Kokubili i-Ullrich ne-Stabicraft, izinkampani ezimbili ezinkulu ezisebenzisa i-aluminium, zathi i-Rio Tinto ivala isincibilikisi se-aluminium esise-Tiwai Point, eNew Zealand ngeke sibe nomthelela omkhulu kubakhiqizi basekhaya.

I-Ullrich ikhiqiza imikhiqizo ye-aluminium ehlanganisa izinjongo zomkhumbi, izimboni, ezohwebo nezasendlini. Inabasebenzi abangaba ngu-300 eNew Zealand kanye nenani elifanayo labasebenzi e-Australia.

UGilbert Ullrich, oyi-CEO ye-Ullrich uthe, “Amanye amakhasimende abuze mayelana nokuhlinzekwa kwethu kwe-aluminium. Empeleni asishodi.”

Wengeze wathi, “Inkampani isivele isiyithengile i-aluminiyamu kwabancibilikisayo kwamanye amazwe. Uma i-smelter ye-Tiwai ivala njengoba kuhleliwe ngonyaka ozayo, inkampani ingase ikhulise ukukhishwa kwe-aluminium evela eQatar. Nakuba izinga lesincibilikisi se-Tiwai lilihle, Ngokuphathelene ne-Ullrich, inqobo nje uma i-aluminiyamu encibilikiswa ensimbi eluhlaza ihlangabezana nezidingo zethu.”

I-Stabicraft ingumkhiqizi wemikhumbi. Isikhulu sale nkampani uPaul Adams uthe, “Iningi le-aluminum silande phesheya kwezilwandle.”

I-Stabicraft inabasebenzi ababalelwa ku-130, kanti imikhumbi ye-aluminium eyikhiqizayo isetshenziswa kakhulu eNew Zealand futhi ithunyelwa kwamanye amazwe.

I-Stabicraft ithenga ikakhulukazi amapuleti e-aluminium, adinga ukugingqika, kodwa iNew Zealand ayinawo umshini wokugaya. Isincibilikisi se-Tiwai sikhiqiza ama-ingots e-aluminium esikhundleni samashidi e-aluminium aphelile adingwa yifekthri.

I-Stabicraft ingenise amapuleti avela ezitshalweni ze-aluminium e-France, e-Bahrain, e-United States nase-China.

UPaul Adams wengeze wathi: “Eqinisweni, ukuvalwa kwesincibilikisi saseTiwai kuthinta kakhulu abahlinzeki bencibilikisi, hhayi abathengi.”