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(Izindaba zeKitco) – Imakethe yeplatinum kufanele isondele ekulinganiseni ngo-2022, ngokusho kombiko wakamuva wemakethe yezinsimbi zeplatinum zeqembu likaJohnson Matthey.
Ukukhula kwesidingo seplatinum kuzobangelwa ukusetshenziswa kakhulu kwezinsimbi ezithwala imithwalo yezimoto ezisindayo kanye nokusetshenziswa okwandisiwe kweplatinum (esikhundleni se-palladium) kuma-autocatalyst kaphethiloli, kubhala uJohnson Matthey.
"Ukuhlinzekwa kweplatinum eNingizimu Afrika kuzokwehla ngo-9% njengoba ukulungiswa nokukhiqizwa kwezitshalo ezimbili ezinkulu kakhulu zokuhlanza amanzi angcolile ze-PGM ezweni kuthinteka yizinkinga zokusebenza. Isidingo sezimboni sizohlala siqinile, yize sizolulama kusukela kurekhodi lika-2021 elibekwe yizinkampani zengilazi zaseShayina. Abalobi balo mbiko babhala.
"Izimakethe ze-palladium ne-rhodium zingase zibuyele esikweletini ngo-2022, ngokusho kombiko kaJohnson Matthey, njengoba izimpahla ezivela eNingizimu Afrika zincipha futhi izimpahla ezivela eRussia zibhekene nezingozi zokusetshenziswa kwezimboni."
Amanani ezinsimbi zombili ahlala eqinile ezinyangeni ezine zokuqala zika-2022, lapho i-palladium ikhuphukela phezulu kakhulu kune-$3,300 ngoMashi njengoba ukukhathazeka ngokutholakala kwempahla kukhula, kubhala uJohnson Matthey.
UJohnson Matthey uxwayise ngokuthi amanani aphezulu ezinsimbi zeqembu le-platinum aphoqe abenzi bezimoto baseShayina ukuba bonge kakhulu. Isibonelo, i-palladium iya ngokuya ithathelwa indawo kuma-autocatalyst kaphethiloli, futhi izinkampani zengilazi zisebenzisa i-rhodium encane.
URupen Raitata, umqondisi wocwaningo lokumaketha kwaJohnson Matthey, uxwayise ngokuthi isidingo sizoqhubeka nokuba buthaka.
“Silindele ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwezimoto okubuthakathaka ngo-2022 kuzovimba ukukhula kwesidingo sezinsimbi zeqembu le-platinum. Ezinyangeni zakamuva, sibone ukwehla okuphindaphindiwe kwezibikezelo zokukhiqizwa kwezimoto ngenxa yokushoda kwe-semiconductor kanye nokuphazamiseka kochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa,” kusho uRaitata. “Kungenzeka ukuthi kulandele ukwehla okwengeziwe, ikakhulukazi eShayina, lapho ezinye izimboni zezimoto zavala khona ngo-Ephreli ngenxa yobhubhane lwe-Covid-19. I-Afrika iyavala ngenxa yesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, ukushoda kukagesi, ukuvalwa kokuphepha kanye nokuphazamiseka kwabasebenzi ngezikhathi ezithile.”