s green revolution merging strongly in Shanghai
25th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs) and China’s green revolution have come together strongly in Shanghai at a hugely opportune time of changing global trading relationships and energy... 


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Platinum market’s ‘deep’ tightness shows little sign of relief
23rd July 2025 By: Bloomberg

The platinum market has tightened to unprecedented levels in the past few days as tariff fears and speculative buying pull metal from the key London and Zurich markets into warehouses in the US and... 


Weibin Deng, WPIC Regional Head of Asia Pacific; Craig Miller, Valterra Platinum CEO; Trevor Raymond, WPIC CEO.
Platinum's 1.4% tariff knock to be eclipsed by strong investment, jewellery demand
16th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The direct impact of tariffs on forecast platinum demand in 2025 is estimated to total only 112 000 oz, or 1.4% of total demand. While the indirect risks through slower GDP growth over the next few... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Platinum deficit worsens beyond forecast, World Platinum Investment Council reports
5th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The platinum market recorded a deficit of 995 000 oz for full year 2024, which is 46% higher than previously forecast, as total demand exceeded eight-million ounces for the first time since 2019... 


Various grades of platinum ore on a black surface
Third consecutive platinum market deficit in 2025 – WPIC
7th February 2025

Following two consecutive platinum market deficits in 2023 and 2024, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) forecasts this year to again remain in deficit by as much as 539 000 oz, with total... 


Podium Minerals joins WPIC as new pre-production member
3rd February 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Australian platinum group metals (PGMs) developer Podium Minerals has joined the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) as a pre-production member. The ASX-listed company aims to be Australia’s... 


Bravo Mining joins WPIC as first pre-production member
23rd January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada- and Brazil-based mineral exploration and development company Bravo Mining Corp has become the World Platinum Investment Council's (WPIC's) inaugural pre-production member - a new membership... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Long-term demand outlook for platinum is robust, ongoing question mark over supply
26th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The long-term outlook for platinum from a demand perspective is pretty robust. The question, once again, is whether supply will be adequate to meet it. “In terms of automotive demand, we can't... 


The fish-to-dragon 1kg platinum investment bar. Picture: China Gold Coin Group.
Investment demand for platinum in China strengthens with launch of new platinum bar
22nd November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The appeal of platinum as an investment asset is being increasingly recognised by Chinese investors, which is resulting in China becoming one of the most important investment markets for platinum... 


The fish-to-dragon 1kg platinum investment bar. Picture: China Gold Coin Group.
Investment demand for platinum in China strengthens with launch of new platinum bar
5th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The appeal of platinum as an investment asset is being increasingly recognised by Chinese investors, which is resulting in China becoming one of the most important investment markets for platinum... 


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