Imali engenayo ye-Alcoa yekota yesibili ka-2026 iletha isignali exubile ezimakethe ze-aluminium zomhlaba wonke.

I-US aluminium major ithole ukwenyuka kwemali engenayo okungu-31% unyaka nonyaka yafinyelela ku-$3.97 billion ku-Q2, okuyirekhodi eliphakeme kakhulu lekota ngenxa yokwenyuka kwamanani e-aluminium kanye nokuqala kabusha kwamandla okuncibilikisa ayengasebenzi ngaphambili.

I-EBITDA yayo elungisiwe ngesigaba se-aluminium ifinyelele ku-$1.07 billion, okwenza kube ngcono kakhulu ukulinganisa kwabahlaziyi besivumelwano.

Kodwa-ke isibuyekezo esiphansi ku-isiqondiso sokukhishwa kwe-alumina sonyaka wonkeinciphise imiphumela yekota ebinamandla kakhulu.

Lesi siqondiso sisuse ngqo izithiyo zokusebenza endaweni yayo yokuhluza i-alumina ePinjarra eNtshonalanga Australia.

Ukungazinzi kokukhiqiza kwaqala ukuvela kulesi sikhungo ngasekupheleni kukaMashi, kanti ukuphazamiseka kokunikezwa kwegesi yemvelo okwabangelwa yiSiphepho iNarelle kwabhebhethekisa inkinga yokukhiqiza.

Njengenye yezimpahla ezinkulu kakhulu zokukhiqiza i-alumina e-Alcoa, i-Pinjarra iyindawo ebalulekile ochungechungeni lokuhlinzekwa komhlaba wonke, njengoba i-alumina isebenza njengento ebalulekile phakathi kokumbiwa kwe-bauxite kanye nokuncibilikiswa kwe-aluminium okuyinhloko.

Le nkampani manje ihlela ukukhiqizwa kwe-alumina ka-2026 okungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-9.5-9.6, kusukela ekubikezelweni kwayo kwangaphambilini kwamathani ayizigidi ezingu-9.7-9.9, kanye nokwehla okufanayo kwesiqondiso somthamo wokuthunyelwa.

Okuphawulekayo ukuthi i-Alcoa igcine imigomo yayo eyinhloko yokukhiqizwa kwe-aluminium kanye nokuthunyelwa kwayo ingashintshi.

Ukuhlinzekwa kwe-alumina okuqinile kuhambisana nesizinda esibanzi se-intengo ye-aluminium eqhubekayoamandla.

Amanani e-aluminium emhlabeni wonke akhuphuke cishe ngo-20% ezinyangeni eziyi-12 ezedlule, okubangelwa ukuphazamiseka kokunikezwa kwempahla eMpumalanga Ephakathi kanye nokuvumelana kwemakethe ukuthi isidingo esivela ekunwetshweni kwegridi kagesi, ukwakhiwa kwezikhungo zedatha kanye noshintsho lwamandla emhlabeni wonke kuzodlula amandla okukhiqiza akhuphukayo.

I-Alcoa's isanda kumemezela ukuthengwa kwezimpahla ze-alumina, i-aluminium kanye ne-bauxite zaseSouth32 ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-5.6 kuqinisa umbono wesidingo sesikhathi eside embonini, ngisho noma imikhawulo yesikhathi esifushane iqhubeka.

Ukuqina kokunikezwa komkhiqizo kuzodluliselwa kancane kancane emakethe yemikhiqizo ye-aluminium eyenziwe phansi.

Kubathengi bezimboni emhlabeni wonke, lokhu kusho ukucindezeleka okuqhubekayo kwezindleko kumashidi e-aluminium asongwe ngendlela eyisicaba, imigoqo eqinile ekhishwe kanye namashubhu adonswe kahle, izinto eziyisisekelo zemishini ye-semiconductor, ingqalasizinda yamandla avuselelekayo kanye nezinhlelo zokukhanyisa izimoto.

Ukubambisana kwabahlinzeki abangochwepheshe kube yinto ebalulekile emaqenjini okuthenga kulo lonke elaseNyakatho Melika, eYurophu naseNingizimu Asia ukuze kuncishiswe ukuguquguquka kwentengo kanye nezingozi zesikhathi sokuhola.

Sihlinzeka ngokuqina kokuhlinzekwa kwabathengi ababhekana nokungaqiniseki kwemakethe.

Njengomhlinzeki ohlanganisiwe ogxile ku-amashidi e-aluminium, imigoqo, amashubhukanye nobuchwepheshe bokuchwephesha be-CNC, sigcina amazinga esitokwe esinobuhlakani se-prime-grade 5052, 5083 kanye nezinye izinhlobo ze-alloy ezivamile, zonke zenziwe ngokuhambisana ngokuqinile nezindinganiso ze-ASTM kanye ne-EN.

Ithimba lethu lomshini wangaphakathi linikeza izingxenye eziqediwe ezingabekezeleleki kahle, kanye nemibiko yokuhlola egcwele yezinto ezibonakalayo enikezwa yonke i-oda ukuqinisekisa ukulandeleka okuphelele.

Ukuthola ulwazi olusebenzayo kuvikela amashejuli akho okukhiqiza kanye nesabelomali.

Xhumana nethimba lethu lokuthengisa lobuchwepheshe namuhla ukuze ucele ikhotheshini eyenziwe ngokwezifiso yezinto zakho ze-aluminium kanye nezidingo zomshini ezenziwe ngokwezifiso, bese ufaka ukunikezwa okuthembekile kwezinhlelo zakho zokukhiqiza zengxenye yesibili ka-2026.