Following May’s move to boost platinum bar and coin availability globally, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) on Thursday threw its promotional weight behind investors in Japan’s flourishing ‘Fruit of Platinum’ exchange traded fund (ETF). The tie-up is the latest in a series of strategic initiatives by the WPIC, which was established two years ago by South African platinum mining companies Anglo American Platinum, Aquarius, Impala Platinum, Lonmin, Northam and Royal Bafokeng, to stimulate global investor demand for physical platinum.
