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Gold isn’t the only precious metal moving sharply higher in 2025. If you haven’t been watching the markets, silver has soared an astonishing 15% since the start of the year. 
It’s not just investment demand that is driving silver higher. Industrial demand for silver is also growing and is helping to create an imbalance between global supply and demand.
While total silver supply is forecast at 1.05 billion ounces for 2025, total silver demand is expected to come in at 1.20 billion ounces. That creates a deficit in the supply/demand balance—which equals higher prices ahead.
On the manufacturing front, new applications for silver are being discovered all the time. Silver is being utilized in everything from electronics and medical devices to manufacturing and even futuristic shielding suits that essentially keep wearers off the grid by protecting them from being seen with infrared cameras and blocking radio waves to the wearer’s smartphone.
Here’s a peek at some of the new developments helping boost industrial demand for silver, recently highlighted by the Silver Institute.
Medical device: monitoring stent sends patient data to healthcare workers
Roughly 1.2 million coronary stents are implanted in American patients each year in the U.S. Now, a new type of stent that measures artery stiffness and narrowness has been developed using sensors composed of layers of silver, stainless steel, gold, and a polymer. It sends this information to healthcare workers wirelessly and without the need for batteries.
Silver nanoparticles help make rubber tire production safer for workers
Adding silver nanoparticles into rubber tires is helping to keep workers safe from breathing unhealthy rubber particles during tire production. The problem: during new tire production, rubber particles are sent into the air during the drilling, grinding, cutting, and regrooving phases. It can be dangerous for workers to inhale these rubber particles. Knowing exactly how many of these particles are in the air is the first step to keeping workers safe. The silver particles are easy to track through electronic sensors and can be used as a tracer to determine how many particles were released during production. Facilities can then improve ventilation systems to help keep workers safe.
Shielding suit allows wearers to get “off the grid”
A UK company, Vollebak, has developed a futuristic shielding suit that blocks radio waves. Silver particles are built into the fabric of the jacket and pants, totaling 17% of the nylon shell. While it will set you back over $5,000, here’s how the company describes it: The outer shell of the Shielding Jacket is embedded with pure silver that blocks radio waves and microwaves in the frequency range 0.2GHz to 10GHz – which includes WiFi, Bluetooth, Ku-band satellites and radar systems. It also deflects mid and long-wave infrared radiation so it can’t be seen on infrared cameras. And it comes with a phone shielding pocket that works like a Faraday cage – blocking access to your devices, regardless of whether they’re switched on or off.
From futuristic suits, to medical devices to American Silver Eagle coins for stacking, demand for silver is ramping up. It’s easy to accumulate silver as it is less expensive than gold. Get started today here.
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It’s not just investment demand that is driving silver higher. Industrial demand for silver is also growing and is helping to create an imbalance between global supply and demand.
While total silver supply is forecast at 1.05 billion ounces for 2025, total silver demand is expected to come in at 1.20 billion ounces. That creates a deficit in the supply/demand balance—which equals higher prices ahead.
On the manufacturing front, new applications for silver are being discovered all the time. Silver is being utilized in everything from electronics and medical devices to manufacturing and even futuristic shielding suits that essentially keep wearers off the grid by protecting them from being seen with infrared cameras and blocking radio waves to the wearer’s smartphone.
Here’s a peek at some of the new developments helping boost industrial demand for silver, recently highlighted by the Silver Institute.
Medical device: monitoring stent sends patient data to healthcare workers
Roughly 1.2 million coronary stents are implanted in American patients each year in the U.S. Now, a new type of stent that measures artery stiffness and narrowness has been developed using sensors composed of layers of silver, stainless steel, gold, and a polymer. It sends this information to healthcare workers wirelessly and without the need for batteries.
Silver nanoparticles help make rubber tire production safer for workers
Adding silver nanoparticles into rubber tires is helping to keep workers safe from breathing unhealthy rubber particles during tire production. The problem: during new tire production, rubber particles are sent into the air during the drilling, grinding, cutting, and regrooving phases. It can be dangerous for workers to inhale these rubber particles. Knowing exactly how many of these particles are in the air is the first step to keeping workers safe. The silver particles are easy to track through electronic sensors and can be used as a tracer to determine how many particles were released during production. Facilities can then improve ventilation systems to help keep workers safe.
Shielding suit allows wearers to get “off the grid”
A UK company, Vollebak, has developed a futuristic shielding suit that blocks radio waves. Silver particles are built into the fabric of the jacket and pants, totaling 17% of the nylon shell. While it will set you back over $5,000, here’s how the company describes it: The outer shell of the Shielding Jacket is embedded with pure silver that blocks radio waves and microwaves in the frequency range 0.2GHz to 10GHz – which includes WiFi, Bluetooth, Ku-band satellites and radar systems. It also deflects mid and long-wave infrared radiation so it can’t be seen on infrared cameras. And it comes with a phone shielding pocket that works like a Faraday cage – blocking access to your devices, regardless of whether they’re switched on or off.
From futuristic suits, to medical devices to American Silver Eagle coins for stacking, demand for silver is ramping up. It’s easy to accumulate silver as it is less expensive than gold. Get started today here.
Want to read more? Subscribe to the Blanchard Newsletter and get our tales from the vault, our favorite stories from around the world, and the latest tangible assets news delivered to your inbox weekly.
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