Posts Tagged ‘The Silver Institute’

14
Mar

Washing Machine with 99.95% Silver Plate

When you are shop for your next washing machine, be sure to check out Sharp’s washing machine with Ag+ Waterfall feature. These washing machines come with a plate of pure silver 99.95% to neaturalize stinky bacteries off your clothings. The weight of silver used for this feature is unspecified though.

Washing machine with silver plate
^ No more smelly clothes: Ag+ ions protect clothing against bacteria and unpleasant odors!

Washing machine with silver plate
^ Silver ions when in sufficient quantities, kill bacterias and microbial organisms

The next time when you trade in your old washing machine, remember to dismantle out the silver plate. It may worth a small fortune.
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19
Dec

Silver Institute Releases Silver Investment Market Report

The Silver Institute(Washington, D.C. – November 10, 2011) The Silver Institute released a report today entitled The Silver Investment Market – An Update, which forecasts world silver investment will reach a record high total of $10 billion in 2011, representing a 66 percent increase over the $6 billion posted in 2010.

Other findings from the report include:

  • The outlook for silver prices is bullish for the remainder of 2011 and into 2012;
  • Silver investment has become a key area of the global silver supply/demand balance;
  • Since the beginning of 2008, global Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) holdings have grown by 364 million ounces (Moz), to 577 Moz on October 31, 2011; and
  • This year, a fresh peak of 41 million coins is forecast for the U.S. Mint’s American Eagle silver bullion coin sales, eclipsing last year’s record of 34 million coins. Globally, bullion coin sales are on target to post another record high.

The report, prepared by Thomson Reuters GFMS, covers several key areas of silver investment, including a market overview, who is investing in silver and why, investment in paper instruments linked to silver, physical investment in western and developing markets, silver mining stocks, and an analysis of privately held silver bullion stocks.
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