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(Iindaba zeKitco) – Imakethi yeplatinum kufuneka isondele kwi-equilibrium ngo-2022, ngokutsho kwengxelo yamva nje yemarike yeplatinum group metals kaJohnson Matthey.
Ukukhula kwemfuno yeplatinum kuya kuqhutywa kukusetyenziswa okuphezulu kwee-catalysts zezithuthi ezinzima kunye nokusetyenziswa okwandisiweyo kweplatinum (endaweni ye-palladium) kwii-autocatalysts zepetroli, ubhala uJohnson Matthey.
“Ubonelelo lweplatinum eMzantsi Afrika luza kwehla nge-9% njengoko ukugcinwa kunye nemveliso kwizityalo ezimbini ezinkulu zokunyanga amanzi amdaka zePGM zelizwe zichaphazeleka ziingxaki zokusebenza. Imfuno yemizi-mveliso iya kuhlala inamandla, nangona iya kubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo kwirekhodi lika-2021 elibekwe ziinkampani zeglasi zaseTshayina. Amanqanaba athengiweyo isixa esikhulu ngokungaqhelekanga seplatinum,” babhala ababhali bale ngxelo.
“Iimarike zePalladium kunye neRhodium zinokubuyela kwingxaki yokungabikho kwemali ngo-2022, ngokutsho kwengxelo kaJohnson Matthey, njengoko izinto ezifumanekayo eMzantsi Afrika zincipha kwaye izinto ezifumanekayo ezivela eRashiya zijongene nemingcipheko yokusetyenziswa kwemizi-mveliso.”
Amaxabiso ezinyithi zombini ahlala eqinile kwiinyanga ezine zokuqala zika-2022, apho i-palladium inyuke yaya kwirekhodi ephezulu engaphezulu kwe-$3,300 ngoMatshi njengoko iingxaki zokubonelela zisanda, ubhala uJohnson Matthey.
UJohnson Matthey ulumkisile ukuba amaxabiso aphezulu eentsimbi zeqela leplatinum anyanzelise abenzi beemoto baseTshayina ukuba bonge imali eninzi. Umzekelo, i-palladium ithatyathelwa indawo ngakumbi kwii-autocatalysts zepetroli, kwaye iinkampani zeglasi zisebenzisa i-rhodium encinci.
URupen Raitata, umlawuli wophando lwentengiso eJohnson Matthey, ulumkisile ukuba imfuno iya kuqhubeka nokuba buthathaka.
“Silindele ukuba imveliso yeemoto ezibuthathaka ngo-2022 ithintele ukukhula kwemfuno yeentsimbi zeqela leplatinum. Kwiinyanga zakutshanje, sibone ukuhlaziywa okuphindaphindiweyo kokwehla kwezibikezelo zemveliso yeemoto ngenxa yokunqongophala kwee-semiconductor kunye nokuphazamiseka kwekhonkco lokubonelela,” utshilo uRaitata. “Kunokwenzeka ukuba kulandele ukwehla okungaphezulu, ingakumbi eTshayina, apho ezinye iifektri zeemoto zavalwa ngo-Epreli ngenxa yobhubhane we-Covid-19. I-Afrika iyavalwa ngenxa yemozulu embi kakhulu, ukunqongophala kombane, ukuvalwa kokhuseleko kunye nokuphazamiseka kwabasebenzi ngamanye amaxesha.”