India is expected to witness a significant surge in silver imports this year. This growth is primarily fueled by the rising demand from solar panel and electronics manufacturers.
The projection is for an even larger supply shortfall this year in the neighborhood of 215 million ounces. This would be the second-largest silver market deficit ever recorded.
Samsung's solid-state batteries could significantly impact the silver market, with each battery using up to 1 kg. If 20% of cars adopt this tech, annual demand might reach 16,000 tons.
As of August's Bank Participation Report, 22 banks [both U.S. and foreign] are net short 41.4 percent of the entire open interest in the COMEX futures market in silver — down from the 45.0 percent.
The silver market has been in a structural deficit for four consecutive years, and this situation is becoming more critical due to rapidly increasing demand.
