Platinum Group Metals (PGM) are comprised partly of platinum, palladium and rhodium. Platinum and palladium are used in catalytic converters in the automotive industry and are used extensively in high tech applications, fuel cells and jewellery. Rhodium is used in the platinum hardening process, and in jewellery. Most of the world's production comes from politically unstable areas (South Africa and Russia). PGM's are the rarest of precious metals and have supplanted gold as the most valuable.
The medium to long term supply/demand fundamentals look excellent for platinum group metals due to rising demand and scarcity of supply. To update palladium prices, click here for NYMEX Palladium.