Giving a new life to plastic trash gets Carlos Bento out of bed every morning. But the coronavirus pandemic has seen revenues drop up to 40% at Micronipol, the large recycling facility he runs in central Portugal, and it faces an uncertain future.
The record-breaking rally has made the precious metal one of 2020's best performing mainstream assets. It has risen $500 this year, and $200 in the last two weeks alone.
