Zombini i-Ullrich kunye ne-Stabicraft, iinkampani ezimbini ezinkulu ezisebenzisa i-aluminiyam, zithe i-Rio Tinto ivale isinyibilikisi se-aluminiyam esise-Tiwai Point, eNew Zealand ayisayi kuba nefuthe elibi kubenzi balapha ekhaya.

I-Ullrich ivelisa iimveliso ze-aluminiyam ezibandakanya inqanawa, ishishini, urhwebo kunye neenjongo zendlu. Inabasebenzi abamalunga nama-300 eNew Zealand kwaye malunga nenani elifanayo labasebenzi eOstreliya.

UGilbert Ullrich, i-CEO yase-Ullrich uthe, "Abanye abathengi baye babuza malunga nobonelelo lwethu lwe-aluminiyam. Enyanisweni, akukho nto inqabileyo."

Wongezelela wathi, "Inkampani sele ithenge i-aluminium kwi-smelters kwamanye amazwe. Ukuba i-smelter ye-Tiwai ivala njengoko kuhleliwe kunyaka ozayo, inkampani inokunyusa imveliso ye-aluminium evela ngaphandle kweQatar. Nangona umgangatho we-smelter ye-Tiwai ulungile, Ngokubhekiselele kwi-Ullrich, nje ngokuba i-aluminium inyibilika kwiimfuno zethu eziluhlaza. "

I-Stabicraft ngumenzi weenqanawa. Umphathi wale nkampani uPaul Adams uthe, "Singenise uninzi lwe-aluminiyam evela phesheya."

I-Stabicraft inabasebenzi abamalunga ne-130, kwaye iinqanawa ze-aluminiyam ezivelisayo zisetyenziswa ikakhulu eNew Zealand kunye nokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe.

I-Stabicraft ikakhulu ithenga iipleyiti ze-aluminium, ezifuna ukuqengqeleka, kodwa iNew Zealand ayinayo i-rolling mill. Isinyibilikisi se-Tiwai sivelisa i-ingots ze-aluminiyam endaweni yamaphepha e-aluminiyam agqityiweyo afunwa ngumzi-mveliso.

I-Stabicraft ingenise iipleyiti ezivela kumazwe angaphandle kwizityalo ze-aluminiyam eFransi, eBahrain, eMelika naseTshayina.

UPaul Adams wongeze wathi: "Enyanisweni, ukuvalwa kwesinyibilikisi seTiwai kuchaphazela kakhulu abathengisi benyibiliki, hayi abathengi."