Ngomhlaka-12 Mashi, ngokusho kwemibiko yabezindaba, ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kokuthunyelwa kwe-aluminium eMpumalanga Ephakathi okubangelwe ukuvalwa kweStrait of Hormuz, iMercuria Energy Group Ltd., iqembu elikhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni elizimele elihweba ngamandla ahlanganisiwe kanye nezimpahla, lihlela ukukhipha inani elikhulu le-aluminium ezindaweni zokugcina izimpahla zeLondon Metal Exchange (LME) ukuze kuncishiswe ingcindezi yokunikezwa kwezimpahla ezimakethe zaseYurophu naseMelika.
Kubikwa ukuthi kusukela ngesonto eledlule, impi phakathi kwe-United States ne-Israel ngokumelene ne-Iran iholele ekuvalweni kweStrait of Hormuz, umzila wemikhumbi obalulekile. Ukuvinjelwa kwalo mzila wemikhumbi obalulekile "kuye kwamisa" ngqo ukuthunyelwa kwemikhiqizo ye-aluminium eMpumalanga Ephakathi, kwanciphisa kakhulu ukutholakala kwe-aluminium eYurophu nase-United States. IMpumalanga Ephakathi iyisifunda esibaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni wonke sokukhiqiza i-aluminium, esibalelwa cishe ku-9% womkhiqizo we-aluminium oyinhloko emhlabeni jikelele.umkhiqizo we-aluminiumUkuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kuncike kakhulu ekuthunyelweni nge-Strait of Hormuz, futhi ukuvalwa kwale strait kuholele ngqo ekuncipheni kokunikezwa kwezimpahla zesifunda.
Ngokusho kwemithombo ejwayelene nalolu daba, inkampani yaseSwitzerland iMercuria ikhanselile noma iqoke ukulethwa kwamathani acishe abe yi-100,000 e-aluminium kusuka endaweni yayo yokugcina impahla evunyelwe yi-LME ePort Klang ngoMsombuluko. Lesi sinyathelo kukholakala ukuthi siyimpendulo yeMercuria yokufeza izibopho zayo zokuphakelwa kumakhasimende aseYurophu nase-United States, lapho izimboni zezokuthutha, zokwakha, kanye nokupakisha zibhekane nokuntuleka kokuphakelwa kwe-aluminium.
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi iStrait of Hormuz ayithinti nje kuphela ukuthunyelwa kwemikhiqizo ye-aluminium kodwa futhi ivimbela ukungeniswa kwezinto zokusetshenziswa zokukhiqiza i-aluminium eMpumalanga Ephakathi. Nakuba iMpumalanga Ephakathi inamandla aphezulu okukhiqiza i-aluminium nge-electrolytic, izinga layo lokuzimela le-alumina liphansi kakhulu. Amazwe amaningi adinga ukungenisa i-bauxite ne-alumina ngeStrait of Hormuz. Uma istrait ivaliwe isikhathi eside, izitshalo ze-aluminium ze-electrolytic zendawo zingase zibhekane nokuncishiswa kokukhiqiza okukhulu noma ngisho nokuvalwa, okwenza isimo sokutholakala kwe-aluminium emhlabeni wonke sibe sibi kakhulu. Njengamanje, iMercuria ayizange iphawule esidlangalaleni ngokuhoxiswa kwe-aluminium ezindaweni zokugcina izimpahla ze-LME.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-13-2026