Brands
 

 

Producer Refined At Code Brand Marks
Argor SA Switzerland ARSA * Argor S.A. Chiasso
Argor-Heraeus SA Switzerland AHSA # Argor-Heraeus SA
Asahi Pretec Corp. Japan ASPC # AKK in a diamond
Compagnie des Metaux Precieux SA France CMPP * Compagnie des Metaux Precieux Paris CMP
Comptoir Lyon – Alemand Louyot France CLAL * "Comptoir Lyon-Alemand Louyot Paris Affineur Fondeur" in octagon
Degussa AG Germany DEAG * Degussa with half sun & quarter moon in a diamond
Engelhard Corporation, Carteret United States ECCA # "E" Symbol in octagon
Engelhard Limited Great Britian ELGB * Engelhard London and "E" in parallelogram
Engelhard SA France ENSA * "Engelhard" in parallelogram and "Comptoir Lyon-Alemand Louyot Paris Affineur Fondeur" in octagon
Engelhard s.r.l. Italy ESRL # "1ER" in octagon (from serial number R501 onwards)
Engelhard-Clal (UK) Limited Great Britain ECUK # E-C in a parallelogram
Engelhard-Clal Paris France ECLP # Engelhard-Clal Paris
H. Drijfhout & Zoon's Edelmetaalbedrijven B.V. Netherlands DZAM # H. Drijfhout & Zoons Amsterdam Melters
Heraeus Metal Processing United States HPMI # Heraeus with HMP surrounded by a sun
Inco Europe Limited Great Britain INCO # Inco
Ishifuku Metals Industry Co. Limited Japan IMIL # Ishifuku Tokyo
Johnson Matthey Inc. United States JMUS # Johnson Matthey Made in U.S.A.
Johnson Matthey plc Great Britain JMUK # Company logo and Made in England
Krasnoyarsk Russia KRAS # Made in Russia (with K and a flower)
Matsuda Sangyo Co. Limited Japan MSCL # Matsuda Tokyo Assayer Melter
Matthey Rustenburg Refiners South Africa MRRA * "JM Ltd" and company symbol "Trade Mark" and "Made in South Africa"
Metaux Precieux SA Metalor Switzerland MPSA # M.P. Assayeur Fondeur
Novosibirsk Refining Factory Russia NOVO # POCCNR (where "N" and "R" are backwards) in an oval & company symbol
Pamp S.A. Switzerland PAMP # PAMP individual letters in cylinder followed by the word Switzerland
PGP Industries Inc. United States PGPI * PGP in a circle of dots
Prioksk Russia PRIO # POCCNR (where "N" and "R" are backwards) in an oval & company symbol
Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited South Africa RPML # Rustenburg in a rectangle
Sabin Metal Corporation United States SMC # SMC
State Refinery Russia RUSS * Made in USSR with hammer & sickle
State Refinery Russia ARKA # Made in Russia (with K and a flower)
State Refinery Russia SSRA * Made in USSR with hammer & sickle
Tanaka Kinkinzoku Kogyo K.K. Japan TKKK # Tanaka Tokyo
Tanaka Kinkinzoku Kogyo K.K. Japan TKKM # Tanaka Tokyo Melters
Tokuriki Honten Co. Limited Japan THCL # Tokuriki Tokyo
Umicore AG & Co. KG Germany OMGA # Degussa with half sun and quarter moon in a diamond
Valcambi SA Switzerland VABS # Valcambi S.A. Balerna-Suisse
W.C. Heraeus GmbH Germany WCHG # H surrounded by a sun and the word Heraeus
Western Platinum Refinery Limited South Africa WPRL # W.P.L. Palladium & symbol


 

(1) Brands which are no longer produced are preceded by an asterisk (*).

(2) Brands which are acceptable on the London Platinum and Palladium Market are preceded by a pound sign (#).