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(Iindaba zeKitco) - Imarike yeplatinam kufuneka isondele ekulinganeni ngo-2022, ngokutsho kukaJohnson Matthey ingxelo yemarike yeentsimbi zeplatinam yamva nje.
Ukukhula kwemfuno yeplatinum kuya kuqhutywa kukusetyenziswa okuphezulu kwezixhobo zokuncedisa izithuthi kunye nokwanda kokusetyenziswa kweplatinum (endaweni ye-palladium) kwi-autocatalysts ye-petroli, ubhala uJohnson Matthey.
"Unikezelo lwePlatinam eMzantsi Afrika luza kuhla nge-9% njengoko ugcino kunye nemveliso kwimizi-mveliso emibini yelizwe ye-PGM yokucocwa kwamanzi amdaka ibethwa ziingxaki zokusebenza. Imfuno yemizi-mveliso iya kuhlala yomelele, nangona iya kuphinda ibuyele kwirekhodi ye-2021 ebekwe ziinkampani zeglasi zaseTshayina.
"Iimarike zePalladium kunye nerhodium zinokubuyela kwintsilelo ngo-2022, ngokwengxelo kaJohnson Matthey, njengoko iimpahla ezisuka eMzantsi Afrika zisehla kwaye iimpahla ezivela eRussia zijongene nemingcipheko ephantsi.
Amaxabiso azo zombini iintsimbi ahlala omelele kwiinyanga ezine zokuqala zika-2022, kunye ne-palladium enyukela kwirekhodi ephezulu engaphezulu kwe-3,300 yeedola ngoMatshi njengoko iinkxalabo zokubonelela ziye zaqina, ubhala uJohnson Matthey.
UJohnson Matthe balumkisa ukuba amaxabiso aphezulu esinyithi seplatinam anyanzelise abenzi beemoto baseTshayina ukuba benze imali enkulu. Ngokomzekelo, i-palladium iyanda ukutshintshwa kwi-autocatalysts ye-petroli, kwaye iinkampani zeglasi zisebenzisa i-rhodium encinci.
URupen Raitata, umlawuli wophando lwezentengiso eJohnson Matthey, walumkisa ukuba imfuno iya kuqhubeka nokuba buthathaka.
"Silindele ukuveliswa kwe-auto ebuthathaka kwi-2022 ukuba iqulethe ukukhula kweemfuno zentsimbi yeqela le-platinum. Kwiinyanga zakutshanje, siye sabona ukuhlaziywa okuphindaphindiweyo okuhlayo kwi-auto production forecasts ngenxa yokunqongophala kwe-semiconductor kunye nokuphazamiseka kokubonelela," kusho uRaitata. "Ukwehla okungaphezulu kulindeleke, ngakumbi e-China, apho ezinye iifektri zemoto zavalwa ngo-Epreli ngenxa yobhubhani we-Covid-19. I-Afrika iyavala ngenxa yemozulu embi, ukunqongophala kombane, ukuvalwa kokhuseleko kunye nokuphazamiseka kwabasebenzi ngamaxesha athile."