From Commodity Online:

Other forms of off take are about to surpass photographic demand for the first time. Total silver off take from expanding end-use sectors such as solar panels, batteries, wound care dressing, radio frequency tags and hygiene will, for the first time, surpass that of the photographic sector in 2010.

... By 2011, the difference between photographic demand and total new end-user demand will widen to more than 800t, as the former declines and latter expands rapidly. Silver should therefore receive much more support from...

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