The small metals that move big markets : PGM’s, Power and the race to use less

The small metals that move big markets : PGM’s, Power and the race to use less

June 19, 2026 · 43 min · Season 6 · Episode 12

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of platinum group metals in cleaner technologies and their geopolitical implications.

In this podcast , we invite Dr. Gilad Lando back on the podcast , this time with his colleague, Dr. Elliad Silcoff, to discuss PGMs, a fascinating and informative conversation in three parts : How platinum group metals became essential to cleaner technologies, why their supply has become a geopolitical issue, and how new catalyst technologies may reduce future dependence on them. Part 1 — Why PGMs matter: small metals, big impact Part 2 — The geopolitics of scarcity Part 3 — The race to use less

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