Used in electronics, semiconductors, and chemical processing, ruthenium is seeing rising demand from AI-driven data storage and cloud computing. Expansion in data centre capacity is lifting hard disk drive production, where the metal is used in magnetic layers.
Ruthenium prices hit record high as AI boom squeezes supply
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