Ngokwezindaba zeWall Street zangoNovemba 11, 2022, iLondon Metal Exchange (LME), okuyinkampani enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni yokuhwebelana nge-aluminium nethusi, yamemezela ukuthi ngemva kokuhlaziya impendulo yemboni yensimbi, yaphetha ngokuthi iningi lababambe iqhaza emakethe lisahlele ukuqhubeka uthenge izinsimbi zaseRussia ngo-2023. Ngakho-ke, i-LME inqume ukungavimbeli ukulethwa kwezinsimbi zaseRussia, futhi akunconywa ukusetha umkhawulo we-inventory yaseRussia. Isimemezelo sathi:

I-LME ayizange iphakamise ukuvimba iziqinisekiso zensimbi entsha yaseRussia, futhi ayikaze ibeke umkhawulo noma umkhawulo enanini lokusungula kwe-Russian elivunyelwe yi-LME. Ikholelwa ukuthi i-LME akufanele ithathe noma ibeke noma yisiphi isinqumo sokuziphatha emakethe. “

Ngaso leso sikhathi, i-LME yathi esimemezelweni sayo izoqhubeka nokuqapha ukuhamba kwensimbi yaseRussia endaweni yokugcina impahla, futhi ikhiphe imibiko evamile kusukela ngoJanuwari 2023, echaza ngephesenti lensimbi yaseRussia ezinqolobaneni ze-LME.

Kuze kube manje, umkhiqizi we-aluminium waseMelika u-Alcoa ubelokhu ecela i-LME ukuthi ingafaki izinsimbi zaseRussia ekuhwebeni nasekugcinweni. URusal uveze ukuthi uma i-LME yenze njalo, ingamangalela i-LME.

NgoJuni kulo nyaka, i-LME yamangalelwa izikhungo eziningi ngokumisa nokuvala ukuthengiselana ngesigameko sangaphambilini se-“Demon Nickel”, futhi yadonsa ukunaka kwabalawuli baseBrithani. Uma i-RUSAL iphinde yamangalelwa futhi kulokhu, lokhu kushintshisana kweminyaka engu-145 kungase kuwele esivunguvungwini esilawulayo kanye nobungozi besikweletu.

U-Ewa Manhey, isazi sensimbi se-ING, uthe ngo-Okthoba ukuthi uma kunokuvinjelwa okunjalo, ukuhamba kohwebo emhlabeni wonke kuzobhekana nobungozi bokuphazamiseka iminyaka eminingana.

Ezwa ukuthi okhulumela i-LME Alcoa uthe udumele kakhulu ngesinqumo se-LME, uthe:

Sisakholelwa ukuthi izinsimbi zoqobo zaseRussia ezingafuneki kungenzeka zigeleze kusistimu ye-MLE yokugcina impahla, lokho kusongela ukwethembeka kwenkontileka ye-aluminium ye-LME. “

Ngokusho kokuhlaziywa kwemakethe yangaphambilini, i-LME ibheke ukwamukela ukuvinjelwa, okubangelwa kakhulu ukukhathazeka ukuthi ukwehluleka ukwamukela ukuvinjelwa kungaholela ekubhujisweni kwamanani ensimbi: uma abathengi abaningi benqaba ukuthenga izinsimbi zaseRussia, inani elikhulu lezinsimbi zaseRussia. izogelezela ku-LME, okungenzeka idonsele phansi izintengo zensimbi ze-LME futhi iyenze ilahlekelwe indima yayo kumanani entengo ebhentshimakhi.

I-LME ivumile ukuthi ngaphandle kokuvinjelwa, izinsimbi eziningi zaseRussia zizogcina zithuthelwe ezindaweni zokugcina izimpahla ezigunyazwe i-LME, kodwa yaveza ukuthi abukho ubufakazi bokuthi lokhu kuzodala ukudideka.

Abanye abahlaziyi bakholelwa ukuthi i-LME inzima ukufakazela ukuthi kunengqondo ukuvimba izinsimbi zaseRussia ngaphambi kokuba uhulumeni athathe isinyathelo ngemuva kokubhekana nokushushiswa okuningi, kodwa manje i-LME isichazile ukuthi yenza isinqumo sayo ngemuva kokuhlaziya impendulo yemakethe, ngakho-ke uma imakethe isiphithiphithi esengeziwe, singazivikela kalula.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, abezindaba bacaphune abangaphakathi bethi iGlencore, umhwebi omkhulu wezimpahla emhlabeni, izothenga i-aluminium eRUSAL ngonyaka ozayo. Abangaphakathi bathe i-RUSAL idayise u-76% we-aluminiyamu yayo yokuqala kanye nemikhiqizo ye-value-added ngonyaka ozayo.