Industry insiders: The launch of platinum, palladium, and lithium hydroxide futures products by the Guangzhou Futures Exchange will effectively fill market gaps.

According to Securities Times, industry insiders believe that the introduction of platinum, palladium, and lithium hydroxide futures products by SGX will effectively fill a market gap, provide risk management tools for companies in the relevant industry chain, enhance their risk resistance, and help stabilize and promote healthy development of the industry chain. In addition, the launch of new futures products will further enrich the product structure of China's futures market, enhance the market's international competitiveness and influence. Recently, at the seminar on the review of the first half of 2025 and the outlook for the second half of the solar photovoltaic industry hosted by the China Photovoltaic Industry Association, Chen Ruigang, Director of Commodities Department II of SGX, stated that SGX is actively promoting the research and listing of platinum, palladium, and lithium hydroxide futures, which are expected to be listed this year. In addition, it was learned that SGX is also accelerating the development and listing of electricity futures, building a bridge connecting the electricity industry and the futures market.