Top Industries purchasing Rhodium (Rh)

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Top Industries purchasing Rhodium (Rh)

Rhodium is one of the most expensive and rarest precious metals. It is a Platinum-Group Metal (PGM) valued for its corrosion resistance.

Rank	Industry	Volume (MT)	% Usage	Primary Applications
1	Automotive (ICE & Hybrid)	~21.15	87.0%	Three-way catalytic converters to eliminate emissions.
2	Chemical Manufacturing	~1.10	4.5%	Catalysts for acetic acid, oxo-alcohol, and nitric acid production.
3	Glass & Fiber Optics	~0.85	3.5%	Alloys for glass-fiber bushings and LCD/OLED glass.
4	Electronics & Electrical	~0.35	1.4%	Electrical contact materials and high-temp thermocouples.
5	Investment (Bullion/ETFs)	~0.30	1.2%	Physical bars, coins, and backing for exchange-traded funds.
6	Jewelry (Electroplating)	~0.25	1.0%	Rhodium-plating white gold and silver for scratch resistance.
7	Aerospace & Defense	~0.15	0.6%	Spark plugs for piston engines and high-temp sensors.
8	Medical & Pharmaceutical	~0.10	0.4%	Specialized surgical tools and tracers in nuclear medicine.
9	Hydrogen Technology	~0.05	0.2%	Catalysts for high-temp steam methane reforming.
10	Petroleum Refining	~0.03	0.1%	Catalysts for high-octane gasoline and reforming.
11	Nuclear Energy	Trace	<0.1%	Neutron flux detectors in nuclear reactor cores.
12	Water Treatment	Trace	<0.1%	Advanced oxidation processes for industrial wastewater.
13	Synthetic Diamonds	Trace	<0.05%	Solvent/Catalyst for HPHT diamond growth.
14	Optics & Mirrors	Trace	<0.05%	Highly reflective coatings for searchlights and cinema mirrors.
15	Watchmaking	Trace	<0.02%	Plating for high-end watch movements and cases.
16	Lab Equipment	Trace	<0.02%	Corrosion-resistant crucibles and laboratory tweezers.
17	Telecom Infrastructure	Trace	<0.01%	High-reliability connectors in fiber-optic switches.
18	Nanotechnology	Trace	Trace	Rhodium nanoparticles for biosensors and R&D.
19	Fuel Cells	Trace	Trace	Emerging research into low-temp ammonia fuel cells.
20	Forensic Science	Trace	Trace	Specialized chemical reagents for isotope analysis.

Major Individual Company Purchasers

• Johnson Matthey: A global leader in sustainable technologies and the largest secondary refiner of PGMs. They purchase rhodium to manufacture catalytic converters for nearly every major car brand.
• BASF SE: The world's largest chemical company; they are a massive purchaser of rhodium for both automotive catalysts and industrial chemical process catalysts.
• Umicore: A materials technology group that focuses on clean mobility. They purchase rhodium for their global emissions-control systems and recycling operations.
• Toyota Motor Corporation: As the world's largest automaker and a leader in hybrid technology (which requires higher rhodium loading than standard ICE vehicles), Toyota is a primary downstream driver of demand.
• Corning Incorporated: While known for Gorilla Glass, Corning is a major purchaser of rhodium-platinum alloys used in the machinery that draws fiberglass and display glass.
• Heraeus: A German technology group that is a major refiner and purchaser of rhodium for industrial, jewelry, and high-precision electronic applications.
• Volkswagen Group: One of the world's largest purchasers of rhodium for its multi-brand vehicle fleet (VW, Audi, Porsche) to meet stringent Euro 7 emissions standards.
• Honeywell International: Through its UOP division, Honeywell purchases rhodium for specialized catalysts used in the petrochemical and refining industries.

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This information can provide a general sense of industry dynamics, but may be unreliable in its specifics, or as an isolated basis for investment decisions.