In addition to its well known applications in the autocatalyst, jewellery, chemical, electrical and glass sectors, platinum has a wide variety of other uses. These vary from automotive and medical applications for platinum consuming over 100,000 oz of metal annually, to many small end uses such as stationary source pollution control, catalytic heaters, gas safety sensors and cathodic protection which individually require just a few thousand ounces. Click here for more information about the larger "other platinum applications" listed below.