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Palladium

A machine engraves information on an ingot of 99.96 percent pure palladium at the Krastsvetmet nonferrous metals plant in Russia’s Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk April 12, 2012. Krastsvetmet is one of the world’s largest players in the precious metals industry. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA) FOR RPA ONLY (BUSINESS COMMODITIES) – GM1E84C1KNC01
A machine engraves information on an ingot of 99.96 percent pure palladium at the Krastsvetmet nonferrous metals plant in Russia’s Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk April 12, 2012. Krastsvetmet is one of the world’s largest players in the precious metals industry. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA) FOR RPA ONLY (BUSINESS COMMODITIES) – GM1E84C1KNC01
Image: REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin
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