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Battery Metals and Materials

SFA (Oxford) adds value to clients in the lithium, nickel, cobalt and other critical commodity industries with a strong consulting track record.

Platinum Group Metals Market

SFA (Oxford) is a world-renowned authority on PGM insights and has undertaken many complex assignments along the value chain.

Green Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

The future of PGMs is in green hydrogen and fuel cells. Since 2005, SFA (Oxford) has informed global market development.

Rare Earths, Minor Metals & Minerals

Critical elements powering the global economy, from high-tech electronics to renewable energy technologies, SFA (Oxford)'s insights can support you.
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Battery Metal Consulting

Lithium, Nickel and Cobalt

PGM Consulting

Platinum Group Metals

Critical Metals, Minerals and Policy Consulting

Green H2 Consulting

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ESG Consulting
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New York PGM Lectures

Our special event returns to New York Platinum Week, discussing global events impacting the palladium market.

Our past events

From 2010 to the present day, relive SFA's event themes, speaker history and rewatch past presentations.
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Stay abreast with SFA’s latest critical mineral market intelligence trends, and advances in the hydrogen economy, essential for the energy transition.

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Keep regularly informed with our latest multi-commodity market insights via our analyst podcast series, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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Company History

From 2001 to the present day, SFA (Oxford) has grown to become the leading value chain consultancy.

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TPS – September 2022

Edition 7

Collateral Damage

Edition 7 – Featured articles

Macro and PGM markets -The Turn of the Screw
James Steel, Chief Precious Metals Analyst, HSBC Securities
Inflation reduction act: the good the bad the ugly
Lakshya Gupta, Senior Battery Technologies Analyst, SFA (Oxford)

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The PGM markets

View our latest supply-demand balances, related sector news and market insights.

Past editions

The Palladium Standard – September 2023

Edition 8 | Peak Palladium

The Palladium Standard – September 2021

Edition 6 | Where next for palladium?

The Palladium Standard – September 2020

Edition 5 | Hard choices

The Palladium Standard – September 2019

Edition 4 | Palladium's decade, then decay?

The Palladium Standard – September 2018

Edition 3 | Is palladium oversold?

The Palladium Standard – September 2017

Edition 2 | Wither (sic) palladium?

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SFA (Oxford) provides bespoke, independent intelligence on the strategic metal markets, specifically tailored to your needs. To find out more about what we can offer you, please contact us.