Qingdao Chunjing helps SMM create 《2026SMM Platinum Group Metals and Precious Metals Industry Chain Distribution Map》

Published: Jul 24, 2026 15:25

Driven by the dual forces of the energy transition and high-end manufacturing upgrades, platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold and silver precious metals have evolved from conventional raw materials into strategic metals underpinning critical sectors such as the global hydrogen energy industry, chip manufacturing, automotive emissions control, and healthcare. The industry is currently navigating a pivotal cycle marked by a restructuring of the supply-demand pattern, intensifying global competition, and a reshuffle in supply chain bargaining power. Rapidly matching upstream and downstream resources, stabilizing supply chain costs, and precisely targeting market segments have become core survival imperatives for every enterprise in the industry chain.​

To more comprehensively integrate high-quality industry resources and accurately present the latest industrial landscape, we cordially invite representative enterprises from all links of the PGM and gold and silver precious metals industry chain to jointly build an industry chain navigation tool for superior chain efficiency, thereby promoting high-quality and efficient development in the precious metals industry.Qingdao Chunjing Rare Elements Co., Ltd.sincerely invites industry peers to join hands in supporting the high-quality development of PGMs and precious metals. Your participation is warmly welcomed!

Founded in 2015, Qingdao Chunjing Rare Elements Co., Ltd. is a technology-driven innovation enterprise specializing in the R&D of rare element materials, rare and precious metals processing, and new material applications. Having cultivated expertise in the rare elements field for many years, the company serves a diverse array of sectors, including research institutes, universities, museums, science and technology museums, and high-end manufacturing, providing professional materials and technical support to numerous scientific research institutions and renowned universities.

Leveraging its professional technical capabilities and sustained R&D investment, the company is actively deploying resources in key new material fields such as rare and precious metals and high-purity metals. Its products are widely used in aerospace, nuclear energy, semiconductors, laser optics, advanced manufacturing, and investment, among other industries, supporting the localisation of critical materials in China.

Concurrently, the company persistently engages in element science popularization, public welfare education, and science communication, establishing popular science brands such as "Dongfang Ai Kexue" and "Mingling Huashi", thereby promoting the popularization of scientific knowledge among the public.

Looking ahead, the company will continue to be driven by technological innovation, contributing to both the development of the new materials industry and science communication.

Main Products

Qingdao Chunjing Rare Elements Co., Ltd. primarily deals in various physical chemical element periodic tables, high-purity metal materials, rare metals, precious metals, sputtering targets, popular science teaching materials and aids, and mineral crystals.

Currently, its precious metals processing mainly covers products such as granules, targets, and investment bars made from rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, osmium, and rhenium. Operations involving high-purity precious metals and recycling and refining are already underway.

The company is currently the only one in China specializing in the professional production of physical element periodic tables. Our products are widely used for popular science education and display in venues such as museums, popular science centers, schools, technology-oriented companies, and research institutions, and we have provided high-quality products and services to numerous clients both in and outside China.


Contact: Liu Huadong 15318759806


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Zhang Ya'nan

18321061616 (also for WeChat)

zhangyanan@smm.cn

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