I-Citigroup ikhiphe isignali enamandla yokukhula embikweni wayo wakamuva wocwaningo lwezimpahla, ithi imakethe ye-aluminium yomhlaba wonke ibhekene nokuthambekela kwayo okuphakeme kakhulu eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-50 ngenxa yokushaqeka kokunikezwa okungazelelwe, futhi iphakamise kakhulu isibikezelo sayo sentengo.

Umhlaziyi webhange ukhombe ukuthi ukungezwani kwezepolitiki eMpumalanga Ephakathi kubangele umthelela "ongakaze ubonwe" ochungechungeni lokuhlinzekwa kwe-aluminium emhlabeni jikelele, okubeka amathani angaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu zamandla okukhiqiza ngonyaka engozini. Ngokuphikisana nesidingo semakethe esibuthakathaka, isitokwe esicacile somhlaba wonke esivele sisezingeni eliphansi kakhulu eminyakeni engaba ngu-55, kanye nomthamo wokungasebenzi kwemboni cishe usuphelile, lesi silinganiso sokuphazamiseka kokunikezwa kwempahla sisunduzele imakethe ngokushesha esimweni "sokuntuleka kwesakhiwo".

Lo mbiko ubikezela ukuthi ngisho noma kucatshangelwa ukucindezelwa kwesidingo ngenxa yokwehla komnotho, kusazoba khona igebe lokuhlinzekwa elingamathani ayizigidi ezingu-2.7 emakethe ye-aluminium yomhlaba wonke ngo-2026. Lokhu kuzonciphisa kakhulu inani lempahla ezinyangeni ezi-6 kuya kwezingu-12 ezizayo, okwenza kube phansi ngokomlando. Ngokusekelwe kulokhu, i-Citigroup ilindele ukuthi amanani e-aluminium akhuphuke kancane kancane afike ku-$4000 ngethani ezinyangeni ezintathu ezizayo, futhi ilindele ukuthi intengo emaphakathi ihlale kuleli zinga engxenyeni yesibili ka-2026. Esimweni esinethemba elikhulu, amanani e-aluminium angase akhuphuke aze afike ku-$5350 ngethani ngo-2027.

I-Citigroup ixwayisa ngokuthi le nkinga yokuhlinzekwa kwempahla ingaba "nokusabela okubhubhisayo" ezimbonini ezithembele kakhulu ku-aluminium, njengokwakha, ukupakisha, ukuthutha, kanye namandla avuselelekayo, okunyusa izindleko zemikhiqizo eminingi yokugcina.

Umbiko weCitigroup ngokungangabazeki ulethe “into embi” emakethe, njengoba imibono yawo egqamile kanye nezibikezelo ezinesibindi zingavamile eminyakeni yamuva nje.

Ingqikithi yalo mbiko ukubeka ukushaqeka kokunikezwa kwesikhashana, okukhulu kwezepolitiki phezu kwesakhiwo semakethe sesikhathi eside esinempahla ephansi kanye nokuguquguquka okuphansi kwamandla, ngaleyo ndlela kutholakale isiphetho sokwenyuka kwentengo "okumangalisayo". Le ngqondo inohlangothi lwayo oluqinile, kodwa futhi ibangela ukuhlolwa okujulile kwemakethe kwezibikezelo zayo kanye nezakhiwo zayo.

I-Citigroup ifake ngqo ingozi yokuphakelwa kwamathani ayizigidi ezintathu kumodeli yokushoda. Kodwa-ke, isimo sezwe sezombusazwe sishintsha njalo, futhi kunokungaqiniseki okukhulu mayelana nokuthi amandla okukhiqiza azovalwa okwesikhashana noma azolahleka unomphela. Emlandweni, "indaba eseceleni yokuphakelwa" yezimpahla ivame ukuguqulwa ngokushesha ngenxa yokunciphisa isimo noma ukuvela kwezimpahla ezihlukile. Imakethe idinga ubufakazi obucacile bokukhombisa ukuthi la mandla okukhiqiza azophuma emakethe esikhathini eside.

Umbiko uyavuma isidingo esibuthakathaka, kodwa usagcizelela ekwahlulelweni kwegebe elikhulu. Uma amanani e-aluminium ekhuphuka afinyelela ngaphezu kuka-$4000 noma ngisho no-$5000 njengoba kubikezelwe, ngokuqinisekile kuzoba nomthelela omkhulu 'wokuphazamisa' ekufuneni okuzayo. Izindleko eziphakeme zizophoqa amabhizinisi azayo ukuthi afune ezinye izinto zokwakha, anciphise ama-oda, ngisho nokukhiqizwa okuphansi. Le ndlela yokuphendula engemihle ingamandla ayisisekelo okuvimbela ukwenyuka okungenamkhawulo kwamanani. Isimo se-Citigroup esinethemba 'singase sinciphise isivinini lapho amanani aphezulu angabhubhisa khona isidingo.

I-Aluminium iyinsimbi ebalulekile yokuguqulwa kwamandla alula futhi aluhlaza, futhi amathuba ayo okufunwa kwesikhathi eside ayekhanya ekuqaleni. Kodwa lo mbiko wembula iqiniso elibuhlungu lesikhathi esifushane: lapho kubhekene nokushaqeka okukhulu kokuhlinzekwa, indaba yesikhathi eside yokuguqulwa kwesimo esiluhlaza ingase inikeze indlela yokwanda kwezindleko zokusinda kwesikhathi esifushane. Kubatshalizimali ababheja 'ekukhuphukeni kwentengo eluhlaza', lokhu kuyisibonakaliso esiyinkimbinkimbi: izakhi ngokwazo sezibize kakhulu, kodwa izimboni eziluhlaza ezingezansi zingase zihlupheke ngenxa yalokho.

Ngamafuphi, umbiko we-Citigroup uyindlela yokubikezela ingozi enkulu kakhulu kunesibikezelo esiqinile, okuhloswe ngaso ukuxwayisa imakethe ukuthi izingozi ezingase zibe khona zikhuphuke kakhulu. Akungabazeki ukuthi uzoshintsha umjikelezo wokulindela intengo emakethe, ukhuthaze ukuthenga okuqagelayo, futhi uphoqe bonke ababambiqhaza embonini ukuthi bahlole kabusha amasu abo okugcina impahla kanye nokuvikela. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izibikezelo zayo zingagcwaliseka ngokugcwele yini, iphumelele ekumemezeleni i-alamu ehlaba umxhwele emhlabeni jikelele.imakethe ye-aluminium: imakethe ejwayele ukushintshashintsha okuncane kumele ilungele ukuthi kungenzeka kube nesiphepho esinamandla.