Labour unrest in South Africa, the dominant global producer of platinum, has raised the floor for platinum prices and should limit their downside in 2013. This is despite the prospect of continued weakness in the global economy and uncertainty generated by a further escalation of the crisis in the euro-zone. Nonetheless, platinum prices will continue to struggle and consensus forecasts still look too high.
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