World Platinum Investment Council Supports London and Paris on Independent Road-testing Initiative

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LONDON, March 29, 2017 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    Commenting on the plans announced today by Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo,

and Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to tackle air pollution in their cities, Paul

Wilson, chief executive officer of the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC)

said:

    "WPIC is very encouraged by the leadership being shown by London and Paris

on the issue of air quality in cities. Independent road-testing provides an

excellent starting point as consumers and policy makers consider the wide range

of emissions performance from different cars and make appropriate choices.

    "This approach is groundbreaking as it will provide consumers with

independent model-by-model emissions data and it also sends a strong signal to

car makers.

    "As Platinum has long played a critical role in emissions control

solutions, we understand the technical capabilities of the automotive industry

well. We are keen to contribute to a dialogue rooted in fact and focussed on

proactive action. Our analysis and test results from Emissions Analytics1 show

that best-in-class technologies which already achieve Euro 6c NOx limits

on-the-road were installed on some models sold in 2016. We now need to tip the

scales so that this is the case for the many, not the few. We would urge the

car makers to recognise the vital, proactive role they can play in a viable

solution to the air quality issue."

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    Note to Editors:

    About the World Platinum Investment Council

    The World Platinum Investment Council Ltd. (WPIC) is a global market

authority on physical platinum investment, formed to meet the growing investor

demand for objective and reliable platinum market intelligence. WPIC's mission

is to stimulate global investor demand for physical platinum through both

actionable insights and targeted investment product development. WPIC was

created in 2014 by the six leading platinum producers in South Africa: Anglo

American Platinum Ltd, Aquarius Platinum Ltd, Impala Platinum Ltd, Lonmin plc,

Northam Platinum Ltd and Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd. For further information,

please visit http://www.platinuminvestment.com.

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1. http://emissionsanalytics.com/equa-index

SOURCE: World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC)