Sibanye-Stillwater
A Johannesburg-headquartered mining company and the world's largest primary producer of platinum and rhodium, the second-largest producer of palladium, and a top-tier gold producer, with additional operations in PGM recycling and battery-metal projects.
Covered in 5 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on September 16, 2026.
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New Research Suggests Platinum Tracks Inflation Better Than Gold
A 25-year study across six advanced economies found platinum tracks inflation and interest rates more closely than gold or silver, though its industrial demand cuts both ways.
BMI Cuts Platinum and Palladium Price Forecasts as Car Sales Slow and South African Mines Recover
BMI cut its 2026 platinum forecast to $1,900/oz from $2,000 and palladium to $1,400 from $1,500, citing shrinking car sales and faster South African mine recovery, though it still expects both metals in deficit.
Palladium Price Jumps Nearly 5% as Montana Miners Strike Over Health Benefits
Palladium jumped nearly 5% to $1,441 an ounce on September 3, 2026, after 420 United Steelworkers struck Sibanye-Stillwater's Stillwater East mine and Columbus refinery in Montana over a stalled health-benefits contract.
Southern African PGM Producers Post Sharply Higher Basket Prices in 2026, Even as the Rally Cools From Its Q1 Peak
Valterra Platinum's realized PGM basket price rose 85% to $2,801/oz in H1 2026 and Tharisa's reached $2,681/oz, as Southern African producers cash in on the PGM rally even as quarterly prices ease from Q1's peak.
Sibanye-Stillwater Guides to More Than Triple Earnings as Gold and Platinum Group Metal Prices Surge
Sibanye-Stillwater expects H1 2026 headline earnings of 571-631 SA cents a share, over triple last year, as a 67% PGM basket price jump and 35% higher gold prices lifted group EBITDA.
