NgoLwesine, Meyi 1, uWilliam Oplinger, oyi-CEO ye-Alcoa, uveze esidlangalaleni ukuthi umthamo we-oda wenkampani usalokhu uqinile engxenyeni yesibili, kungekho zimpawu zokwehla okuxhumene nezintela zase-US. Isimemezelo sifake ukuzethemba ku-imboni ye-aluminiumfuthi yavusa ukunaka okubalulekile kwemakethe kumzila wesikhathi esizayo we-Alcoa.

Njengomdlali omkhulu ekukhiqizeni i-aluminium, i-Alcoa inomlando obanzi womhlaba wonke, enezisekelo zokukhiqiza nokusebenza emazweni amaningi. Esimeni samanje esiyinkimbinkimbi sokuhwebelana kwamazwe ngamazwe, ukushintshwa kwenqubomgomo yentela kube nomthelela omkhulu ochungechungeni lokuhlinzekwa kwe-aluminium. Ngenyanga edlule, phakathi nocingo lwenkomfa yangemva kokuhola, i-Alcoa yembula ukuthi amanani entengo ase-US ku-aluminium engeniswe evela eCanada kulindeleke ukuthi abize inkampani cishe amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-90 kwikota yesibili. Lokhu kubangelwa ukuthi eminye yemikhiqizo ye-aluminium ye-Alcoa ikhiqizwa eCanada bese ithengiswe e-US, intela engu-25% icindezela kakhulu amamajini enzuzo—ikota yokuqala iyodwa ilahlekelwe cishe amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-20.

Naphezu kwalezi zingcindezi zentela, imiyalo ye-Alcoa ye-Q2 ihlale iqinile. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukusimama komnotho womhlaba kancane kancane sekuqhubekileisidingo se-aluminium eyisihluthulelo-izimboni ezidlayo ezifana nezokuthutha nezokwakha, kuyilapho ukukhula okusheshayo komkhakha wezimoto ezintsha zamandla kuye kwanda kakhulu isidingo sezinto ezilula, eziqinile ze-aluminium, okwandisa ama-oda we-Alcoa. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, idumela legama le-Alcoa lesikhathi eside, amakhono e-R&D ezobuchwepheshe, kanye nekhwalithi yomkhiqizo ezinzile kukhuthaze ukwethembeka kwamakhasimende okuqinile, okwenza amakhasimende abe mancane amathuba okushintsha abahlinzeki ngenxa yokuguquguquka kwentengo yesikhathi esifushane.

Nokho, izinselele zilindele u-Alcoa. Izindleko ezikhuphukile ezivela ezindlekweni kumele zifakwe ngaphakathi noma zidluliselwe kumakhasimende, okungase kuphazamise ukuncintisana kwentengo yomkhiqizo. Imakethe ye-aluminium yomhlaba wonke inokuncintisana kakhulu, namabhizinisi e-aluminium asathuthuka aqhubeka nokuvela ukuze abambe isabelo semakethe. Ukungaqiniseki kuzinqubomgomo zezomnotho omkhulu kanye nezohwebo kungase futhinomthelela wesidingo se-aluminiumkanye nokuzinza kwe-supply chain. Ukuze kubhekwane nalezi zinselele, i-Alcoa idinga ukuqhubeka nokwandisa ukwakheka kwayo kwezindleko, yandise ukutshalwa kwezimali kwe-R&D ukuze iqalise imikhiqizo enenani eliphezulu, inwebele ibe izimakethe ezisafufusa, futhi inciphise ukuthembela ezimakethe ezingazodwa ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukukhuthazela kwengozi kanye nokuncintisana kwemakethe.