Silver Demand for Industrial Applications Forecast to Reach Nearly 680 Million Ounces in 2018

otal silver industrial demand is forecast to grow 27 percent, adding an additional 142 million ounces of silver demand through 2018 compared with 2013 levels, according to a new report issued today by the Silver Institute. Half of this growth will be accounted for by the electrical and electronics sector, but additional demand will be due to growth in other industrial applications, as highlighted in the report entitled, “Glistening Particles of Industrial Silver.”

Silver Demand for Industrial Applications Forecast to Reach Nearly 680 Million Ounces in 2018

Glistening particles of industrial silver