Kuvuselela imboni ye-aluminium yomhlaba wonke! I-EGA ne-Century Aluminium bazokwakha isitshalo se-aluminium esiyinhloko esingamathani angu-750,000 e-United States, okuzothuthukisa ukuthuthukiswa kokukhiqiza kwendawo.

Ngomhlaka-27 Januwari 2026, kwavela izindaba ezibalulekile embonini ye-aluminium yomhlaba wonke. I-Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) kanye ne-Century Aluminium bamemezele isivumelwano sokubambisana, lapho bobabili abathintekayo bezotshala khona imali ngokuhlanganyela ekwakhiweni kwesitshalo sokuqala sokukhiqiza i-aluminium esinomthamo waminyaka yonke wamathani angu-750,000 e-United States. Ukuqaliswa kwalo msebenzi ngeke kuthuthukise kakhulu kuphela umthamo wokuhlinzekwa kwezinto ze-aluminium ezisezingeni eliphezulu e-United States, kodwa futhi kuzofaka ugqozi oluqinile emisebenzini yasendaweni kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezimboni zokukhiqiza ezingezansi.

Ngokusho kwemininingwane yokubambisana edalulwe yizinhlangothi zombili, i-joint venture eyasungulwa kulokhu izosebenzisa isakhiwo sokwabelana ngezabelo, i-EGA iphethe amasheya angu-60% kanti i-Century Aluminium iphethe u-40%. Womabili amaqembu azosebenzisa amandla awo ayisisekelo ukuze athuthukise imisebenzi yephrojekthi: Njengomkhiqizi we-aluminium wesihlanu ngobukhulu emhlabeni jikelele, i-EGA ineqoqo elikhulu lobuchwepheshe bokuncibilikisa i-aluminium obusezingeni eliphezulu kanye nokuhlelwa kweketanga lokuphakelwa komhlaba wonke. Ubuchwepheshe bayo be-DX kanye ne-DX+ electrolytic cell obuthuthukiswe ngokuzimela buhamba phambili embonini, futhi amandla ayo okukhiqiza i-aluminium ye-electrolytic akhona adlula amathani ayizigidi ezingu-2.7, okubonisa amandla aqinile ezinsizakalweni kanye nobuchwepheshe. I-Century Aluminium, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ibilokhu igxile kakhulu emakethe yasekhaya yase-US iminyaka eminingi, inokulawula okuqondile kwezinqubomgomo zezimboni zasendaweni kanye nezimo zesidingo ezingezansi, futhi iyakwazi ukunikeza ukwesekwa okuqinile kokuqaliswa kwephrojekthi kanye nokwandiswa kwemakethe.

Ukuqaliswa kwale phrojekthi kuzoletha umphumela omkhulu wokukhulisa amathuba emisebenzi. Ngokusho kwemibiko, isikhathi sokwakhiwa kwale phrojekthi kulindeleke ukuthi sidale imisebenzi yokwakha engaba ngu-4,000, ehlanganisa amasimu amaningi njengokwakhiwa kobunjiniyela, ukufakwa kwemishini, kanye nokusekela ukwakhiwa kwezikhungo. Uma iphrojekthi isiqalile ukusebenza ngokusemthethweni, izoqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngemisebenzi ehlala njalo engaba ngu-1,000, ehlanganisa izindawo ezibalulekile ezifana nemisebenzi yokukhiqiza, ucwaningo lwezobuchwepheshe kanye nentuthuko, kanye nokuphathwa kokusebenza. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu ekuqhubekiseleni phambili amathuba emisebenzi endawo kanye nokuvuselela amandla omnotho wesifunda.

Ngokombono wokubaluleka kwemboni, le phrojekthi ihlangabezana kahle nezidingo ezingokoqobo zokuhlinzekwa kwe-aluminium yasekhaya e-United States. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, isidingo se-aluminium emhlabeni wonke siqhubekile nokukhula, ikakhulukazi emikhakheni yokukhiqiza ephezulu njengezimoto ezintsha zamandla, isitoreji samandla se-photovoltaic, kanye nezindiza. Isidingo se-aluminium esezingeni eliphezulu sibonise ukukhula okukhulu. Kodwa-ke, kunezinkinga ezinkulu emandleni okukhiqizwa kwe-aluminium yasekhaya yamanje e-United States, kanye nezinye izinsiza eziphezulu.izinto ze-aluminiumukuthembela ekuthengeni kwamanye amazwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenxa yezici ezifana nokuntuleka kukagesi, ukuzinza kwamandla okukhiqiza akhona kubhekene nezinselele.

Ukuqedwa kwalesi sitshalo sokukhiqiza i-aluminium esiyinhloko esingamathani angu-750,000 kuzogcwalisa ngempumelelo igebe ekuhlinzekweni kwasekhaya kwezinto ze-aluminium zezinga eliphezulu e-United States, kuhlinzeke ngesiqinisekiso esiqinile sezinto zokusetshenziswa zokuthuthukisa izimboni zokukhiqiza ezingezansi, futhi kusize ekuqalisweni kwesu lokubuyisela nokuthuthukisa imboni yokukhiqiza yase-US.

Ochwepheshe bezimboni bathi ngenxa yokuguquka kwemboni ye-aluminium yomhlaba wonke ukuya ekuthuthukisweni okuluhlaza nokusezingeni eliphezulu, ukubambisana phakathi kwe-EGA ne-Century Aluminium kumi njengombono wokubambisana okuwela imingcele. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, le phrojekthi izokwenza kube lula ukuqaliswa kobuchwepheshe be-EGA bokuncibilikisa i-aluminium obuthuthukisiwe emakethe yaseNyakatho Melika, ithuthukise kakhulu ukwakheka kwayo kwamandla okukhiqiza emhlabeni wonke. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izofaka umfutho omusha wokukhula embonini ye-aluminium yasekhaya yase-US, inciphise ubuthakathaka ohlangothini lokuhlinzekwa. Kulindeleke ukuthi ngemva kokuba le phrojekthi isiqalile ukusebenza, ngeke nje ithuthukise ukuncintisana okuyinhloko kwamaqembu womabili emakethe ye-aluminium yomhlaba wonke kodwa futhi izohlinzeka ngemibono emisha yokubambisana yentuthuko ehlelekile yemboni ye-aluminium yomhlaba wonke.