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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Economics</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Economics</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Экономика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2329</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-8986</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">42959</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2329-2024-32-4-673-686</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">LCHKSR</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Industrial organization markets</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Экономика отраслевых рынков</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">The global rhodium market: current trends and prospects</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Мировой рынок родия: современные тенденции и перспективы</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5119-9449</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">8144-3291</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kapustina</surname><given-names>Svetlana I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Капустина</surname><given-names>Светлана Ивановна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Master’s student, Department of International Economic Relations</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>магистр 2-го года обучения, кафедра международных экономических отношений, экономический факультет</p></bio><email>sveta.kapustina7.05@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9883-6804</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">6333-8694</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sokolan</surname><given-names>Daria S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Соколан</surname><given-names>Дарья Сергеевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of International Economic Relations, Faculty of Economics</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат экономических наук, доцент, кафедра международных экономических отношений, экономический факультет</p></bio><email>sokolan-d@rudn.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">RUDN University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>32</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">TRENDS, STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS  IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТРЕНДЫ, СТРАТЕГИИ И ПРОБЛЕМЫ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ  В УСЛОВИЯХ ГЛОБАЛЬНОЙ ЦИФРОВОЙ ТРАНСФОРМАЦИИ</issue-title><fpage>673</fpage><lpage>686</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-02-21"><day>21</day><month>02</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Kapustina S.I., Sokolan D.S.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Капустина С.И., Соколан Д.С.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Kapustina S.I., Sokolan D.S.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Капустина С.И., Соколан Д.С.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/42959">https://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/42959</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The research is devoted to analysing the current state of the market of the most expensive platinum group metal over the last thirty years - rhodium. The study considers the main problems of the global rhodium market over the last decade. Based on the analysis of global export-import transactions in 2022, South Africa, Germany and the US were the largest exporters of rhodium, while the US, Japan and Germany were the largest importers. Rhodium exports and imports have been growing at an intensive pace since 2018 owing to the increasing mining, production, and refi of the noble metal in question. Leading companies in the rhodium market are locating mining plants in South Africa owing to its rich raw material base. South Africa has been the leading producer and supplier of rhodium, either unprocessed or in powder form, for the past thirty years. Of all platinum group metals in 2022, South Africa exported 34 per cent of unprocessed rhodium and 10 per cent of rhodium in semi-fi products, which is why rhodium is such an important commodity for the South African economy. The world’s leading companies also include Russia’s Nornickel, which ranks 5th on the world stage for rhodium production in 2022. An econometric method was used to analyse world exports which has a high accuracy of approximation. The trends in the global rhodium market have been substantiated with the help of research and literature analysis. The impact of economic, environmental and political crises on the global rhodium price dynamics has also been examined. One of the objectives of this study is to identify the prospects of international rhodium trade and the possibility of investment in rhodium. Limited supply and unstable demand can cause huge fl in rhodium prices, which aff investors’ decision making. Compared to other precious metals, rhodium is considered not attractive for investment. The expansion or contraction of the automobile industry has a direct impact on the demand for rhodium.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Исследование посвящено анализу текущего состояния рынка самого дорогостоящего металла платиновой группы с середины 90-х гг. XX в. - родия. Рассмотрены основные проблемы мирового рынка родия за период с 2011 по 2022 г. Анализ мировых экспортно-импортных операций в 2022 г. выявил в качестве крупнейших экспортеров родия Южно-Африканскую Республику (ЮАР), Германию и США, а импортеров - США, Японию и Германию. Экспорт и импорт родия развивается интенсивными темпами с 2018 г. ввиду увеличения объемов добычи, производства и аффинажа рассматриваемого благородного металла. Ведущие компании на рынке родия размещают заводы по добыче в ЮАР, благодаря ее богатой сырьевой базе. Страна занимает лидирующее место по объемам производства и поставок родия необработанного или в виде порошка с середины 1990-х гг. Из всех металлов платиновой группы в 2022 г. Южная Африка экспортировала 34 % необработанного родия и 10 % родия в полуфабрикатах, поэтому родий является таким важным товаром для экономики страны. В число ведущих мировых компаний также входит российский «Норникель», занявший 5 место на мировой арене по производству родия в 2022 г. Также было рассмотрено влияние экономических, экологических и политических кризисов на мировую динамику цен на родий. Одной из задач исследования - выявление перспектив развития международной торговли родием и возможность инвестиций в родий. Ограниченное предложение и нестабильный спрос могут вызвать огромные колебания цен на ископаемое, что влияет на принятие решений инвесторов. По сравнению с другими драгоценными металлами родий считается не привлекательным для инвестиций. Расширение или сокращение автомобильной промышленности оказывает прямое влияние на спрос на родий.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>rhodium</kwd><kwd>international trade</kwd><kwd>price of rhodium</kwd><kwd>demand for rhodium</kwd><kwd>rhodium mining companies</kwd><kwd>investments in rhodium</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>родий</kwd><kwd>международная торговля</kwd><kwd>цена на родий</kwd><kwd>спрос на родий</kwd><kwd>компании по добыче родия</kwd><kwd>инвестиции в родий</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><funding-statement xml:lang="en">The publication was supported by the RUDN Strategic Academic Leadership Program.</funding-statement><funding-statement xml:lang="ru">Публикация выполнена при поддержке Программы стратегического академического лидерства РУДН.</funding-statement></funding-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Bao, D. (2020). 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