Non-Ferrous Metal

Non-ferrous metals are categorised in to three subgroups, precious metals, base metals and minor metals.

Precious Metals refer to gold, silver, and the platinum group metals (PGM: platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium.)

Base metals are common metals which are not considered precious and are known as industrial commodities. Base metals includes aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc. The base metal market plays a fundamental role in the world economy. They are mined and traded globally and are used widely in commercial and industrial applications such as construction, vehicle manufacturing, shipbuilding, domestic appliances and food packaging.