Isidingo sensimbi yomhlaba wonke sizokhula ngamaphesenti angu-5.8 siye kumathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.874 ngo-2021 ngemuva kokwehla ngamaphesenti angu-0.2 ngo-2020. I-World Steel Association (WSA) ithe esibikezelweni sayo sakamuva sesidingo sensimbi yesikhathi esifushane sika-2021-2022 esakhishwa ngo-Ephreli 15. Ngo-2022, isidingo sensimbi yomhlaba wonke sizoqhubeka nokukhula ngamaphesenti angu-2.7 ukuze sifinyelele kumathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.925. Umbiko ukholelwa ukuthi igagasi lesibili noma lesithathu eliqhubekayo lobhubhane lizoncipha kwikota yesibili yalo nyaka. Ngokuqhubeka okuqhubekayo kokugoma, imisebenzi yezomnotho emazweni amakhulu asebenzisa insimbi izobuyela kancane kancane esimeni esijwayelekile.

Ephawula ngalesi sibikezelo, u-Alremeithi, usihlalo weKomidi Locwaningo Lwemakethe le-WFA, uthe: “Naphezu komthelela omubi we-COVID-19 ezimpilweni nasezindleleni zokuphila, imboni yensimbi yomhlaba wonke ibe nenhlanhla yokubona ukwehla okuncane kakhulu kwesidingo sensimbi yomhlaba wonke ekupheleni kuka-2020. Lokho kwakungenxa yokululama okumangalisayo kweShayina, okwaphakamisa isidingo sensimbi lapho ngamaphesenti angu-9.1 uma kuqhathaniswa nokwehla ngamaphesenti angu-10.0 emhlabeni wonke. Isidingo sensimbi kulindeleke ukuthi silulame kancane kancane eminyakeni ezayo kokubili emnothweni othuthukile nosathuthuka, sisekelwa yisidingo sensimbi esicindezelekile kanye nezinhlelo zikahulumeni zokuvuselela. Nokho, kweminye yeminotho ethuthuke kakhulu, kuzothatha iminyaka ukululama kuze kufike emazingeni angaphambi kobhubhane.

Nakuba sinethemba lokuthi okubi kakhulu ngalesi sifo kungase kuphele maduze, kusasele ukungaqiniseki okukhulu kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-2021. Ukuguquka kwegciwane kanye nokucindezela kokugonywa, ukuhoxiswa kwezinqubomgomo zezimali nezemali ezikhuthazayo, kanye nokungezwani kwezepolitiki kanye nokuhweba konke kungenzeka kuthinte umphumela walesi sibikezelo.

Esikhathini sangemva kobhubhane, izinguquko zesakhiwo ezweni lesikhathi esizayo zizoletha izinguquko endleleni yokufunwa kwensimbi. Intuthuko esheshayo ngenxa yokuguqulwa kwedijithali kanye nokuzenzakalela, ukutshalwa kwezimali kwengqalasizinda, ukulungiswa kabusha kwezindawo zasemadolobheni kanye noshintsho lwamandla kuzoletha amathuba ajabulisayo embonini yensimbi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, imboni yensimbi nayo isabela ngenkuthalo esidingweni senhlalo sensimbi engenakhabhoni ephansi.”